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System of a Down Revives Decade-Old Feud with Oasis at London Stadium
7/15/2026, 8:38:29 PM
SOAD’s Tottenham Diss: Core Event
On Monday, 13 July 2026, System of a Down headlined the first of two nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mid-set, guitarist Daron Malakian stopped the show before the song “Needles” and led the audience in a chant of “Pull Oasis out of your ass,” after referring to the Brit-rock band as a “tapeworm.” The moment was captured in multiple music-press reports and sparked renewed media attention to the long-standing rivalry between the two groups.
History of the SOAD-Oasis Feud
The animosity dates back to the early 2000s when Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, speaking on U.S. radio, described System of a Down as “the shittiest band of all time.” Gallagher’s comment was made around the release of SOAD’s 2001 album *Toxicity*. The insult lingered in the public eye, resurfacing when Malakian posted an altered “Fuck Oasis” sign from Chicago’s Wrigley Field in September 2025, captioning the image with a remark about “ending up at the right place at the right time.”
Reactions from the Artists
Malakian framed the chant as a joke, saying the band had “a little song about a tapeworm” and naming it “Oasis” for the night’s performance. Noel Gallagher’s earlier slur remained the catalyst for the on-stage provocation. No official response from Oasis was recorded at the time of the concert.
Media Commentary
Coverage from outlets such as NME and Music-News highlighted the provocation as a “massive diss chant” and noted SOAD’s history of inciting crowd participation when faced with hostile audiences. The reports present the event as a theatrical continuation of a personal rivalry rather than a broader industry dispute.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We have a song about a tapeworm. Just for fun today, I’m going to name the tapeworm ‘Oasis’” — Daron Malakian, guitarist, System of a Down
- “pull Oasis out of your ass” — Crowd chant led by Daron Malakian, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 13 July 2026
- “I’m actually alive to hear the shittiest band of all time,” — Noel Gallagher, interview on U.S. radio, early 2000s
- “Wow!!! I kept ending up at the right place at the right time in Chicago!!!!!” — Daron Malakian, Instagram caption, September 2025
