Oasis have found a suitably dramatic way to stoke anticipation for their next run of shows, staging a drone display above Manchester on Thursday evening that pointed fans toward an announcement due at 4pm BST on 14 September 2026.
The spectacle unfolded above the Joie Stadium at the Etihad Campus, home ground of Manchester City Women, where a swarm of drones assembled into the band’s unmistakable logo before rearranging to spell out the date and time of the coming reveal. For a band that built its legend on outsized gestures, the choice of an eye-catching aerial show over a simple social media post felt entirely on brand.
Momentum Since the Reunion
The display arrives amid mounting speculation about where Liam and Noel Gallagher will take their music next. The brothers reunited last year after splitting in 2009, headlining the widely praised Live ’25 tour, which kicked off in Cardiff in July 2025. Fans have spent recent weeks parsing cryptic hints from the band about potential venues for a follow-up run, with the Etihad Stadium, Glasgow’s Celtic Park, and Knebworth all floated as possibilities. Knebworth carries particular weight in Oasis lore, having hosted the band’s legendary 1996 shows in front of roughly a quarter of a million fans at the height of Britpop.
Interest in the group has also been fuelled by the release of a new documentary, Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, which premiered this week. Written by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the film blends concert footage with documentary material chronicling the reunion tour and includes the Gallagher brothers’ first joint interviews in more than two decades.
What Comes Next
With no official dates or venues confirmed before the drone show, all eyes are now on Monday afternoon, when the band is expected to lay out the details of the new tour. Given Oasis’s commercial track record — eight UK number one singles and eight UK number one albums, anchored by staples like “Wonderwall,” “Don’t Look Back In Anger,” and “Roll With It” — demand for tickets is likely to be immense, echoing the frenzy that greeted last year’s reunion announcement.
For now, fans are left to speculate about stadiums, setlists, and just how quickly tickets might sell out once the announcement lands.
