Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher have been giving advice to their kids whilst they have not been on stage rehearsing with the band ahead of their reunion tour
It’s not the most rock’n’roll thing to do – but Liam and Noel Gallagher are great at giving their kids sensible advice.
The pair are back on the road together later this month as the Oasis reunion kicks off in Cardiff on July 4, their first shows in 16 years. In that time, they have been trying to install confidence and the value of money into their children.
Anaïs, daughter of Noel, says of the Oasis Live 25 tour: “I’m pre-prepping my liver now by drinking, I don’t know, electrolytes. It should be a very fun summer. My plan is to be at every U.K. date, and my camera will be with me every step of the way.”
The model and photographer, 25, went on to joke that she might not make a photo book as “then my dad would probably want every penny.”
Growing up, she assumed that every kid could be taken to the Harry Potter film set to hang out like she was, until her parents, Noel and his ex-wife Meg Matthews, set her straight.
“They said, ‘You’re different, but that doesn’t mean you’re better than anybody else.’ I think I’ve kept that in mind throughout my whole life.” Noel also seems to be aware that the children of famous people often buckle under the pressure of living up to their parents’ success.
“My generation has been told that the sky is the limit and that if you dream big, you can invent an app and become a billionaire,” Anaïs told W magazine in the US.
“But that is such a small fraction of the population. My parents were always like, do whatever makes you happy—you don’t need to be this big superstar.”
Noel also didn’t try to push her into music, quite the opposite. She had “a brief stint playing the cello when I was about 11, and it’s safe to say there is not an inherent Gallagher musical gene.“ She added: “My dad came to see a few of my recitals, and he swiftly was like, ‘Maybe it’s not for you.’”
Noel’s brother has been trying to help two of his kids follow in his musical footsteps. Gene, 23, has his band Villanelle who supported Liam on tour and have a new single out later this Summer (PLS REF).
Lennon Gallagher, the eldest of Liam’s sons, says his dad give hims tips, even thought his music so far has been more experimental than Oasis, featuring spoken vocals on stage.
“He doesn’t hate it,” says Lennon, laughing. “He’s always been very supportive. Dad has given me some great pointers. One of the best ones is: Don’t think about what you’re doing when you’re getting onstage. Just get up there and belt it out. It’s a pretty perfect piece of advice, because if you ever think too much, you’ll just get locked in your shell.”
Gene said it was “water off a duck’s back” to be compared to his dad and he worries more about the reaction of his mum Nicole Appleton, of the girl group All Saints, to his music than his father. “I’d be more nervous to play it to my mum. My dad hears my music all the time.”
Oasis split following a backstage bust-up between the Gallaghers at Rock en Seine festival in Paris in 2009.
But thankfully the brothers have now made up and it is believed Liam made the first move to patch things up.
On X Liam said last year: “I called him but don’t tell anyone as I don’t want folk thinking I’m a soft lad and stuffs keep it between me n you cheers x.” The reply laced with humour was typical of Liam’s responses on social media.
The pair will walk out on stage together, with their kids on the sidelines no doubt, on July 4 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. There will also be dates in Manchester, London and Dublin as part of the tour.