Oasis' surprising new band member for their tour as rehearsals underway

Oasis have a new band member for their reunion tour - keyboard player Christian Madden.

The revealed earlier this week rehearsals have begun for , with absent on vocal rest for several weeks and Noel leading the band.

The first photos of the band leaving rehearsals in London were published on Saturday. It showed Noel, Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Gem Archer and Andy Bell who will play guitars in the massive sold out gigs, with Andy on bass. But the report wrongly identified another man at the studios and we can reveal his name now for the first time.

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Christian Madden has played with both Gallagher brothers making him an ideal addition for the tour. He has mainly played on Liam Gallagher solo tours but has also played alongside Noel in the past, sources close to the band said.

A source close to the band said: “Christian is a class act on keyboards and like the rest of the band gets on with both Liam and Noel which makes him an ideal addition. It’s his first time playing in Oasis so he is very excited to go on the road. He will help create a wall of sound Noel is aiming for and once you put Liam’s vocals on top this version of Oasis is going to be epic.”

Liam Gallagher pointed out the mistake in the previous reports with typical humour, writing on X today: “It’s the 1 n only CHRISTIAN F**KING MADMAN,” with reference to Madden.

Liam was the first one to discuss rehearsals on X, formerly Twitter, and The Mirror gained confirmation later the same day, as the frontman is prone to jokes and winding people up about things on social media.

Christian is not the only new band member for Oasis as the band will also feature Joey Waronker on drums. He has played with Liam before on a tour but never in Oasis.

Liam is expected to join rehearsals in June, giving him a month with the band before they play live. He regularly sings Oasis songs on his own tours, including the Definitely Maybe anniversary tour last year. Band bosses are keen he doesn’t overdo it before the live shows to avoid any cancellations once they get on the road.

Noel and Liam will together since the band split in 2009 on July 4 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Demand for tickets in the UK was unprecedented and the build up to the first show in Cardiff in July has begun amongst fans trying to guess the set list.

The shows will also feature special guests Richard Ashcroft and Cast, who are friends up the band.

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