Oasis come the British rock band, originally formed in Manchester.

A band achieved international stardom in the mid 1990s, taking inspiration from either elastic like The Beatles, The Stone Roses, The Kinks and T.Rex to create their own kind of British rock. It were at a forefront of the musical style Britpop which replaced Grunge and House music as the virtually all popular types of music around Britain in the mid-1990s.

Led by lead guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother vocaliser Liam Gallagher, Oasis combine catchy melodies, wall-of-sound guitar, mod-style fashion & an chesty swagger. It rose to prominence within 1994 when additionally to their musical profits a band's behaviour each off & on a stage mass produced the children tabloid newspaper staples, by owning frequent reports of heavily sucking down, drug ingesting and violent confrontations appearing regularly in the click. When you took their career a band's line-higher has evolved & sole a Gallagher brothers remain from either a original line higher.

By far a virtually all commercially successful Britpop band, Oasis keep close at hand lang syne outlasted a movement's popularity. When virtually all of their coeval keep around either broken higher (Suede, The Verve), faded from a spotlight (Pulp), or evolved dramatically (Blur, Radiohead), Oasis have maintained their style & remained successful. These are this steadfastness that has be a band's virtually all polarising aspect: fans extol it when "stability" & "consistency" when disparager claim these are grounds to believe of the decline within creative thinking & relevancy.

By owning their records however topping a stock & index charts & their bowl gigs selling call at minutes, Oasis remain one of a virtually all popular and dear elastic in the UK.

History
Early years and breakthrough (1991-1994)

the origins of Oasis began within a band known as A Rain, the guitar class action world health organization experienced taken their title from either the 1966 Beatles' B-side. A band were originally comprised of Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitars), Tony McCaroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). Once Guigsy invited school friend Liam Gallagher to join the class action, Gallagher accepted, & quickly pushed for the band's title to exist as changed to Oasis.

A band so played their number 1 gig when Oasis within August of 1991, at the Boardwalk club in Manchester. Noel, world health organization got recently returned from either touring United states as a roadie for the Inspiral Carpets, came to watch over his immature brother play. Two or three months late, he was invited to join a band. Although he got been critical of a two, he agreed, sustaining a provision that he would be the band's resole songster & leader, & that it would aim for the super top.

When gaining the truehearted & vocal ensuing on the local Manchester gig circuit, Oasis signed to Creation Records in late 1993. These are reputed the band signed as a consequence a Glasgow concert at which they threatened a creator of the club to exist as allowed onstage (this version of cases has non been substantiated). As the result a limited white label release of their song "Columbia", the band freed its 1st commercial singles, "Supersonic" and "Shakermaker," in the spring of 1994. Each gained national radio airplay & were Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom.

Around August 1994 their admittedly breakthrough come using a melodic crossover lone "Live Forever," which hit the UK Top 10. Too around this period a band were included within the high-profile incident in a ferry good outside the Netherlands. Liam & Guigsy were arrested for combat, Numskull & McCarroll were besides detained for alleged shrinkage. 100% quaternion were later refused entry to the Netherlands, and this incident became a number one of numerous tabloid stories on the band. A publicity helped their Definitely Maybe enter a stock and index charts at #1 around September 1994, becoming the fastest merchandising debut album within UK history.

Additional hit singles quickly followed. A October 1994 only "Cigarettes & Alcohol" reached #7 in the UK charts amidst controversy that its central riff had been lifted directly from T-Rex's 1972 hit "Bang a Gong (Get it On)". A EP "Whatever" was released inside December 1994, peaking at #3 in a UK stock & index charts and foreshadowing the band's move toward the mellowly healthy on the ensuing album.

Britpop and the Blur rivalry (1995-1996)
The minor black eye happened in the period of early sessions for their 2nd album while original drummer Tony McCaroll was sacked. Noel claims McCaroll got to last because he was non a good plenty drummer to play the material for the 2nd album. There were likewise reports of scuffles sustaining a Gallaghers. He was replaced using quietly Londoner Alan "Whitey" White, whose brother Steve had drummed for Paul Weller and his band Style Council. McCaroll late attempted to [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/2525313.stm sue the Gallaghers] above his sacking, citing breach of contract, however misused the lawsuit in a triviality. Undisturbed a band continued recording their watch-higher sustaining White on the drumming feces.

