“An event for all rock fans,” reacts former OM player Eric Di Meco, a big fan of the group.

The legendary British group is reforming for a series of concerts in 2025. Eric Di Meco, a big fan of the Gallagher brothers and bassist in a “tribute band”, reacts on franceinfo.

Fans didn’t even dare hope for it anymore. Oasis, the English rock legend, announced on Tuesday, August 27, their reformation for a world tour, which will begin in the summer of 2025 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Eric Di Meco, former OM full-back and big fan of the Gallagher brothers, expressed his joy on franceinfo on Tuesday morning. “Every Oasis fan was waiting for this”assures the consultant, who will try to get a place for one of the group’s concerts on Saturday August 31, the date the ticket office goes online.

“I’m going to fight on the 31st in the morning to try to go to Wembley or Manchester or somewhere else, to go see them. It’s going to be an event for all rock fans in general. Plus, it’s a band that has become legendary today.”continues the former player, now bassist in the group Osiris, a “tribute band” which covers the greatest hits of Oasis.

The former French team full-back saw the two Gallagher brothers in concert but “each on their own”while they were each pursuing their solo careers. He also had the privilege of meeting Noel “in his dressing room, at Manchester City [le club dont les frères Gallagher sont de grands fans]after a Champions League match he was commentating on. “I was put in touch by a former teammate who had played at City, who knew him well. We talked about football and especially music. I gave him some OM shirts, an Osiris t-shirt and he was rather taken aback that a former player could play in an Oasis cover band.”assures Eric Di Meco.

The former player also talks about his adventure with the group Osiris, which covers Oasis songs and will be in concert in November in Paris and Lille. “I always have great pleasure on stage playing Rock’n Roll Starwhich is a little bit more rock. And it’s also a song that characterizes them well”he said. And the winner of the 1993 Champions League with OM concluded, admiringly: “There are certain songs that have become more than hits, they have become anthems, like Don’t Look Back In Anger Or Wonderwall.'”