Oasis dedicate hit song 'Live Forever' to Diogo Jota as the band reunites on stage after 16 years

Published on 05/07/2025 - 20:27 GMT+2

Oasis returned to nan shape connected Friday aft a 16-year hiatus. The set kicked disconnected their world circuit successful Cardiff, Wales, successful beforehand of a jam-packed Principality Stadium.

The Gallagher brothers' return to nan shape is an important infinitesimal for nan band's fans who, contempt their enthusiasm to perceive their top hits unrecorded again, stay reserved arsenic concerns loom connected whether aliases not nan set will complete their "Live '25" circuit without arguments betwixt nan brothers.

The group divided up successful 2009 pinch Noel Gallagher leaving nan set aft a backstage statement pinch relative and bandmate Liam astatine a show adjacent Paris. Liam destroyed a reddish Gibson guitar that belonged to his relative successful a heated statement earlier nan concert, and this infinitesimal is said to person triggered nan break-up of Oasis. The brothers person engaged successful an on-again, off-again nationalist feud for years since.

"Live Forever" dedicated to Diogo Jota

On Friday, nan set played nan first performance of their "Live '25" reunion world circuit successful Cardiff. The Manchester band's return was besides marked by nan dedication of nan deed opus "Live Forever" to nan precocious footballer Diogo Jota.

Jota, 28 - who played for English broadside Liverpool - died connected Thursday successful a car clang on pinch his younger brother, André Silva, 25, besides a footballer - playing for Portugal's 2nd section - adjacent Zamora successful Spain.

In nan last moments of nan song, nan elephantine screens connected shape projected nan number 20 connected nan Liverpool player's shirt, raising emotions and drafting cheers and applause among nan onlooking fans successful nan stadium.

Jota and his relative were driving to Santander, successful nan northbound of Spain, wherever they were group to return a ferry to England to return for his Liverpool preparations and training for nan upcoming 2025-26 season, scheduled to statesman connected 7 July.

The Portuguese striker was temporarily restricted from travelling by level owed to insignificant room connected his lungs, an wounded he contracted astatine nan extremity of nan season, and whose aesculapian involution had been postponed astatine nan petition of nan player, who was keen to participate successful nan Nations League final, which Portugal won aft beating Spain connected penalties.

Just weeks anterior to his shocking death, Jota tied nan knot pinch his long-time partner Rute Cardoso connected 22 June. The mates had 3 children together, nan youngest little than a twelvemonth old.

Liverpool, meanwhile, person announced that they will honour nan player's statement until its extremity successful 2 years and person promised to support nan player's family. Diogo Jota's number 20 was besides retired by nan nine to honour nan precocious player's legacy.