We live by iconic house made famous by Oasis – years later our street is STILL swarmed by fans who look in our windows
AN ICONIC house used for the front cover of Oasis’ debut album is still mobbed by fans 30 years after it was released.
The Victorian terrace in upmarket West Didsbury, Manchester, was bought by the current owners in 2016.
The photograph on Definitely Maybe featured Liam Gallagher lying on the floor of the terraced house while Noel strummed his guitar on the sofa.
Glasses of wine, a pink flamingo and cigarettes were also pictured among the rock stars in the sitting room.
It was taken in guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs‘ house in 1994 as the band hit the Britpop era.
The female homeowner told The Sun: “The house has changed quite a bit but we still get lots of fans.
“Tours come around but some fans just turn up. We’re expecting more now they’ve got back together. It is a lovely house.”
One neighbour said: “There’s been loads of fans over the years. Most come on tours and they just stay by the gate.
“But one or two have knocked on the door or tried to peek in. Some came from Australia or America.”
Dog walker Alice Hughes, 49, said: “It’s nice the Oasis house is here. It’s great to have a connection with the band.
“I’m very excited they are getting back together. Maybe they’ll come to the house again.”
Oasis‘ Definitely Maybe album cover was shot by Michael Spencer Jones.
Noel was inspired by the back cover of The Beatles‘ 1966 compilation LP A Collection of Beatles Oldies and wanted the band sat around the dining table.
Spencer Jones instead suggested shooting in the lounge towards a bay window.
He previously told The Guardian: “It’s a tiny room. I had to whack in a wide-angle lens just to get everyone in.
“But Bonehead had stripped floorboards – and with that lens, it looked like an advert for Ronseal varnish.
Oasis ANNOUNCE invite-only Wembley Stadium tour dates
OASIS have announced new Wembley Stadium dates using a new ticketing plan following chaos last weekend.
Liam and Noel Gallagher have extended their Live ’25 tour to include two more London shows on September 27 and 28, using a new “staggered invitation-only ballot process” with applications to join the ballot opened first to those who were unsuccessful in the initial sale.
The ballot will run using the same system as the pre-order ballot on Friday which featured transparent ticketing prices on Ticketmaster.
It comes days after many fans were shocked by standard tickets for the reunion tour more than doubling from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster, prompting the Government and the UK’s competition watchdog to pledge they will look into the use of dynamic pricing.
Meanwhile, others were left angry and disappointed after being left empty-handed, having waited in an online queue for hours to buy tickets.
It is hoped the new ticket sale strategy will make “the process far smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes” to obtain tickets.
A statement said: “It needs to be made clear that Oasis leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used.
“While prior meetings between promoters, Ticketmaster and the band’s management resulted in a positive ticket sale strategy, which would be a fair experience for fans, including dynamic ticketing to help keep general ticket prices down as well as reduce touting, the execution of the plan failed to meet expectations.
“All parties involved did their utmost to deliver the best possible fan experience, but due to the unprecedented demand this became impossible to achieve.”
Oasis made a separate statement on their Instagram story, telling fans that the extra shows in the capital had been added because of “phenomenal demand”.
“Tickets will be sold by a staggered, invitation-only ballot process,” it said.
“Applications to join the ballot will be opened first to the many UK fans who were unsuccessful in the initial on sale with Ticketmaster.”
“I’d not long ago been to the Egyptology section of the Manchester Museum and it came to me to have Liam lying on the floor in a kind of transcendental state with his eyes closed, like he’s not of this world.”
Mum-of-two Jenny Hershey said her husband John-Paul bought the house in 1999 from Bonehead’s sister and moved in in 2003.
“When Bonehead moved out he took the stained glass windows and the fireplace with him – we wish he’d left them because they are so beautiful,” she told MailOnline.
She added: “It’s bizarre being able to see our living room pictured all over the world.”
The Hersheys sold the four-bed “party house” in 2016.
The brothers last week ended their 15-year feud announcing a 14-date tour at Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, Wembley and Dublin.
Three more dates were then added before tickets even went on sale.
Original Oasis drummer DOES want to reunite with the band
THE original drummer of Oasis has revealed that he wants to reunite with the band as he opened up over the “biggest mistake of his life”.
Tony McCaroll co-founded the now legendary group in 1991 and “always” remained confident they would make a comeback despite a tough breakup in 2009.
Oasis fans were sent into a frenzy when it was announced that the Gallagher brothers would return to the stage together for the first time in 15 years, as revealed exclusively by The Sun.
The band’s two frontmen have had a notoriously difficult relationship over the years, especially after Noel quit the group following a cancelled gig in 2009.
Now, though, they have put aside their differences and will tour Great Britain and Ireland in the summer of 2025 with a bumper schedule across Edinburgh, Cardiff, London, Dublin and their beloved home of Manchester.
However, not all of the original band members will be up there with them as Tony, 53, confirmed he is not booked for the tour.
He said: “I’ve always, always, always, always said it, that they would get back together.
“It’s not like they’re two estranged friends, if you like, they’re brothers.
“I reckon Peggy [Gallagher] being the old Irish lady that she is, is banging their heads together.
“I don’t know if I’m going to be asked, if there’s a whole thing going on that I don’t know about.”
Oasis 2025 tour dates
OASIS brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have revealed a 17 gig comeback tour next summer - here are the details
The Wonderwall hitmakers will delight crowds as follows:
JULY 2025
4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11th – Manchester, Heaton Park
12th – Manchester, Heaton Park
16th – Manchester, Heaton Park
19th – Manchester, Heaton Park
20th – Manchester, Heaton Park
25th – London, Wembley Stadium
26th – London, Wembley Stadium
30th – London, Wembley Stadium
AUGUST 2025
2nd – London, Wembley Stadium
3rd – London, Wembley Stadium
8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
12th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
16th – Dublin, Croke Park
17th – Dublin, Croke Park
SEPTEMBER 2025
27th – London, Wembley Stadium
28th – London, Wembley Stadium