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The 49-year-old, who also announced a new album
release, will perform next June at Knebworth Park in
Hertfordshire, north of London, with singer Michael Kiwanuka and
bands Kasabian, Goat Girl and Fat White Family opening the
stage.
Gallagher used to front Oasis with his brother Noel. The band,
known for hits like "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger",
played two shows at Knebworth Park in 1996, gigs that were
revisited in a documentary last month marking their 25th
anniversary.
"Oasis Knebworth 1996" recalled how the concerts, described by
online music site NME as "an era-defining gig that will live
forever", sold out in under a day with around 2% of the British
population trying to get tickets.
Oasis, who formed in Manchester in 1991, were riding high at the
height of 1990s Britpop fame following the release of their
first two albums "Definitely Maybe" and "(What's the Story)
Morning Glory?", which topped the UK charts.
Liam and Noel's well-publicised feuds led the band to split in
2009.
"I'm absolutely buzzing to announce that on 4th June 2022 I'll
be playing Knebworth Park. It's gonna be biblical," Gallagher
said in a statement, which described the upcoming gig as "the
biggest show of Liam's solo career to date".
Gallagher performed at music festivals this summer including the
Reading and Leeds twin events.
He will release his third solo album, "C’MON YOU KNOW", in late
May.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Gareth Jones)
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