Liam Gallagher Slams Rumours Of Oasis Glastonbury 2027 Headline Slot
Liam Gallagher has forcefully dismissed speculation that Oasis will headline the Glastonbury Festival in 2027, responding with an expletive-laden tirade on social media platform X directed at festival attendees. According to reports from RTE.ie and The Independent, the frontman’s outburst followed bookmaker odds placing the reunited Manchester band at 4/1 to top the bill at Worthy Farm.
Bookmaker Odds Clash With Frontman’s Response
Speculation surrounding a potential Worthy Farm appearance surfaced after bookmakers installed Oasis as early favourites to headline the Somerset festival’s return in 2027, sitting at 4/1 odds alongside artists such as Sam Fender and Harry Styles. An Oasis fan account on X highlighted a report from The Scotsman suggesting the band could make a return to the Pyramid Stage following their reunion tour.
Liam Gallagher swiftly shut down the chatter, writing on X: “It’s not HAPPENING so all you croc wearing flag waving shit c** can calm the f* down.” According to coverage by The Independent, the 53-year-old singer doubled down on his disdain for the festival’s crowd in a subsequent post detailing a nightmare about being whipped with flags by festivalgoers.
Deep-Seated Friction Between Gallagher Brothers and Worthy Farm
The refusal to entertain a Glastonbury slot stems from a well-documented weariness of the festival’s culture by both Gallagher brothers. Oasis previously headlined the Pyramid Stage in 1995 and 2004, but Liam later described the main stage audience as “a load of jamboree teachers” and “divs dressed in Ty die clothes banging clogs and blowing up balloons.”
Noel Gallagher, 59, expressed similar sentiments during a podcast appearance, criticizing the event for becoming “a bit woke” and plagued by “virtue-signalling.” Despite describing the festival as “probably the best f****** thing about Britain apart from the Premier League,” Noel’s critique of flag-waving attendees aligns with Liam’s recent social media outburst.
Alternative Touring Plans
While Worthy Farm appears off the table for 2027, plans for alternative live performances are moving forward. At the start of August, SJM Concerts—the promoters behind the band’s reunion tour—secured a premises licence for Knebworth House from North Hertfordshire Council. The licence permits crowds of up to 125,000 with live music running until 3am. Reports suggest the brothers could play six nights at the Hertfordshire estate alongside a 12-night residency at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.
A documentary titled Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, tracking the reunion tour from rehearsals to backstage moments, is scheduled to screen in cinemas on September 9 and release on Disney Plus, featuring the first joint interviews with Noel and Liam in over two decades.
As festival organiser Emily Eavis confirmed on BBC Radio 4’s PM programme that the three headliners for 2027 are locked in—ruling out Madonna while remaining tight-lipped about other contenders—Oasis are charting an independent course.
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