This is not a drill…. Oasis have just lit up the Manchester skies as they officially announce their 2027 return in jaw-dropping fashion
Oasis have officially confirmed that they will be announcing a tour in 2027 – with a huge drone light display beamed out from above the Etihad Stadium in Manchester tonight. The band’s iconic black and white logo lit up the Manchester skies at 11pm.
The jaw-dropping display of drones was 120 metres long – the size of a football pitch – and emerged from the ground of Man City’s women’s team, the Joie Stadium. It rose above the ground, next to the Etihad Stadium, where it stunned onlookers and motorists for a good ten minutes before fizzling away again.
The band, fronted by reunited brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, have been sending out tour teasers for the past week on social media sending fans into overdrive. Each teaser has included clues to a different city or venue – leading many fans to believe that the 2027 tour announcement must be imminent.
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Now, in the first official confirmation from the band of what is being planned, the sky above the Etihad Stadium was lit up by the band’s iconic emblem stating simply: “Oasis”. It was followed by the date of 14.9.26 at 4pm BST.
The drone display came just as thousands of rock fans were pouring out of the neighbouring Co-op Live arena after watching Evanescence. And it was seen across Manchester with fans swiftly sharing it out on social media at the realisation that yes, Oasis Live 2027 is really happening.
The fact the Etihad Campus was chosen for the light display confirms that it will feature on their tour schedule. As revealed by the MEN earlier this year, the Gallagher brothers have been plotting a huge residency at their beloved Manchester City for some time as part of an eagerly-anticipated world tour.
Music industry sources told the MEN back in July that Oasis were plotting up to 12 nights at the Etihad Stadium, as well as an epic return to Knebworth park for a record-breaking run of shows. However the first of the band’s teasers heavily suggested that Glasgow’s Celtic Park will see the opening gigs next summer.
It was swiftly followed by a teaser video featuring two lads playing football, with a blue moon image on a window frame, and the number 11 scrawled onto the wall as a goal tally – before one kid scored another making it 12. It led many fans to believe it was indicating the major Etihad Stadium residency would include up to 11 gigs on the epic live return next year.
Other cities and venues set to feature on the 2027 tour according to the video teasers include Munich, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris and Rome. Fans are also speculating that an American leg for gigs wil include Boston and Las Vegas.
The light display on Thursday night confirmed the full announcement will come on Monday, September 14. The MEN understands from music industry sources that tickets are likely to go on sale by the end of next week. It’s set to spark the mother of all Ticketmaster scrambles, if the last tour was anything to go by.
Fans have been waiting ever since the end of the 2025 comeback tour for news of a follow-up, so the confirmation that 2027 is the year to see it happen is music to the ears of fans.
The epic light display comes after a whirlwind return to the public arena since the start of September for Liam, Noel and the rest of their Oasis bandmates. The Burnage brothers headed to Venice at the weekend, where they were given a ten minute standing ovation after the world premiere of the new Disney+ documentary film, Don’t Look Back in Anger, charting their 2025 reunion.
They then jetted back to the UK, to attend the London film premiere, alongside fellow founder member Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs and band members from the 2025 tour, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Christian Madden. They were also joined by a host of famous fans from the TV and sports world, as well as Liam and Noel’s children, who the film revealed have all become the best of friends since the brothers healed their long-standing rift.
The film was released in selected cinemas on Wednesday, before a worldwide general release on Friday. It will then be available on the Disney+ streaming platform at an as-yet-undisclosed date.
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