Knebworth House has said there are no plans for Oasis to return next year, 30 years on from their iconic 1996 shows.
On Sunday, a post of what appeared to be a teaser poster, showing the crowd from the band's 1996 performance with the caption "This is History. August 2026" began circulating.
Back in August 1996, the Britpop icons rocked the Knebworth Festival over two nights that have gone down in music legend.
Oasis (Definitely Maybe) returning to Knebworth in August 2026. This post was taken down as quickly as it went up but some of the beady eyed faithful spotted it - dare to dream? pic.twitter.com/uJ6Jv4pgCJ
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Knebworth House has since confirmed this was a hoax, stating: “As much as we would like to welcome Oasis back for a 30th Anniversary Knebworth concert in 2026 and would be delighted to discuss dates with their promoters, this report that says it comes from Knebworth House is fake news.
"Knebworth House’s X account did not make this post. To follow official Knebworth House posts, please see Instagram @knebworth_house, Facebook @Knebworth House, TikTok @knebworthhouse or BlueSky @knebworthhouse.bsky.social.”
250,000 fans flocked to see Oasis - more than for the likes of Queen and Led Zeppelin - in what was a then-record crowd for the venue, until that was broken by Robbie Williams in 2003.
When Liam and Noel Gallagher reunited and announced the return of Oasis last year, a rumoured Knebworth show was quickly dismissed by the brothers.
But, Henry Lytton Cobbold, the owner of Knebworth House, was defiant, saying: "They have a history of doing what the people want, and what the people want is Knebworth 2026
"Let's see how it goes. Every person I've met would love to see a 30th anniversary at Knebworth.
"If Oasis doesn't come back in 2026, they'll come back in 2036. It will happen one day, we're not going anywhere."
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