Oasis before long experienced their 1st UK #1 using a 1st only from either their 2nd album, "Some Might Say" (the lone track by having McCaroll's performance), inside late April 1995. In the time period of this period, the British media built higher a competition between Oasis & fellow "Britpop" band Blur. A contention turned horrible whenever Noel told The Observer he hoped Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur would "catch AIDS and die." He subsequently [http://ireland.iol.ie/~kglennon/paper/bandi.htm apologised] for this within the formal letter to Melody Maker magazine.

In Monday, August 14, 1995, Blur & Oasis freed fresh singles on the equivalent day, setting higher the "Battle of the Bands" that dominated the week's music news. Possibly because it was further cheaply priced (99p vs £1.99), Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis' "Roll With It" 274,000 copies to 216,00When you took a week. An guide explanation given at a instance was that there were problems associated sustaining a barcode on the 'Roll Sustaining It' lone example, which did non record everthing sales. In the long do, still, Oasis' 2nd album, ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'' became the second largest selling album of all-time in the UK, leaving Blur somewhat behind in popularity.

Although a easy healthy led to mixed reviews, the album went in to sell concluded 18 million copies worldwide & spawned 2 more hit singles by owning "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger", which reached numbers 2 and 1 respectively. A album's opening track "Hello", by using its singsong chant, has turn into something of the concert classic (it features the sample from either Gary Glitter's 1973 Top 10 hit ''HWe, Hello, I'm Back Again).

When their rise to fame reached its zenith, Oasis performed consecutive-to-back concerts at Knebworth Park on the 1& 11 August 1996. the band sold out two shows inside minutes - 250,000 humans complete Deuce nights, at a instance a record-breaking total for an outdoor concert held in the UK. This record was in the future broken by Robbie Williams who played to 125,00Both nighttime all over the Ternary day time.

Around September 1995, Guigsy briefly left a band on the road in the United states of america, citing nervous exhaustion. He wwhen replaced by Scott McLeod, erst of The Ya-Yas, world health organizatiin featured on a bit of of the tour dates likewise as in the "Wonderwall" videos prior to he short left. Sequentially to complete a tour, Guigsy was with success confident to go to to the band. "He looks a bit like the old one", chuckled Noel, while he reintroduced him to the click.

The recording and release of Be Here Now (1997-1998)

Oasis spent a prevent of 1996 & a foremost quarter of 1997 planning their third album. Be Here Now'' was released inside August 1997, a band finding to launch it in the Thursday like than the traditional Monday. Preceded per UK #1 only "D'You Know What I Mean", the album was perhaps their most anticipated effort, and as such became the subject of considerable media attention. Anticipation culminated using a screening of the infotainment, "Right Here, Right Now" in BBC1 on the eve of the album's release. the attendant click attentiin & ballyhoo helped a album be a fastest-selling album inside UK history (a record which however stands), selling 423,000 units on its day of release, & reached total Two in the United states album chart.

Become On this button Nowadays at long last outsold Emphatically Mayhap worldwide however may not match a sales of ''(What's a Story) Morning Glory. Although early media reviews were caring, it used to be that a hoopla got died down, a album wwhen afterwards criticised as swollen & derivative by fans & critics, & Noel Gallagher himself late disavowed a album. Virtually all of a critics focused on the extensive length of many songs, the heavily healthy, & above production. Melody Maker down the road gloated that Become On text Okay,'' got turn into a album virtually all ofttimes sold to 2nd-hand record shops, ending a era of Oasis when media darlings. While an argument between band members interrupted a band's Our contries tour of a album, the band about self-destructed.

Fallowing the Yellow Submarine-inspired video for their 4th UK #1, "All Around The World", the class action saved the moo profile throughout 1998, although the compilation of popular B-sides, The Masterplan, was released around fall 1998.

Changing styles (1999-2004)
A recording of a quaternary album as well saw initiation member Arthurs leave the band. His departure wwhen reported at a period as amicable, using Noel stating that Arthurs wanted to spend extra period by having his personal. Arthurs' statement clarified his allowing then when "to concentrate on other things"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/415855.stm]. Notwithstanding, around the recent locate Noel has offered the contradicting version: that the series of violations of Noel's 'there is no drink to your hearts content or even doses' policy for the album's sessions resulted within the confrontation between them. Selecting a pressure of existence in the band forswearing his close friend as well neat, bass streaming video player "Guigsy" soon gave notice. White, nevertheless, elected to remain sustaining a Gallaghers. So he, Liam & Noel experienced to re-record great deal of the album, by having Noel swimming a lot guitar & bass area. Colin "Gem" Archer, formerly of Heavy Stereo, was brought in as guitarist while Andy Bell, formerly of Ride joined later on bass guitar. Bell got never played bass prior to & he wwhen duty-bound to view swimming it also as a lot Oasis songs of a back catalogue at the eleventh hour prior to their starting tour.

