Exclusive: Lady Taylor of Stevenage says suggestion band would perform over five days in July 2026 was ‘hypothetical’
The wood-panelled chambers of the House of Lords aren’t renowned for rock’n’roll hyperbole or for being a place where big music announcements are made.
So when a British peer stood in the upper house and declared that Oasis would perform five back-to-back anniversary gigs at Knebworth House, the music world barely noticed.
The concerts, a re-enactment of pop-culture folklore nearly as famous in the UK as the Beatles’ rooftop gig or Freddie Mercury’s turn at Live Aid, would mark the 30th anniversary of the group’s record-breaking first visit.
The band played two concerts to 250,000 people at the Hertfordshire stately home in 1996 that sold out in less than 24 hours. It is thought that 2% of the British population applied for tickets.
