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Gallagher

The Fall and Rise of Oasis: the new 2025 biography of one of the world's biggest bands

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Pub Date May 15 2025 | Archive Date Jul 25 2025

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'Brilliant...an absolute classic' Paul Ross

'Harrison usefully tracks the brothers' post-Oasis careers and the toxifying feud between them' Ludovic Hunter Tilney, Financial Times

'Harrison...goes further than most in getting to the core of who the Gallaghers are' Shaun Curran, TheiPaper

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'WHEN AN ARTIST IS RELENTLESSLY AUTHENTIC, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN THEM AND TO BELIEVE IN THEIR WORK. AND THE GALLAGHERS BELIEVE IN EACH OTHER ONCE MORE.'

Gallagher chronicles the fall and rise again of one of the world's biggest bands: Oasis. With a focus on Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher's individual journeys, this absorbing biography starts from the shattered remnants of Oasis in 2009, taking fans through 15 years of high and lows as the brothers become formidable solo artists, pinpointing the significant events that allowed them to bridge their fraternal rift and stage the greatest comeback of all time.

Inside, PJ Harrison, a former label owner and artist manager (but above all Oasis fan) who spent time on the road and in the studio with the band, takes fans on a journey to the heart of Oasis and everything they stand for. Through meticulous research, exclusive interviews and inside access, Harrison strives to understand how two brothers rose from a council estate in Manchester to create the dominant musical force of their generation throughout the 1990s and 2000s and why they have such enduring legacies both together and apart.

For three decades, the question of why Liam and Noel, two brothers with the world at their feet, simply couldn't get along has fascinated the world. Gallagher aims to explore that question and offer some answers. What drove them apart in 2009, and what led to their reunion in 2024?

With a foreword from legendary Rolling Stones manager and producer, Andrew Loog Oldham, this unique telling of the Oasis story allows fans new and old to draw their own comparisons between two very different brothers; casting a new light on how they navigated fame, feuds and family to create music history before shocking the world with the reunion nobody thought could happen.

'Brilliant...an absolute classic' Paul Ross

'Harrison usefully tracks the brothers' post-Oasis careers and the toxifying feud between them' Ludovic Hunter Tilney, Financial Times

'Harrison...goes...


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PAGES 320

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I have always been a fan of Oasis but didn't know a lot about the band's history. These chapters are split into each brother, and I really liked it. The book was really detailed, but not boring. It was really informative

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I wasn’t around for the peak of Oasis’s popularity in the 90s because of my age. I first heard them in 2011, after they had already broken up. And now, during their reunion tour, this book feels like a gift both for long-time fans and for those who are just discovering their music and story. It covers the highs and lows of the band, the complicated relationship between the Gallagher brothers, and moments from their personal lives. As a fan of Oasis, I definitely recommend it to anyone interested in their music, as well as to those wondering why, after all these quiet years, they’re still able to fill stadiums.

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