Directors of Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger have said that the documentary won’t feature any teary-eyed reunion moments, because “it’s the Gallaghers, it’s not Dawson’s Creek”.
Set to arrive in cinemas on September 11, before arriving on Disney+ later this year, the Steven Knight-produced feature-length film covers Oasis’ historic 2025 reunion tour, which began on July 4 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff and concluded on November 23 at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil.
In the footage, Liam and Noel Gallagher are captured behind the scenes at the stadium shows, and it also comes with on-stage footage, an exclusive look at their rehearsals, and the brothers’ first joint interview in over 20 years.
Now, speaking about the documentary ahead of the film’s premiere at Venice Film Festival, directors Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern have shared what fans can expect from the film, and how it felt to be invited to document the huge comeback.
“It was amazing to watch,” Lovelace told Variety. “It was so interesting hearing the music come together, having not heard them play as a band for 15/16 years, but also seeing them reconnecting. It was a privileged view.”
The two also confirmed that there was no camera crew in the room as the brothers first reunited, only a hidden camera. “We didn’t want it to feel mediated,” Southern shared. “We didn’t want it to feel like there’s an annoying camera crew running around getting in their way. We were aware of how sensitive it was, and that this was literally the first time they’d been in a room together for a prolonged period for 15 years.”
Southern also confirmed that there will not be any videos of them getting emotional as they went back into the studio together and reunited for the first time in over a decade. “It’s the Gallaghers, it’s not Dawson’s Creek,” he quipped. “They’re not gonna sit down and talk about their emotions.”
The directors, who are also behind Shut Up and Play the Hits and Meet Me in the Bathroom, also told the outlet how they were impressed by “how seriously” Liam and Noel took the whole process.
“It was very workmanlike,” Southern continued. “There was no kind of messing around. As soon as Liam arrived, it’s like, ‘Right, are we doing this?’ And they were just going through the whole set. But it’s sort of fascinating to watch that process and then the subtleties of their interactions, because there was no huge kind of coming together.”
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The documentary arrives amid rumours of the Britpop giants coming back together for another run of live shows in 2027.
Already, there has been speculation of a Manchester residency next summer, as well as a return to the iconic Knebworth site where they held their record-breaking 1996 concerts.
Rumours surrounding the latter gained momentum when the promoter of the ‘Live ‘25’ tour was granted a licence to host gigs at Knebworth last month. Since then, Noel has added fuel to the fire too, sharing in a recent interview that Oasis have “got to do something in the summer” as there isn’t a men’s football tournament happening, and the band also dropped a cryptic video on social media, which fans believe may be hinting at new tour dates.
There have been rumours of a return to Knebworth circulating since 2025, when a British peer said at the House of Lords that Oasis were playing five, back-to-back anniversary gigs there in 2026. She would later backtrack on the comments.
While there are rumours of more live shows next summer – including potential dates across Europe – Liam has seemingly made it clear that the band have no intention of playing at Glastonbury 2027.
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