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Noel Gallagher quits Oasis after Paris 'altercation'

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Noel Gallagher quit Oasis tonight (August 28).

Following the Manchester band's cancelled show at the Paris Rock en Seine festival this evening, he posted the following statement on Oasisinet.com.

"It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight," he wrote. "People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with [singer, his brother] Liam a day longer."

The band pulled out of the Paris show just before they were due onstage, with organisers allegedly displaying a message explaining an "altercation" had caused the cancellation.

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cocksdfoghsoguhj

Aug 29, 2009

About Fucking Time.. Thank FuckPointy shoes rule.

AlexCanWait

Aug 29, 2009

OHH YESSS :DTHE END OF THE MOST MUNDANE BAND IN HISTORY HAS FINALLY COME

aphexbin

Aug 29, 2009

I'm not surprised apparently they were throwing chairs at each other then liam smashed noels guitar in front of all the other bands backstage

aphexbin

Aug 29, 2009

I'm not surprised apparently they were throwing chairs at each other then liam smashed noels guitar in front of all the other bands backstage

marc13

Aug 29, 2009

Nooooooooo!!!!

crusty_juggler

Aug 29, 2009

Ah shit. They haven't done anything good for a while, and now the talented one has gone, I can't see that changing.

awc29

Aug 29, 2009

sad times

emiliozamora

Aug 29, 2009

Noel Gallagher is OASIS

Bigtrain2001

Aug 29, 2009

go solo

splitneedles

Aug 29, 2009

fucking guttered man, GREAT SADDNESS. Everybody put on Definately Maybe when they hear about this

Oasissucks

Aug 29, 2009

I registered on this website just to say that I hope Oasis never records another song again. Fucking wankers.

Barcroft

Aug 29, 2009

Music fans will now be able to breathe a sigh of relief :)

slide_away01

Aug 29, 2009

i dont care what anyone will say, this is a sad day :(

Golfman

Aug 29, 2009

Hooray!!

The Runner

Aug 29, 2009

Brilliant news!!

darko189

Aug 29, 2009

Holy shit, it looks like we'll finally see the back of them! Don't worry NME, I'm sure you'll find a way to waffle on about them every fucking issue. There's the obligatory memorial issue, fans' and bands' reactions, 'classic' posters, 10 year old gig reviews....

RedBellyBoy

Aug 29, 2009

Woooooooooooohhhhhoooooooooooooo!!!!! Oh happy day!!! That's made my weekend that has, free of anymore Oasis at last, thanks Noel! Brilliant!

acedrums

Aug 29, 2009

Perhaps there is a God after all. At last we may finally see the end of the most overrated band of all time! NME, does this mean, surely not, that your stalker led obsession with the band may end!?Please confirm this. The prospect of no more articles with Liam telling some random person with a brain they are a 'fucking student' as though that was insulting and of Noel claiming Oasis to be as important 'as the Rolling Stones' is something to be savoured.

dcdc74

Aug 29, 2009

Finally

Chantrill

Aug 29, 2009

Can't believe it's happening. Just can't. Oasis is my everything talking about music. Oasis lives forever no matter what.

hness

Aug 29, 2009

Can i be the first to congratulate Noel on his long overdue descision? Hooray!

peterkane

Aug 29, 2009

i can see the headline " oasis, rest in pieces" im gutted, they were the soundtrack and the boot behind my teenage years, they were similar to so many great bands before them but they transcended and set themselves apart by being so damn good at being themselves, won't be another band the same, loved them and will do till i die.

morano1989

Aug 29, 2009

I am sure anyone who has followed them from the beginning are relieved as well. it's been a painful 12 years since Be Here Now. Some nice moments on the last to albums, but nothing worthy of the name Oasis. Farewell guys. Thanks for the mid-90s.