Sustaining a demise of Creation Records, Oasis formed their have label, Big Brother, named when Noel Gallagher, as a subsidiary label of the Sony group.

Oasis's 4th album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants was released inside February 2000 to good foremost-week sales. the album wwhen greeted by lukewarm reviews, still, existence seen when experimental, & a departure from either their traditional healthy, & as of 2005 it remains their lowest-selling album worldwide, although it did spawn another UK number one by owning "Go Let It Out".

A spring of 2000 saw the future line-higher start up the globe tour, which once again proved consequential. Within Barcelona they were forced to cancel the gig at a previous-microscopic because of a hand injury sustained by Alan White. Following, a b& spent a whole nighttime sucking down, and a fight broke out between the Gallagher brothers. Noel so jetted at home immediately & announced he got quit overseas touring. A band replaced him by having guitar technician Matt Deighton to complete a left over tour dates.

When ii months of on-going rumor all about band's long-long-run first, Noel returned for the British leg of the tour, which culminated within the Wembley show. The survive album of the indicate, known as Familiar to Millions, was released within late 2000. Noel, White & Liam tons ended marriages when you took this cycle. Liam, whose marriage to actress/singer Patsy Kensit had been well-known among tabloid readers, presently began the relationship using previous All Saints' Nicole Appleton, who before long became pregnant by having their boy Cistron.

Within mid-2001 a band returned to operate in their next record. Oasis' fifth album, Heathen Chemistry, was released around July 2002. A record retained an experimental flavour, however likewise borrowed heavy from either traditional British sounds. Heathen Chemistry was likewise the lot further balanced recording run for the b&, by using Liam, Andy and Gem whole penning songs. This recently working method, along by owning the less scrap & drug & alcoholic abuse in the studio, finally gave the record a further relaxed sense in comparison preceding efforts. Johnny Marr provided additional guitar too when backup vocals in many songs, & piece critics gave Heathen Chemistry lukewarm reviews, it was commercially successful.

So the band start a globe tour that was successful however flavoured using incidents. Within late summertime of 2002, whilst a band get on tour in the United States, Noel, Andy and traveling keyboardist Jay Darlington were required around the car accident. When none of the band members sustained any major injuries, a select few shows were cancelled following. Liam likewise suddenly bolted wing for there is no apparent understanding around the period of the indicate in Fukuoka, Japan, leaving Noel to choose across vocal duties. It was the 2nd Fukuokthe indicate inside trine years that Liam failed to complete; in top a years Oasis use developed a reputation for even cancelling concerts or ending the two prematurely on a whim.

Around December 2002, whilst on the European leg of the tour, Liam & White, likewise when trinity members of the band's retinue, were around remission in Munich after being included inside the sottish brawl at the local club. Liam was substantially inebriated & became exposed around the scuffle sustaining more drinkers. A scuffle saw Liam lose his deuce front dentition. He as well soured on the club's stage & kicked the policeman in the groin. Following of the brawl, highly inebriated White got the brainside market scanner in hospital later & ii of the band's watchman needed good medical attention. A fracas led to Twelve shows existence cancelled, a b& getting £170,000 within losses, and 2 years late Liam was fined £45,000, by owning a share of the money running to the wounded policeman. Fallowing a prevent of a tour, a band spent the rest of 2003 out of the spotlight.

When nine years in the band, longtime drummer Alan White left the band around early 2004, a announcement coming good the year into recording the watch-as much as Heathen Chemistry. Although various rumor keep around circulated on a reasons for Whiten's departure, his brother Steve White stated inside his have site that Alan was good well-worn by owning existence in Oasis & wanted a bit of period off to exist as by owning his girlfriend. This became a 1st of several black eye in the recording of Oasis' sixth studio album, sequent in the scrapping of the number 1 sessions.

Inside June 2004, Oasis headlined the Glastonbury Festival for the second period in their career, & debuted ii tracks - Gem's "A Bell Will Ring" & Liam's "The Meaning of Soul". A concert, although badly standard, was their number one major indicate, introducing their recently drummer Zak Starkey - son of The Beatles legend Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey).

