Six acts from the UK are being recognised in the main Performer category, breaking the previous record of five in 2019. This year the British inductees are: Oasis, Joy Division/New Order, Billy Idol, Phil Collins, Iron Maiden and Sade. Rounding out the class is American soul/R&B singer and producer, Luther Vandross and American hip-hip collective, Wu-Tang Clan.

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In February the Rock Hall announced 17 nominees for the Performer category which were then narrowed to just 8 inductees by a panel of 1,200 artists, historians and industry professionals.

Both Sade, Nigerian-British front woman of her namesake band, and English rocker Billy Idol have been nominated once before. Meanwhile heavy metal band, Iron Maiden, have been nominated three times for the honor. Phil Collins was inducted in 2010 as a member of Genesis, but this is his first nomination as a solo act.

2026’s nomination marks the third consecutive year of the nod for Oasis. Frontman Liam Gallagher shared his thoughts on the induction on X this morning saying “ever since I was a little kid and singing in the shower I’d dream about 1 day being in the RnR hall of fame.”

I wanna thank all the people who voted for us it’s a real honour ever since I was a little kid and singing in the shower I’d dream about 1 day being in the RnR hall of fame it’s true what they say anything is possible if you have a dream LG x

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 14, 2026

The sentiment is contrary to his previous comments on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Gallagher dismissed the band’s 2025 nomination, writing on X “RNR hall of fame is for WANKERS.”

This morning, a fan responded to Gallagher’s acknowledgment of the induction asking, “what happened to not wanting to be in it.” Gallagher said that speaking with his mother changed his mind: “she thinks I may have been a little hasty with my perception of the organization she’s told me to stop being a d**k and go to the awards and behave and you never know you might enjoy it.”

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson has also expressed critique with the Hall of Fame. On a tour in 2018 Dickinson said he believed the Hall was “a load of bollocks” and in 2023 he told The Telegraph “I don’t want to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, because we’re not dead yet!”

Sade’s induction carries significance with it, as she will be the first British Black woman inducted into the Hall of Fame. Sade was born in Nigeria and has lived in the UK since age 4. Her nominal band broke America, seeing great success there: 2010’s ‘Soldier of Love’ went Number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts.

Other induction categories include Early Influence featuring, Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifa, MC Lyte and Gram Parsons.

Also to be inducted but into the Musical Excellence category is Rick Rubin, Linda Creed, Arif Mardin and Jimmy Miller.

Finally, receiving the Ahmet Ertegun Award, given to a non-performing professional, is Ed Sullivan.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Induction ceremony will take place at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Saturday 14 November. In December, a recording will air on Disney+ and ABC.

While the Gallagher brothers and Oasis had already broken through with debut ‘Definitely Maybe’ in 1994, which brought with it singles like ‘Supersonic’, ‘Shakermaker’ and ‘Live Forever’, their legendary status was sealed with follow-up ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’. The album released at the height of their britpop rivalry with Blur, selling over 22 million copies since 1995, making it the best-selling British album of the 90s. It features the Manchester rock group’s biggest hits, including acoustic anthem ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, and ‘Champagne Supernova’.

Following Noel’s departure in 2009 which led to Oasis’ split, he had a high-profile feud with brother Liam until they confirmed they had reunited in 2024 and announced tour dates the following year. Their 2025 world tour became a monumental event, shifting over 2 million tickets and taking in nearly £398 million, while boosting the profile of the band and their music higher than ever before. If ever there was a good time to sell a piece of the band’s history, it might be now.

Noel’s Epiphone EJ-200 acoustic guitar is signed by him, and was used in the famous 15-day writing and recording process of ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’, coming with a certificate of authenticity to prove it. The story goes that Gallagher gave it to a member of their road crew, who then sold it onto the current owner who is putting it on auction. The owner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is described by Sotheby’s New York pop culture specialist Craig Inciardi as “a huge Oasis fan. He was in the social circles of people who were around the band at the time.”

