OASIS: Noel joins rivals

26/09/2009

NOEL GALLAGHER will definitely maybe return to gigging by joining KASABIAN on tour.

The Mancunian rock legend, 42, is desperate to get back on the road again just a month after OASIS split.

So he has turned to Kasabian and said: 'Maybe you're gonna be the ones who save me...' from being bored.

He's agreed to appear on their upcoming UK arena tour - which kicks off in Newcastle on November 10 - and they have given him the thumbs up.

In an eXSclusive chat Kasabian frontman TOM MEIGHAN, 28, revealed their gig plans and hinted they may record a song together in the future.

He told me: "We've got our arena tour in November.

"Noel will be calling us up nearer the time for sure saying, 'Lads, I'm going to come perform with you on tour'.

"He's a performing machine, and loves playing live so he jumps at the opportunity whenever he can join us."

And assessing the prospects of getting into the recording studio with Noel, Tom added: "We'd love to do a track with him. Never say never.

"But at the moment he's concentrating on his solo stuff and we're busy as ever." I imagine Noel is fully aware that performing live with the Leicester rockers Tom, SERGIO PIZZORNO, CHRIS EDWARDS and IAN MATTHEWS will annoy his younger brother and former bandmate LIAM.

I'm told by a pal: "Noel has got itchy fingers and wants to get back into touring as quickly as he can.

"He and the Kasabian lads have spoken about it and they all thought it was a brilliant idea so he will join them on stage for a few cameo appearances.

"It also has the added benefit that it will irritate the hell out of Liam, who didn't want the band to split at all.

"It shows Noel has already moved on and can play with anyone that takes his fancy, which will rile Liam considering how competitive he is."

Noel and Kasabian's collaboration will come as good news to Oasis fans who missed seeing the band after a huge bust-up between him and Liam caused the band to split and cancel a number of gigs in August.

A music insider tells me: "The Kasabian lads love Noel and see him as a guiding light. To get him to play on THEIR tour rather than support him as they have before means so much to them. Plus imagine what it would do for ticket sales."

Noel has performed with Kasabian before. He did three songs with the Mercury Prize nominees at Edinburgh's Hogmanay in 2007.

And they joined Noel and Liam on the doomed Oasis summer tour.

Your comments

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be good if they played some oasis stuff. i reckon toms voice would sound killer alongside some oasis tunes

By ilovekasandnoel.. Posted January 23 2010 at 11:14 PM.

if noel tours with them he will play some of his own stuff and maybe a few oasis classic but either way kasabian are the only band good enough, not to replace but take over from oasis. kasabian newer version of oasis....

By bombhead_mcfc.. Posted November 21 2009 at 12:35 AM.

Liam Gallager the greatest singer of all time, you must be having a laugh he's not even the best singer in Oasis.

By big kev.. Posted October 11 2009 at 3:17 AM.

Kasabian is 2nd only to Oasis. a very distant second, but wouldn't be bad for our Noel to gig around with em a bit; will just rekindle his desire to rejoin his brother and perform his own songs, both things he deeply loves. Do you really believe Noel and Liam will never tour as Oasis again? Give it the standard 3 year break between tours. Noel'll write some material and want his brother, the greatest singer of all time, to sing it. Boom. Oasis.

By HRH Adam.. Posted October 2 2009 at 8:23 PM.

wow. lots of trying not really rockin. noel needs to take breather. kasabian should go back to the near east take out where they came up with the name and discuss how to write a song.

By Bo.. Posted October 1 2009 at 7:05 AM.

cant wait to see kasabian oasis r better band though defos!!! and noel isnt a has been

By shunshuke robbomura.. Posted September 27 2009 at 12:16 PM.

Do not let him unfluence your music lads, keep it the way it is, dont let him put in his boring lyrics !!!

By lee blunt .. Posted September 27 2009 at 11:43 AM.

Oi Kasabian, Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! You are far too good to let this hazzbin in your band

By nikki.. Posted September 27 2009 at 10:12 AM.

finally noel gets to play in a good band.

By jim liston.. Posted September 27 2009 at 7:29 AM.

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