Oasis is hitting the road again. The iconic British rock band has announced a sprawling Live ’27 stadium tour following their historic Live ’25 comeback run. “It shall be a sight to behold,” the band declared in their Monday announcement. The tour opens May 21 in Glasgow with five shows, followed by 11 Manchester dates in June. European stops include Munich, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, and Rome. The band then heads stateside in August for six shows split between Boston and Las Vegas, before wrapping with dates at Slane Castle, Ireland and Knebworth, U.K. Fan ticket registration closes Thursday, September 17. Live ’25 marked Oasis’s first performances in 15 years after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher’s infamous fallout dissolved the band in 2009. A concert documentary, Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Story URL
Sick Of It All guitarist Pete Koller has addressed the New York hardcore band’s future following the death of his brother and frontman Lou Koller, who died in July at 59 after a battle with oesophageal cancer. In an Instagram video, Pete revealed Lou wanted the band to continue. “Before Lou passed, he said a couple of things that he wanted us to do. He wanted us to keep the band going, and I’m not sure how we’re gonna do that, but we’re working on it,” Pete said. Lou also wanted fans to know he was grateful. “He wanted to tell everyone thank you for giving him such an amazing life.” The brothers founded Sick Of It All in 1986, releasing twelve albums over their career. Story URL
Eugene Richard O’Connor, known by his stage name Cheetah Chrome, co-founding guitarist of Cleveland punk band the Dead Boys, has died at 71. The band confirmed his passing in an Instagram statement on September 13th. “Cheetah was a true original, an architect of the punk rock movement,” the statement read. Before forming the Dead Boys, O’Connor played in proto-punk band Rocket from the Tombs alongside Stiv Bators and Johnny Madansky. The Dead Boys released two albums — Young, Loud and Snotty (1977) and We Have Come for Your Children (1978). O’Connor documented his life in his 2010 memoir and was portrayed by Rupert Grint in the 2013 film CBGB. The band last reunited in 2017. Story URL