Oasis Doc Gets 8-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice — SkimNews
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- Oasis documentary "Don't Look Back in Anger" world premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, receiving an eight-minute standing ovation as brothers Liam and Noel held hands and raised their fists triumphantly inside the Palazzo del Cinema.
- Directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace's film charts the Oasis Live '25 reunion tour and features the first joint interview with the often-feuding brothers in over 20 years; it premieres in theaters Sept. 11 before bowing on Disney+ later this year.
- The Oasis Live '25 reunion tour — the Gallaghers' first performing together since 2009 — sold out instantly and generated hundreds of millions of dollars across dates in the U.K., North America, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.
- Noel Gallagher fueled rumors of a 2026 tour by telling Talksport: "there's no football tournament on next year, so we've got to do something in the summer, right?" — comments paired with cryptic Instagram teasers that sent fans "into detective mode."
- The Gallagher brothers visibly struggled with the standing-ovation ritual, with Liam eyeing his watch and mouthing "Should we fuck off?" before "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight seemingly convinced him to stay on stage.
- Fan energy at Venice turned the theater into "a mild mosh pit" as the Gallaghers descended into the crowd to sign autographs; earlier, Italian fans in bucket hats and band merch sang "Acquiesce" and "Wonderwall," and one flew a Manchester City flag from the balcony.
Why it matters: The documentary's Disney+ streaming deal extends the Oasis reunion from a massively lucrative live tour into an ongoing content franchise, while Noel's 2026 tease suggests the brothers' commercial momentum isn't slowing after hundreds of millions in tour revenue. For Venice — a festival built around arthouse premieres — the Gallaghers delivered rare rock-concert energy, complete with fist-raised standing ovations and balcony flags.
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