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Richard Ashcroft told Noel Gallagher he was the 'only person' who could open for Oasis

The Verve star Richard Ashcroft has revealed he told Noel Gallagher he was the "only person" who could open for Oasis when they hit the road for their reunion tour this summer.

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“The lyrics are quite nonsensical… I was hammered when I wrote it”: Noel Gallagher on the making of Some Might Say, the song that showed Oasis were set for the big time

The Britpop legends’ first Number One heralded the moment they turned from thrilling rock’n’roll band to cultural phenomenon. Here's how it came together.

Louder

"In the early days, it was actually Oasis supporting us, but that changed very quickly. I suppose it was easy to look at what was happening to Oasis and think, ‘I want a bit of that’": Former Verve guitarist Nick McCabe on Britpop and musical inspiration

“I could never see the connection with the Verve, really," says McCabe. "I had nothing against Britpop at all and there was some amazing music that came out of it, but it wasn’t the sound that we wanted to make"

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Disgusting, isn’t it? John Lewis’s shocking Christmas advert is actually about … shopping

Where’s the lonely man on the moon? Where’s the plaintive piano ballad sung by a wan Victorian girl? This year’s John Lewis ad is packed with unforgivable sins

The Guardian - UK

Who sings ‘Sonnet’, the song featured in the 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert?

Richard Ashcroft’s acoustic rendition of The Verve’s 1998 single ‘Sonnet’ features after the musician was announced as an opening act for Oasis’s 2025 reunion

The Independent UK

Oasis tour: Thousands of tickets sold on unofficial resale websites will be cancelled

Tour organisers say around 50,000 tickets could be cancelled after being sold on unofficial resale sites

Evening Standard

Liam Gallagher hits out at fan ‘complaint’ about Oasis reunion tour

Richard Ashcroft was confirmed this week as the opening act for Oasis’s UK and Ireland shows

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Richard Ashcroft announced as special guest for Oasis Live '25

Richard Ashcroft will join Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher for the UK and Ireland dates of their 'Oasis Live '25' tour.

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Richard Ashcroft confirmed as special guest for Oasis tour

The former Verve frontman is a close friend of both Noel and Liam Gallagher

Evening Standard

Richard Ashcroft confirmed as Oasis support for UK and Ireland shows

Ashcroft said that Noel and Liam Gallagher had inspired some of his ‘best work’ as he declares it’s time to ‘create more memories’

The Independent UK

Oasis UK and Ireland tour support acts 'revealed' as fellow 90s icons

It is reported the two acts have with long-standing ties to the Gallagher brothers

Evening Standard

Oasis support acts for UK and Ireland tour revealed

Exclusive: Source close to the band confirms two opening acts, both who have a long history with the Gallagher brothers, for their sold-out 2025 tour

The Independent UK

‘Justin Hawkins made me laugh a lot’: From Oasis to Slash – photographer Scarlet Page on her favourite shots

Exclusive: Photographer’s work spanning 30 years is the subject of a new exhibition, featuring choice shots of Amy Winehouse, David Bowie, Stereophonics, Foo Fighters and The Rolling Stones. She tells the stories behind some of her most iconic portraits

The Independent UK

Your essential guide to every album by The Verve

When they weren't splitting up on a monthly basis, The Verve made some fabulous records

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A beginner's guide to 90s UK indie in five essential albums

There was more to 90s indie than just Britpop, but it's a pretty good place to start... Here, the story of how one decade saw a genre morph beyond all recognition, told by the albums that made it happen

Manchester Evening News

Inside Manchester's new music art shop run by man behind iconic Oasis album covers

Brian Cannon is the manbehind the covers for Oasis' (What's The Story) Morning Glory? and Be Here Now albums

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