How Oasis Found a New Kind of Supernova

"Summer's last breath already blew when Oasis held court over MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On a cool Labor Day Sunday, beneath an ashen night sky painted with smog-courtesy of the apocalyptic refineries that haunt the New Jersey Turnpike-Manchester's greatest musical export shook the home for football of a different kind than these blokes in their fifties are used to."

"For the first time since their disbandment in 2009, an older, wiser, and visibly more professional Oasis played the East Coast metropolitan area for tens of thousands eager to be told brighter days are still ahead. Given the history of interpersonal turmoil as synonymous with the band as their rock-star hijinks and lyrics of youthful vigor and vulnerabilities, perhaps Oasis needed that reminder once, too."

"Wailing with swagger through hits like "Hello," "Morning Glory," "Supersonic," and "Live Forever" (movingly dedicated by Liam to "the kiddies from Minneapolis"), the Britpop legends seemed at ease. At long last, they're comfortable in their age and experience, and confident knowing that this ocean of aged millennials and Gen Z-ers are with them every step of the way. And they will until it's time for all this to end, again. Just hopefully not soon enough."

Oasis reunited for a large MetLife Stadium show in East Rutherford on a cool Labor Day Sunday, performing hits to tens of thousands. The setting included an ashen sky with smog from nearby refineries and towering projections of Liam and Noel Gallagher on jumbo vertical screens. The reunited band appeared older, wiser and professionally at ease, playing classics such as "Hello," "Morning Glory," "Supersonic," and "Live Forever," with a moving dedication. Liam and Noel maintained a cordial but distant rapport onstage, offering minimal physical contact while the audience sang along. The concert was the Garden State stop on the American leg of Oasis Live '25.

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