During their height of their fame in the 1990s, Oasis played to sell-out crowds of 250,000 over two nights in the grounds of the Grade II Knebworth House in Hertfordshire
Oasis will mark the 30th anniversary of their legendary 1996 gigs at Knebworth with five shows at that venue next summer.
Liam and Noel Gallagher’s concerts at the Hertfordshire venue epitomised the Britpop era as Oasis played to sell-out crowds of 250,000 over two nights there in August 1996. The brothers now have tentative dates at Knebworth for 2026 following their successful world tour, it is understood.
Music industry sources claimed the Gallaghers generated up to £1.2billion with their world tour. The Knebworth anniversary concerts could produce an additional £100million, it is thought. One insider said: “Talk about the chance to cash in. After all these years of insisting they won’t get back together, now Liam and Noel have got these dates on hold, they have pencilled in five days for the gigs.
“It’s all very exciting for fans. Back in 1996, it was so special. It was the pinnacle of Britpop so Oasis returning to Knebworth would just be perfect for the fans.”
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More than two per cent of the UK population applied for tickets when Oasis played at Knebworth in 1996, two gigs which sold out in less than 24 hours. Oasis played the likes of Don’t Look Back In Anger and Some Might Say, among other hits, at the two gigs.
And these tunes, among more recent ones such as All Around the World and Go Let it Out, are expected to feature in the five performances back at Knebworth 30 years on next summer.
The insider told Mail Online: “The plan is for five concerts in what will be a music extravaganza. First the fans got a reunion tour. Now it looks like that they will be able to relive those two performances at Knebworth.”
In 2022, Liam returned to the Hertfordshire venue for two concerts, a year after a documentary film about the 1996 Knebworth concerts was released in cinemas.
Noel, 58, and Liam, 52, are currently performing in the US. At the weekend, they played two sold-out gigs at the 90,000- seat Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, to an excited audience which included Sir Paul McCartney, Rita Ora and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
These gigs come amid speculation Oasis may be now ready to record their first studio album for 17 years. The band’s official photographer Kevin Cummins, 72, said the signs for an album were promising, with Noel writing songs on tour and Liam’s combative “frontman ego” taking a backseat.
The photographer added: “I don’t see why they couldn’t get in the studio and record an album. Noel is writing songs all the time and Liam’s voice is well suited to what Noel writes.”