This weekend is poised to massive for Oasis. The reunited band is gearing up to rock their hometown of Manchester on Friday night (July 11) with the first of five shows at Heaton Park on their Live ’25 tour and you can feel the excitement in the air, literally.
Hours before gates, the band posted a video of a massive drone display over the empty park spelling out the band’s name in white lights cued to “Round Our Way” from the deluxe edition of their landmark sophomore 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
And that’s not the only sound floating around before Friday’s show. Singer Liam Gallagher also recorded some hilarious show promos that are running on the Bee Network tram headed to the gig to encourage the expected 80,000 fans to take public transport. Among the attitude-filled messages are: “The next stop is Heaton Paaaark, off you go,” “The next stop is Heaton Park [clap], c’mon, move it!” and “The next stop is Heaton Park, off you go.” Gallagher previously did the honors in 2023, when he voiced “next stop” announcements in support of the Beyond the Music festival.
In addition to teaming with Google for the Oasis Live ’25 Map Experience AR widget to enhance the experience for fellow Mancs, the band issued a friendly warning to fans to mind the weather for the shows, as temperatures in the high 80s are expected at showtime. In a post early Friday morning they wrote, “Severe weather advice… please prepare for extreme sun and heat. Wear sun screen. Stay hydrated at the concert and when traveling. Wear a (bucket) hat. Where possible stay in shade. Look after yourself and look after each other.”
After Friday’s gig, Oasis will settle into Heaton Park for additional shows on Saturday (July 12), as well as July 16, 19 and 20.
Check out the announcement and drone display below.
