Oasis mania begins as L.A. fans descend on the band's Hollywood pop-up shop

"With just weeks to go before Oasis storms the Rose Bowl for two sold-out shows in September - its first Los Angeles concerts in 15 years- anticipation reached a fever pitch in Hollywood on Wednesday morning. By 8 a.m., fans were lined up outside the W Hotel, home to the band's debut North American Oasis Live '25 pop-up shop full of exclusive merch. Some wore old Oasis T-shirts, while others planned outfits around purchases they were soon to make."

"As Oasis tunes poured from the speakers, the space blended past and present, along with exclusivity. Lining the shelves were special-edition colored vinyl formats, including mint green copies of "Definitely Maybe," the band's supersonic 1994 debut album, and burnt yellow pressings of "What's the Story (Morning Glory?)," the record that gave the world "Champagne Supernova," "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Wonderwall.""

"For a band whose history in Los Angeles stretches from catastrophic to triumphant, the pop-up's Hollywood setting feels intentional. The shop sits across the street from Amoeba Music, a stone's throw from the iconic Capitol Records Building, where Oasis recorded sessions in its legendary studios for the 2005 album "Don't Believe the Truth," and just blocks from the Palace (now Avalon), where it performed in 1995."

Fans lined up early at a Hollywood pop-up shop selling exclusive Oasis Live '25 merchandise ahead of two sold-out Rose Bowl shows, creating an atmosphere of pilgrimage rather than simple retail. The pop-up sits near Amoeba Music, the Capitol Records Building—where Oasis recorded sessions for the 2005 album Don't Believe the Truth—and close to the Palace/Avalon venue where the band played in 1995, reflecting the band's fraught Los Angeles history. The shop offered special-edition colored vinyl of Definitely Maybe and What's the Story (Morning Glory?), plus T-shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, and Liam-style bucket hats, with fans leaving ecstatic and carrying multiple purchases.

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