Oasis reunion: Why did Liam and Noel Gallagher fall out - and why have they made up again after 15 years?

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It's been fifteen years since the band performed together, after brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher famously fell out, but now it seems the pair have settled their differences to the delight of longtime fans.
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00:00Oasis's conception goes way back to 1991. Characterised as one of the biggest genre-defining
00:08and decade-defining groups globally, Oasis was originally formed of brothers Liam and
00:13Noel obviously, guitarist Paul Arthurs, bassist Paul McGugan and drummer Tony McCarroll. Now,
00:20the line-up was subject to change over years gone by and it's not entirely clear yet who
00:25fans will be seeing perform on tour with the Gallagher brothers. Now, it was their song
00:30Supersonic which released in 1994 which was the band's first major release. Hitting number two
00:35on the UK indie chart, Supersonic seemed to shoot Oasis into superstardom. It was the subsequent
00:41release of album Definitely Maybe which furthered the band's success and it's when What's The Story
00:47Morning Glory was released that it cemented their superstardom. Some career highlights worthy of
00:52mention include their onslaught of Glastonbury gigs. Performing in 1995, the band headlined
00:58Glastonbury on the celebrated Pyramid Stage, previewing tracks from their as yet unreleased
01:04album What's The Story Morning Glory. Later in 2004, the band headlined once again, this time
01:10alongside former Beatles royalty Sir Paul McCartney and Pump Rockers Muse. And then it all came to a
01:17halt in 2009. The now infamous bust up between brothers Liam and Noel saw the band break up.
01:23What do we know about what happened and why it took so long to solve? Now, let's go back to
01:28Paris 2009. The Gallagher brothers were set to play at the Rock in Seine festival but just before
01:34going on stage, the brothers traded blows in a fight which saw the performance cancelled and
01:39which saw Liam reportedly smash Noel's guitar after hearing he was quitting. Now, whilst the brothers
01:45have been seen to sling insults at each other on social media over the past few years,
01:50reports have said that following Noel's split with former wife
01:53Sarah McDonald, the brothers are the closest they've been in years.

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