Noel and Liam Gallagher attending the press conference in Venice for their new documentary was always a possibility.
Eventually, the brothers reunited after a 15-year separation, and embarked on a successful world tour – the subject of the documentary. Oasis: Don’t look back in anger — He did not meet the press in Venice. After taking a photo, the Gallaghers took off, and it was up to Steven Knight, the creator of the documentary, and directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace to be here now and deal with it.
The doc follows Oasis across 12 concerts on three continents during the Live ’25 Tour, the band’s first live appearance since their acrimonious breakup in 2009. The tour was a massive success, generating more than $400 million in box office revenue.
Knight, known for his good manners Peaky BlindersHe had never made a documentary before, but said he jumped at the chance.
“And first speaking to Noel, he said they were amazed at the response to the tour announcement, because there was such a huge demand for tickets, it was obviously the generation that originally loved Oasis, but it was the next generation that discovered the music and had, you know, a strong connection to it. The question was, why did that happen?”
In addition to the concerts, the documentary includes previously unseen behind-the-scenes and rehearsal footage and the brothers’ first joint interviews in more than 20 years. Southern and Lovelace are known for music docs such as Shut up and play the hits (2012), about the LCD sound system, and the documentary Blur There is no distance left to run (2012).
During the filming process, Lovelace said, they “captured (the Gallaghers’) relationship getting back together. The whole world was interested in that, after 15 years apart, would it work and what would it be like? It was a privilege to be able to see that relationship come together, both in rehearsals, but also throughout the tour.”
“We wanted to document the real thing that was happening,” Southern added. “The excitement coming from the audience was integral to them getting back together. The music brought them together again. They came together again on stage.”
Knight said they had no idea what was going to happen, given that Noel and Liam hadn’t spoken to each other in 15 years. “So, the first time Liam walks into the rehearsal room, the first time they’ll be performing together for many years, they’re not talking to each other, to the British working-class men, so they won’t be up or in pain or crying,” he said. “Liam comes in (and says) ‘Okay, should we get started? Should we go? And they went, 1234, bang. And that’s how I started. And the relationship develops. We had cameras on that relationship developing for real while they were on tour. Their children become friends. It’s family again. I think it was fortunate that that happened because that’s exactly what we were hoping for from the beginning, we wanted to make this a movie about reconciliation and redemption and forgiveness.
Knight noted that the Gallaghers saw the film and were “very satisfied, and I think watching it was very emotional (for them), which is great. But then, you know, as with everything, it’s not something they won’t go into detail to talk about.”
Southern and Lovelace make great use of archival footage from the Gallaghers’ 1990s heyday. But the heart of the film is the concerts and fan experience, as the directors follow many Oasis hardcore clips from around the world as they attend the tour.
“It was a combination of going out and looking for the most interesting people in the most interesting places,” Lovelace said. “Part of the idea of this film was to look at why is this music so important to people all over the world? You know, this music was born in Manchester, but suddenly you’re in South Korea, and there are young people who weren’t born when the music was written, and they have a deep connection to it.”
When asked if he thought the Gallagher reconciliation was temporary, or if there was another split in the future, Lovelace was optimistic.
“Will it happen again? It doesn’t seem like it. You know, things seem to be going well.”
After the gun, you will give Disney Oasis: Don’t look back in anger A limited theatrical run, with the film opening in select Imax and US theaters on September 11. It will then stream later this year on Hulu in the US and exclusively on Disney+ internationally.
