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Liam Gallagher is no stranger to publicly beefing with other musicians and the Oasis rocker’s latest tirade has seen him take aim at the Manic Street Preachers and Suede.
Still riding high from his reunion tour with brother Noel, Gallagher, 53, hit out at Welsh band the Manics and Britpop legends Suede after hearing that the two acts are heading out on a UK arena tour later this year.
Asked his thoughts on the co-headline tour news from the bands, who toured the US and UK together in 2022 and 2024 respectively, on X (formerly Twitter), Gallagher shared a simple response: “F*** them.”
Liam Gallagher has started a new feud with two British bands (PA Wire)
Expanding on this opinion, Gallagher said that the groups were “both s*** and lack attitude, swagger and style” and “dress like estate agents”. “If they want, bring it f***ing on,” he said.
The Independent has contacted Manic Street Preachers and Suede for comment.
While Gallagher might be famously outspoken, his comments are somewhat surprising considering Oasis’s history with the Manic Street Preachers.
The group – which consists of James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Nicky Wire – supported Oasis on stage in 1996, both in their first ever stadium shows in Manchester and their legendary gigs at Knebworth.
The Manic Street Preachers, pictured in 2017 (Getty)
Speaking about the public’s re-interest in Britpop in the wake of Oasis’s reunion tour, which saw the Gallagher siblings play 41 stadiums across 14 countries, the Manics bassist Wire said that “Oasis are the band who made the world sing”.
“They’re a band that transcend their own time,” he told NME in 2025. “The one thing I take away from it, especially these Oasis [reunion] shows, is that we came from a time when music just dominated the landscape.”
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In 2023, the other Gallagher brother, Liam, offered a backhanded compliment to Suede – whose members are Brett Anderson, Mat Osman, Simon Gilbert, Richard Oakes and Neil Codling – while reminiscing on the Britpop era.
“Back then, I’d hear Blur or Pulp or Suede on the radio and think – f*** these idiots,” he told Mojo.
Suede frontman Brett Anderson, pictured in 2013 (Getty)
“But looking back at it now, it was an amazing time for indie music, or whatever you want to call it.
“But [Oasis] were ready to take over. We were ready to wipe everybody out…We always had unshakable self-belief in Oasis.”
Earlier this month, it was announced that Oasis are one of six British acts who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year.
They’ll appear alongside Iron Maiden, Sade, Joy Division and New Order (who are being treated as one act), Phil Collins and Billy Idol.
