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EXCLUSIVE Cigarettes, alcohol and fights: Liam and Noel Gallagher’s rise to fame is documented in unseen snaps ahead of Oasis reunion tour

EXCLUSIVE
Cigarettes, alcohol and fights: Liam and Noel Gallagher's rise to fame is documented in unseen snaps ahead of Oasis reunion tour

Liam and Noel Gallagher have come a long way from their days growing up in Manchester, with unseen pH๏τos documenting their youth featured in a new book.

Oasis: The Masterplan follows the band’s formation and success as seen by their pH๏τographer Kevin Cummins who documented their rise to fame.

In one snap, a teenage Liam and Noel are seen sitting side by side with Liam enjoying a drink and Noel looking moodie while resting his head on his hand.

Another black and white pH๏τo features Liam pulling a playful expression while dressed in a black leather jacket and a hair net.

The pH๏τographer also documented some of the brothers’ famous squabbles including a pH๏τo of them wrestling each other on the ground. 

Some of the group’s early performances are also featured in the book including one where an audience member can be seen pulling at Liam’s top while he’s performing.

EXCLUSIVE
Cigarettes, alcohol and fights: Liam and Noel Gallagher’s rise to fame is documented in unseen snaps ahead of Oasis reunion tour

Liam and Noel Gallagher have come a long way from their days growing up in Manchester, with unseen pH๏τos documenting their youth featured in a new book.

Oasis: The Masterplan follows the band's formation and success as seen by their pH๏τographer Kevin Cummins who documented their rise to fame (Liam pictured)

Oasis: The Masterplan follows the band’s formation and success as seen by their pH๏τographer Kevin Cummins who documented their rise to fame (Liam pictured) 

The pH๏τographer also documented some of the brothers' famous squabbles including a pH๏τo of them wrestling each other on the ground

The pH๏τographer also documented some of the brothers’ famous squabbles including a pH๏τo of them wrestling each other on the ground

Liam is more heavily featured in the pH๏τos than his brother, with others seeing him stood on a chair in a pub and another candid one of him in a red shirt and white pants with his jeans pulled down. 

It comes after the brothers signed another big-money deal, as they plot to make millions out of a film of their upcoming reunion tour.

The brothers, whose world tour starts this summer, registered Uprise North Limited last month with just themselves as directors.

Papers filed to Companies House just a few days ago state the business to be ‘Motion Picture Production Activities’.

Rumours swirled when the pair first announced their reunion tour last autumn, that a streaming giant had made a substantial offer to make a documentary about the reunion tour.

But the establishment of a company run by the brothers for this purpose appears to show they are seeking complete control of such a venture and also appears to demonstrate that money wasn’t a major concern for the brothers.

The Oasis Live 25 tour kicks off on 4 July at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium before playing sell-out gigs at Manchester’s Heaton Park, Wembley Stadium in London, and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield stadium.

The pair will then embark on a global tour taking in shows in Japan, Argentina, the United States and Brazil.

Oasis: The Masterplan follows the band's formation and success as seen by their pH๏τographer Kevin Cummins who documented their rise to fame

Oasis: The Masterplan follows the band’s formation and success as seen by their pH๏τographer Kevin Cummins who documented their rise to fame

Some of the group's early performances are also featured in the book including one where an audience member can be seen pulling at Liam's top while he's performing

Some of the group’s early performances are also featured in the book including one where an audience member can be seen pulling at Liam’s top while he’s performing

One snap sees Liam sporting sunglᴀsses while having a beer and cigarette

One snap sees Liam sporting sunglᴀsses while having a beer and cigarette

There is also a candid sH๏τ of Liam in a red shirt and white pants with his jeans pulled down

There is also a candid sH๏τ of Liam in a red shirt and white pants with his jeans pulled down

Another snap sees a young Liam stood on a chair in a pub

Another snap sees a young Liam stood on a chair in a pub 

It comes after the brothers signed another big-money deal, as they plot to make millions out of a film of their upcoming reunion tour

It comes after the brothers signed another big-money deal, as they plot to make millions out of a film of their upcoming reunion tour

The brothers, whose world tour starts this summer, registered Uprise North Limited last month with just themselves as directors

The brothers, whose world tour starts this summer, registered Uprise North Limited last month with just themselves as directors

It was recently reported that Liam and Noel will not get a penny until after their Oasis reunion world tour, over fears that they may fall out again

It was recently reported that Liam and Noel will not get a penny until after their Oasis reunion world tour, over fears that they may fall out again

It was recently reported that Liam and Noel will not get a penny until after their Oasis reunion world tour, over fears that they may fall out again.

Management sources say promoters drew up complex contracts which only allow the warring brother to be paid for each individual show after it has actually happened.

The pair – who came to blows at their last gig as a band 15 years ago in Paris – have signed a so-called ‘guarantee versus percentage’ contract for each and every gig starting in the UK next summer.

This means they are guaranteed to pocket an estimated £3 million for each of 30 stadium dates.

However if 90% of each show’s profits is more than £3 million – which it is very likely to be as ticket prices were so high – they will get that percentage figure instead. That means they could easily bank £5 million for each show.

The deal means they won’t get anything until each show is costed up, after it happens. Until then, all ticket revenues stay out of reach in a neutral ‘escrow’ bank account which neither the band nor the promoters can touch.

Usually, experts say, big artists like this get as much as half the guaranteed figure before the shows even start, and the rest of the guarantee, plus the percentage, after each shows end.

Oasis insiders say they won’t get a single penny until after each individual show is done and dusted.

Oasis: The Masterplan by Kevin Cummins is published by Cᴀssell 27 March in hardback, £35

Oasis: The Masterplan by Kevin Cummins is published by Cᴀssell 27 March in hardback, £35

The Oasis Live 25 tour kicks off on 4 July at Cardiff's Principality Stadium before playing sell-out gigs in Manchester, London, and Edinburgh (Oasis are pictured in 2008)

The Oasis Live 25 tour kicks off on 4 July at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium before playing sell-out gigs in Manchester, London, and Edinburgh (Oasis are pictured in 2008)

Experts estimated they will bank £5 million a show for 30 shows worldwide, meaning the pair will earn £150 million between them – £75 million each just from the ticket profits.

They are also predicted to earn ‘tens of millions’ from merchandising, sponsorship deals, and renewed interest in their music.

An Oasis source was keen to downplay the relevance of the Gallagher brothers not being paid a penny until they actually turned up for the tour.

The source said: ‘This situation (not receiving any upfront earnings on the back of predicted or actual ticket sales) is not unique to Oasis or indeed this tour. This is the common arrangement across the industry.’

There are clear signs that Liam and Noel are keeping their distance from one another until they absolutely need to be together.

Last year Liam took 20 of his best mates and family for a week of partying in Ibiza and hires a mᴀssive party villa at a cost of £75,000. Noel wasn’t among the revellers.

Meanwhile Liam is taking a year off living in London to be at a remote manor house in the Cotswolds while Noel lives in London and Hampshire.

Oasis: The Masterplan by Kevin Cummins is published by Cᴀssell 27 March in hardback, £35.  

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