Liam Gallagher

In 1972, Liam Gallagher was born in the Longsight area of Manchester but soon moved to Burnage, where he was raised by his mother, Peggy. In the early years of his life, music wasn’t on Gallagher’s agenda, and instead, he was constantly getting into trouble. It wasn’t until he discovered The Stone Roses that the future Oasis singer’s priorities changed, and he became hellbent on forming a band.

Liam joined The Rain in 1991 alongside future Oasis bandmates Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Tony McCarroll and Paul McGuigan. They were searching for a new singer, and Gallagher fitted the bill. Shortly after his arrival, the band changed their name to Oasis. However, the group rarely played live, and their songs were not yet worthy of recording.

Thankfully, Liam’s older brother, Noel, caught them live at The Boardwalk in Manchester, who proposed joining the group as lead guitarist. He had built up a bank of songs and saw the raw potential in the group. Two years later, Creation Records boss Alan McGee signed Oasis after seeing them at Glasgow’s King Tut’s.

Their debut album, Definitely Maybe, was released in 1994 and included the timeless anthems ‘Supersonic’ and ‘Live Forever’. Oasis’ second album, What’s The Story (Morning Glory), featuring ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, cemented their status as Britain’s biggest band.

In 1996, the group broke further records as 2.6 million people attempted to buy tickets for their concerts at Knebworth Park, which went down in history. Oasis released five more albums before splitting up in 2009 after a backstage fight between Noel and Liam in Paris. In total, Oasis have sold over 70 million records worldwide.

Gallagher then went solo with Beady Eye, who released two albums, Different Gear, Still Speeding and BE, before splitting up in 2013. Liam then retired from music before making a grand comeback in 2017 with his debut solo outing, As You Were. He then followed that album in 2019 with Why Me? Why Not, and three years later, Gallagher scored his third successive number one album with C’Mon You Know. The former Oasis frontman’s fairytale redemption arc was rounded off in heroic style when he returned to Knebworth for two sold-out shows in 2022.