Oasis’s ‘Definitely, Maybe’ Tops Charts Again, 30 Years after Release

A fan photographs a mural of Liam and Noel Gallagher of British band Oasis near Sifters Records in Manchester, Britain, 29 August 2024. (EPA)
A fan photographs a mural of Liam and Noel Gallagher of British band Oasis near Sifters Records in Manchester, Britain, 29 August 2024. (EPA)
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Oasis’s ‘Definitely, Maybe’ Tops Charts Again, 30 Years after Release

A fan photographs a mural of Liam and Noel Gallagher of British band Oasis near Sifters Records in Manchester, Britain, 29 August 2024. (EPA)
A fan photographs a mural of Liam and Noel Gallagher of British band Oasis near Sifters Records in Manchester, Britain, 29 August 2024. (EPA)

Oasis's debut album "Definitely, Maybe" returned to the top of the UK charts on Friday 30 years after its release, amid fan excitement over the British band's reunion concerts next year.

"Definitely, Maybe" went straight to No.1 when it came out in 1994, and the record went back to the top spot, boosted by the release of a 30th anniversary deluxe edition.

The Official Charts Company said "Definitely, Maybe" enjoyed a "408% week-on-week uplift" and topped the vinyl albums charts, with more than half of its weekly total coming from vinyl sales.

Oasis also took the No. 3 and 4 spots in the albums chart with compilation album "Time Flies... (1994-2009)" and 1996 record "(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?".

Oasis, who last topped the UK album chart in 2010, announced two extra concert dates on Wednesday for their comeback tour due to huge demand from fans desperate to see the band live for the first time in 15 years.

The band split in 2009 when lead guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher said he could no longer work with singer Liam, his brother, after numerous public spats.

Thousands of fans queued for hours online last Saturday to get their hands on tickets for the summer shows in Britain and Ireland, only to find that prices had jumped in a "dynamic pricing" scheme.

Many thought they would pay the advertised rate of 148.50 pounds ($194.74) but ended up paying more than double at 355.20 pounds.

Britain's competition watchdog on Thursday launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over the sale of the tickets and whether it may have breached consumer protection law.

At Thursday's Mercury Prize music awards in London, the "dynamic pricing" was a hot topic.

"(I) love Oasis.... (I) hate dynamic pricing," Irish singer-songwriter CMAT told Reuters. "No one should be priced out of live music."

British-Liberian singer-songwriter Cat Burns said she hoped change would come from the furor. "There's been a few situations where this has happened so I think this might be the straw that breaks the camel's back."



Comedian Ben Stiller Says Thrilled ‘Nutcrackers’ Opening Toronto Film Festival 

Ben Stiller poses as he arrives for the premiere of "Nutcrackers" at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ben Stiller poses as he arrives for the premiere of "Nutcrackers" at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Comedian Ben Stiller Says Thrilled ‘Nutcrackers’ Opening Toronto Film Festival 

Ben Stiller poses as he arrives for the premiere of "Nutcrackers" at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ben Stiller poses as he arrives for the premiere of "Nutcrackers" at Roy Thomson Hall, during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)

Comedian Ben Stiller said he was thrilled that his latest drama-comedy "Nutcrackers" was chosen to open the Toronto Film Festival, with the film also making its debut at the ten-day film event.

"We made this little film independently... it was such a labor of love. I was so thrilled that Toronto saw it and wanted to open the festival with it," said Stiller as he walked the red carpet with director David Gordon Green and other cast members.

"Nutcrackers" tells the heartwarming story of hotshot Chicago real estate developer Michael who is forced to care for his orphaned nephews in a small Ohio town after his sister and her husband have a terrible accident.

Michael then discovers the boys - played by brothers Homer, Ulysses, Arlo and Atlas Janson - are trained in ballet, and the film follows their antics in their farm, where Stiller's character chases hogs and chickens.

Unlike a traditional movie release, "Nutcrackers" made its debut at TIFF, without launching teasers or previews.

"This is the first audience," Stiller said. "I never really imagined it when we were making the movie because we made it in this little farmhouse, very small budget, just us and the kids and the animals and hoping that we would figure out a place that people would see it.

"This is it. We're going to show it and we'll see who likes it, which is fun," he added.

The film, which also stars Linda Cardellini, is yet to land a distributor deal. The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday with Hollywood stars making a comeback on the red carpet after last year's screen writer's strike.