Gallagher Brothers Skip Venice Press Conference for Concert Doc

That Noel and Liam Gallagher would attend the Venice press conference for their new documentary was always a definitely maybe. In the end, the brothers, reunited after a 15-year split and hot off a blockbuster global tour — the subject of the documentary Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger — did not meet the press in Venice. After posing for a photo call, the Gallaghers buggered off, leaving documentary creator Steven Knight and directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace to handle the spotlight.

From Manchester Icons to Global Phenomenon

The band was founded in working-class Manchester, England, in 1991, and quickly became one of the most popular British acts of the 1990s. They hit No. 1 with their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994, while their 1995 follow-up, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? became one of the U.K.'s bestselling albums of all time. Most of the hit songs, from Wonderwall to Live Forever, were written by the elder Gallagher brother, Noel.

However, the brothers' notoriously contentious relationship led to Oasis disbanding in 2009 in spectacularly theatrical fashion after a backstage altercation moments before they were due on stage in Paris. Noel infamously described his brother as the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup. Liam told the Guardian in 2018 that his brother did me out, mate, he threw me under the [expletive] bus, and I won't forget that. He split the band up and it meant the world to me. Just to further his career.

In 2025, the brothers ended a 16-year hiatus with a reunion tour that kicked off in Cardiff, Wales, to an ecstatic, all-ages crowd of more than 60,000. Many observers worried that, just as in Paris in 2009, the comeback might implode before it started. But the show went on with former Oasis members Paul Bonehead Arthurs and Gem Archer on guitar, bassist Andy Bell, and drummer Joey Waronker. According to the Associated Press, songs like Supersonic and Roll With It sounded as thunderous as ever and sparked mass sing-alongs.

Capturing Reconciliation on Camera

Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger functions as both a concert film and an exploration of the brothers' relationship. The documentary follows Oasis across 12 concerts on three continents during their Live '25 tour. The tour proved to be a phenomenal success, generating more than $400 million in box office revenue.

Steven Knight, creator of the television series Peaky Blinders, had never made a documentary before, but he jumped at the opportunity. Knight noted that Noel was astonished by the massive demand for tickets:

"And speaking first of all to Noel, and he saying that they were astonished at the response to the announcement of the tour, because there was such demand for tickets, it was apparent that only the generation who had originally loved Oasis, but the next generation had discovered the music and had, you know, a strong attachment to it. And the question was, why did that happen?"

Steven Knight, Writer, via Yahoo.com / The Hollywood Reporter

In addition to concert footage, the documentary includes previously unseen backstage and rehearsal moments, along with the brothers' first joint interviews in more than 20 years. Directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, known for music documentaries such as Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012) about LCD Soundsystem and the Blur documentary No Distance Left to Run (2012), aimed to keep their presence invisible during rehearsals.

Knight explained that the filmmakers had no idea what would happen when Noel and Liam reunited in the rehearsal room after 15 years of silence:

"So, the first time that Liam walks into the rehearsal room, the first time that they're going to perform together for however many years, they haven't spoken to each other, and British working-class men, so they're not going to high-five or hurt or cry. Liam walks in [and says] 'Okay, should we start? Should we go?' And they go, 1234, bang. And so that's the way it began. And the relationship develops. We had cameras on that relationship developing for real as they tour. Their kids become friends. It's a family again. I think it was very fortunate that's what happened because that's exactly what we hoped for from the beginning, we wanted to make this a film about reconciliation, redemption, and forgiveness."

Steven Knight, Writer, via Yahoo.com / The Hollywood Reporter

Lovelace added that witnessing the relationship mend was a unique privilege:

"We wanted to document the very genuine thing that was happening. The excitement coming from the crowd was integral in them coming back together. The music brought them back together. They reunited on stage."

Will Lovelace, Director, via Yahoo.com / The Hollywood Reporter

Southern noted that the film also tracks die-hard fans from around the world:

"It was a combination of going out and searching out the most interesting people in most interesting places. Part of the idea of this film was to look at why does this music matter to people who from all over the world? You know, this music was born in Manchester, but you're suddenly in South Korea, and there are young people who weren't born when the music was written, who have a deep connection to it."

Will Lovelace, Director, via Yahoo.com / The Hollywood Reporter

Knight revealed that the Gallaghers have seen the final cut and were beyond satisfied, describing it as very emotional for them, though he added that the brothers are unlikely to discuss those feelings in detail.

Next Steps and Release Schedule

Following Venice, Disney will give Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger a limited theatrical run, with the film opening in select Imax and U.S. Cinemas on Sept. 11. It will then stream later this year on Hulu in the U.S. And exclusively on Disney+ internationally.