Oasis mania hit Venice Film Festival on Saturday night as Liam and Noel Gallagher presented the world premiere of their highly anticipated documentary âDonât Look Back in Anger.â
The rock doc received an eight-minute standing ovation as the once-estranged brothers held hands and raised them triumphantly.
Earlier on the red carpet, Italian fans donned their best bucket hats and band merch, singing along to âChampagne Supernovaâ and âWonderwallâ as they waited for Liam and Noel to arrive. Ever the rock ânâ roll stars, when they finally did, it was through the cinemaâs entrance instead of from a car at the start of the carpet, causing screams to erupt. The Gallaghers, known for their love of windbreakers and generally unfancy attire, dressed up for the occasion in smart black suits. Fans chanted âOasis! Oasis! Oasis!â as the brothers signed autographs separately, before coming together to pose for photos â even holding hands and raising them up victoriously for one shot.
Directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the documentary âcharts Liam and Noel Gallagherâs triumphant reunion tour, Oasis Live â25, one of the most anticipated rock ânâ roll comebacks of our time,â according to its official synopsis. The film, which premieres in theaters Sept. 11 before bowing on Disney+ later this year, boasts footage of the band both backstage and onstage as well as the first joint interview with often-feuding brothers Noel and Liam in over 20 years.
The Oasis reunion tour last year marked the first time the Gallagher brothers had played together since 2009. Tickets for the tour sold out immediately and it went on to generate hundreds of millions of dollars across dates in the U.K., North America, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
The success of Oasis Live â25 â and the fact that the brothers are still getting along well enough to do press for their documentary together â has sparked rumors of a further Oasis tour, perhaps next year. Though the Gallaghers werenât on hand at the filmâs press conference earlier on Saturday to field questions, the band has posted several cryptic teasers on Instagram that have sent fans into detective mode. Adding to the speculation, Noel said in a recent interview on Talksport: âLetâs put it this way: thereâs no football tournament on next year, so weâve got to do something in the summer, right?â