The sweepstakes for their opening song proper was won by anyone who plumped for “Hello,” but “Acquiesce,” the song that followed after, was the song that felt like a proper return. With Noel and Liam sharing main vocals it was the moment that all of this became real, the pair of them together again, doing what they do best. Spine-tingling stuff.

The show was the first of the Live ‘25 tour, which will run for 41 dates - 19 of which are in the U.K. and Ireland. The group will perform Saturday night (July 5) in Cardiff before heading to Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin; the tour will then run through North America, Asia and Australia and conclude in São Paolo, Brazil, on Nov. 23.

The July 4 gig marks the first time Oasis has performed together since 2009, when the two brothers comprising the band’s core — lead vocalist/sometime tambourine player Liam Gallagher and songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher — had a backstage meltdown that involved Liam throwing a plum,