CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales, to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits.

The Oasis Live '25 reunion tour marks the end of an almost 16-year split between the Gallagher brothers It's been almost 16 years since Oasis last performed live, following the band's dramatic split in 2009 after a backstage bust-up.

The reunion to end all reunions is set to take place this Friday. That's when the Britpop band Oasis gets together for a five-month world tour kicking off in Cardiff, Wales, officially marking the end of the yearslong feud between bandmates and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.

The main reason for the long break was the famous and stormy quarrel between the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, which culminated in the breakup of the band in 2009.

A moving tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota was paid by rock legends Oasis in their first reunion show. The Manchester band, led by Liam and Noel Gallagher, began their comeback tour at Cardiff's Principality Stadium one day after the 28-year-old Portuguese striker was killed in a car crash with his brother,

Oasis paid tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota, who this week died in a car accident, at their first reunion show. The Manchester band, led by Liam and Noel Gallagher, kicked off their tour at Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium on Friday (4 July),

Oasis honoured the memory of Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota during their first reunion concert in 16 years at Cardiff's Principality Stadium last night. The Mancunian band displayed a towering image of the Portuguese forward on the venue's screens whilst performing their classic hit Live Forever.