Superdan_484

Aug 29, 2009

I know there are a lot of Oasis haters on here. But at the end of the day, if Noel genuinely doesn't ever want to get back with Oasis, we've lost one of the only true iconic British Bands still going and lets face it everyone feels a bit awkward seeing The Who and Rolling Stones strutting their stuff. Worst day of my life, listening through their albums chronologically as i type. Going to be a long night

punkrock_1976

Aug 29, 2009

Whatever.

Ronix

Aug 29, 2009

I so terribly hope this is like the other zillion times they split up and got back together again.. otherwise the world will be a little sadder after this..

RedHorrors

Aug 29, 2009

Noooo. Its a shame. I'm gutted. What now? Oasis without Noel? It wouldnt be Oasis!

maffyou1

Aug 29, 2009

The greatest band of my life time and my fav band for the last 13 years. So sad. Thanks for the memories and the incredible, life-changing music lads.

oasissisao

Aug 29, 2009

LIVE FOREVER... The best band in the world... ever

Museician

Aug 29, 2009

Chavs and middle aged men across the country are mourning.

sydbarrett5

Aug 29, 2009

If the kids can't get along, it's probably best they don't play together.

Airek

Aug 29, 2009

Yawn...

vassemo

Aug 29, 2009

They should quit in 1998. But they didn't do it...........

Orangeboy

Aug 29, 2009

Oasis were past their best a long time ago. 12 years by my watch. The last album, for people that had grown up with them was embarassing. It shows that they havenÂ´t developed at all. IÂ´ve also noticed on this Oasis "round" that theyÂ´ve been cashing in as much as they can, which has also turned me off. I like many former Oasis fans thought to myself what is the point of going to see them? What are they going to do that is new? Nothing is the answer. But this is all a publicity stunt anyway. Noel will do his solo album, and then two years later, Oasis will "triumphantly" reform. And the masses will buy tickets in their droves. They have sold out more than any band I can think of. The only saving grace is that Noel on his own might be able to write some good songs again.

Lancelot155

Aug 29, 2009

Long Live Noel

AutumnStone

Aug 29, 2009

Cue Noel Gallagher Solo album then massive Oasis reunion in 10 years time....

Rob BRFC

Aug 29, 2009

And they say 'all news is bad news'! Hallelujah. If you ask me Liam has single handedly tried to ruin every song he has sung since definitly maybe. Not that ive been blown away with many of Noels songs since then, but the single worst thing about them by a merry mile has clearly been that bow legged, terry-christian-voiced, gets his teeth knocked out moron Liam.Im so looking forward to some of Liams solo material! The big girl is straight from a playground. False attitude and delusions of being hard (bottled it from Robbie Williams (!!!) and teeth rearranged in Germany - and by an ordinary lad - not 'mafia gangsters' as he tried to claim)Cant sing. cant play, cant write songs and is jealous of his OWN BROTHER!Boring, boring Liam... time to grow fat and old soft lad!!!!At least Noel can concentrate on trying to write another good album like the one he wrote in 1990-something or other.

beforeandafter

Aug 29, 2009

absolutely gutted. miss you already, chief! x

jona100

Aug 29, 2009

Who cares about a couple of old 1990;s has-beens?

___Humbug

Aug 29, 2009

Sad day for british music, the last great british rock 'n' roll band. Down to Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian now to fend off the spotty indie shitsters. They'll be a huge miss to music, regardless of whether you're into them or not. RIP.

Markey92

Aug 29, 2009

Why do people feel the need to slag them off? They are arguably the best band that the UK has produced for YEARS, and I'm pretty devastated at this news. Gonna put on the albums I think.

