Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher are preparing to reunite on stage for the first time in 16 years, with fans clamouring for tickets for the UK band’s comeback tour this summer.
The previously warring brothers have both said they’ve put their differences behind them to go on the road with stadium gigs in the UK, Europe and beyond.
But it seems the maxim “Good walls make good neighbours” has not gone ignored by the band and their management, with The Sun newspaper reporting that arrangements have been put in place to keep the two brothers and their entourages separate backstage at all UK gigs.
The Sun reports that the Gallagher brothers have been given completely separate green rooms and after-party spaces, quoting a source explaining:
“Each of them had a VIP list where their friends and famous fans could buy their tickets.
“But depending on which brother you got your ticket off, it’s their green room and after-party you’re invited to.
“So if you’re on Noel’s list but fancy going across to say hello to Liam, it’s going to be a case of trying to blag entry. It seems like they are totally separate events.”
This move follows the brothers’ definitive bust-up backstage in Paris in 2009, when they fell out so badly Noel refused to go onstage with his brother and soon left the band, bringing to a close an era of one of the UK’s most successful ever bands.
Liam and Noel Gallagher have gone on to enjoy success with other musical projects, but nothing approaching the scale of Oasis.
The brothers are preparing to start rehearsing for their string of gigs which kick off in Cardiff on July 4. Last week saw them reunite, albeit briefly, to film an ad for Adidas inside a small working men’s club in north London. The brothers were inside the venue for just over an hour, but stayed long enough for a local to complain about the noise.
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