Oasis setlist won't include huge song on 2025 tour unless they are willing to pay up
A massively popular song may not feature on the highly-anticipated Oasis tour in the summer of 2025.
If this is your first time picking up a phone this week, or you don't read the news, it's worth noting that Britpop band Oasis are making a sensation comeback with a tour next year, 16 years after their infamous split.
Liam and Noel Gallagher have sent the UK into euphoria with their joint announcements and a few posts on the band's social media account, with 14 dates announced across the British Isles.
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The brothers have seemingly made up and are set for an incredibly handsome payday with their reunion, and announced that tickets would go on sale this Saturday (31 August).
Will the group stick to their '90s hits, will they mix in a number of those early tunes that put them on the map, or will there even be some of the band's tunes from the 2000s chucked in there?
Obviously, if the group are planning a long-term comeback, we could be introduced to some new tunes, though there has been no indication of these plans.
One huge hit will be missing from their setlist though, unless the band are happy paying a hefty sum.
Released in December 1994, 'Whatever' was a bridge between 1994 album 'Definitely Maybe' and 1995 classic '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'.
The single reached number three in the UK charts and is widely considered as one of the band's biggest hits.
However, the release of the song was met with controversy, as co-creator of Beatles spoof band The Rutles, Neil Innes, claimed that the song ripped off his band's song 'How Sweet to Be an Idiot'.
Innes sued the band, citing similarities between Whatever's first line 'I'm free to do whatever I...' and The Rutles' own tune.
Eventually, the lawsuit was settled out of court but according to the Daily Mail, 20% of the royalties from Whatever still goes to the estate of Innes, who passed away in 2019.
So if we don't hear it next summer, don't be that surprised given the handsome payday that the Gallagher brothers are set to receive.
Just last night, the band announced that there would be a pre-sale ballot which included a mini quiz, with numerous eager fans quickly moving to complete the sign up, only to panic after confirmation emails didn't arrive instantly in their inboxes.
They took to social media to complain, saying that the system was 'broken' leaving some 'anxious', as it wasn't a good omen for Friday and Saturday.
The band's social media accounts have since come out and reassured fans that the emails are coming, stating: "Everyone who has filled out the ballot form by 7pm BST today, Wednesday 28th August, will receive an email where they can confirm their entry in the ballot."
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Where will Oasis tickets be sold?
Fans will be able to buy tickets from 9am on Saturday 31st August from Ticketmaster, SEE Tickets and GIGSANDTOURS. Hospitality packages will also be available via Seat Unique.
Tickets will be limited to four per household, per show. Under 14s will not be allowed and those under 16 will have to be accompanied by an adult.
Oasis UK and Ireland dates
4, 5 July - Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11, 12, 19, 20 July - Manchester, Heaton Park
25, 26 July and 2, 3 August - London, Wembley Stadium
8, 9 August - Edinburgh, Murrayfield Stadium
16, 17 August - Dublin, Croke Park
Topics: Oasis, Music, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Entertainment
Joshua Nair