Gallagher Leaves Cardiff Show Early, Stays at Separate Hotel from Noel

When Noel and Liam Gallagher walked on stage hand-in-hand in front of 75,000 fans on Friday night, there was a collective roar of joy – their bitter 16-year feud was finally over.

Or was it? For despite the brothers’ arms held united in apparent triumph, the reality behind the scenes was rather different.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal there was a distinctly ‘frosty’ atmosphere backstage between the warring brothers, who sensationally fell out in 2009. When the two-hour set at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium ended, Liam, 52, wasted no time in racing off stage and straight into a black four-by-four vehicle.

Left behind was Noel, 58, still waving to fans before slowly walking off with the rest of the band. And it is understood the brothers shunned each other after the show as they were staying in separate places, with guitarist and songwriter Noel at the four-star Parkgate Hotel, which backs on to the stadium.

The father-of-three was staying there with daughter Anais, 25, who supported him at the concert from the VIP section with her 26-year-old actor boyfriend, Callum Howells.

Liam, meanwhile, was staying 20 miles away, close to the Celtic Manor Resort, where previous guests have included then US President Barack Obama.

When Noel (right) and Liam Gallagher (left) walked on stage hand-in-hand in front of 75,000 fans on Friday night, there was a collective roar of joy

It seemed that their bitter 16-year feud was finally over – and although the brothers’ (above) arms held united in apparent triumph, the reality behind the scenes was rather different

The MoS can reveal there was a ‘frosty’ atmosphere backstage between the warring brothers. When the set ended, Liam wasted no time in racing off stage and straight into a black four-by-four vehicle (above) – leaving Noel waving to fans before walking off with the rest of the band

Friends fear relations between the brothers may deteriorate to breaking point, resulting in them ending the tour halfway through their worldwide 41-gig trip.

A source close to Oasis told The MoS: ‘They can’t stand each other because they still have not forgiven each other. It’s all very frosty and awkward. We all doubt they’ll make it to Australia at this rate.’

Oasis play five nights in Melbourne and Sydney from the end of October, with five more gigs in South America scheduled. Live ’25 is expected to earn them £600million, with ticket prices ranging from £200 to £2,000.

Earlier in the evening, Noel was spotted at the back of the stadium quietly supporting the Verve frontman, Richard Ashcroft, who opened for Oasis, while Liam was nowhere to be seen.

Later, just moments before going on stage, the Gallaghers were seen standing with their backs to one another just metres apart, ignoring each other.

But when they went on stage, the brothers gave the crowd what they wanted by holding hands momentarily before kicking off their 23-song Oasis marathon to a wall of cheering.

It is understood the brothers shunned each other after the show as they were staying in separate places, with guitarist and songwriter Noel at the four-star Parkgate Hotel (above)

The luxury hotel backs onto the Principality Stadium and is close to the River Taff in Cardiff’s centre

The hotel advertises its rooms by saying: ‘No two rooms are quite the same, each styled around its own features in-keeping with the hotel’s historic architecture’

Its restaurant has won two prestigious AA Rosette Awards and is MICHELIN Guide listed

The hotel also hosts weddings, private meetings and events for up to 360 guests

Parkgate says its Superior Queen room has a ‘sumptuously comfortable queen bed and gorgeous bathroom with walk-in shower’ across its 21 sq m

Liam is staying 20 miles away, close to the Celtic Manor Resort (above), where previous guests have included then US President Barack Obama

The Celtic Manor Resort has eight restaurants, five bars, three golf courses, tennis courts, a spa with two pools, whirlpools, saunas and steam rooms

They further delighted fans at the end of the gig when Liam strolled over to his older brother and embraced him in a brief handshake and shoulder bump.

But the singers did not always appear in unity, often occupying different sides of the stage. When Noel played his solo songs such as Don’t Look Back in Anger and Masterplan, Liam left the stage and walked past his brother without looking at him.

He returned only when he was needed on vocals, and Noel would often turn his back to the audience and slink into the background. But the lingering animosity appeared to go unnoticed by the joyful fans who hailed the comeback ‘biblical’.

Oasis were back on stage in Cardiff last night before returning to home turf in Manchester on Friday. In August the brothers announced they would be reuniting as ‘the guns have fallen silent’ – an indication their often vicious quarrel was over.

A source close to the band told The MoS: ‘They can’t stand each other because they still have not forgiven each other. It’s all very frosty and awkward. We all doubt they’ll make it to Australia at this rate.’

Oasis play five nights in Melbourne and Sydney from the end of October, with five more gigs in South America scheduled

Live ’25 is expected to earn the band £600million, with ticket prices ranging from £200 to £2,000

The singers did not always appear in unity, often occupying different sides of the stage. When Noel (above) played his solo songs such as Don’t Look Back in Anger and Masterplan, Liam left the stage and walked past his brother without looking at him

Liam (above) returned only when he was needed on vocals, and Noel would often turn his back to the audience and slink into the background

The lingering animosity appeared to go unnoticed by the joyful fans who hailed the comeback ‘biblical’

They famously fell out after a backstage row in Paris in 2009, with Noel insisting he would never work with Liam again and describing him as ‘a fork in a world of soup’. 

Their relationship appears to have remained fractious in the run-up to the worldwide reunion tour, with the pair turning up to rehearsals at different times.

While Noel was practising with the band in May, his younger brother had flown to his £3million mansion in France.

Last month, the pair had delighted fans by appearing in an Adidas shoot together but they reportedly spent only 14 minutes in the same building for the advert campaign.

Liam arrived an hour earlier than Noel, insiders said, and computer software was said to have been used to mesh the two together for the photograph.