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Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Liam Gallagher 'hunkering down' as son shares huge insight into Oasis reunion
Liam Gallagher's son, Lennon, has shed light on the upcoming Oasis Live '25 reunion tour and hinted that he and his brother, Gene, could join the legendary band on stage Lennon Gallagher shares his thoughts on the Oasis reunion Liam Gallagher's son has shared a major insight into the upcoming Oasis tour. The legendary Manchester-based band will be on stage together for the first time in 16 years next month for their mammoth Oasis Live '25 tour. Brothers Liam, 52, and Noel, 58, had been at loggerheads ever since the band split in 2009 and were often embroiled in tense feuds on social media and in interviews. But last year, things changed when the two brothers joined forces again, announcing their widely anticipated comeback, almost 15 years to the day from their split. Now, with just weeks to go, any former feuds between the Gallaghers are firmly in the past, and they're looking towards the future. Last night, the two brothers posed together for the second time as they revealed a huge Adidas promotional campaign which launched on Channel 4. Now, Liam's son, Lennon, 25, has opened up about the upcoming tour. Speaking about his memories of the band before the dramatic split which sent shockwaves across the music industry, Lennon said: "Yeah, yeah. I think the last memory I have of Oasis was going to one of their final shows when I was like eight." Speaking about how the family are preparing for the mammoth shows which kick off on July 4, Lennon said: "But yeah, the family right now, we're just hunkering down, getting ready for it to start (the tour). And, you know, we all cannot wait. It's going to be fantastic." But he's not too fussed on rehearsals, admitting: "Nah, I'm just letting him get on with that. I'll see it for the real thing when it starts." It's no secret that music runs in the Gallagher blood, with Gene fronting the band Villanelle, and Lennon also a keen musician, although he recently announced his band, Automotive, had decided to split. So could the family form a supergroup and appear on stage together? He told the Associated Press: "Yeah, I mean, it'll be really fun one day for me and my brother, my dad and my uncle to be on-stage, I think that'd be quite funny." He has, however, already decided on what song he'd choose if the family were to ever join forces for a mega performance. "I'd like to do Be Here Now. That'd be pretty cool," he hinted. Meanwhile, Noel and Liam haven't been making music together; instead, they have been focusing on the upcoming tour as well as their Adidas campaign. The brothers were all smiles as they were spotted arriving separately at a working men's club in Newington Green, London, in April. It was understood at the time they were shooting promo material for Adidas as part of a new planned collaboration between the Gallaghers and the sports brand. Adidas will make its own Originals range based on the Oasis Live 25 tour. And now the advert has been unveiled to fans. In the promo video, the Oasis anthem Live Forever can be heard and there are scenes reminiscent of early Oasis gigs with fans wearing new Adidas clothing complete with the famous Oasis band logo. At one point, a tambourine appeared to hit ice, and Liam's voice could be heard saying: "There are days when you are in the zone, you know what I mean? You just stand perfectly still while there's all this chaos going on around you. Not feeling the need to join in the madness, just thinking, this is the best feeling in the world. Just absolutely still." Liam and Noel could then be seen heading to the stage ready to play a gig before the final shot of the advert showed them reunited and posing together. Liam's comments on the ad in some ways describe his posture on stage. He is well known for not dancing or moving, singing up to the mic with his trademark pose, with his hands behind his back. No doubt, whilst he does that later this month at the reunion shows, there will be "chaos" in the crowd as thousands of fans enjoy the first Oasis shows for 16 years. The biblical band split following a backstage bust-up between the Gallaghers at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris in 2009. But thankfully, the brothers have now made up, and it is believed Liam made the first move to patch things up. Get Oasis updates straight to your WhatsApp!
