Liam and Noel Gallagher made an appearance on the Venice Film Festival circuit Saturday — but not at the press conference for their new documentary, Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.
The brothers arrived on the Lido by boat and posed for the film’s photocall, but they departed before the scheduled media conference. Their absence left co-directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, along with Steven Knight, who is credited as creator of the documentary, to field questions about the Disney+ project without its central subjects in the room.
When asked why Liam and Noel were not present, Lovelace offered a brief answer: “They were here a second ago having their photograph taken, so they are here.” He did not expand on the matter. The brothers were apparently never set to take part in the press conference, though journalists and fans in attendance seemed not to have been aware of that beforehand.
The Venice stop comes as Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger prepares to world premiere at the festival Saturday night. The film is set to open in theaters Sept. 11 before arriving on Disney+ later this year.
A rare joint appearance, but not a media session
The decision not to sit for questions together fits the guarded approach Liam and Noel have taken since reuniting last year for the “Live ’25” tour after a 15-year feud. According to the source material, the pair have been press shy as a duo since the reunion and have only sat for an interview together for the documentary — their first joint interview in 20 years.
The documentary includes footage of the band both backstage and onstage, offering a look at a reunion that has generated intense attention without a corresponding flood of joint publicity from the Gallaghers themselves.
Southern and Lovelace have described taking a careful approach to filming the reunion. In an interview with Variety, they discussed setting up hidden cameras in the rehearsal space in order to keep the process from feeling overly staged or intrusive.
“We didn’t want it to feel mediated. We didn’t want it to feel like there’s an annoying camera crew running around getting in their way,” Southern said. “And we were aware of how sensitive it was, and that this was literally the first time they’d been in a room together for a prolonged period for 15 years.”
Southern also suggested viewers should not expect the film to force the brothers into an overly sentimental mode. “It’s the Gallaghers, it’s not ‘Dawson’s Creek,’” he said. “They’re not gonna sit down and talk about their emotions.”
Tour questions remain in the air
The Venice no-show at the press conference also came amid renewed speculation about what may come next for the band. The source material notes that Oasis posted cryptic teasers on social media over the past two days, fueling rumors about a new tour.
Noel Gallagher recently addressed the possibility of more activity in an interview with Talksport, saying: “Let’s put it this way: there’s no football tournament on next year, so we’ve got to do something in the summer, right?”
No confirmed new tour details were included in the source material, and the speculation remains just that. Still, the timing of the documentary’s Venice premiere, the theatrical release date and the brothers’ limited joint press availability have kept attention firmly on Oasis and the shape of its reunion era.
Representatives for Oasis and Disney were contacted by Variety for comment following the press conference absence.
What happens next?
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger premieres Saturday night at the Venice Film Festival, then begins its theatrical release Sept. 11 before debuting on Disney+ later this year. Whether Liam and Noel Gallagher will address the documentary together again — or speak publicly about any possible future tour plans — remains unconfirmed.