Noel Gallagher’s Epiphone EJ-200 guitar. (Photograph: Sotheby’s)

The guitar is listed in Sotheby’s Rock & Pop Sale, alongside Gallagher’s Rickenbacker 12-string guitar, which he used for over 10 years with Oasis, and a hand-written manuscript lyric sheet for Oasis’s hit ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, their first single to feature Noel on lead vocals. Other lots going on auction include a unique floor tom drum owned by The Who’s Keith Moon, a travel bible belonging to Elvis Presley, as well as Presley’s Hagstrom electric guitar, which is anticipated to sell for between $1 million and $2 million. Noel Gallagher’s last guitar to go on auction was his custom Silver Sparkle Les Paul, which sold for over £226,000 in 2024.

Sotheby New York’s Rock & Pop Sale opens for bidding tomorrow, the 9th of April and running until the 23rd, with Noel Gallagher’s Epiphone guitar expected to go for between $60,000 (£45,000) and $80,000 (£60,000). If you don’t have that kind of cash lying around but want to live through Oasis’ history all the same, the band are also releasing memorabilia for the 2025 live tour, including a feature-length documentary with no release date, and a photo book which is up for pre-order and will release this May.

Knight, the producer of the documentary, sat down with Project Big Screen recently as part of press for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. During the interview, he was asked for updates on the Oasis Live ’25 film. Details on the project have been scarce since its announcement almost one year ago exactly, in March 2025. But Knight told Project Big Screen simply, “it’s phenomenal.” See the entire interview clip below.

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Knight goes on to tease that the film has been edited down to four hours, and will continue to go through edits to achieve a more cinema-standard runtime. He emphasised its narrative saying, “it’s a documentary with a plot” and that the production team has actually “expanded [the story].” He says fans will “see when you see it,” to find out just what this expansion entails.

Speaking on the process of making the film, Knight said, “it’s been great, and [the Gallagher brothers are] great.” Knight interviewed them both for the documentary, saying of it, “they’re just one quote after another,” and “they’re just so funny.”

Other excitement about the upcoming film comes from Noel Gallagher himself, just after his BRIT Award win for Songwriter of the Year in February. He said, “Everyone who has seen it, or seen more of it than I have, has said that it’s amazing. If it even captures five per cent of what that tour was, it’ll be astonishing. Looking forward to it.”

Previously, a source claimed that in documentary footage, “Liam and Noel have never been seen in such an open and vulnerable way” and veiwers will be “spellbound.” What is known for sure is that the crew followed Oasis as they made preparations for their historic comeback, and through the Oasis Live ’25 Tour. The tour marked the band’s first live appearance since their split in 2009, so it’s anticipated that the film will cover the band’s journey back to the stage.

Also, fans have been asked to contribute memories for the film. Manga Studios, the studio behind the documentary, made an appeal last June: “We are asking people all over the world if there is a particular Oasis song that has deep meaning for you. A song that tells the story of a life changing moment, a love, a loss, a heartbreak, or a break for freedom.” There is no word yet on how these contributions will appear in the film.

While Knight is credited as the film’s creator and producer, it is directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace. The duo’s past directorial credits include LCD Soundsystem’s Shut Up and Play the Hits, and Meet Me In The Bathroom, the 2022 indie rock documentary. There is no release date set and no official title yet revealed, but the documentary is expected to arrive in 2026.

Their findings display a significant increase of 4.9 per cent from 2024 in both streaming and sales, with a 13.3 per cent rise in vinyl sales, and shockingly nearly an 80% boost in cassette tape sales. The BPI uses a metric they call “album equivalent sales” which uses data on physical and digital sales to create an approximate number of albums sold overall. 2025 produced equivalent sales of 210.3 million albums for UK artists, an impressive growth from last year, but considerably smaller than 2024s 9.7 per cent gain over 2023.

The BPI’s report, which uses data from the Official Chart Company, also recorded a 5.5 per cent increase in total streaming figures to 210.3 billion total streams, a 5.5 percent increase from last year, and it marks the first year that has amassed more than 200 billion streams. Streaming has again established its dominance as the primary source for music listeners, occupying 89.3 per cent of all music access.