Inside September 2004, the band freed In spades Perhaps: A DVD around commemoration of the 10th day of remembrance of the release of their debut album. A DVD contains an enhanced audio version of a album, quatern hours of survive footage, & interviews sustaining b& members and the production team.

Resurgence (2005-)

Within May 2005 the b& resurfaced after trio years and trey scrapped recording sessions by having their sixth album ''Don't Believe the Truth''. It featured a last album's popular songwriting duties by owning Noel contributing 5 songs, Liam iii, Andy ii and Gem 1. the album was leaked using your internet browser a year prior to its actual release & was easily-received by fans & critics like. When of September, this album spawned Ii UK #1 singles sustaining "Lyla" and "The Importance Of Being Idle" topping a stock & index charts, and besides entered the albums chart at #1. a sleeve of the fresh album is too further unpretentious than earliest desings, afterwards emanating a different tone in comparison the band's last albums.

This album signalled a prevent of Oasis' todays recording contract & Noel hinted that it won't renew their locate Sony because of their pressure for putting Lyla as a foremost only. Below his comments when accepting a "Best Music DVD" award at a NME Awards withinside London in February 2005, speculatiin grew that they were looking for to function over again by using previous boss Alan McGee on the fresh label, albeit of these by using major backing. Noel has since claimed that this was non what his comments referred to.

June 2005 saw the band commence the vast international tour. a Northward Western Tour began by owning a sold out concert within Toronto (voted the better concert of the summertime per Toronto Star).Oasis showed their appreciation to the crowd by playing the firm Ace.Cinque hour placed. It continued a tour using ii big gigs inside a America; at Madison Square Garden, in which 16,000 seats were sold inside a 1st hour; & at a Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts in which the band played to their big audience of any tour in the United States, by having 20,000 attendant. There was as well occasionally crowd condition at their acclaimed televised Manchester homecoming gig when a crowd barrier was broken, & a 60,000 fans were forced to hold off Xxv transactions while the condition was fixed. Within July 2005 a band announced that they would finish the season sustaining foursome gigs around Ireland, deuce at Belfast's Odyssey Arena and two at Dublin's Point Depot, concluding in Thursday December 22.

Around September 2005, Oasis contributed three newly recordings to the soundtrack of the fresh UK moving-picture show, Goal! including the newly song "Who Put The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders?" fenced in & sung by Noel Gallagher using Gem swimming bass. A soundtrack was released on the elastic have record label - Big Brother Records - and likewise contained the remixed version of "Morning Glory" besides as a re-recorded version of "Cast No Shadow" by using Jeordie White (aka Twiggy Ramirez) contributing bass.

For a Q Awards 200Pentad Oasis leads the way by having 5 nominations which include better survive work, better album, better streaming videos & better work in the globe now, along by using better track for "The Importance Of Being Idle". From either people awards Oasis won Two.1 for better album & an additional for the population's selection award.

Fallowing tremendously speculation, Let There Become Love hwhen been announced as a third individual taken from either Don't Belive A Truth. It may came within Video, DVD,and Decade" Vinyl. The CD will feature Sittin’ Here In Silence (On My Own) and Rock & Roll Star (Live Manchester Stadium July 2nd 2005). The DVD single will feature the Let There Be Love video, Oasis wallpaper, and a preview of Oasis' new DVD Lord Don’t Slow Me Down. The Vinyl will feature Let There Be Love and Sittin’ Here In Silence (On My Own).

Next album
In August 2005, only weeks before headlining the dual-venue V Festival, an interview with Noel [http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=110279] revealed that the band plan to release a second b-sides album in 2006, embracing material from the last three albums. Also, apparently Oasis won't release any new material until 2007 – and Noel joked he wouldn't be surprised if the next album isn't out until 2010. The guitarist said that the group will take most of the year off following their world tour which isn't set to finish until early next spring. Then they have to take care of their record contract and probably a new album will come next in the cards.

He also confirmed that when the band do finally return to the studio, there won't be such a big need for songwriting to be done, as the band have plenty of songs for fleshing. "...Liam may write 5,000,000,000,000 songs, Gem & Andy might write two or three & I personally’ll last back to the ones I haven’t get through."

Noel has since said in an interview, however, that Oasis will release a non-LP single (their first since 1994's "Whatever") called "A Son By having a Blues" which was written by Liam. The single is expected early 2006. It's unknown whether the band will release a new album this year as Noel added they had plenty of other new material in hand, though he wasn't sure if it was destined for the band's next release.: "You've get around Eleven jolly practiced songs for a next record that were left from either this of these, however whenever I personally personally last into the studio I don't understand in case i're gonna move into there & say 'Correct i personally're making an album'," he mused. "I're upright running record a ones for this 1 that i didn't record around my have studio & understand how else it goes."

