Oasis

Early line-up

**Oasis** were a British rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Influenced by past British greats such as The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones and The Jam, Oasis became one of the leading groups of the *Britpop* movement in the 1990s and one of the biggest selling artists of the era.

During the course of their existence, the group had various line-up changes, although the two brothers Liam (vocals) and Noel Gallagher (guitar and vocals) remained as the main core members.

Oasis released seven studio albums between 1994 and 2008, all of which went to no.1 in the UK, plus an album of B-sides, one live double album and two compilation albums, all of which reached the top 5 in the UK. They had 23 Top 10 singles, including 8 no.1s. [1]

The band became famous not only for their music, but also for their controversial behaviour, especially the rivalry between siblings Liam and Noel, often ending in verbal, and sometimes physical, slanging matches. The end of the band was ultimately brought about by yet another argument between the two. The group's manager announced the cancellation of their concert on 28 August 2009 at the Rock en Seine festival near Paris just minutes before it was about to begin, along with the cancellation of the last date at I-Day Festival and a statement that the group "does not exist anymore". Noel also stated the same night, "*I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer*".

Liam and the remaining members of Oasis decided to continue under the group name of Beady Eye, releasing two studio albums until their breakup in 2014.[2]

*Time Flies... 1994–2009*, a compilation of singles, was released on 14 June 2010. It became the band's final album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart.

Noel Gallagher began performing as a solo artist before forming Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, whose eponymous debut album was released on 17 October 2011. The group has since released two more studio albums, all of which reached no.1 in the UK. Younger brother Liam also eventually began performing as a solo artist and released his debut album *As You Were* in October 2017. He has since released two more studio albums and two live albums.

## Members

* Noel Gallagher - guitars, vocals (1991–2009)
* Liam Gallagher - vocals (1991–2009)
* Tony McCarroll – drums (1991–1995)
* Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs - guitars (1991-1999)
* Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan - bass guitar (1991-1999)
* Alan White – drums, percussion (1995–2004)

* Gem Archer – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards (1999–2009)
* Andy Bell – bass guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1999 -2009)

live:

* Zeb Jameson – keyboards (2000–2001)
* Zak Starkey – drums, percussion (2004–2008)

## See also

### Dates

* 20 August 1995 - Oasis v. Blur in UK Singles chart

### Records

* *Definitely Maybe*
	+ Supersonic ‎- Shakermaker - Live Forever ‎- Cigarettes & Alcohol ‎
* *Be Here Now*
	+ D'You Know What I Mean? - Stand By Me - All Around the World
* *The Masterplan ‎*
* *Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants*
	+ Go Let It Out - Who Feels Love? - Sunday Morning Call

### Related records

* Setting Sun
* *The Stone Roses* (album)

### Related artists

* Paul Weller
* Blur

### Other pages

* No.2 singles
* What links here

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
* Official charts