I. Band Background: A Reunion After 16 Years, and a Tour That Just Wrapped
Liam and Noel Gallagher split years ago amid a long-running feud, before reuniting for the "Live '25" reunion tour in 2025. The tour launched in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4, followed by a five-night run at Heaton Park in their hometown of Manchester, then stops in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin, along with dates across North and South America. The tour wrapped in São Paulo, Brazil, on November 22 and 23, without any official mention of a Manchester residency.
By October 10, will Oasis officially announce a Manchester residency?
II. Where the Rumor Started: Liam's Repeated Hints
At the end of the London Wembley Stadium show on September 28 — the tour's marquee stop — Liam offered an informal hint about plans for the following year. In the months since, he's kept the speculation alive on social media with mixed signals: in November, asked whether 2026 shows were coming, he replied, "I know things you don't"; when asked what he wanted for Christmas, he said "a European tour." Yet in a separate interview, he flatly said there would be no 2026 tour.
III. The Manchester Residency Rumor
According to a September 9 Hollywood Reporter report, a rumored Manchester residency, if it materializes, would mark a major homecoming for the band, and the outlet grouped it alongside Backstreet Boys' upcoming 10-show residency honoring Germany as a similar case of artists returning to places with personal significance. Noel Gallagher, asked recently on talkSPORT about next year's plans, said, "There's no football tournament on next year, so the summer, we've gotta do something" — read by some as an encouraging sign.
According to the Manchester Evening News, sources tied to Manchester City FC and concert promoters suggest the band could perform a 12-night residency at Etihad Stadium in May and June 2027, potentially expanding to 20 shows, with a downtown hotel reportedly booked for the band through that period. None of this has been officially confirmed. An earlier unofficial source had predicted an announcement in August 2026, which has not materialized.
