Noel Gallagher (born 29 May 1967, Manchester) is an English guitarist, vocalist and songwriter who served as the creative engine of Oasis - writing the band's biggest songs, including "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", and credited as sole songwriter on their first three albums. After leaving Oasis in 2009, he has released four studio albums under the name Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. In 2025 he reunited with his brother Liam for the Oasis Live '25 world tour, and in February 2026 he was named Songwriter of the Year at the BRIT Awards.
Noel Gallagher won the Songwriter of the Year award at the 2026 BRIT Awards, held for the first time outside London at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on 28 February.
Gallagher confirmed in a BBC interview that he is already back in the studio following the conclusion of the Oasis reunion tour.
Oasis wrapped the UK and Ireland leg of their Live '25 reunion tour with two nights at Wembley Stadium on 27-28 September 2025, with the band appearing to tease further 2026 shows.
Oasis sold over one million albums in 2025 alone - the only UK artist to achieve that figure in a single year - with three of their albums simultaneously occupying the top five of the UK Albums Chart during the tour.
Noel Gallagher featured on a new single by supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos, released on 19 January 2025.
