Liam Gallagher has responded to Andy Bell‘s recent comments about a potential Oasis reunion.
Bell played bass for the Britpop band between 1999 and 2009, before joining Gallagher’s group Beady Eye. During an interview about Ride‘s new album "Interplay" and their upcoming tour, Bell said Oasis would “probably” get back together at some point.
“Yeah, they probably will. I think yeah, they probably will do it,” he explained. “I don’t think it looks likely right now, but life is long, isn’t it?”
Bell went on to mention The Stones Roses‘ past reunion, saying that it “happened completely against the way things were looking”.
“They were not getting on at all, and there was a lot of bad blood in the press and stuff with the Roses, and then suddenly you were hearing about gigs,” he added. “I think we could see something like that for Oasis”.
Writing on X/Twitter this morning (April 9), Gallagher said: “Andy Bell from Ride the shoe gazing phenomenon should really not be getting people’s hopes up it’s not big and it’s not clever LG x.”
He then replied to a fan who argued that Bell was “just saying what you’ve said a million times already” – referring to Gallagher’s comments on a possible Oasis comeback in recent years.
LG wrote: “I’ve never mentioned [an] Oasis reunion it’s over we must all really move [on] for our own mental health.”
Re-posting Liam’s message, Bell said: “Apologies! Didn’t mean to get anyone’s hopes up, nothing to see here! X.”
Oasis are set to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ this year, but Noel Gallagher has ruled out a reunion to mark the milestone.
However, Liam will be embarking on a special UK and Ireland tour that will see him perform the record in full. He’ll also showcase "Definitely Maybe" in its entirety when he headlines Reading & Leeds 2024 in August.
Last October, LG claimed that Noel had been asked to participate in the UK/Ireland dates, but he “refused”.
Speaking to NME in 2020, Liam said an Oasis reunion was “gonna happen very f**king soon”, with Noel revealing in early 2023 that he would “never say never” to the idea. LG subsequently argued that his estranged brother had “done a lot of damage to Oasis as a brand”.
