Oasis Reunion Finds Success as Liam Gallagher Scores £5 Million Before Hitting the Stage

It’s been estimated that he and his brother will end up making up to £400 million from their 41-show global tour.

But the Oasis reunion was already paying off big for Liam Gallagher, long before the band even stepped onstage.

The singer-songwriter, 53, and his older brother Noel, 58, sent fans into a tailspin last year, when they announced they would be sharing the stage once again, 16 years after their infamous backstage bust-up in Paris caused Oasis to split.

And predictably, the Oasis Live ’25 world tour sold out immediately – despite tickets reaching staggering prices – with the Gallaghers previously expected to earn more than £50million each from tickets alone.

But even before the tour kicked off, Liam was cashing in, reporting to have made a whopping £5.2 million in the lead-up to their first show in Cardiff on July 4.

The earnings were reported in documents filed to Companies House for his firm, Will Power Touring, which he set up last year for ‘support activities to performing arts’, with Liam as its sole member of staff.

The takings are the equivalent of £19,000 per day, spanning nine months from June 2024 to March this year – four months before the tour began – suggesting Liam was granted a huge advance.

In August, it was revealed that Liam and Noel were already sitting pretty on a massive fortune from Oasis’ music publishing, before reuniting.

Their firm, Big Brother Recordings, reported earnings of £3.6million in the year ending December 31, 2024, meaning the pair were cashing in a whopping £69,000 a week last year, with the company’s assets sitting at £10.2million by the time of the tour.

However, despite already boasting huge fortunes, it has long been speculated that the motivation behind the band’s hotly anticipated comeback is purely monetary.

Noel once claimed it would take ‘half a billion pounds’ for him to reunite with Liam, amidst their long-running feud.

However, his split from Sara MacDonald after 12 years of marriage cost him a large chunk of change, with the singer reportedly having to shell out £20million in the divorce proceedings in 2023.

Following the large settlement, Noel is said to have finally agreed to try and patch things up with his brother, unable to ignore how financially lucrative an Oasis reunion would be.

A source previously told Daily Mail: ‘Noel would only ever consider sharing the stage with Liam again if the money was astronomical and that’s what convinced him.’

And their impressive earnings in 2024 are guaranteed to be dwarfed by the massive payday coming for the brothers this year.

The pair reportedly signed a so-called ‘guarantee versus percentage’ contract for each and every gig in the UK this summer, meaning they are guaranteed to pocket an estimated £3 million for each of the 30 stadium dates. 

However if 90% of each show’s profits is more than £3 million – which it is very likely to be as ticket prices were so high – they will get that percentage figure instead, meaning they could easily bank £5 million for each show.

The ‘dynamic pricing’ model on Ticketmaster’s site meant that ticket prices surged, with the cost of a standard seat more than doubling from £148 to £355. 

Experts previously estimated Liam and Noel would earn £150 million between them – £75 million each just from the ticket profits.

And that number has only gone up after Oasis extended their tour across the globe, with the band set to play 41 concerts in total this year, across the UK, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, South America, Australia and North America.

The brothers will not only be cashing in from tickets, but are also predicted to earn ‘tens of millions’ from merchandising.

In April, it was alleged the Gallaghers had landed a multimillion merchandising deal for the rights to their image.

They were said to banked themselves a staggering £20million from Warner to allow for their likeness to be used on a wide range of merchandise for fans to buy at their shows. 

And going one step further, Noel and Liam have allegedly taken legal protections to impede counterfeit sellers trying to flog knock-off merch and steal their profits. 

According to The Sun, the two musicians filed documents at the Intellectual Property Office to trademark the now-famous black and white photo they used to announce their comeback.

While the reunion tour has had a knock-on effect in renewing interest in Oasis’ discography, with the group dominating the UK album charts.

As well as scoring three top five albums, according to the Official Charts Company, hit tracks Live Forever, Don’t Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall rose to the top of the single charts.

And their earnings don’t end there, as the duo are said to also be raking it in through food and drink sales during their run.

In June, Daily Mail revealed that the brothers had bagged themselves an ‘almost unprecedented’ deal to get up to a 30 per cent cut of profits from some venues.

One promoter said: ‘Most bands negotiate a cut, but Oasis have gone in very heavy. Every beer, glass of wine, snack, T-shirt and poster sold – you name it – they’ll get a chunky slice.

‘They knew they were in an extraordinary negotiating position to get this deal finally agreed.’ 

On average, a pint of beer in the various venues across the UK and Ireland will likely cost around £8, especially at large stadiums including Wembley Stadium and Manchester’s Heaton Park. 

With Noel and Liam reportedly taking up to 50 per cent of the sale of pints and snacks, that would mean they would pocket £4 from every drink.

While fans have seen the cost of drinks increase as much as the tickets, with bottles of champagne doubling in price at the group’s gigs at Wembley last month.

Two bottles of Laurent-Perrie champagne, that would usually cost between £40 and £50 each – were being sold for £169 at the arena.

Also set to boost the brothers’ coffers is a branded Oasis clothing range with Adidas – with T-shirts priced at £55, sweaters at £70 and a jacket at £100. 

While their earning potential may only increase, following reports the tour may lead even bigger things for the band after being inundated with big money offers to play major festivals next year.