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Oasis confirm 2027 tour with Manchester drone display ahead of Monday announcement
Oasis have confirmed they will announce their 2027 tour dates on Monday, September 14, at 4pm BST, following a dramatic drone display over the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The light show, which featured the band's logo and the date, has fueled speculation about a Manchester residency and a full UK/European tour.
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Drone display confirms 2027 tour
Oasis have confirmed their 2027 tour with a dramatic drone display above the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Thursday night. The show, which began at 11pm, saw the band's iconic black-and-white logo illuminated in a 120-metre-long light show—equivalent to the length of a football pitch—before revealing the date 14.9.26 and the time 4pm BST.
The drones launched from the Joie Stadium, home to Manchester City's women's team, and rose alongside the Etihad Stadium, captivating onlookers and motorists for around ten minutes. The display concluded by beaming the word "Oasis" alongside the date and time, marking the group's first direct confirmation of the upcoming tour. The light display was visible across the city and quickly shared online by fans.
The spectacle followed a week of social media teasers from brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, which featured clues pointing to various cities and venues, as reported by the Manchester Evening News. Each teaser has included clues to a different city or venue, with Glasgow, Manchester, Knebworth, Amsterdam, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Boston mentioned to date.
Monday's announcement
The drone display confirmed that the band will make a tour announcement on Monday, September 14, at 4pm BST. Fans expect the announcement to include details of a Manchester residency and a full UK/European tour, according to multiple reports.
The Sun has reported that Oasis will return to the stage next year, with six concerts at Knebworth and a 12-date residency at the Etihad Stadium. The Mirror has also noted that the Etihad in Manchester in June and Knebworth later in the summer have long been rumoured venues among the band's inner circle.
Oasis reformed two years ago, after the long-feuding brothers caused the band to split in 2009. Noel quit Oasis on August 28, 2009, saying he "simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." The band's 2025 reunion tour was a massive critical and commercial success, with the same 23 songs performed in the same order on all dates.
Last year, Oasis used drones for a massive display above Manchester's Heaton Park ahead of their five-night stint at the venue, and other drone spectacles took place in Cardiff, Chicago and more cities throughout the tour.
The Gallagher brothers are lifelong fans of Manchester City, having previously played at the club's former ground, Maine Road, in 1996. The choice of the Etihad Campus for the light display confirms that it will feature on their tour schedule, as reported by several outlets.
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Bristol Post
Framing: Headline emphasizes the official confirmation of the 2027 tour and the list of clues to venues.
Facts Included:
Oasis have officially confirmed a 2027 tour following a dramatic drone display above the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
The drones launched from the Joie Stadium, home to Manchester City’s women’s team, before rising alongside the Etihad Stadium, captivating onlookers and motorists for around ten minutes.
The display concluded by beaming the word 'Oasis' alongside the date 26 and time 4pm BST, marking the group's first direct confirmation of the upcoming tour.
The fact the Etihad Campus was chosen for the light display confirms that it will feature on their tour schedule.
As revealed by the MEN earlier this year, the Gallagher brothers have been plotting a huge residency at their beloved Manchester City for some time as part of an eagerly-anticipated world tour.
Each teaser has included clues to a different city or venue, and has including Glasgow, Manchester, Knebworth, Amsterdam, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Boston to date.
Framing: The headline announces the Oasis 2027 tour is confirmedamentals, highlighting a key date revealed through a Manchester drone display.
Facts Included:
Oasis have confirmed their 2027 tour
A drone display in Manchester confirmed the Etihad as a venue
Dates and venues will be announced on Monday
The drone show flew over Manchester late on Thursday night
The drones showed the Oasis logo followed by '26' which is Monday's date and 4pm BST
Liam and Noel are big Manchester City fans and the band previously played Maine Road
The Etihad in Manchester in June and Knebworth later in the Summer are long-rumoured venues
Teasers were released over the past week about other venues
Noel appeared to confirm the tour on Talksport: "Well, let's put it this way: there's no football tournament on next year, so we've got to do summer in the summer, right?"
Noel quit Oasis on August 28 2009, saying he "simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer"
The Oasis 2025 tour is seen as one of the best tours by a British band in decades
Framing: Emphasizes the drone swarm countdown and the teased world tour
Facts Included:
Oasis launched a countdown to a major announcement with a drone display above Manchester City's home ground.
Liam, 53, and Noel Gallagher, 59, have dropped cryptic clues about their next world tour over the past few weeks.
Oasis reformed two years ago after the brothers caused the band to split in 2009.
The band will make another tour announcement on Monday (September 14).
A drone display flew above the Etihad Stadium last night, showing the band's iconic black and white logo at 11pm.
The drone display was 120m-long and revealed a date reading "26".
The drone display lasted ten minutes.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Oasis will return to the stage next year, with six concerts at Knebworth and a 12-date residency at the Etihad Stadium.
Oasis launched a countdown to a major announcement with a drone display above Manchester City's home ground.
Liam, 53, and Noel Gallagher, 59, have dropped cryptic clues about their next world tour over the past few weeks.
Oasis reformed two years ago after the brothers caused the band to split in 2009.
The band will make another tour announcement on Monday (September 14).
A drone display flew above the Etihad Stadium last night, showing the band's iconic black and white logo at 11pm.
The drone display was 120m-long and revealed a date reading "26".
The drone display lasted ten minutes.
The Sun exclusively revealed that Oasis will return to the stage next year, with six concerts at Knebworth and a 12-date residency at the Etihad Stadium.
ClaimThe Gallagher brothers have been plotting a huge residency at their beloved Manchester City for some time as part of an eagerly-anticipated world tour, as revealed by the MEN earlier this year.
ClaimAs the Mirror has previously revealed, two venues which have long been rumoured amongst the band's inner circle for next Summer have been the Etihad in Manchester in June and Knebworth later in the Summer.
ClaimNoel appeared to confirm the tour when speaking on Talksport at the start of the month: 'Well, let's put it this way: there's no football tournament on next year, so we've got to do summer in the summer, right?'