Discography
Studio albums Image:OasisDefinitelyMaybealbumcover.jpg|Definitely Maybe (30 August 1994) - #1 UK, #58 US, #1 IRL
''Note:This album is the UK's fastest selling debut album'' Image:Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory album cover.jpg|''(What's the Story) Morning Glory? (2 October 1995) - #1 UK, #8 FRA, #4 US, #1 IRL, #7 ITA
Note: This album is the U.K's 2nd biggest selling album Image:Oasis Be Here Now album cover.jpg|Be Here Now (21 August 1997) #1 UK, #2 US, #1 FRA, #1 CAN, #1 AUS, #1 JPN, #2 GER, #1 IRL, #2 ITA
Note:This album is the UKs fastest selling album selling 695,761 in the first four days of its release Image:StandingontheShoulderofGiantsOasisalbumcover.jpg|Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (28 February 2000) - #1 UK, #24 US, #6 FRA, #8 CAN, #12 AUS, #5 GER, #1 IRL, 1# ITA Image:HeathenChemistryOasisalbumcover.jpg|Heathen Chemistry'' (1 July 2002) - #1 UK, #23 US, #8 FRA, #5 CAN, #3 AUS, #4 GER, #1 IRL, #2 ITA Image:Oasis Don't Believe the Truth.jpg|''Don't Believe the Truth (30 May 2005) - #1 UK, #12 US, #5 FRA, #3 CAN, #5 AUS, #1 JPN, #2 GER, #1 IRL, #1 ITA, #1 ARG

Compilations Image:MasterplanOasisalbumcover.jpg|The Masterplan (B-sides compilation album) - (2 November 1998) - #2 UK, #51 US, #11 CAN, #1 IRL

Singles 'From Definitely Maybe: "Supersonic" - (11 April 1994) #31 UK "Shakermaker" - (13 June 1994) #11 UK "Live Forever" - (8 August 1994, #10 UK, #35 US "Cigarettes & Alcohol" - (10 October 1994) #7 UK

Non-album single: "Whatever" - (19 December 1994) #3 UK, #40 AUS

From ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?:' "Some Might Say" - (24 April 1995) #1 UK "Roll With It" - (14 August 1995) #2 UK, #48 AUS "Wonderwall" - (30 October 1995) #2 UK, #8 US, #1 AUS "Don't Look Back in Anger" - (19 February 1996) #1 UK, #55 US, #19 AUS

'From Be Here Now:' "D'You Know What I Mean" - (7 July 1997) #1 UK, #3 CAN, #1 AUS, #1 ITA "Stand By Me" - (22 September 1997) #2 UK, #48 AUS, #2 ITA "All Around The World" - (12 January 1998) #1 UK, #2 ITA

'From Standing on the Shoulder of Giants: "Go Let It Out" - (7 February 2000) #1 UK, #1 CAN, #23 AUS, #1 ITA "Who Feels Love?" - (17 April 2000) #4 UK, #7 CAN "Sunday Morning Call" - (3 July 2000) #4 UK, #8 CAN

From Heathen Chemistry: "The Hindu Times" - (15 April 2002) #1 UK, #1 CAN, #22 AUS, #1 ITA "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - (17 June 2002) #2 UK, #6 CAN, #48 AUS, #2 ITA "Little by Little" / "She is Love" - (23 September 2002) #2 UK, #2 CAN, #2 ITA "Songbird" - (3 February 2003) #3 UK, #2 CAN

From Don't Believe the Truth: "Lyla" - (16 May 2005) #1 UK, #4 CAN, #23 AUS, #2 ITA "The Importance of Being Idle" - (22 August 2005) #1 UK, #1 ITA, #63 GER "Let There Be Love" - (28 November 2005)

From non-album single: "The Boy With the Blues" - (2006)

Exclusive International Singles From (What's the Story) Morning Glory?: "Champagne Supernova" - (US and AUS only, 17 June 1996 #26 AUS "Morning Glory" - (US and AUS only, 30 August 1996) #25 AUS

From Be Here Now:' "Don't Go Away" - (Japan only, 19 February 1998)

