Oasis, Liam Gallagher slams Fontaines D.C.: "They're not good enough to open our tour. They don't have songs"

The release of “Dopamine Chamber” has reignited the long-distance feud between Liam Gallagher and Fontaines D.C.. On the day the Irish band's new album came out, a fan asked the singer on X why Oasis hadn't chosen Grian Chatten's group to open their 2027 tour shows. The answer was categorical: “They're not good enough, they don't have songs.”

@rkidharry There not good enough they don’t have any tunes

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 16, 2026

The English musician's blunt verdict adds another chapter to a row that began in 2024, right after the announcement of the Gallagher brothers' reunion. It had been sparked by comments from guitarist Carlos O'Connell and bassist Conor Deegan III, who were anything but caught up in the excitement over the Oasis comeback. “I couldn't care less, to be honest,” O'Connell had said. Deegan, for his part, had explained the reasons behind his lack of interest, criticizing the weight nostalgia carries in contemporary music: “I'm not excited either, to tell the truth. It feels like we've gotten stuck in the past, in the 2010s, in such a state of nostalgia that we've forgotten to create new things.” The bassist had contrasted that attitude with Fontaines D.C.'s intentions at the time of “Romance”: “With this record we wanted to turn our minds to the future, to make new things. So, for us, the fact that Oasis are reforming right now is really annoying.”

Gallagher had reacted with his usual repertoire of insults, claiming he'd seen roadies dressed better and comparing the band to a poor man's EMF. Later, when it was suggested that Fontaines D.C. could serve as the opening act, he'd shot back that they weren't “biblical” enough to share a stage with Oasis. Grian Chatten, however, had quickly distanced himself from his bandmates' comments. Replying under an NME post, the frontman had clarified: “I love Oasis. That's not my opinion.” A clarification that doesn't seem to have changed Liam's verdict, who has now gone back to slating the band just as attention turns to his own new project.

“Dopamine Chamber” was previewed ahead of its release with a show at London's Roundhouse. Speaking to Rolling Stone about the band's growth and their relationship with audiences, Chatten pointed to The Cure as a possible model: “Even though they're huge, their songs are still personal, intimate, moving. They can play in front of 100,000 people and still manage to make you feel special.” The band are due at Bologna's Unipol Arena on October 26, before returning to Italy in June 2027 for two shows in Rome and Milan. As for the possibility of opening for Oasis, Gallagher's words seem to leave very little room for hope...

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