Liam Gallagher tunes up in the South of France with iconic songbird guitar as Oasis reunion looms

While Oasis are reported to have begun rehearsals in London for their long-awaited reunion tour, one half of the band’s famously fractious core is tuning up in more relaxed surroundings – on the Côte d’Azur.

Liam Gallagher, 52, this week posted an Instagram Story showing the sun-drenched front door of his new French villa, with a guitar leaning casually against the wall.

Fans quickly identified it as the same acoustic he played in the music video for ‘Songbird’, his 2002 love ballad for then-girlfriend Nicole Appleton.

When one Twitter user asked, ‘Is that the Songbird mv guitar?’, Liam replied: ‘It is.’ Another asked if he was rehearsing with it, to which the former Oasis frontman responded, ‘I am indeed.’

The villa in question is no ordinary getaway. Liam recently bought the 18th-century property in Grasse – the world’s perfume capital – for £3 million.

The six-bedroom, three-storey estate was previously owned by former TV presenter Noel Edmonds, who listed it for £4 million before relocating to New Zealand.

While Oasis are reported to have begun rehearsals in London for their long-awaited reunion tour, one half of the band’s famously fractious core is tuning up in more relaxed surroundings – on the Côte d’Azur 

Liam Gallagher , 52, this week posted an Instagram Story showing the sun-drenched front door of his new French villa, with a guitar leaning casually against the wall

Fans quickly identified it as the same acoustic he played in the music video for ‘Songbird’, his 2002 love ballad for then-girlfriend Nicole Appleton  

The Oasis reunion, scheduled to tour the UK, US, South America and Asia in 2025, comes 15 years after the band’s acrimonious split in 2009 

Liam himself has hinted at this, writing in a previous X post: ‘I called him [Noel], but don’t tell anyone as I don’t want folk thinking I’m a soft lad and stuffs. Keep it between me n you cheers x’ (Pictured in 2008)

It features a pool, olive trees, its own vineyard – and several engraved references to ‘Noel’, the previous owner’s name and, coincidentally, that of Liam’s estranged brother and bandmate.

The Oasis reunion, scheduled to tour the UK, US, South America and Asia in 2025, comes 15 years after the band’s acrimonious split in 2009.

The fallout led to years of public insults between the Gallagher brothers, both on stage and on social media.

But in PJ Harrison’s recent book The Fall and Rise of Oasis, a music industry source claimed Liam was the one who extended the olive branch: ‘He’s a great one for making peace. He’s the one that will bring things back together.’

Liam himself has hinted at this, writing in a previous X post: ‘I called him [Noel], but don’t tell anyone as I don’t want folk thinking I’m a soft lad and stuffs. Keep it between me n you cheers x.’

Despite the brothers’ tumultuous history, they are reuniting for the ‘Live ’25’ tour, marking three decades since the release of Oasis’s seminal album, ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’

Rehearsals have begun in London, with Noel leading sessions alongside longtime collaborators Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and keyboardist Mikey Rowe.

Liam is expected to join the rehearsals next month, ahead of the tour’s kickoff on July 4 in Cardiff.