The BBC’s Anna Doble was 17 when she saw Oasis play at Knebworth. Almost three decades on, she speaks to a new group of young, hardcore – and often female – fans who are drawn to a band who peaked before they were even born.
Jasmine Griffin-Jones, whose prized possession is a Liam Gallagher set list, still can’t believe it’s true. “I was sat in shock for quite a while,” she explains about hearing news of the Oasis reunion.
She is 19 and lives in Widnes in Cheshire, 30 miles west of Burnage, where the Gallagher brothers – Noel and Liam – grew up on the outskirts of Manchester.
Her mum is a fan of fellow Mancunian band the Stone Roses, which could hold a clue to her passion for Oasis. But she also loves Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and – gasp – Britpop rivals Blur.
Half a world away, in St Petersburg, Russia, 23-year-old Yulia Markovskaia stands in her bedroom surrounded by Oasis posters and her own drawings of the band. She is feeling like she might “explode” while frantically trying to work out how to get to one of the UK concerts in 2025.
“I’m going to sob so hard if they sing Acquiesce together,” she says of the fan-favourite song sung by both Gallagher brothers.
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