Noel Gallagher's hilarious Meg Mathews jibe to daughter that broke Oasis reunion news

The Oasis reunion was so top secret that up until the final days only eight people knew it was happening.

Noel and Liam Gallagher were so keen to keep the comeback a secret they kept members of their own family out of the loop. Those who did know are thought to have to signed NDA contracts forbidding them from telling anyone.

Brian Cannon, who created the album cover for Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe and other artwork for them, was not one of those in the know initially. But he said: "I didn't know it was happening, despite what everybody thought. I was just as surprised as anybody else.

"Because I obviously packaged Definitely Maybe again last year, and I was with Noel in his studio, and the question obviously arose about the reunion, and his response was, 'I'm f***ing sick of it!' It was his exact words.” But something clearly changed his mind and Brian added: “Noel told me that only right up to the end, only eight people knew about it.

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“Not even his daughter. I mean, he said to me, Anais... Anais rang him. She was at that, was it the Blossoms game? And she says to him, 'Dad, Dad, what's this announcement?'

"And he said to her, 'Are you sitting down?' And she went, 'Yeah!' He goes, 'Me and your Mam are getting back together!' So, even she didn't know about it. So, it took me by surprise."

Noel was obviously joking about getting back with his ex-wife Meg Mathews, but it shows the level of secrecy. According to some reports Anais was integral to Noel speaking to his brother Liam again but if this is the case she was not across the tour.

Band members like Gem Archer and Andy Bell also found out later. Although Liam’s partner and manager Debbie Gwyther will have been one of the eight people and is another key player in the reunion tour which starts on Friday in Cardiff.

Speaking on the Oasis podcast, Brian added: "There's been nothing like it ever in the history of rock and roll. The closest you could have imagined it would have been The Beatles, but The Beatles never got back together so there is no comparison.

"Stone Roses obviously was a big deal, but they're not... I mean, I'm a massive Roses fan obviously, but it's not the phenomenon that Oasis were, or are, so it's truly unprecedented. I mean, that word gets banded about an awful lot, but this is unprecedented.”

Oasis confirmed on Monday they will take to the stage at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium at 8.15pm on Friday and play for over two hours, with the venue having a 10.30pm curfew. The support acts are Liverpool band Cast and former frontman of The Verve, Richard Ashcroft.

The curtain raiser will be followed by a string of homecoming gigs in their native Manchester at Heaton Park and London's Wembley Stadium. They then play Edinburgh and Dublin before turning it into a world tour with dates in Chicago, Mexico, Tokyo, Melbourne, Sydney and Sao Paulo

But if you missed out on getting Oasis tickets the first time round, there will be another chance to nab one - as the band confirmed this week that more tickets will be released very soon - just ahead of the Gallagher brothers hitting the road.

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