Will1972

Aug 29, 2009

Thank Christ.. Noel can now concentrate on playing with his eyebrows and being a 'Thunderbirds Parker the Driver' lookalike on a full time basis and Liam can focus on hanging off the arm of an All Saint and his "inspired" new clothing line. Goodnight and God Bless...

mr grieves

Aug 29, 2009

Yeesssss! thank f*ck for that hope they stay split up i doubt it though, they'll probably reform as soon as the cash starts to run low. Can we now get liam to join u2?, and split up those c u next tuesdays up aswell

finn78

Aug 29, 2009

I have always been a huge Oasis fan..the first album was pretty much my the soundtrack to my youth. But I hope this spilt is actually for real. Oasis have seemed tired for ages now. It would actually be far more interesting what both brothers come up with solo - an Oasis without Noel (Liam at the helm) & a Noel Solo effort. Bring on the nest wave of media compatition. Its no longer Oasis VS Blur....but Oasis VS Neol....you couldn't have written it any better.

soshush

Aug 29, 2009

Oh No! NME will have nothing to write about - all those blank pages.

james_S10

Aug 29, 2009

middle class pompous university students around britain will be celebrating. now they can enjoy high culture and snobbery again and maybe it will become fashionable again. people will always hate oasis coz they said it like it was, instead of prancing around with this bullshit pretension. it was just your shit, you ha you, your as bad as your fucking jeans, and they are fucking bad, and as for you, dont even get me started on you. these indie bands just create an atmosphere where everyones content with being shit. and barcroft, i dont think you can really call long blondes and white lies great, can you, its not music is it. oasis was emotional, working class and honest. the bands you funboys classify music is all dishonest pretentious shit art. id rather have good music(oasis)_ over shit art(think bloc party). and to musiecian chavs dont like oasis, they like garage, lads like oasis. Yet you dont know about it do ya, coz you just read about it in your cosy palace. They are both working class subcultures so they are all the same to you. Oasis, brilliant music, actually relevant. and all the beatles shit, lets be honest, if any of you "music fans" actually knew music youd know that oasis sound alot more like t-rex, slade, the La's, The Stone Roses, the real people and The Who. but you just read cliched articles. "We see things theyll never see". Oasis, the most relevant british band of the last 20 years. The Long Blondes, White Lies???? what. middle class fanboys, make your witticisms which you have long strummed over here. it makes up for the inadequacy of not being able to plug witty comments in proper social environments. I'm off to listen to definitely maybe. RIP Oasis

ned5k

Aug 29, 2009

Maybe Andy Bell can reform Ride

Millsychops

Aug 29, 2009

Hmmm.Before the last album I wouldnt really have cared but it was a quality effort.Noels solo stuff could be very good indeed if he keeps a rock edge to it and the accoustic stuff to a minimum. Dont give a fuck what happens to Liam.

davidagillespie

Aug 29, 2009

2 very average retro rock albums and then 10 years of plodding mundanity. They made music for people who liked being part of the herd. Plus for all their pathetic ' hardman ' talk did they ever actually win a fight ?

Scuzzboy24

Aug 29, 2009

When will the Heavy Stereo / Hurricane No.1 joint headline tour be announced?

donogh

Aug 29, 2009

There are many haters of oasis on this site - but im guessing they are still in school and not old enough to remember that Oasis were THE band in the 90's and changed everything. Most of their albums post 2000 were very good and they still had some fantastic singles! Can anyone name a band now today thats good enough, relevant enough to create a lasting impact and strike up an immediate debate like Oasis can?

dynohmike

Aug 29, 2009

What is truly sad is that there are apparently loads of people out there who have nothing better to do than comment on bands they don't like. You seriously have that much free time? Maybe try talking to girls... going out... doing something with yourselves? Ever tried that? Probably not. Hope Noel is happy with his decision and gets on the solo album.

Taffi

Aug 29, 2009

No-asis!!!

caster3283

Aug 29, 2009

Sad news , Oasis soundtracked my life. There isn't alot left i think. Can't stand all these twatty indie bands - they all sound the same. Makes me laugh all these people slagging off Oasis on here. They have done more than all the bollocks bands that are featured in the NME week in and week out put together. Their songs defined a generation and restored decent music to the charts. There is no one to take their place.

