"The Gallagher brothers stepped onto the stage in their hometown of Manchester, knowing all 80,000 of us wanted the same thing. It had been 16 years since Oasis had performed together-even longer since the brothers had anything more than a tense professional relationship-and everyone gathered there was hoping their notoriously volatile dynamic could hold together for the duration of this show."
"They opened with "Hello," the lead track off their second album, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? The brothers stared out into the enormous sea of people wearing bucket hats and Adidas shoes, and simultaneously sang the song's final lines: "Hello, hello. It's good to be back, it's good to be back." It was a statement from Liam and Noel, a promise to Oasis fans who had spent well over a decade hoping the siblings could put aside their differences."
"Oasis's songs are Noel's songs. It was Noel's decision to turn his debaucherous little brother into an all-time frontman. It was Noel's decision to break up the band. It was Noel who acquiesced to a reunion when his 25-year-old daughter, Anaïs, told him it was time. Liam remains the star of this whole circus, but the highlight of the reunion show was when Noel led the crowd into the moment I knew was coming, but that still managed to surprise me with its power."
The Gallagher brothers reunited on stage in Manchester before 80,000 fans after 16 years apart and with a tense professional history. They opened with 'Hello' from (What's The Story) Morning Glory? and sang its final lines together, triggering widespread joy and relief. Noel Gallagher is presented as the central creative force behind Oasis, responsible for writing the songs, elevating Liam as frontman, ending the original run, and later agreeing to reunite at his daughter Anaïs's urging. Liam dominates attention during performances, but Noel's leadership during 'Don't Look Back In Anger' created the most powerful, intimate moment of the reunion.
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