Pete Townshend Is 'Disappointed' Oasis Has Reunited. Find Out the Surprising Reason Why

Mar. 15, 2025

Pete Townshend in New York City on June 16, 2024, Oasis in London on March 26, 2003.Photo:Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty; Dave Hogan/Getty

Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty; Dave Hogan/Getty

The Who’s Pete Townshend didn’t snag a ticket for theOasisreunion either, but it’s not for the reason you think.Townshendsat down withThe Standardafter the guitar virtuoso permanently lent his synth collection to the University of West London in Ealing for their newly built Townshend Studio. Amid musings of his thoughts on arts education funding, the 79-year-old was asked about his thoughts on Oasis’massive 2025 reunion.“Well, I’m disappointed,” Townshend said. When asked if it’s because he couldn’t get a ticket due to the demand, he replied, “No, because I really like their solo albums.“Townshend’s opinion differs from The Who bandmateRoger Daltrey, who toldRolling Stone"I wish [Oasis] would just get back together” in 2022.The Gallagher brothers,Liam, 52, andNoel, 57, split off into solo careers after Oasis' intense breakup in 2009, and both of them would go on to perform with The Who on separate occasions. Noel supported the band at a benefit gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2017, and Liam supported The Who on tour in 2019.Oasis in Tokyo in September 1994.Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/GettyThe Gallaghers regularly made headlines throughout Oasis' tenure fortheir disputesboth public and private, some of which were physical. The brothers came to blows regularly well into their final days as a band and resorted to traveling separately to avoid conflict. Ahead of their set at Rock en Seine in Paris in 2009, it was abruptly announced that they would not be performing. Shortly after, Noel announced via the band’s website that he’d quit the band.In a later recollection of the night, Noel said, “[Liam] goes out the dressing room, for whatever reason, he went to his own dressing room, and he came back with a guitar, and he started wielding it like an axe, and I’m not f—ing kidding,” Noel said in a 2015 interview withEsquire. “And I’m making light of it because it’s kind of what I do, but it was a real unnecessary violent act, and he’s swinging this guitar around; he nearly took my face off with it.”In August, the band announced a2025 world tourin stadiums across North America and Europe, over a decade since their explosive split.Pete Townshend performing in Indio, California in October 2016.Kevin Mazur/GettySpeaking of reunions, Townshend was also asked about thefuture of The Whoand provided a hopeful update. “I met with Roger for lunch a couple of weeks ago. We’re in good form. We love each other. We’re both getting a bit creaky, but we will definitely do something next year,” he said. The former bandmates appear to have made significant strides after Townshend toldThe Daily Beastin August, “Roger and I don’t converse. We don’t talk.“The tentative plans aren’t shaping up into an album as of now, as Townshend says Daltrey isn’t “keen” on recording new material, “but I would love to do another album and I may try to bully him on that.”

The Who’s Pete Townshend didn’t snag a ticket for theOasisreunion either, but it’s not for the reason you think.

Townshendsat down withThe Standardafter the guitar virtuoso permanently lent his synth collection to the University of West London in Ealing for their newly built Townshend Studio. Amid musings of his thoughts on arts education funding, the 79-year-old was asked about his thoughts on Oasis’massive 2025 reunion.

“Well, I’m disappointed,” Townshend said. When asked if it’s because he couldn’t get a ticket due to the demand, he replied, “No, because I really like their solo albums.”

Townshend’s opinion differs from The Who bandmateRoger Daltrey, who toldRolling Stone"I wish [Oasis] would just get back together” in 2022.

The Gallagher brothers,Liam, 52, andNoel, 57, split off into solo careers after Oasis' intense breakup in 2009, and both of them would go on to perform with The Who on separate occasions. Noel supported the band at a benefit gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2017, and Liam supported The Who on tour in 2019.

Oasis in Tokyo in September 1994.Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty

Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty

The Gallaghers regularly made headlines throughout Oasis' tenure fortheir disputesboth public and private, some of which were physical. The brothers came to blows regularly well into their final days as a band and resorted to traveling separately to avoid conflict. Ahead of their set at Rock en Seine in Paris in 2009, it was abruptly announced that they would not be performing. Shortly after, Noel announced via the band’s website that he’d quit the band.

In a later recollection of the night, Noel said, “[Liam] goes out the dressing room, for whatever reason, he went to his own dressing room, and he came back with a guitar, and he started wielding it like an axe, and I’m not f—ing kidding,” Noel said in a 2015 interview withEsquire. “And I’m making light of it because it’s kind of what I do, but it was a real unnecessary violent act, and he’s swinging this guitar around; he nearly took my face off with it.”

In August, the band announced a2025 world tourin stadiums across North America and Europe, over a decade since their explosive split.

Pete Townshend performing in Indio, California in October 2016.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

Speaking of reunions, Townshend was also asked about thefuture of The Whoand provided a hopeful update. “I met with Roger for lunch a couple of weeks ago. We’re in good form. We love each other. We’re both getting a bit creaky, but we will definitely do something next year,” he said. The former bandmates appear to have made significant strides after Townshend toldThe Daily Beastin August, “Roger and I don’t converse. We don’t talk.”

The tentative plans aren’t shaping up into an album as of now, as Townshend says Daltrey isn’t “keen” on recording new material, “but I would love to do another album and I may try to bully him on that.”

source: people.com