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Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. The group initially consisted of Liam Gallagher (lead vocals), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums), with Liam asking his older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, vocals) to join as a fifth member a few months later to finalise their formation.
[1] [2] Like the other band members, McGuigan has said he smoked a lot of weed during touring. [3] McGuigan left Oasis in 1999 and was replaced by then-former Ride frontman and guitarist Andy Bell as bassist. Noel claims that McGuigan quit via fax and avoided phone calls from the band in the following weeks.
Liam Gallagher is added as a singer and suggests a different water-based name: Oasis. With the addition of Liam Gallagher's eldest brother, the band has a new direction. 1994
Oasis band members Noel and Liam Gallagher (Zak Hussein/PA) (PA Archive) Gene Gallagher. Earlier this month, Liam’s musician son Gene said in an interview that he “get the feeling” his ...
Oasis returned in 2000 with the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Founding members Bonehead and Guigsy left during the recording, leaving Liam as the only member remaining from the band's pre-Oasis lineup. The album featured the band's first song written by Liam, "Little James", written for his then-wife Patsy Kensit's son James. [41]
When Noel Gallagher posted a short message announcing the end of Oasis on the band's official website on Aug 28, 2009, he did not hold back in saying who he thought was responsible.
Arthurs left the band in 1999, during the recording of Oasis's fourth album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. His official statement said he wanted to spend more time with his family (his first child, Lucy was born 23 January 1995 and his son, Jude Arthurs was born on 16 August 1997).
Oasis would have to sell out nine shows to beat the record set by Take That in 2011 during their Progress tour, when they were reunited with Robbie Williams. There’s little doubt that, should ...