Is an Oasis Knebworth 2027 gig actually happening? New promoter licence points to definitely (maybe...?)
Is it my imagination or have we finally found a gig worth living for?
Miss out on Oasis’s giant ‘Live 25’ comeback tour? Don’t fret — you might be about to get another chance to see the band at a venue very close to the Gallagher’s hearts.
SJM, the promoter behind last year’s massive Oasis reunion, has just secured the licence to put on events at Knebworth, the iconic site of Oasis’s legendary 1996 shows.
It’s a licence that’s immediately in effect, according to BBC News, with SJM holding the licence ‘indefinitely’. The licence caters for shows open to 3am, too, making for a potential late-night festival set up.
The 125,000 capacity venue in Hertfordshire, England, played host to two record-breaking nights for the band across Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August, 1996, with as many as 2.6 million fans at the time scrambling to nab one of the 250,000 tickets. That was the equivalent of 5% of the entire UK population.
With the 30th anniversary of those gigs looming, a return to Knebworth for Oasis feels as close to a sure thing as you can get in the crystal ball of gigging.
What's the story?
Certainly, there’s been plenty of speculation that the band would be performing again, even if the ‘Live 25’ tour had been initially billed as a one-off swansong.
Further European dates have been teased (Liam told a fan a 2027 show in Rome was ‘without a doubt’), while rumours of a 12-night Manchester residency at the Etihad stadium have circulated. Indeed, the annual Parklife festival in Manchester has shifted its 2027 dates from June to July, which some have suggested is to avoid a clash with any big Oasis show.
But if you’re looking for certainty, you’ve got the Steven Knight documentary Don’t Look Back In Anger to look forward to — hitting cinemas and IMAX screens on September 11th, it documents last year’s will-they-won’t-they reunion.
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