{"id":389907,"date":"2026-01-25T15:43:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389907\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:43:09","slug":"the-band-liam-gallagher-said-could-never-be-repeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/389907\/","title":{"rendered":"The band Liam Gallagher said could never be repeated"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Liam<\/p>\n

(Credits: Raph Pour-Hashemi)<\/p>\n

Sun 25 January 2026 11:44, UK <\/p>\n

In decades to come, when people look back at 2025 in the history books, the musical story that defined the year will be Oasis<\/a>\u2018 fairytale comeback.<\/p>\n

The reunion tour, which took them from Cardiff to S\u00e2o Paolo with pitstops in Seoul, Sydney and everywhere in between, gave millions a night they will remember for the rest of their lives. It was also a gig that every artist under the sun would have dropped their commitments to be a part of.<\/p>\n

Many would have frozen under the pressure of playing to 90,000 people in Wembley Stadium, who were primarily there to see the most highly anticipated musical reunion in decades, but not Richard Ashcroft. The Verve frontman proved to be the perfect choice for the monumental task, while reminding the masses of his vast talent and the classic songs that came from his pen.<\/p>\n

Following the tour, Ashcroft opened up<\/a> about how the opportunity came back, revealing it was the Gallagher brothers who requested his services and that they viewed him as \u201cthe perfect act to leave it to them to slam dunk\u201d.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the comeback tour, he\u2019s now enjoying a well-deserved career renaissance, and few people will be more delighted to watch it than Liam Gallagher, who has been admiring Ashcroft\u2019s talent for more than 30 years. <\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>The Verve in their iconic video for \u2018Bittersweet Symphony\u2019. (Credits: Far Out \/ YouTube Still)<\/p>\n

Before either had achieved a modicum of fame, the Gallagher brothers built up a friendship with The Verve and grew particularly close with Ashcroft. Later, on their second album, (What\u2019s the Story) Morning Glory?, Noel Gallagher wrote the track \u2018Cast No Shadow\u2019 for Ashcroft<\/a>. During an interview with Select magazine, Noel explained: \u201cI always felt he was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and he was always trying to say the right things, but they came out wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer-songwriter continued: \u201cI played him the song, and he nearly started crying. I was like, \u2018Come on, hold yourself together, son! Easy now.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Even when Oasis were split up, Ashcroft remained associated with Liam, including performing a huge show together at London\u2019s Finsbury Park in 2018, which, at that point, was Liam\u2019s biggest headline show as a solo artist. The Britpop duo also collaborated in 2022 as part of Ashcroft\u2019s single, \u2018C\u2019mon People (We\u2019re Making It Now)\u2019.<\/p>\n

From the very first time that Liam saw The Verve in the early 1990s, he knew they were a special band that would define a generation. Speaking to NME Gold (via Oasis Mania<\/a>) in 2017, Liam recalled: \u201cThey were fucking heavy in the early days. I loved touring with them with Oasis. Whereas we were a bit more punky, they were out there: more a jam thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashcroft particularly caught Liam\u2019s attention, adding, \u201cI just remember Ashcroft having his socks and shoes off and all that. I saw Richard recently, we were both doing a gig in Finland: he was on fire. His voice has got really gnarly, and he was on his hands and knees, good energy about him\u201d.<\/p>\n

Liam proceeded to praise how The Verve changed their sound on Urban Hymns, noting \u201cthere\u2019s some amazing songs on that\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that the hype surrounding The Verve gave Oasis a necessary motivation to not rest on their laurels, adding, \u201cI remember when it was kicking off for them, we were in America and hearing about it. It was like. \u2018What\u2019s going on with this? better get back to England and sort this shit out.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oasis vocalist concluded by offering up a compliment of the highest order, stating, \u201cBut I loved them, I really did. They don\u2019t make them like that anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Little did he know it then, but the first impression that Ashcroft and his bandmates left all those years ago on sticky-floored venues in Manchester sowed the seed for a 2025 that cemented his legacy as a British musical icon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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