Dangerous Marsupial

Aug 29, 2009

As much as I dislike the way Oasis have slagged off just about every band in history, just maybe they're the only ones with the right to do so.

darko189

Aug 29, 2009

james_S10 - being a working class band doesn't make that band good. I don't give a fuck if they're working class. It's a cheap gimmick to gain fans. "Living on an estate is proper shit, innit? 'Ang on lads, is that 'Wonderwall'? I fookin' love this song! I said maybeeeeeeeeeee...."Did you know that aside from the prententious, arty types and Oasis dickheads there are people and music that don't fit into either group? I shit you not.

msuttz1927

Aug 29, 2009

I don't understand the hatred shown from NME readers towards Oasis! this band is always on the receiving end of musical snobbery, e.g. â€˜Museician, Aug 29 2009: chavs and middle aged men across the country are mourningâ€™! no doubt your some indie lad wearing the jeans given to you by your sister as she couldnâ€™t fit into them! if this is 'it', then this is a very sad day for music, not just for British rock n' roll, but for rock n' roll around the globe! a couple of 1990's has-beens, I think not! who in this day and age could sell out Wembley, Heaton Park, the Hollywood Bowl, Knebworth or Even Madison Square Garden, as well as having the same influence on kids growing up on the streets of England in '09, as those back in '94??? well, I'm certainly racking my brain! don't forget that, without Oasis, many of today's bands would hardly exist, that or they would have an entirely different sound - think of Kasabian, The Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, The Enemy, KOL and The Strokes, to name just a few! you ask who there influences where, no doubt Oasis' name would appear on that list! you wont go to any other gig in the world and find middle-aged men embrace each other, arms round shoulders, fists in the air, singing their hearts out to the anthems of their generation â€“ if you have ever witnessed this, like I have, you will know what Iâ€™m talking about, its a sight you know you'll never see anywhere else! of course they haven't bettered 'Definitely, Maybe' or '...Morning Glory!', who could!?!?! those albums changed the course of music in the 90's, albums that made â€˜usâ€™ dare believe we could and can change the world! their music has brought joy to some many fans and people worldwide, bringing hope and belief to every single one of us, no matter what may stand in our way, no matter how shite the times are, that we can â€˜live foreverâ€™! Amen!

Ordinarygrl

Aug 29, 2009

NOO!!! this is such a sad day, absolutly love oasis, i will miss the soo much!! im so happy i saw them before they split, hopefully they will get back together?? LIVE FOREVER!!!

lahalane

Aug 29, 2009

Hahaha the state of the people coming on commenting 'whatever' 'i dont care' Why enter the article in the first place never mind commenting It just seems its 'cool' to dislike Oasis and popular bands Why? And all the people saying thank God we're rid of them? Its Oasis....they break up every other day anyway and even if they dont theyll more than likely both still be in the music business so youve not heard the end of them you idiots I know its kinda sad but I do take a little joy from the fact that all you idiots commenting negatively about Oasis will see in the next while that they will still be about Hahaha you morons

1984orwell

Aug 29, 2009

The greatest band of the last 20 years are no more. Sit back stick Definitely Maybe on full whack and learn something about rock n roll you souless, middle class, philistine wankers. Live Forever!!!!!!!

thick_as_thieves

Aug 29, 2009

im of the opinion that every album is great. nothing could ever have topped the first 2, but every album has brilliant songs. looking forward to noels solo stuff, hes throws away great songs, plus liams voice is going. long live noel!

TIM KERO

Aug 29, 2009

no PLEASE no why??? noel you cant quit oasis

keithgal

Aug 29, 2009

msuttz1927 and james_S10,well said, because of listening to oasis i discovered their influences, who are now my influences, without the gallaghers i dont think i would have become a fan of The Beatles, Stones,The Who, The Kinks, The Roses, The Smiths. Etc ,etc. Ive seen Oasis 10 times and all the emotions that have been talked about, ive been through them all, you dont have to be uneducated or a lad to love oasis. LIVE 4 EVER

TIM KERO

Aug 29, 2009

its really sad news, i happy that i saw oasis in januari this year, one of the best rock group of all time that has inspired every generation of band after them,incuding me, i am listing to live forver right now, OASIS WILL LIVE FOREVER!! REMBER THIS DAY THAT ONE OF THE BEST BAND EVER SPLIT