As for physical media, their renaissance continues, with the exception of the less-nostalgic compact disc. CD sales dropped 7.9 per cent, still showing the highest physical media numbers of 9.7 million units, but in its place demand for vinyls and cassettes surged. The stated gain of almost 80 per cent cassette sales may only amount to a total of 330,000 tapes, but when added to the 7.6 million vinyls sold and the 9.7 million CDs, it led to a cumulative increase of 1.4 per cent and a final total of 17.6 million physical copies.

Oasis’s 2025 live tour took hold of the British consciousness

There have been several significant events and releases that have garnered a lot of the spotlight on British music, most notably this year’s Oasis reunion tour. New albums from established performers like Sam Fender have yielded strong sales, and streaming has driven massive attention on a new wave of female breakthrough artists, including PinkPantheress, Olivia Dean and Lola Young.

Certainly, the Gallagher brothers have made the headlines non-stop since they revealed they had set aside their differences in 2024. In the wake of their tour selling out every date, Oasis’s 2010 compilation album ‘Time Flies… 1994-2009’ shot to number one in the Official UK Album Charts again multiple times throughout this year, and finished the year as the fourth most popular album.

Sam Fender’s album ‘People Watching’ earned him the 2025 Mercury Prize, and was the only original release by a UK artist to reach the end of year album charts. Also this year was ‘Even In Arcadia’, the latest release from our own Sleep Token, the most popular and mysterious masked band in rock and heavy metal. Both albums have earned their respective creators international praise and attention, which has showed in both streaming and digital sales.

And finally, the bright young stars of the new era. Olivia Dean broke new records this year when her single ‘Man I Need’ and album ‘The Art Of Loving’ topped both of their respective charts in the same week. Newcomer Lola Young’s ‘Messy’ was the second most popular single of the entire year, an incredible feat for a new artist.

Outside of the UK, Taylor Swift claimed both the most popular album for the second consecutive year, and the best selling vinyl for the fourth year in a row, with her album ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’.

Yesterday, Liam hinted at the possibility that there might be announcements to do with Oasis sooner than that. He replied to a fan who tweeted, “Oasis 2025 will officially be over in a day”, and he said, “Bring on 2027 I mean 2026 I mean happy easter”.

He also tweeted out a couple of teasers relating to Oasis setlists, in the event that they do more dates in the next few years. One fan asked if ‘Listen Up’ would make it on the setlist in the future, to which Liam responded, “If we tour again there will be changes to the set list thems the rules”. Another user on X made it clear they wanted ‘Columbia’ to make the setlist next time, to which Liam replied, “Oh it’ll be there if we tour again”.

It comes after Oasis recently announced a pause as they reflect on their huge ‘Live ’25’ reunion tour, which ended on November 24 in Brazil. The band’s 41-date tour begain in Cardiff on July 4, and saw them perform five homecoming shows at Manchester’s Heaton Park, seven at London’s Wembley Stadium, and shows across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and America.

The band wrote in a message to fans, “And so it came to pass. The most damaging pop cultural force in recent British history’ found its way into the hearts and minds of a new generation. From Gallagher Hill to the River Plate, from Croke Park on the banks of the Royal Canal to the City Of Angels, the love, joy, tears and euphoria will never be forgotten. There will now be a pause for a period of reflection.”, before signing off simply as Oasis.

Rumours of more tour dates next year, as well as potential new music, have been present in recent months, Liam teased more shows on X writing, “I know things you don’t know” to a fan who asked him if he was sad the tour would be ending soon. And at the last Wembley show of their tour, he told fans, “See you next year” before jokingly slapping himself on the wrist.

As for setlists, Liam has already teased that there are “loads more classics” that could be on it in the future. They played the exact same 23 songs in the same order at all 41 shows earlier this year.

Speaking to the Independent, the legendary former Verve frontman said he will “never experience anything like this summer again”.

