What’s the story? If you haven’t heard, Oasis are definitely maybe getting back together for a reunion tour next summer.
The Gallagher brothers appear to have patched things up in their long-running feud, announcing on Tuesday that they would reunite for a series of 14 gigs across the UK and Ireland, tickets for which go live this weekend.
Those two aside, however, we’ve yet to receive confirmation about who, if any, of the brothers’ old bandmates will join them when they take to the stage at stadiums in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin in summer 2025.
So without further ado, here’s a list of all the Oasis members aside from Liam and Noel, including what they’ve been up to – possibly a key hint regarding their whereabouts next July – since the group disbanded in 2009.
Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs
One man who was with the band from the start, and reportedly played a key role in their reunion, is guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs.
Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s official announcement, Paul “Bigun” Ashbee, a childhood friend of the Gallagher brothers, told i that the Oasis reunion had “come from Bonehead”, adding: “I believe there was a phone call [between Liam and Noel] – it’s been going on for a few weeks.”
Arthurs, 59, also hails from Manchester and is a co-founding member of Oasis.
Primarily the band’s rhythm guitarist until his exit to spend more time with his family in 1999, he occasionally filled in as a pianist and bass guitarist for the group, and has since joined the younger Gallagher brother – with whom he was a co-songwriter in their early days – on stage at numerous shows over the years, including during his 2024 tour.
Otherwise, he has largely been involved in various groups, one-off projects and DJ work in recent years.
All that means there could be a decent chance that we’ll see Bonehead jump straight back into the Oasis line-up next year.
Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan
From one founding guitar player named Paul to another, the original bassist for Oasis was Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan.
In fact, McGuigan and Arthurs were friends who started the band The Rain, which would eventually morph into Oasis. Liam Gallagher was brought in to replace Chris Hutton on lead vocals and then Noel joined as guitarist and songwriter, and the band changed its name.
McGuigan left in 1999, reportedly announcing his departure to the group via fax, and was replaced by Ride’s frontman and guitarist at the time, Andy Bell.
A passionate sports fan, McGuigan has remained largely out of the public spotlight since 1999.
Tony McCarroll
The fifth and final member of the original Oasis line-up was drummer Tony McCarroll.
He left the band in 1995, after his drumming had been criticised by Noel Gallagher, and was replaced by Alan White.
After his departure, Noel said: “I like Tony as a geezer, but he wouldn’t have been able to drum the new songs.”
In 1999, he began legal action to sue Oasis for £18m but eventually accepted an out-of-court settlement.
He wrote an autobiography in 2010 about his time in the band entitled Oasis: The Truth.
In 2021, he revealed he had suffered a heart attack and had been fitted with a coronary stent.
Alan White
McCarroll was the first of the original bunch to make way, leaving in 1995 to be replaced on drums by Alan White.
White was the token southerner in the band for a while, originally from Lewisham in London, and the brother of Steve White, a longtime drummer for Paul Weller.
He remained with Oasis until 2004, playing on every album between (What’s the Story) Morning Glory and Heathen Chemistry.
Since leaving the group, he hasn’t worked with either of the Gallagher brothers and has stayed largely out of the spotlight.
Gem Archer
When Arthurs left Oasis in 1999, Archer was the man who stepped in to take the role of rhythm guitarist.
He had begun his career in the 1980s with bands such as The Edge and The Contenders.
And when it was announced Arthurs had left Oasis, Noel Gallagher contacted Archer to see if he would join. He remained with the band until their hiatus in 2009.
Unlike other former members, he has managed to stay close to both Gallagher brothers since the split.
He performed with Liam’s band Beady Eye until 2014, and then in 2016 joined Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, becoming a permanent member in 2017. He has also been a regular collaborator with Paul Weller.
Andy Bell
Just as Archer replaced Arthurs, Bell was brought in to replace the departing McGuigan on bass guitar in 1999.
Bell co-founded indie band Ride in 1988, scoring a top-10 hit with “Leave Them All Behind” in 1992.
The group disbanded in 1995 and Bell formed Hurricane#1 before eventually joining Oasis.
He played on the final three studio albums and has been credited with writing several of the band’s album tracks including “Turn Up The Sun” and “Keep The Dream Alive”.
Like Archer, he joined Beady Eye after Oasis split and has pursued a solo career since 2014.
In April this year, he hinted that he was aware of a possible reunion between the Gallagher brothers. Whether he will be part of that remains to be seen.
Zak Starkey
White lasted just under a decade with Oasis, before leaving in 2004 and being replaced by Zak Starkey.
The son of Beatle Ringo Starr, Starkey had already been playing with veteran rock band The Who as well as the reformed Spencer Davis Group and the Icicle Works, before performing with Oasis.
He participated in recording sessions for Don’t Believe The Truth later saying of the band: “It was amazing. They’re all singers, they’re all guitar players, they’re all songwriters, they’re all producers and they’re all drummers.”
Although not an official member of the band, he toured with them 2005 and was part of the recording of the 2007 album Dig Out Your Soul but left a year later.
Speaking about his experience with Oasis, he said they were “some of the smartest musicians I’ve ever met”.
Post-Oasis, he formed his own band, Penguins Rising, and in 2016 launched the record label Trojan Jamaica, primarily focused on music from the island along with soul and blues from America.
Chris Sharrock
The final line-up change for Oasis before they disbanded came when Starkey gave way to Chris Sharrock in 2008.
Sharrock started out with a band called Cherry Boys before joining the Icicle Works. Briefly a member of The La’s for their hit There She Goes, he later joined World Party and then The Lightning Seeds.
By 1998, he had become Robbie William’s drummer – a position he held for eight years.
In 2008, he stepped in to replace Starkey in the Oasis line-up touring with them after the release of Dig Out Your Soul.
Following the band’s split in 2009, Sharrock joined Liam Gallagher in Beady Eye, featuring on both studio albums.
And like fellow bandmate Archer, he subsequently joined Noel’s High Flying Birds in 2017 and has remained a member.
