To celebrate them kicking off their ‘Live 25’ reunion tour, Oasis have announced new box sets containing all of their albums. Check out the details below.
The new release comes following Liam and Noel Gallagher hitting the stage for their first shows together in 16 years last week – taking to the stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday (July 4) and Saturday (5).
Now, before they continue their tour with five homecoming nights at Manchester’s Heaton Park, the members have announced a new reissue of their full discography.
Available on CD and vinyl, the releases are called ‘Oasis: Complete Studio Album Collection’, and include 1994 breakthrough album ‘Definitely Maybe’, 1995’s ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, 1997’s ‘Be Here Now’, 2000’s ‘Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants’, and 2002’s ‘Heathen Chemistry’.
Later releases like 2005’s ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ and 2008’s ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ are also included, as is the iconic B-sides album ‘The Masterplan’.
The CD version of the box set is available to pre-order now for £60, while the 180g vinyl variant is available for £250. Both are set for release on August 22, and an Amazon exclusive variation is on offer too, which sees both the CDs and vinyl reissued in gold. Visit here for pre-orders and more information.
Oasis’ tour will continue with the five aforementioned Manchester shows, which will take place at Heaton Park. Welcoming roughly 80,000 fans each night, the dates kick off on Friday July 11, and continue on July 12, 16, 19 and 20.
If they follows the same format as the Cardiff shows, doors are expected to open at 3pm, and Oasis will take to the stage at 8:15pm. Special guests are Cast and Richard Ashcroft, who will perform at 6pm and 7pm respectively, and the gig is expected to hit curfew at 10:30pm. Visit here for more information about the speculated stage times, setlist predictions and a map of the venue.
After their five shows in Manchester, the Britpop icons will play seven nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, as well as huge gigs in Edinburgh and Dublin.
Later on the Oasis ‘Live ’25’ trek, the band will head to North America, South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan for the remainder of the 41 scheduled shows.
At their opening show last Friday, NME gave the historic night the full five stars and praised the comeback as “a supersonic reunion for a new generation”.
“After a ‘90s heyday and an often maligned post-millennium era, this is Oasis redesigned for the 21st Century,” the review read. “Playing before a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visual spectacular that never distracts but will look sick on a phone, they seem the quintessential stadium band playing the greatest hits of greatest hits.”
As for other Oasis news, restaurant chain Prezzo and supermarket Iceland have been getting involved in Oasis mania, making a nod to ‘Digsy’s Dinner’ by offering free lasagna to fans in their latest promotions. Lidl got involved too, launching a special Oasis jacket that it called the ‘Lidl By Lidl’ coat.
