Oasis returned to the United States for back-to-back sold-out Rose Bowl shows as part of their reunion tour after a 16-year hiatus. The Manchester-born Britpop group last toured Los Angeles in 2008 and formally split in August 2009 when the Gallagher brothers called it quits at the V Festival. The reunion tour is expected to generate roughly $1.1 billion, reflecting the band's enduring popularity. The 2008–2009 period included Barack Obama's inauguration, the Great Recession, and the invention of Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto. Attendees are advised to note crucial event details and local conditions such as heat advisories.
It was in the midst of winter - if you can even call it that in L.A. - and the arena was packed. "Who'd have thought Oasis, the Britpop holdover that seemingly couldn't be more out of vogue, could fill Staples Center?" the Orange County Register about the evening. "For that matter, who'd have thought a band with such a fractious history and spotty track record would still be together at this point, let alone still visiting the States?"
Perhaps it was a jinx, but a little more than eight months later, the Gallagher brothers would call it quits on August 22, 2009, at the V Festival in Weston Park, England. Some other details from that time? Barack Obama was inaugurated as president of the United States. The country was, simultaneously, dealing with an economic crisis then-titled the Great Recession. Bitcoin was invented under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto - it was worth an eye-watering $0.
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