Oasis Reunion Doc Captures 2025 Tour Rehearsals and Gigs — SkimNews
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- "Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger" is a concert documentary directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern — with Steven Knight credited as creator/writer — chronicling the band's blockbuster 2025 reunion tour.
- The film traces the band from their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe (then the fastest-selling debut album in British history) through the Paris pre-gig split, then devotes substantial screen time to six weeks of reunion rehearsals where Noel Gallagher refines arrangements and Liam supplies punky energy.
- Concert footage spans Europe, North America, and South America, with 'Hello' opening the tour in Cardiff, 'Bring It On Down' in Seoul, and a Wembley singalong for the title track.
- Noel delivers a pointed declaration that the band is "for everyone, not the right-wing," and the brothers' first joint interview since reuniting is described as typically hilarious.
- Liam dedicates 'Live Forever' in São Paulo to the late Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield, while Noel pays tribute to the only other surviving original member, guitarist Bonehead — alongside a fan segment about a woman who named her dog after him.
- Manchester City fandom threads through the film: crowds perform the Poznań during 'Cigarettes and Alcohol' and a life-size cardboard cutout of then-manager Pep Guardiola adorns the stage nightly.
- The reviewer concedes the documentary "does not reinvent the form" and offers no revelations — but argues it captures, with "genuine love and care," why Oasis still matter to so many.
Why it matters: By having Noel explicitly declare Oasis is 'for everyone, not the right-wing,' the documentary pushes back against the band's appropriation by far-right fans — a stance that could complicate the Gallaghers' reputation with that fringe while cementing their working-class legacy. The film also preserves the reunion as a permanent cultural artifact spanning three continents.
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