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LAST UPDATE | 16 Aug 2025
IT’S BEEN A long time coming. The Oasis reunion tour that was 16 years in the making has made its way to Ireland.
Oasis last played in Ireland in June 2009, to a sunny Slane Castle. Two months later and the band had broken up.
One bust-up too many between Liam and Noel Gallagher led to 15 years of animosity played out primarily in the tabloids.
Endless rumours of a lucrative return came to nought until last year when tensions seemed to have cooled and the tour was finally announced.
The pair’s Mayo-born mother Peggy has claimed she was the “instigator” of their reunion but whatever the truth Oasis are now playing two dates in Croke Park on Saturday and Sunday.
So what can fans expect and what are the details you need to know if you’re heading along?
The Dublin gigs are the 17th and 18th of what will be 41 concerts across 11 countries, so we already have a good idea of what the tour is about.
Oasis have already played in Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh and it’s fair to say the reviews have been very positive, probably better than the cynics might have expected.
Music website Pitchfork, an outlet not as likely to get caught up with the hype of some UK papers, said the Cardiff gig displayed a band which “snapped back into their vintage form” and saw Liam “ferociously on form”.
As many have pointed out, the set list for the gigs has massively focused on the band’s first two albums from the mid 1990s.
Famed b-side tracks from the same era, like Masterplan, Acquiesce and Half The World Away, have also gotten an airing.
The set list has been more or less the same at the other stops on the tour so far, so we have a decent idea of what will likely come up in Dublin.
SETLIST @oasis - Londres Wembley Stadium - 25.07.2025
— Los Madferits (@LosMadferits) July 26, 2025
- F*ckin' in the bushes
1. Hello
2. Acquiesce
3. Morning Glory
4. Some Might Say
5. Bring It On Down
6. Cigarettes & Alcohol
7. Fade Away
8. Supersonic#oasislive25 #oasis pic.twitter.com/OUnMsFoWkD
Well, interesting question there. Resale tickets through legitimate sources are still being sold, but expect to pay around €500 if you go down that route.
That’s a lot of money but it’s in the same ballpark as what fans paid via the controversial dynamic pricing model that was used when the tickets first went on sale last year.
The shows are a sell out and by all accounts there aren’t many tickets going spare at this point, so consulting your Whatsapp groups for any last minute cancellations might be your best bet at this rate.
The support act for Oasis is Richard Ashcroft, lead singer of The Verve, another Britpop band that have long been associated with Oasis given their shared Manchester roots. Oasis song Cast No Shadow was written by Noel Gallagher in honour of Ashcroft.
To round out the truly era-specific lineup, Cast, led by Liverpool’s John Power, is also on the bill.
Power was a member of The La’s (of There She Goes fame) and left in the early 90s to form Cast.
Doors open for Croke Park at 5pm and organisers are warning that there’s strictly no camping allowed outside for hardcore queuers or anything like that.
If people get there early they are being warned they will be turned away from the gates and directed to designated areas to minimise disruption for people living around the stadium.
Expect the support acts to start from 6pm and the Oasis to strut out on stage at about 8.15pm or so.
It’s Croke Park, the huge stadium in Dublin’s north inner city and not hard to find, so let’s not get all patronising about bus routes.
One handy thing to know though is the correct gate and route that corresponds to where you’re sitting or standing. There are four routes, here’s what they look like.
Be warned, gardaí have said there’s no public parking nearby so if you are driving there may be a walk to the stadium.
If you’re heading via rail, you should know that Irish Rail has put on a couple of additional trains to Dublin from Cork and Waterford, with some special post-midnight return journeys for people not staying the night in the capital after the gigs.
Despite the extra trains, these special services and the rest of the timetable is expected to be busy, so Irish Rail is advising people to book tickets in advance if they’re planning on getting the train in case they sell out.
Obviously from Liam’s famous vocal, but what about the weather?
It’s actually looking pretty good, with Met Éireann forecasting sun and clear skies on both days. Today should be the warmer of the two, possibly hitting 21 degrees in the late afternoon.
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