Liam Gallagher

At the Paris Rock En Seine Festival last August 28, British rock band Oasis pulled out just before they were due to perform on stage. Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, one of Oasis’ longtime enemies, announced the latter band’s split onstage. Okereke referred to the band’s lead members Liam and Noel Gallagher as “inbred twins.”

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Later after the show, Noel posted this statement on oasisinet.com: “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” he wrote. “People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”

The siblings have been bickering since the band’s peak in the ’90s, and their brotherly brawls have actually contributed to their rise in popularity. Scuffles, heckling, and even violent fits were common between Liam and Noel both on- and off-stage.

Reports of splits and reconciliations continued throughout the late ’90s, causing a strain to their performances and productions. The band’s popularity got back on track in 2005 with chart-topping hits and a large-scale world tour.

A few days ago, Liam and Noel’s mom Peggy Gallagher gave Oasis fans something to hope for when she told the Sunday Mirror: “They do love each other, but they’ve always been very different. The funny thing is, they didn’t fight as children. They didn’t fight until they started the band. I hope this isn’t the end of Oasis. I don’t think it is. They’re just tired at the end of the tour. They’ve had fights before and got over it.”

Do you believe it’s just another one of the infamous Liam-Noel rifts that will eventually lead back to reconciliation? Do you think do you think the band can continue their career without Noel?