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The Artist, who gave Oasis their first big break as a support act to The Verve in the 90s, experienced the definition of the phrase ‘full circle’ as he supported the Gallaghers around the UK and as we have recently come to learn, will follow them to South America.

The singer said:  “On stage, it was great. The reaction from the crowd was just incredible. For someone like me, as a songwriter or a performer, your camel hump gets drained and you don’t know where you’re gonna find any sustenance.”

“And then something happens like this and you think, actually, I’ve got new energy. Even just the art of writing a tune, refocusing on that, it’s inspiring.”

Noel and Liam Gallagher have always appreciated the Verve’s impact on them, and on British music. They even wrote the song ‘Cast No Shadow’ about Richard Ashcroft himself.

In a conversation with Steve Lamacq in 1997 Noel, talking about Ashcroft, said  “Richard is a genius. Even when we supported them years and years and years ago, they were a great band then. Circumstances worked against them.”

He has got to be a better songwriter than me and in return, I’ve got to write better songs than him. That’s what it’s about.

“People are going to build up this thing about The Verve and Oasis, but we go back SO far, from Manchester and Wigan, that they will never be able to touch the bond and the friendship that we have.”

Ashcroft will be taking his new Album ‘Lovin You’ on tour next year, putting the exclamation point on the rebirth of R.A.

Over the past two nights, the band returned to London for shows at Wembley, which will now be followed by further shows in Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.

While there are no more scheduled shows following their final ‘Live 25′ date in Brazil on 23 November, rumours have been going around that the Gallagher brothers could play Knebworth or the Etihad Stadium, due to the 30th anniversary of their landmark gigs at Knebworth and Maine Road being next year.

Liam Gallagher added to this speculation at their gig on 27 September when he said “See you next year” towards the end of their set.

Clips of the moment have got fans very excited, with many hoping for an official announcement soon. One fan said “If my only ever Oasis concert will be Knebworth 26, then so be it. Till the wheels fall off, Ticketmaster.”

Oasis live ’26 confirmed?#OasisLive25 pic.twitter.com/zfzTFUHC5y

— Oasis Mania (@OasisMania) September 28, 2025

Another fan said, “Good… but the ticket process needs to be better.” This comes after there were conversations around the Oasis 2025 reunion tour ticket sale when they launched an invitation only ballot for pre-sale tickets.

Furthermore, the band called out Ticketmaster for using dynamic pricing for their tickets, with fans being charged as much as £350 per ticket, which was around £200 more than had been advertised.

In a statement issued to PA Media, the band said: “It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management.”

However, fans have pointed out on social media that the tease for 2026 might not be live dates and could be an album. Earlier this year, the band’s manager confirmed that there is no plan for anymore new music or anymore live shows on the reunion tour.

Their manager described the tour as, “very much the last time around” as well as saying that, “There’s no plan for any new music.”

Last year, the band shot down any rumours that they were planning to headline Knebworth in 2026, with the band taking to X saying “”Contrary to reports in some UK tabloid media today, Oasis will not be playing Knebworth Park in the future.”

Contrary to reports in some UK tabloid media today, Oasis will not be playing Knebworth Park in the future.
There are no plans for any further UK dates beyond the currently announced UK stadium tour.

— Oasis (@oasis) September 11, 2024

Liam also went online and teased a new Oasis album, describing the album as “SPIRITUAL”. He also claimed that he was “blown away” by new material written by Noel.

He then went back onto social media to post an update saying there was “no Oasis album in the making”, and his prior comments were something he did for “a laugh”.

Yet the crown jewel of the last few months, Oasis Live 25, will always be the focal point of an incredible season of music.

Fans globally have been treated to a reunion that has lived up to the hype. Although it’s not yet at its climax, oasis supporters are already biting off more than they would have even considered chewing less than two years ago.

In August  it was leaked by The Sun that Oasis had been offered 4 nights at the legendary Knebworth House next year. Their insider reportedly said: “There is so much on the table but it’s whether Noel and Liam want to do it.”

