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Robbie Williams says he would open for Oasis despite decades-long rivalry

Liam Gallagher and Robbie Williams at the Glastonbury Festival in June 1995
Liam Gallagher and Robbie Williams at the Glastonbury Festival in June 1995

Robbie Williams has said he would open for Oasis despite a longstanding feud between the musicians.

The rivalry allegedly began more than two decades ago, which saw the 90s Britpop stars, Liam and Noel Gallagher from Oasis and Williams, exchange insults at each other, including a challenge made by the Rock DJ singer at the 2000 Brit Awards ceremony to fight Liam Gallagher.

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The feud, however, appears to have subsided with Williams saying that despite not being friends, they are not "enemies".

Speaking to ITV News, Williams said: "I would open for Oasis. In this moment that they're having right now, they are omnipresent and they are the peak Zeitgeist.

"I can't compete with that. So I would, I would open for Oasis.

"We're not exactly friends, but I don't think we're enemies."

Robbie Williams performs prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on 13 July, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey
"We're not exactly friends, but I don't think we're enemies"

Williams plays Dublin's Croke Park on Saturday.

His comments come as Oasis are preparing to set off for their North American leg of their Oasis Live '25 world tour, following shows at Croke Park last weekend.

Prior to launching his solo career, Williams was part of the boyband Take That, which was behind the hit songs Pray, Everything Changes, and Back for Good.

He left the group in 1995 and released his chart-topping debut album Life Thru a Lens in 1997.

Other albums by the singer include I've Been Expecting You (1998), Sing When You're Winning (2000), Escapology (2002), Intensive Care (2005), and Rudebox (2006).

The singer set off for his Britpop tour in May in support of his upcoming album of the same name, which is due to be released on 10 October.

Source: Press Association

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