Four children had the pleasure of meeting the lead guitarist of Oasis while shopping in London.
The boys don’t seem to recognise Noel until the stunned father describes Oasis as his “legendary band”.
In a telling moment, the eldest daughter asks, “Wait, is she going back to her brother?”
Indeed, it is. The band announced earlier this week that they would be reuniting for the first time since they split in 2009. They will be playing a 17-date tour in the UK and Ireland before embarking on a world tour with plans in the works “to go to other continents outside of Europe.”
The brothers, one of whom is holding a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal, surround the rock musician and bombard him with questions, in what is technically their “first interview” since the announcement of the long-awaited reunion.
Noel Gallagher (right) talks to four children in a London shop
A boy grabbing a Winnie the Pooh teddy bear calls it “fake” before storming off.
A child mischievously asked, “Why did you fight with your brother?”
Without hesitation, Noel replied, “Because he stole my teddy bear.”
“You’re lying,” the boy said, now laughing along with the actress.
“I’m not lying,” Noel said. “He stole it in 1978.”
The younger boy, totally unimpressed, said, “You’re an impostor. See you later.” And stormed off.
The Oasis star continued to joke around with the children as they walked down the street to their car.
“Do you know how to drive?” Noal asked.
“Yes,” the boy replied. “I’m only eleven years old.”
Reacting to the touching video shared on Facebook, one Oasis fan wrote: “He’s a true legend taking the time to speak to those lads. A class act.”
Another user said: “Those kids have no idea how lucky they are.”
Thousands of fans are hoping for the same luck as they wait for tickets to be released for Oasis concerts across the country.
The down-to-earth Oasis star continued to joke around with the kids as they walked down the street to their car.
Fans lucky enough to score a ticket to the iconic Britpop band’s shows will end up shelling out up to £150 for standing room only tickets.
One fan tweeted: “Ticket prices have plummeted… £150 standing room only! Ouch!”
Another said: “I guess with the price of Oasis tickets they’ll need a nice pension fund in the future.”
The UK and Ireland dates, which are the only European dates, have been announced as follows: Principality Stadium 4 and 5 July; Heaton Park 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20 July; Wembley Stadium 25, 26 and 30 July; and 2 and 3 August; Murrayfield Stadium 8, 9 and 12 August; and Croke Park 16 and 17 August.
Noel and his brother Liam have put their bitter split over the “teddy bear” behind them and confirmed the band’s long-awaited reunion on Tuesday.
In a social media post, they said: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The long wait is over. Come see it. It will not be televised.”
Tickets for the concerts have not yet gone on sale, but the Manchester rockers have invited fans to request a pre-sale ticket ahead of the general release on Saturday.
Oasis have today extended the deadline for fans to confirm their registrations until Friday morning after an “unprecedented” number of people signed up for tickets for their reunion tour.
Fans have been urging the brothers to reunite since their split, a split sparked by a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
More than 4 million fans are expected to compete for the 1,066,888 tickets available for the 14 concerts.
Tickets for Oasis’ upcoming reunion tour have been revealed, with the cheapest ticket priced at £72
Liam Gallagher performs on stage at Reading Festival last week
The additional dates were added to Oasis’ official website this morning, meaning they will now play five shows at Wembley.
Group portrait of Oasis at Nomad Studios in Manchester in 1993. Pictured, left to right: Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead), Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Tony McCarroll, Paul McGuigan
Liam and Noel Gallagher are pictured at the Knebworth Festival in 1996. They will be performing again next summer.
Music industry experts say demand will rival or even surpass that of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’, which saw the global pop star sell out several concerts across the UK.
The Oasis website crashed immediately after their announcement, indicating just how many people will be competing to get tickets.
Many Oasis fans must be angrily remembering the kids who got to meet Noel for free, all because they were in the right clothes shop in London at the right time.