So Sally can wait … about 16 years, as it turns out.

Hell has frozen over and Oasis are back together. Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam announced the first Oasis shows since 2009 will take place in the United Kingdom in 2025. So far 14 gigs are booked across 6 cities in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland. Tickets go on sale Saturday, August 31^st, with per-registration and pre-sale events already announced.

All of this seemed to come together quickly over the weekend, with Liam Gallagher all but announcing a reunion through his very whimsical use of social media. He and Noel also praised each other at varying points, with Noel paying homage to Liam’s vocal prowess in an interview and Liam dedicating a song to Noel while on stage solo over the weekend.

In fairness, this reunion was tipped off over a month in advance, with most of the information presented proving to be accurate. Both the reunion and general structure of the tour were leaked, though of course everyone was pretty skeptical until this past weekend. Also disclosed was that the brothers Gallagher will be taking home more money than anyone reading or writing this post will see in their lifetimes. This stands to reason with how much of a unicorn this reunion is.

As of now not much else is known about the shows, which are of course nearly 11 months away. We don’t know the Oasis line-up. The same, seemingly reliable sources indicate that it will be Noel, Liam and the members of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. That band includes two people who were in the final iteration of Oasis with Chris Sharrock and Gem Archer, so it would be a logical choice. But no word yet if Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs or any other past Oasis alum will make an appearance. I’m sure we’ll find out as we get closer to the gigs.

I’m not a betting person but if I were I’d be a bit poorer today. Three years back I wrote a post examining the Oasis reunion and I concluded that I didn’t think it would happen. But here we are and all is well, or well enough to launch a hyped and certainly lucrative tour. But cynicism aside, people are very hyped for this reunion and the brothers are giving people what they want.

Among the other rumored information not yet totally confirmed are a handful of North American dates for later this year. Toronto and Mexico City are listed, as well as New Jersey, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles in the US. While all of the UK performances are multiple nights in the same venue, the North American shows are all one-shot deals.

Certainly there are a ton of ifs still to go, but if Oasis do make their way over here next September, I might see if I can’t wind up at a gig. Chicago would be the most logical choice. I’m not in a position where I’m falling all over myself to spend tons of money on something, but if this all materializes I might have a go at it. We will see.

And I guess we’ll see a lot between now and then – there are already betting lines of if Noel and Liam start a fight with each other before or during the reunion. I suspect the shows will go off without any real incident, though both brothers are sure to supply plenty of fodder for headlines during it all. Rejoice or despair, depending on how you feel about it, but Oasis are back together.

We were supposed to just be talking about the 30th anniversary of the debut album Definitely Maybe. I covered that just a few days ago, just before the reunion rumors began to take a life of their own.