Five-star hotels, Neil Young gigs and the the ‘real’ relationship between Liam and Noel has been revealed
Oasis performing on the last Wembley show on their 2025 reunion tour(Image: Big Brother Recordings)
The keyboard player in Oasis’ live band has been sharing details on what really happened backstage on the reunion tour and whether new dates will be announced for 2026. It comes after the band wrapped their final shows in Brazil last weekend.
After five months, and 41 dates played, the Britpop legends performed their final shows of the tour last weekend. After kicking things off in Cardiff earlier this summer, the band toured the UK before heading overseas, stopping off in Australia, Japan, North and South America, and ending proceedings with two nights in Sao Paolo.
Now, their keyboard player, Christian Madden, has been reflecting on the epic run of shows on the newsletter platform Substack. He has said the band enjoyed “five star hotels and world class catering” on tour as well as bathing in hot springs in the Andes and an outing to a Neil Young gig.
In a lengthy post on Substack, Madden wrote: “It really was special…the way we were treated was different too, particularly for me – fresh off a tour sleeping on a bus and eating sandwiches. This was an endless parade of five star hotels and world class catering with back stage riders that never seemed to run out, no matter how many people were pilfering them.
The Gallagher brothers walked out on stage hand-in-hand(Image: Big Brother Recordings)
“I never expect to be treated well and more often than not I’m uncomfortable with it…I did gratefully accept the amazing run of extra curricular activities we enjoyed though. “
He went on to explain how the musicians spent their time off on the road, adding: “A trip to the pyramids of Teotihuacan or the palace Gyeongbokgung (in Seoul, South Korea.)
“An excursion to bathe in hot springs in the Andes. Gigs by Neil Young, Jon Cleary, the Black Keys and Crowded House. A chamber orchestra soundtrack concert and a live performance of Handel’s Messiah. Cultural submersion in a Chicago Blues bar, an Argentine Tango club and a Sao Paolo Samba evening.
“One of the best meals I’ve ever eaten in Sydney. Taking my family to the bizarre and endlessly wonderful parallel universe of Japan. This was a year crammed with unforgettable experiences.”
Each of the Oasis shows at Wembley Stadium saw around 90,000 fans attend(Image: Harriet T K Bols / Big Brother Recordings)
Madden also answered the question many people have had about the tour, and the relationship between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. He wrote of the formerly estranged siblings: “Did they really get on?
“Yes they did, it wasn’t over the top like, it was people being genuinely warm after forgiving each other and starting to tentatively move forward. What you saw was real.”
However, Madden did admit he has no idea whether the band is lining up any more gigs for 2026. He explained: “Are there more gigs coming in 2026 or the future more broadly?
“I’ll get asked that a lot. Do you honestly think I know though? I’m a worker ant when all’s said and done.”
Madden concluded his post by sharing his admiration for the band, writing: “What I always found so appealing though was that it was a group of average looking men, dressed like working people on a weekend out, of average rather than virtuosic musical ability, playing songs together. Nothing about it seemed unfathomable or unachievable.
“You look at Oasis and think: ‘They’re just like me, I could be in that band.’ And for six months this year, I was.”
Oasis fan forums and social media is still rife with rumours of whether the brand will continue their tour and announce new dates for 2026 or 2027. Many still believe that there’s potential for dates next year at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester and Knebworth in Hertfordshire, to mark the 30th anniversary at shows at Maine Road and Knebworth.
