From sweary Brit Awards mayhem to that time they brought Manchester to tears, here are TV’s Top 12 Oasis Moments – the most legendary, chaotic, and downright iconic bits of telly that made Oasis more than just a band… they were a full-blown rock’n’roll soap opera. 📺🍻👇
1. “Has-beens shouldn’t present awards to gonna-bes” – Brit Awards 1996 🏆🖕
The Gallaghers owned the ‘90s Brits like they were born for chaos. After winning Best British Album, Liam turned the stage into a pub brawl in slow motion, throwing insults at Blur and miming cocaine use. And when Noel dropped that quote? You could hear every press officer in Britain have a heart attack.
2. MTV Unplugged… Without Liam 🎙️🍷
Liam pulled a no-show for their 1996 MTV Unplugged gig due to a “sore throat” — then heckled from the balcony with a cig and pint in hand while Noel carried the whole set. It was equal parts awkward and iconic. Only Oasis, mun.
3. The Morning Glory rooftop gig – ’95 🎸☀️
Remember when they basically recreated Let It Be by playing on top of a London record shop? Beatles homage or Britpop power move? Either way, the footage still slaps harder than a pissed Liam in a dressing room.
4. “Do you know what I mean?” – TFI Friday takeover 📺🍻
Oasis hijacked Chris Evans’ cult Friday night show in 1997, downed the entire green room’s booze, swore live on air, then absolutely blew the roof off with “D’You Know What I Mean?”. Chaos? Yes. Legendary telly? Proper job.
5. When Noel told America “we’re bigger than God” 🇺🇸🙏
Appearing on The Tonight Show in 1997, Noel claimed Oasis were bigger than God in the US. The media meltdown that followed made the Beatles comparison look tame. Still not as mad as him thinking Be Here Now was flawless.
6. Liam storms out of ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ on The White Room 😤🎤
Mid-performance, Liam just… left. Noel took over vocals without missing a beat. The perfect TV metaphor for their entire bloody career.
7. The ‘Live Forever’ Glastonbury high 🌾🌌
- Glastonbury. Oasis at their absolute peak. Liam’s voice, Noel’s solos, the crowd chanting every word – captured beautifully for BBC2’s coverage. You could bottle that energy and sell it as Britpop in a can.
8. Liam’s Newsnight cameo 😳📺
Yes, you read that right. Somehow, Liam Gallagher turned up on Newsnight in the 2000s, half-cut, swearing about politics and wearing sunglasses indoors. Paxman didn’t stand a chance.
9. Manchester One Love concert, 2017 – Liam flies solo for a mourning city 🕊️🎶
After the Manchester Arena bombing, Liam stepped up to headline the tribute show. He belted out “Live Forever” for a broken city – no Noel, no drama, just love. It wasn’t about the feud. It was about home.
10. Knebworth ‘96 – broadcast history 🎥🎤
Not just a gig, but a generation-defining moment – beamed into millions of homes via late-night TV and later immortalised in documentaries. 250,000 fans. Helicopter shots. Union Jacks. Liam in full God mode. Goosebumps, mun.
11. Liam in ‘Supersonic’ doc: “I am Oasis.” 🎬😎
The 2016 documentary Supersonic gave us some of the rawest, most hilarious, and most brutally honest Gallagher soundbites ever. Liam’s quote? Iconic. Accurate? Debatable. Entertaining? Hell yes.
12. The Comeback – Cardiff 2025 🏟️🔥
This Friday, it finally happens. For the first time in 16 years, the Gallaghers take the stage together. It’s already being called one of the most watched live music events in UK broadcast history. Millions are expected to tune in. The merch’s sold out. The hype is biblical. C’mon butt, history’s being made – again.
🎤 So what’s occurring?
Just the greatest band of the ’90s getting back together like it’s the Second Coming. Whether you’re watching on telly, streaming from your tent, or stood in the mud screaming “Sally can wait!”, one thing’s clear…
Oasis aren’t just back. They never really left.
🧢 Stay tuned to The Riff Report for full reunion coverage, gig breakdowns, and mad-for-it merch drops. Diolch and don’t look back in anger. 😉
