Liam and Noel Gallagher returned to London Monday for the U.K. premiere of “Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger,” just two days after the documentary’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The brothers arrived together for the screening of the film, which chronicles their band’s blockbuster reunion tour from the previous year.
Writer Steven Knight, who created the project, addressed the crowd alongside the Gallaghers before the screening began, telling the audience to prepare themselves for an emotional experience. Neither brother spoke at length during the introduction, though Liam offered a brief aside after a microphone malfunctioned, calling it the story of his life. Directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace built the film from footage shot across twelve concerts on three continents during the band’s Live ’25 tour, including rehearsal and backstage material that had not previously been shown publicly.
The London premiere drew a wide mix of attendees, including Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten, soccer player Jack Grealish, television presenter Vernon Kay and film producer Andrew Macdonald. Several of the Gallaghers’ children also attended in support of their fathers, among them Lennon, Anais, Donovan, Sonny, Molly and Gene.
The documentary arrives after years of public tension between the brothers, who did not perform together for roughly sixteen years following Noel’s departure from the band in 2009. Southern and Lovelace previously directed the 2012 LCD Soundsystem concert film “Shut Up and Play the Hits,” giving them established credentials in music documentary work before taking on the Oasis project.
Disney will give the film a limited theatrical run beginning September 11, with showings in select Imax locations and U.S. theaters. It will later stream on Hulu domestically and on Disney+ internationally. At the Venice premiere over the weekend, Liam appeared to consider leaving the theater during a standing ovation before staying to sign autographs for fans, then joined Noel in raising their arms together to applause from the crowd.
