Oasis’ reunion setlist was originally four songs longer, says Gem Archer
"I couldn’t believe it," he said of their fixed 23-song setlist. "I was like, 'Wow – and we haven’t even gotten to Supersonic yet!'"
by Poppy Burton · NMEGem Archer has revealed that Oasis‘ reunion setlist was originally four songs longer.
In a new interview with Guitar World, Archer reflected on playing the giant Oasis reunion tour, saying the band didn’t expect the reaction they got. “It’s kind of unprecedented,” he said. “That the feeling between us and the crowd was the same in every city. Every gig was just this joyous celebration.
“At one gig, just before ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’, Noel said to the crowd, ‘Now you’re gonna feel what it’s like to be in the band’, or something like that. And that’s what it was – 80,000 people in the band at that moment. That didn’t really hit us until maybe three gigs in.”
Elsewhere in the discussion, he said the setlist – which featured the same 23 songs at each gig and leaned heavily on tracks from Liam and Noel Gallagher‘s ’90s output – was lengthier at one point.
While speaking about the crowds, he said he knew they’d be enraptured as soon as he saw the first setlist. “I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “I was like, ‘Wow – and we haven’t even gotten to Supersonic yet!’ It was just ridiculous from there. The boys had been sorting it out for ages. It got amended; we’d started with, I think, 27 songs, and it ended up being 23.”
Throughout the Live ’25 run, fans had hoped to see some variation and switch-ups in the set, with many noting the absence of big-hitters like ‘Lyla’, ‘Columbia’, ‘The Importance Of Being Idle’ and ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’.
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While the trek was still ongoing, Noel’s close friend Matt Morgan shared his thoughts on the setlist not varying back in August. “I said to Noel, ‘Don’t you just want to mix it up?’ He said, ‘No, I like it like that’. He knows where he is. They bang it out,” he said on his podcast.
Morgan also said that he had talked to Noel after one of Oasis’ shows at Wembley Stadium. “He looks so happy. He is,” he told his listeners. At the band’s final Wembley Stadium dates in September, the singer told the audience: “See you next year”, before jokingly slapping himself on the wrist. However, Liam later said Oasis needed to “sit down and discuss” their plans first. “Next year might be a little enthusiastic,” he shared at the time.
Writing on X/Twitter last month, Liam teased the setlist for Oasis’ possible next run of gigs, writing: “There’s loads more classics we need to play.” He said he wants the band to go on “a European tour”, and revealed some of the songs he’d like to revisit.
However, earlier this month, Liam Gallagher ruled out any 2026 tour dates – but did suggest something may be in the works for 2027. Denying that Oasis may potentially return to Knebworth, the frontman took to X/Twitter to joke: “I don’t [have] snizzle to do until 2027 I mean happy Christmas.”
Archer has also since hinted at the band’s future, claiming that “anything could happen” but saying he didn’t know “anything about what’s coming up”, but did tease that Noel told him there was: ‘No rest for the immensely talented’, so take that how you want.”
Elsewhere, Oasis keyboard player Christian Madden shared details on life backstage on the Live ’25 tour, and responded to rumours of new dates in the pipeline: “I’ll get asked that a lot,” he wrote. “Do you honestly think I know though? I’m a worker ant when all’s said and done.”
LG had hinted at more shows earlier in November, saying: “I know things you don’t know.” This came in response to a fan who asked him if he was sad that the tour would be ending soon. He alluded to another run of concerts the previous month, as well. “It’s not even half time yet,” he wrote.
During the final concert in Brazil, Liam signed off with: “We love you, thanks for all your energy. Take care of yourselves, and we’ll see you again sometime.”
Rumours for Oasis’ next live tour include a potential return to Knebworth, a homecoming residency at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, and more dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. A British peer in the House of Lords also appeared to accidentally reveal that Oasis would play Knebworth next summer recently, before backtracking on the comments.
A new film documenting Oasis’ massive return and comeback tour is also in the works, produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. According to reports, the forthcoming project will feature some “phenomenal” footage of Liam and Noel’s first meeting ahead of the shows.