Four children had the pleasure of meeting the lead guitarist of Oasis while shopping in London.
The youngsters don’t seem to recognise Noel until the stunned father describes Oasis as his ‘legendary band’.
In a revelatory moment, the eldest daughter asks: ‘Wait, is he getting back with his brother?’
Indeed he is. The band announced earlier this week that they would be reuniting for the first time since breaking up in 2009. They will go on a 17-gig run in the UK and Ireland before embarking on a world tour with plans underway ‘to go to other continents outside of Europe’.
The siblings, one of whom is clutching a Winnie the Pooh stuffed toy, surround the rock musician and berate him with questions – in what is technically his ‘first interview’ since the announcement of the much-anticipated reunion.
Noel Gallagher (right) speaks to four children at a shop in London
One boy clutching a Winnie the Pooh teddy bear calls him a ‘fake’ before storming away
One boy cheekily asked: ‘Why did you fall out with your brother?’
Without hesitation, Noel replied: ‘Cause he stole my teddy bear.’
‘You’re lying,’ said the boy, now giggling along with the A-lister.
‘Not lying,’ Noel said. ‘He stole it in 1978.’
Thoroughly unimpressed, the younger boy said: ‘You’re fake. See ya.’ He then stormed off.
The down-to-earth Oasis star continued to joke with the children as they walk down the street towards his car.
‘Can you drive?’ Noal asked.
‘Yeah,’ the boy replied. ‘I’m only eleven.’
Reacting to the heartwarming video shared on Facebook, an Oasis fan wrote: ‘Truly a legend taking his time to talk to those kids. Class act.’
Another user said: ‘Those kids have no idea how lucky they are.’
Thousands of fans are hoping to be just as lucky as they await the drop of tickets for Oasis gigs up and down the country.
The down-to-earth Oasis star continued to joke with the children as they walk down the street towards his car
Fans fortunate enough to bag a ticket for the iconic Britpop band’s shows will end up forking out up to £150 for standing tickets.
One fan tweeted: ‘Ticket price meltdown… £150 to stand! Ouch.’
Another said: ‘I’m guessing from the price of the Oasis tickets that they are in need of a good pension fund going forward.’
The UK and Ireland shows, which are the only European dates, were announced as follows: Principality Stadium July 4 and 5; Heaton Park July 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20; Wembley Stadium July 25, 26 and 30; and August 2 and 3; Murrayfield Stadium August 8, 9 and 12; and Croke Park August 16 and 17.
Noel and his brother Liam put their acrimonious split over the ‘teddy bear’ behind them, confirming the band’s long-awaited reunion on Tuesday.
In a post on social media, they said: ‘The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.’
Gig passes have not yet gone on sale, but the Manchester rockers invited fans to apply for a pre-sale ballot before Saturday’s general release.
Oasis today extended the deadline for its fans to confirm entries to Friday morning after an ‘unprecedented’ number signed up for the reunion tour tickets.
Fans have been urging the brothers to regroup since they disbanded, a split prompted by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
More than 4million fans are expected to be vying for the 1,066,888 tickets available across the 14 gigs.
Tickets for Oasis’s upcoming reunion tour have been revealed with the cheapest ticket priced at £72
Liam Gallagher performs on stage at the Reading Festival last week
The extra dates have been added to Oasis’ official website this morning which means they will now play five shows at Wembley
Group portrait of Oasis at Nomad Studios in Manchester in 1993. Pictured left to right: Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead), Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Paul McGuigan
Liam and Noel Gallagher are pictured at the Knebworth Festival in 1996. They will be performing again next summer
Those in the music industry say demand is set to rival or even exceed that of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’, which saw the global pop star sell out several concerts across the UK.
The Oasis website crashed immediately after their announcement, indicating just how many people will be battling it out for tickets.
Many Oasis fans must be looking back in anger at the kids who got to meet Noel for free – all because they happened to be in the right clothes store in London at the right time.
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