Inside Oasis' wild afterparties with footballers and free booze as they let loose

Oasis have certainly returned in style, and it seems the shows have been carrying on into the night long after Liam and Noel Gallagher walk off stage. The Manchester icons put their long-running feud aside to the delight of fans and kicked off their 2025 world tour earlier this month.

They made their epic comeback in Cardiff, before heading over to their beloved hometown for a series of shows at Heaton Park. Liam and Noel are set to return to the capital this weekend for the first time since 2009.

Amid all the attention on stage, it seems there has been plenty of action going on backstage as well. Footballers including Jack Grealish and Phil Foden have rubbed shoulders with Noel and The Verve's Richard Ashcroft, who has been opening for Oasis each night.

After their first show at Heaton Park, Manchester City's Grealish is said to have kicked off the partying as he hooked up his phone to a speaker. In a tongue-in-cheek move, he reportedly blasted out Westlife tunes to Happy Mondays' Shaun Ryder and former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.

“It’s been a proper love-in backstage,” a source told The Independent. “There’s a friends and family bar which is basically free booze – Guinness on draft (of course), beer, wine and champagne. It’s like going to a wedding every night.”

They explained support acts Cast and Richard Ashcroft have been "having the time of their lives" while Liam and Noel's guests have been partying with each other.

Another source claimed to the publication that Noel has "never smiled to much" as he soaks up the atmosphere after each show.

Oasis will head to Wembley this weekend, with many fans predicting they will pay tribute to rock icon Ozzy Osbourne. The band has already paid tribute to thelate Liverpool football player Diogo Jota, who died in a car crash in Spain on July 3 along with his brother.

The Prince of Darkness once showed support to the band as he said: "Everybody says they [Oasis] rip them [The Beatles] off, but I don't think so.

"It's dead easy to start a forest fire in this game. You say 'Ozzy's got a false nose.' All of a sudden, everyone looks the same. Same thing with Oasis. Everyone just kept saying it and it stuck."

Ozzy's defence of the band has been praised by fans who believe the Gallagher brothers should pay tribute to the late singer. Fans believe a tribute to the beloved singer is an inevitable addition to the show. One user wrote: "Big picture of him during Live Forever at the next show, guarantee it."

Another added: "I'll be shocked if there isn't at least his face on screen during Live Forever. Noel's always spoken very highly of him in return, and they used to be neighbours. Plus he does a f**king great Ozzy impression."

Many fans believe Live Forever will be dedicated to Osbourne, as was the case for the Cardiff kick-off shows which paid tribute to Jota.

READ MORE: 'I had a spoon of Manuka Honey every day to help with hayfever - the results shocked me'

Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Threads.