STV News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- STV News
Lennon Miller faces 'exciting but nervous' time as he considers next move
Lennon Miller's dad says it's an exciting time for the Motherwell star as he considers his future but admits his son is nervous about choosing his next move. Lee Miller, who played for Aberdeen, Dundee United and Falkirk among others in a long career, says all the boxes have to be ticked to give Lennon the best opportunity to continue developing. The 18-year-old was Motherwell's stand-out player this season, captained the team and won both major Young Player of the Year awards before winning his first Scotland cap in the recent friendly against Iceland. His star has been on the rise for some time, and it's expected that he will leave Fir Park this summer to take the next step in a career that could take him to the very top of the game. New Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou has already said that he is planning for life without the midfielder. 'I think as a footballer and parent of a footballer, there's always decision to make,' said Miller. 'Lennon's next move is so important. 'A lot of players will get sucked into just moving to a massive club and saying 'I've arrived'. 'But there needs to be, and there has been, a lot of thought process about his next move because it's a development move again. 'Everything so far has gone to plan, and it's what we kind of planned out for him in terms of playing lots of games for the first team and doing well. And it's on him. There was a pathway there for him at Motherwell. 'The next one is so important. He has to play. He has to develop. He has to then kick on again. 'I think everybody saw that with Scotland. No disrespect to Motherwell players but once he's round about better players, top-class elite players, he can kick on again in my opinion. 'I think he has that inner belief. And it's not arrogance, just a belief. 'He just wants to play football.' Miller said Lennon has remained calm amidst all the speculation, and hasn't let the focus affect his game. And while Motherwell haven't received any concrete offers for the midfielder yet there are stories in the media about his future almost on a daily basis. 'He's back to Motherwell on Monday,' Miller said. 'Nothing has happened as yet. Yes, there's speculation and talk on Twitter etc but it's a different club every day. 'It's quite funny watching it and seeing how it's progressing but essentially nobody has made any bids for him 'Yes, he would like to further his career down the line but we'll just need to see what happens.' He acknowledged the number of players now plying their trade at top-level clubs across Europe and wouldn't rule out following in those steps. But most important is finding the right place to continue playing on a regular basis. 'It's so difficult to say 'This club are interested, that will be a good one for him',' he said. 'Is that a good environment for him to be in? Is there a pathway? 'Are you going to play there? Are there players ahead of you? 'There's so many different things that come into the equation. There's so many different layers. 'Listen, clubs have been interested in Lennon since he was 14. There's always been talk and people wanting to take him here, there and everywhere. 'We've always had a focus on stay at Motherwell, do your time, and see where it takes you from there. 'So it's exciting times but also really nervous. 'You want to make the right decision and give him the best advice. 'But ultimately it's his decision at the end of the day.' Lee Miller appeared courtesy of William Hill and the Warm-Up, SPFL Title Sponsor. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
The Age
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
The US says this Australian writer was expelled because of a drug lie. He's not the first
A years-long legal battle followed. In 1975, Lennon triumphed. While the government had attributed its attempt to expel Lennon to his cannabis conviction, documents submitted to the court suggested the Nixon administration had been motivated by a fear Lennon could promote opposition to the president. Judge Irving Kaufman would have none of it. 'The courts will not condone selective deportation based upon secret political grounds,' he ruled. Chaplin's exile was on flimsy grounds, too. Scott Eyman, who wrote a book on Chaplin's stoush with the US government, told NPR that authorities had no legal grounds to revoke the actor's entry permit because he had not committed a crime. 'What was not stated and what Chaplin did not know was that if he had turned around and come back and demanded a hearing to get back his re-entry permit, they would have had to give it to him,' Eyman said. 'So they actually had no legal justification for excluding him from coming back to the country.' But times – and visa rules – have changed. ANU international law professor Donald Rothwell told the ABC that US border officials have complete discretion over whether to allow someone into the country, whether or not they hold a valid visa or visa waiver. Loading 'They don't have to give a reason, and there is very little ability for an Australian traveller to challenge that,' Rothwell said. Along the way, they can search phones and luggage and detain people without providing access to a lawyer. The system is not new, or particularly different to Australia's border regime, but the way in which it is being used has shifted. Cases of Australians being denied entry to the US are getting coverage they have never had before. There was the man who told this masthead's Traveller in April he had been sent home from New York for taking a circuitous route to the US (which he said he did because it was cheaper). And a former NSW police officer travelling to Hawaii to visit her American husband was expelled in May for taking three suitcases, which the Daily Mail reported made officers suspicious she would stay longer than allowed in the country. Whether these deportations were caused by the Trump administration's aggressive new approach to screening remains unclear. What is obvious is that its rhetoric has shifted. The US Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on social media questioning the circumstances of the marriage of the former police officer who had travelled to Hawaii, Nikki Saroukos. The department said Saroukos met her husband the same day her former partner left her, and that they had married one month later. 'I never want to return back to the United States,' Saroukos said, even before the statement was issued. Loading It has barely dented other travellers' appetite to go stateside. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 56,770 Australians travelled to the US in April 2025, down from 60,520 in April 2024. Kitchen, the writer who was denied entry, says the US government has immense discretion that it uses to keep out people it doesn't like. 'The question [on the visa waiver application] asks if you've consumed illicit drugs in the past,' Kitchen said. 'If every Australian flying into Los Angeles International Airport answered honestly, the lines would get very short, very quickly.' Chaplin's exile deeply hurt the star, who never returned to the heights of success he had enjoyed in America. He would not go back to the country for 20 years, but was greeted as a hero with a 12-minute standing ovation at the 1972 Academy Awards. Loading Lennon stayed in America and was slain five years later. Kitchen is back with his family in Castlemaine, north-west of Melbourne, and has achieved a dream of many young writers: The New Yorker published his account of his deportation.
