Just days before Oasis return to the capital for their sold-out run at Wembley Stadium, Wembley Park has unveiled a new outdoor exhibition of photographs capturing the band in 1994.
Titled Brothers: Liam and Noel Through the Lens of Kevin Cummins, the show features twenty large-scale prints displayed across the public spaces surrounding the stadium and the OVO Arena.
The images, all taken by Kevin Cummins, offer a sharp look at the Gallaghers before the storm broke. Shot in the months leading up to the release of Definitely Maybe, they show the band at the threshold of superstardom and still carrying the wild energy of something about to explode. Cummins, who built his name documenting British music culture from Joy Division to The Smiths and New Order, worked closely with Oasis during their early rise.
Among the standout images are scenes from their first studio session at Sly Street Studio. I mean, Liam lounging in a thrift-store jumper and track bottoms, Noel in Amsterdam after the rest of the band was deported for fighting Chelsea fans on a ferry, and the pair leaping onto the back of a No.73 bus in central London. The collection moves between hotel rooms, backstage corridors, and the streets of Manchester, capturing a band still shaped by its roots even as it was preparing to rewrite British music history.
The exhibition arrives as Oasis push forward with their Live ‘25 tour, their first official run of shows since splitting in 2009. Following massive sets in Cardiff and Manchester, they will now take over Wembley for seven shows across July, August, and September. The mood surrounding the comeback has been nothing short of celebratory. Fans gathered on Gallagher Hill outside Heaton Park despite being ticketless and were rewarded with shoutouts and merch from the band.
Cummins calls it a return to “Oasis world,” echoing the cultural takeover of Morning Glory in 1995. This time around, the world feels just as loud. But older, sharper, and finally ready to take a long look back.
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