Following triumphant performances on their reunion tour, some might say that Oasis’s best years are ahead of them.
They’ve certainly stopped looking back in anger, as this affectionate photo of Noel and Liam Gallagher shows.
One insider who believes the future is bright for songwriter and guitarist Noel, 58, and singer Liam, 52, is Oasis photographer Kevin Cummins, who reveals they may even be ready to record their first studio album for 17 years.
Mr Cummins, 72, told the Daily Mail that during the tour there had been no evidence of the ‘resentment’ between the brothers that culminated in 2009 with a backstage bust-up in Paris.
At the weekend they performed two sold-out gigs at the 90,000-seat Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Los Angeles, to fans including Sir Paul McCartney, Rita Ora and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Mr Cummins said the signs for an album were promising, with Noel writing songs on tour and Liam’s combative ‘frontman ego’ taking a back seat.
Oasis photographer Kevin Cummins has hinted that the band are finally ready to record a new album together, as their hugely successful reunion tour hits the States
He added: ‘I don’t see why they couldn’t get in the studio and record a new album.
‘Noel is writing songs all the time, and Liam’s voice is well suited to what Noel writes.’
Mr Cummins added: ‘Liam’s voice is better than it was. It’s got more maturity, more depth to it.
‘Noel is a great guitarist, and sometimes he’s just looking at Liam thinking ”He’s fantastic!” – he kind of forgets that he’s on stage with him. Liam’s matured a lot. He’s quite self-deprecating.’
He said Noel was excited by the chemistry with Liam, adding: ‘There’s a lot of fondness on stage between them.’
Mr Cummins – who is promoting his book Oasis: The Masterplan, celebrating his images of the group, which he has photographed since they were signed to Creation Records in the early Nineties – said the end of the tour in November was ‘not the end’ for the band.
He added: ‘Next year there’s a documentary about them getting back together… so while that’s showing and people have still got the bug of Oasis in them they could be in the studio.’
At the weekend they performed two sold-out gigs at the 90,000-seat Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Los Angeles, to fans including Sir Paul McCartney (pictured)
Oasis split in 2009 after the brothers had a huge fall-out. But they announced last year they would play together again and kicked off their tour in Cardiff in July.
They stand to make £50million each if they can keep the peace on their travels and have so far stayed away from each other off-stage.
And according to reports the brothers have since been hit with huge offers to extend their comeback to next year, including four massive shows at Knebworth House.
The gigs would mark the 30th anniversary of the Britpop legends’ 1996 history-making concerts and would see Noel and Liam top Robbie Williams’ record of three nights at the Hertfordshire venue.
Rumours have also swirled about a potential residency at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, with fan forums buzzing and fake posters doing the rounds online.
However, those close to the band insist no deals have been signed and there are no concrete plans for 2026.
A source told The Sun: ‘They’ve seen the speculation, they’ve heard about the offers and they know what the fans want.’
They added that the reunion has become ‘a cultural movement’ and the brothers must now decide whether to close the book on their epic comeback or keep the magic alive.
They said: ‘It’s ultimately up for them to decide. The Oasis reunion hasn’t just been concerts. You can see that it’s been a cultural movement. Nothing comes close in recent history to Oasis’s shows.
‘It’s a question of whether Noel and Liam want to draw a line in the sand and close the door on this chapter, knowing they captured the zeitgeist. Or do they strike it up again and keep the magic going? It’s a difficult decision to make.’