Sydney Morning Herald
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The US says this Australian writer was expelled because of a drug lie. He's not the first
A years-long legal battle followed. In 1975, Lennon triumphed. While the government had attributed its attempt to expel Lennon to his cannabis conviction, documents submitted to the court suggested the Nixon administration had been motivated by a fear Lennon could promote opposition to the president. Judge Irving Kaufman would have none of it. 'The courts will not condone selective deportation based upon secret political grounds,' he ruled. Chaplin's exile was on flimsy grounds, too. Scott Eyman, who wrote a book on Chaplin's stoush with the US government, told NPR that authorities had no legal grounds to revoke the actor's entry permit because he had not committed a crime. 'What was not stated and what Chaplin did not know was that if he had turned around and come back and demanded a hearing to get back his re-entry permit, they would have had to give it to him,' Eyman said. 'So they actually had no legal justification for excluding him from coming back to the country.' But times – and visa rules – have changed. ANU international law professor Donald Rothwell told the ABC that US border officials have complete discretion over whether to allow someone into the country, whether or not they hold a valid visa or visa waiver. Loading 'They don't have to give a reason, and there is very little ability for an Australian traveller to challenge that,' Rothwell said. Along the way, they can search phones and luggage and detain people without providing access to a lawyer. The system is not new, or particularly different to Australia's border regime, but the way in which it is being used has shifted. Cases of Australians being denied entry to the US are getting coverage they have never had before. There was the man who told this masthead's Traveller in April he had been sent home from New York for taking a circuitous route to the US (which he said he did because it was cheaper). And a former NSW police officer travelling to Hawaii to visit her American husband was expelled in May for taking three suitcases, which the Daily Mail reported made officers suspicious she would stay longer than allowed in the country. Whether these deportations were caused by the Trump administration's aggressive new approach to screening remains unclear. What is obvious is that its rhetoric has shifted. The US Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on social media questioning the circumstances of the marriage of the former police officer who had travelled to Hawaii, Nikki Saroukos. The department said Saroukos met her husband the same day her former partner left her, and that they had married one month later. 'I never want to return back to the United States,' Saroukos said, even before the statement was issued. Loading It has barely dented other travellers' appetite to go stateside. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 56,770 Australians travelled to the US in April 2025, down from 60,520 in April 2024. Kitchen, the writer who was denied entry, says the US government has immense discretion that it uses to keep out people it doesn't like. 'The question [on the visa waiver application] asks if you've consumed illicit drugs in the past,' Kitchen said. 'If every Australian flying into Los Angeles International Airport answered honestly, the lines would get very short, very quickly.' Chaplin's exile deeply hurt the star, who never returned to the heights of success he had enjoyed in America. He would not go back to the country for 20 years, but was greeted as a hero with a 12-minute standing ovation at the 1972 Academy Awards. Loading Lennon stayed in America and was slain five years later. Kitchen is back with his family in Castlemaine, north-west of Melbourne, and has achieved a dream of many young writers: The New Yorker published his account of his deportation.
Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
‘Something we'd like to rectify this year' - St Pat's ace reacts to Euro draw
Jamie Lennon has opened up about the pain of narrowly missing out on league phase football in Europe last year - and a desire to 'rectify' that this time around. However, the St Patrick's Athletic midfielder insisted that no one would be taking their eye off the challenges that lie ahead of any potential bid to create a piece of club history. First up, they must overcome Lithuanian side FC Hagelmann - a 16-year-old club with just one tie behind them in Europe so far, and that was a 5-0 thumping at the hands of North Macedonian side Shkupi two years ago. Commenting on the ambition to go further into Europe than ever before, Lennon pointed to the heartache last year, when Pat's lost narrowly to Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir in the play-off round. 'You can't look too far into the future,' he said, 'but I speak on behalf of all the players when I say you remember the feeling coming off the pitch in Turkey last year. Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. 'It was a real disappointment, you were so close to becoming the first team in the club's history to reach the group stages. 'It's something we'd like to rectify this year if we can, but it's one step at a time.' Pat's still have four league games to play - against Galway United, Derry City, Cork City and Bohemians, before they kick off their European campaign. So all eyes are on improving their domestic form before they turn their attention to learning some more about their Lithuanian opponents. 'It's an exciting draw,' Lennon said. 'At this time of year you are wondering who and where you are going to be playing in Europe. 'We obviously don't know too much about them, but come closer to the time we'll do our work on them. 'We've got a lot of games between now and then where we need to try to pick up results, but it's something we are looking forward to. 'We treat every game the same and when Europe comes around it's going to be different playing against players you have never played against before; different style, different system. But it's a good challenge. 'But, like I said, we have a lot of games between now and then and we want to try to pick up as many points as we can, so our confidence will be high going into the European game.' Last year, Stephen Kenny's side used their European form to help turn around results on the home front - and Lennon is hopeful that they can repeat that. 'It was a big moment in our season last year, a big home European game after some disappointing results, going out in the cup and things like that,' he said. 'That really kicked us on for the rest of the season and set the standard of what we needed in the last nine games of the league season. 'Hopefully we can do the same this year, but it's a draw we are excited for, Europe is always what you want to play in as a player in this league, and when the time comes around it's really exciting.'
