Streams of Oasis songs have soared within the week earlier than their reunion introduced.
Oasis streams have soared within the leadup to their reunion announcement
On Tuesday morning (27.08.24), Liam and Noel Gallagher have confirmed their first UK and Eire tour in 16 years with the Britpop legends set to carry out exhibits in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin in 2025.
Spotify has revealed that within the leadup to the official announcement, there was an enormous spike in individuals listening to the band’s catalogue on the platform.
A spokesperson for the streaming service mentioned: “Streams of Oasis elevated over 160 p.c globally from 9-11am UTC on Monday 26 August vs. one week prior.
“The rise in streams was persevering with to develop all through yesterday (26.08.24).”
The spike was calculated within the hours instantly after the brothers teased this morning’s announcement, in contrast with the identical interval one week earlier.
The ‘Do not Again In Anger’ Britpop legends cut up in 2009 after Liam and Noel Gallagher fell out on tour, however now the brothers have posed for his or her first {photograph} collectively in effectively over a decade to verify their reunion exhibits.
They mentioned in an announcement: “The weapons have fallen silent. The celebs have aligned. The nice wait is over. Come see. It is not going to be televised.”
Oasis cut up in acrimonious circumstances 15 years in the past, when Noel claimed that he could not work together with his brother “a day longer”.
There had been hopes for a reunion for years, however issues picked up steam during the last week, particularly after Liam’s tease for followers throughout his Studying Competition efficiency on Sunday (25.08.24).
Earlier than singing ‘Half The World Away’, he advised the gang: “I wanna dedicate this music to Noel Gallagher.”
The group’s debut album ‘Positively Possibly’ was launched on August 29, 1994, and featured a bunch of hit singles, together with ‘Supersonic’, ‘Shakermaker’, and ‘Reside Without end’.
The document additionally turned the fastest-selling debut LP in British music historical past on the time.
Liam teased a mysterious date in the direction of the tip of his set at Studying, when “27.08.24” appeared on a display behind him, whereas the identical date additionally appeared on Liam and Noel’s X accounts.
Earlier within the day, the singer dropped one other trace about Oasis’ potential comeback as he tweeted: “I by no means did like that phrase FORMER (sic)”