Oasis documentary Don't Look Back in Anger premieres in Venice, chronicling 41-date reunion tour

Production and Venice premiere

The documentary film Don't Look Back in Anger, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace and written by 67-year-old Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Produced for Disney and captured on IMAX formats, the two-hour film documents the reunion of Oasis following 16 years of estrangement between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. To document band interactions without interference, the production team installed 10 stationary cameras across the rehearsal floor, ceiling, and stage equipment. The film crew remained in an exterior portacabin container throughout six weeks of rehearsals, monitoring video feeds across five working days each week.

Knight explained that the project chose to focus directly on reconciliation rather than lingering on past disputes.

I sort of insisted that this was how we should approach it: that this was going to be a film about reconciliation and forgiveness.

Rehearsal dynamics and preparation

The Gallagher brothers reunited in a British rehearsal studio in May 2025, after initial negotiations coordinated entirely through their respective managements. The meeting was their first since an altercation in the backstage area of the Rock en Seine festival near Paris triggered their August 2009 split. Rehearsals began with palpable tension, featuring no handshakes, embraces, or formal apologies. Liam Gallagher entered the room, demanded the removal of sound-dampening screens around the drum kit, ran through the two-hour setlist, and departed during the outro of Champagne Supernova.

Director Will Lovelace noted the strict personal discipline Liam maintained across the rehearsal and touring cycle.

Liam in particular treated this like an athlete training for the Olympics. He was so committed to getting it right. He was literally leaving as soon as the show finished, in bed early, not smoking, not drinking because this mattered so much him, it mattered to them all.

Global tour itinerary and fan profiles

The Oasis Live '25 stadium tour encompassed 41 sold-out dates across the globe. The run opened in Cardiff in July 2025, followed by two August performances at Croke Park in Dublin, alongside concerts in Manchester, Tokyo, São Paulo, and New York. The film records diverse fan reactions and intergenerational audiences, featuring parents attending alongside their adult children. Featured profiles include an Argentine fan who named her dog Bonehead after rhythm guitarist Paul Arthurs, as well as a South Korean diver who credited the band's catalog with aiding her recovery from depression. On stage, the band performed alongside a life-size cardboard cutout of former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola draped in a blue and white club scarf.

On-screen reflections and future outlook

The film features the first joint on-camera interview given by Liam and Noel Gallagher since 2009. During the interviews, Noel Gallagher explicitly rejects right-wing political claims on Oasis music, stating that everyone is welcome at their concerts. With promotional teasers appearing across the band's verified social media channels, discussions have turned to the prospect of further European tour dates in 2027.