'From The Masterplan: "Acquiesce" - US Modern Rock Tracks #24

Live Releases and Videos' Live By The Sea - (31 August 1995) ...There And Then - (14 October 1996) Familiar to Millions - (13 November 2000) - #5 UK, #182 US - 1.5 million Definitely Maybe - The DVD - (7 September 2004)

Band Members Over the Years
1992-1994: Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backvocals Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs - Rhythm Guitar Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan - Bass Guitar Tony McCaroll - Drums. Replaced by Alan White in 1995

1995-1998: Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals/Tamborine Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backvocals Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs - Rhythm Guitar. Replaced by Gem Archer in 1999 Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan - Bass Guitar. Replaced by Andy Bell on Bass in 1999 Alan White - Drums

1999-2004: Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backvocals Gem Archer - Rhythm Guitar/Backvocals/Keyboards Andy Bell - Bass Guitar Alan White - Drums. Replaced by Zak Starkey in 2005

2005-present: Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backvocals Gem Archer - Rhythm Guitar/Backvocals/Keyboards Andy Bell - Bass Guitar Zak Starkey - Drums

Awards
1993

1994 Q Award for "Better Fresh Work".

1995 Brit Award for "Best British Breakthrough Act" Ivor Novello Award for "Songwriters Of The Month" to be shared with Blur. NME 3 awards: "Best Just released Band", "Album Of The Month - Definitely Maybe" & "Single Of The Year - Live Forever". Q Award for "Better Survive Work".

1996 Brit Award 3 awards: "Better British Album - What's A Story (Morning Glory?)", "Right British Class action" & "Best British Video - Wonderwall". NME 4 awards: "Right Band", "Right Survive Band", "Right Album - What's A Story (Morning Glory?)", "Right Only - Wonderwall". Q Award for "Better Work In The Globe In todays world".

1997 NME Brat Awards 2 for "Better Musical theater Event - Knebworth" & "Band Of The Year". Q Award for "Better Work In The Globe In todays world".

1998

1999

2000 NME for "Hero Of The Month - Liam Gallagher". Q Award for "Better Survive Work".

2001

2002

2003 NME 3 awards for "Right UK Band", "Creative person Of The Season" & "Best Haircut - Liam Gallagher".

2004

2005 NME award for "Better Music DVD - Definitely Maybe" 2 Q Awards for "Right Album - Don't Think a Truth" and "Humans's Guide Award"

Famous support acts
Over the years Oasis have always managed to bring well-known bands on as support acts for their live shows, the most memorable time was Knebworth. Here are some of the acts:
Richard Ashcroft The Verve The Happy Mondays The Charlatans Ocean Colour Scene The Prodigy The Chemical Brothers Doves Jet Travis The Black Crowes (on the tour they both co-headlined, they would switch support to headline each night) Kasabian The Coral The Zutons

Plaudits

Oasis are regularly voted towards the top of many "Greatest ever" polls, some of which include:

Observer Music Monthly 100 Greatest British Albums poll, June 2004- #19 Definitely Maybe, #70 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums of All Time, April 2005- #6 Definitely Maybe, #15 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? NME's 100 Best Albums of All Time, 2003- #13 Definitely Maybe, #37 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time, 2003- #8 Definitely Maybe, #22 (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Q Magazine's 50 Greatest Bands List, 2004- #13 Oasis Virgin Radio's 100 Greatest British Artists, 2003- #3 Oasis Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Gigs, 2004- #3 Oasis- Knebworth 1996 SPIN Magazine's Top 100 Albums 1985-2005- #28 Definitely Maybe Q Magazine's 50 Best British Albums Ever, July 2003- #1 Definitely Maybe

Trivia
Of the 8 UK Number 1s in Oasis' history, none have spent longer than a week at the top of the chart summit.

Out of the 8 UK Number 1s in Oasis' career history, only two do not feature Liam Gallagher on lead vocals. ''Don't Look Back in Anger (1996) and The Importance of Being Idle'' (2005) both feature Noel Gallagher on lead vocals.

Oasis have released a staggering 21 singles in their 12 year history

Oasis' current drummer, Zak Starkey, is the son of Beatles legend Ringo Starr

In 2005, when he turned 65, Ringo Starr said that Oasis were the one band of the last 20 years that he enjoyed listening to, and even more now, especially when his beloved son is drumming with them.

Since August 8th, 1994, every Oasis single has managed to hit the top 10, and since December 19, 1994 every Oasis single has managed to hit the top 5.

See Also
The Music Primal Scream Blur Ian Brown Paul Weller The Chemical Brothers Best selling music artists - World's top selling music artists chart.