Museician

Aug 29, 2009

Msuttz1927, how wrong you are, theres only 2 or 3 indie bands i can listen to, i don't have a sister neither do i wear those horrible sperm killing devices passed of as Jeans, i've never been to topshop either so don't start on that one. By the way my legiances belong with Metal and alternative rock in general. Rant over.

ryan2009cov

Aug 29, 2009

I'm absoloutley gutted, Oasis forever, Noel please rejoin! Music needs you!

ed2005

Aug 29, 2009

Oasis were one of the most important bands in the mid-1990s, and they soundtracked a particular place and time in my life and many other people's. the first two albums are stone cold classics and deserve their place in history. For that I am extremely grateful and they deserve respect. However, they have been on a steady decline since Be Here Now (funnily enough, the album of their career that saw them get the worst reviews was Morning Glory. FACT. Even though it was and is a brilliant album). I have to say that Liam Gallagher's anti-intellectual stance is absolutely nothing to do with being working class and symptomatic of a massive inferiority complex and a chip on his shoulder. There are plenty of working class Mancunians who did have a brain and read - ever heard of Steven Morrissey?

playparanoid

Aug 29, 2009

They are/were one of the few bands that still had that true rock attitude. Stopped listening to them about ten years ago but still, if it's definitely over this time, it is an end of an era.

LucieLibertine

Aug 29, 2009

what? no! why?

paulrobbo

Aug 29, 2009

NME readers are complete morons. Don't know music if it kicked them in the balls. Much like the actual so called magazine magazine. It's just turned into The Sun of the music magazines.

RamothCure

Aug 29, 2009

This is tremendous news (first Big Brother and now this! Maybe the next decade will make up for the last 2!). Oasis were simply the worst thing in British music for the last tedious 15 years. Attitude over any sort of substance. And the slew of utter shit they inspired is even worse. Let's hope this means the end of them for good...then maybe music can move forward again. Goodbye Oasis...you made me ashamed of our music scene.

97mde

Aug 29, 2009

Oasis were always The Rolling Stones of Britpop, Blur were our Beatles. Even this year, we saw who was best. Oasis were a great singles band, but Blur we're the ultimate Britpop group.

meg.rah15

Aug 30, 2009

i like how all the people commenting are saying "who cares about them?" yet this story has almost 60 comments on it.this sucks. they were our musical life line.

Dettol

Aug 30, 2009

Shame it was only 12 years too late... better late then never I guess

Mr.Monobrow

Aug 30, 2009

You can all say what you want but you all know that somewhere in your music collection you have at least 5 oasis tracks. To all who say Oasis are irrelevant, what a load of horse shit; if they were irrelevant, you wouldn't talk about them. Had Burnages finest never formed, you wouldn't have your Arctic Monkeys, Razorlights, Libertines etc around today. I don't care what you say, all of those bands have said in an interview had it not been for Definitely Maybe, they wouldn't have made the music they make. You can all walk around like blind sheep wearing your checkered shirts, skin tight jeans, snooker cue shoes and look like you've just come off of the streets and could do with a fucking good wash but remember that had it not been for these boys, music as we know it would be obsolete. Everyone would be walking round acting like a gangster rapper, when they come from Oxford, Cambridge etc. FUCK THE HATERS! Live Forever!

1984orwell

Aug 30, 2009

97 mde the problem with Oasis is that they wrote the greatest album they could possibly ever produce with Definitely Maybe. They could write music until the year 3000 and they'd never top the sheer genius of that album. Blur on the other hand are still trying to write its parallel nearly 15 years after britpop finished. Live Forever!!!!!!!!

ned5k

Aug 30, 2009

It really is a shame. Oasis were a great band and still are even though their popularity was done, especially here in the states. Still love listening to their albums and seeing them live. They'll get back together, just give it time. Just like New Order. In the meantime, heard Noel is joining Blur