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Oasis Live ’25 Tour Grosses $405.4 Million, Biggest 2025 Event

9/10/2026

Summary

Oasis Documentary

Oasis reunited for the Live ’25 tour, which grossed $405.4 million, the year’s biggest music event.
Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary premiered at Venice on September 5, 2026, earning an eight-minute standing ovation.
Noel Gallagher called the film “expensive” at the London premiere on September 8, 2026.
The documentary includes the first joint Gallagher interview in over 20 years and rehearsal footage.
It opened in IMAX on September 9, 2026 and later streamed on Disney+ (UK) and Hulu/Disney+ (U.S.).

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Directors Reveal Tour

Directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern said the Cardiff opening was the emotional turning point of the tour.
Noel Gallagher revealed that “Columbia” was the first song rehearsed but was omitted from the live setlist.
Filmmakers said the full concert setlist was excluded because narrowing moments for the film proved difficult.

History

Historical Context

In July 1985, the Live Aid concert in London and Philadelphia raised $125 million for famine relief, reshaping global music philanthropy. Organizer Bob Geldof partnered with MTV, which broadcast to an estimated 1.9 billion viewers, while Queen’s performance became iconic. Similarly, Oasis’s 2026 Live ’25 tour, documented by Steven Knight and streamed on Disney+ and Hulu, mirrors Live Aid’s scale, grossing $405.4 million and reuniting Noel and Liam Gallagher after two decades. The precedent of massive, televised reunions suggests future legacy tours will leverage streaming platforms and charitable tie-ins, extending artists’ cultural influence.

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Oasis Documentary

Oasis reunited for the Live ’25 tour, which grossed $405.4 million, the year’s biggest music event.
Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary premiered at Venice on September 5, 2026, earning an eight-minute standing ovation.
Noel Gallagher called the film “expensive” at the London premiere on September 8, 2026.
The documentary includes the first joint Gallagher interview in over 20 years and rehearsal footage.
It opened in IMAX on September 9, 2026 and later streamed on Disney+ (UK) and Hulu/Disney+ (U.S.).

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