Until their penultimate Wembley gig, that was all fans had to go on. But before belting out Champagne Supernova in a typical Oasis encore, fans were delivered four words in particular, that have since echoed around the world:

“I wanna thank you lot for keeping the faith and putting this band back on the f**king map. Champagne Supernova. See you next year!”

Oasis live ’26 confirmed?#OasisLive25 pic.twitter.com/zfzTFUHC5y

— Oasis Mania (@OasisMania) September 28, 2025

It seems crazy, to suggest that Noel and Liam Gallagher would return to playing arenas and the odd gig, when they’ve just spent months blowing the roofs off of 80 thousand seater stadiums, most of which don’t even have a roof to blow, mind.

Noel himself even said he was totally overwhelmed by the reception in Cardiff walking out for the first time.

Speaking to TalkSport Noel said: “ I was blown away… everyone is, its difficult to put it into words its been truly amazing.”

“I grossly underestimated what i was getting in to, my legs turned to jelly halfway through the second song.”

That sounds like a feeling you can’t just turn your back on after one crack at it.

Oasis still have gigs to play this year, the band will grace Wembley Stadium one last time this Sunday, before heading to Asia, Australia and South America, cultivating in Brazil.

Whether Liam Gallagher is simply ‘on the wind up’, or something official is in the works, it fair to assume the frontman will be probably dropping nuggets throughout the home stretch, so keep your eyes peeled.

The collaboration will see the Britpop giants sell a collection of prints of hand-written lyrics, with 100% of Oasis’ royalties being made available for state schools to purchase new musical instruments.

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Some of their most iconic tracks including ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Stand By Me’ and of course ‘Rock ’n’ Roll Star’ will be included in the prints, which are only available for a limited time until November 25.

There will also be a print of an iconic shot of the Gallagher brothers walking onto stage hand-in-hand at Wembley Stadium earlier this year. All prints will be available to purchase until November 25 from here.

All state schools across the UK can apply to receive instruments from the initiative here, with Oasis saying on Instagram: “100% of Oasis royalties (50% of proceeds) will be used to purchase and distribute musical instruments and provide educational support to UK state schools in 2026.”

This announcement comes just a week after Noel Gallagher created exclusive artwork which will be sold to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust. Two ‘sticker-bomb’ prints are available to purchase from Sunday Is Boring – a platform aiming to “collaborate with artists and creatives who sit outside the conventional art world.”

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Oasis will play the final two UK gigs of their Live ’25 tour this weekend, as they head back to Wembley Stadium before finishing up the tour in Asia and South America later in the year.

Despite online rumours that the Mancunian brothers already have a tour pencilled in for next year – including dates at Manchester City FC’s Etihad Stadium and Knebworth – nothing has been confirmed yet and as it stands this weekend will mark Oasis’ final two gigs in the UK. Only time will tell whether they will return for more.

Ticketmaster has recently announced a serious commitment to improve the transparency of its website ticket sales in the wake of criticism surrounding the Oasis reunion tour sales earlier this month. The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) confirmed on Thursday, 25 September, that it had obtained legally binding undertakings from the ticketing giant, following a flurry of fan frustrations after many website users remarked on the inflated costs, unforeseen price jumps, and inefficient online queuing.

The commitments come as a direct reaction to the unprecedented demand for the Oasis 2025 reunion tour, which launched its  sales in early September. When attempting to secure tickets for the event, fans reported that within minutes, the tickets they had added to their online baskets had vanished, only to reappear available but at a significantly higher price, in accordance with Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” model. After many fans missed out on buying their tickets, social media quickly filled with complaints of exploitation and scalping by another name, with the CMA pressed to intervene.

In the CMA’s released announcement, they stated that Ticketmaster has now come to an agreement that requires the site to clearly display the number of tickets available at each different price tier. In addition, they will have to notify buyers when dynamic pricing is being enabled, and also set stricter caps on how much prices can rise above the original face value. The ticketing site has also agreed to provide a clearer breakdown of extra fees, like booking fees and additional charges, an issue that has also been a consistent point of complaint for consumers.

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