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22 October 2024, 15:38 | Updated: 22 October 2024, 16:38
The Manchester rocker has slammed those suggesting Oasis should give a young emerging band the chance to open for their reunion tour.
Liam Gallagher has defended choosing Richard Ashcroft as a support act for Oasis' upcoming reunion.
This week saw the Britopop band confirm that the former Verve frontman would be the special guest on their UK & Ireland dates next year.
While most of their fans were delighted with the news, some criticised the band's choice not to go with young, up-and-coming artists and Liam addressed them all with a post on X, which read: "To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99 [per cent] of ya are way off."
To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99 p cent of ya are way off LFUCKING x
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 22, 2024
When one fan pointed out that Liam showcased his son Gene's band on his Definitely Maybe dates, the rocker argued that they were in the 1 per cent of young acts that he thinks are "mega".
It doesn’t actually there the 1 p cent that are mega
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 22, 2024
When the band first announced the news, one follower argued that "Oasis could really have made a difference by promoting newer/contemporary band”.
However, the Rock N'Roll star wasn't having it, responding: "Richard’s got more talent in his left nostril than all your so called new bands put together now stop being an entitled little bumbaseed and show some f***ing respect."
Richard’s got more talent in his left nostril than all your so called new bands put together now stop being an entitled little bumbaseed and show some fucking respect
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 22, 2024
When another fan said it was funny that people felt Oasis were expected to promote new bands, the Champagne Supernova singer wrote: "New bands have it easy tday it’s the middle aged bands I feel bad for".
New bands have it easy tday it’s the middle aged bands I feel bad for
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 22, 2024
Oasis shared the news about Richard Ashcroft with a video which showed their relationship through the years.
Just Announced🇬🇧🇮🇪@richardashcroft will be joining as a special guest for all UK and Ireland Oasis Live ’25 shows 💥 pic.twitter.com/0J8yrNDivj
— Oasis (@oasis) October 21, 2024
Ashcroft said in a statement: "As a fan from day one I was buzzing for many reasons when the news of Oasis’s return was announced. I can say with no exaggeration that the songwriting talent of Noel and Liam’s pure spirit as a lead singer helped to inspire me to create some of my best work. It was the perfection of ‘Live Forever’ that forced me to try and write my own. They dared to be great, made the dreams we had real and I will always remember those days with joy. Now it’s time to create more memories and I’m ready to bring it. See you next summer. Music is power."
Ashcroft will no doubt go down well with the fans, set to deliver everything from Verve anthems such as Bitter Sweet Symphony, The Drugs Don’t Work, Lucky Man and Sonnet alongside his solo highlights such as A Song For The Lovers, Break The Night With Colour, C’Mon People (We’re Making It Now and Music Is Power.