“ "Forgiveness is difficult. It comes at a price." A central question in the documentary Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger (2026) invites Oasis fans to revisit the feud between the Gallagher brothers that led to the band's breakup in 2009. Since then, Noel and Liam Gallagher have not spoken, exchanging only criticism and harsh words through the media.
Yet the more they clashed, the stronger the global fans' desire grew to see their reunion concert, culminating in the announcement of a world tour in 2025—a tour that became one of the most fiercely contested for tickets worldwide.
More than 30 years after Oasis became one of the most influential rock bands of their era, and over a decade following the Gallagher brothers’ split, their story is retold in Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger a Hulu Original documentary from Magna Studios and Sony Music Vision, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, with Steven Knight—creator of Peaky Blinders—as creative producer.
Oasis’s return after more than 15 years apart naturally raises the first question among fans: " How did Noel and Liam reconcile? " However, the documentary Oasis:Don'tLook Back In Anger does not focus solely on this reunion. Instead, it explores a broader question: after fame, success, conflict, and more than 30 years of time, why does Oasis still matter? What keeps their songs alive enough to bring different generations together once more?
What Oasis:Don'tLook Back In Anger does best is showing that this comeback means more than just the Gallagher brothers’ reunion. Even during Oasis’s absence, their music never disappeared from people’s lives. Songs that once defined youth in the '90s continue to be passed down to new generations, while original fans have grown alongside the music.
Concert footage thus carries significance beyond live performance records; it’s filled with faces of people reconnecting with moments from their past—some singing loudly, others embracing, some shedding tears amid tens of thousands of strangers. Oasis’s return is both a reunion with fans and a journey back to the self for each attendee.
Another compelling theme the film conveys is the “ power of music ” as an emotional outlet, especially for men who may be unused to expressing feelings openly. When familiar songs play, they sing, shout, hug, or cry without needing explanations.
Oasis’s music thus does more than energize the film; it acts as a universal language connecting strangers and, on another level, as a bridge bringing Noel and Liam back onto the same stage after years of estrangement. Where words alone could not heal, their shared songs helped reconnect them.
While the film emphasizes emotion, memory, and the atmosphere of reunion, it regrettably lacks depth in exploring Noel and Liam’s relationship. It offers little insight into how their past wounds evolved or what process enabled them to work together again—questions many Oasis fans most want answered.
Similarly, the documentary barely addresses controversies surrounding the Oasis Live ’25 tour, such as the dynamic pricing system that caused ticket prices to skyrocket and prompted investigation by UK authorities. This suggests the film prioritizes preserving a celebratory mood and the historic image of their comeback over critically examining the Oasis phenomenon.
Nevertheless, these limitations do not undermine the film's core message becauseDon'tLook Back In Anger does not aim to expose past faults or assign blame. Instead, it views Oasis through the lenses of time, memory, and the enduring bond between the band and their devoted fans, focusing on how songs created decades ago still hold the power to reunite people.
If conflict once split Oasis apart, music is what has brought them and their fans back together today. This may be the true meaning behind the titleDon't Look Back In Anger —we need not forget the past to move forward, but can look back on beautiful moments, mistakes, and wounds with less anger as time passes.
The documentary film Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger (2026) chronicles the historic reunion of Noel and Liam Gallagher on the Oasis Live ’25 tour through never-before-seen footage and their first joint interview in over 20 years. It premiered in theaters from 11 to 13 September and will have additional screenings at House Samyan on 19-20 September before streaming on Disney+ and Hulu later this year.
Image credits Oasis, The Walt Disney Studios