By 2000, Kensit's private life had brought her to as much attention as her acting or singing, as the tabloid newspapers detailed the breakdown of her marriage to Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr and her romance with Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.

Despite supporting Oasis at their historic Knebworth and Loch Lomond concerts in 1996, the only Heavy Stereo album, 1996's Déjà Voodoo did not enjoy much critical or commercial success.

Though Archer was officially referred to as Oasis ' rhythm guitarist, his role in Oasis was much more than that.

However, just as the band looked like achieved mainstream success ( as other British bands, such as Oasis and Blur were then doing ), Haines broke both of his ankles, resulting in the cancellation of much of their 1994 European tour.

One of the B-sides, " Stay Young ", has become a popular Oasis song, so much so that fans voted it onto the B-sides collection The Masterplan-one of only two B-sides from the Be Here Now period which made the album.

Oasis ' third album Be Here Now ( 1997 ) was highly anticipated.

The album immediately reached number 1 on the charts later that month, knocking off Oasis ' highly anticipated album Be Here Now in the process.

Following the worldwide success of Morning Glory ?, Be Here Now ( 1997 ) became Oasis ' most eagerly anticipated album to date.

Oasis released their highly anticipated 3rd album, Be Here Now, on the 21st August ( in the UK ).

* August 21 – Be Here Now, the third album from English rock band Oasis, becomes the fastest selling album in UK history.

Oasis ' second album, ( What's the Story ) Morning Glory ?, reached the top of the album charts in many countries and their third studio album, Be Here Now, became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history.

He is also the third drummer to have appeared with English rock band Oasis.

The album went straight to number one in the Irish Albums Chart, the third highest single-week sales in the history of the charts, behind U2's The Best of 1980-1990 and Oasis ' Be Here Now.

In the 29 May 2004 Al-Khobar massacres in Saudi Arabia, seventeen terrorists, members of the The Jerusalem Squadron, attacked third country national personnel of two oil industry installations, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation building and the Petroleum Centre, and a foreign workers ' housing complex, the Oasis Compound, in the Gulf city of Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

" Don't Go Away " is a song by the English rock band Oasis from their third album, Be Here Now, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher.

It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, the third Oasis song to do so.

Written by Noel Gallagher, it is the third Oasis song to feature Liam and Noel on lead vocals, the first being the B-side " Acquiesce ", and the second being " Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is ".

Oasis ( Hangul: 오아시스 ) ( 2002 ) is South Korea Lee Chang-dong's third feature film, and the last one he directed before his stint as South Korea's Minister of Culture.

In the UK the Madchester scene influenced the early sound of 1990s Britpop bands like Blur, and Oasis who drew on 1960s psychedelic pop and rock, particularly on the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants ( 2000 ).

* " Columbia ", a song on the 1994 Oasis album Definitely Maybe

That same year Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe, which broke Suede's record for fastest-selling debut album.

The cover of Oasis ' album, Dig Out Your Soul ( 2008 ), also has a psychedelic album cover, with a slightly muted color scheme.

Rockfield Studios, situated just outside the town, are where the band Queen recorded parts of their hit single " Bohemian Rhapsody " in 1975, and where Oasis recorded their multi-million selling album ( What's the Story ) Morning Glory?

In 2000 he started another band, Johnny Marr and the Healers, which enjoyed moderate success, and later worked as a guest musician on the Oasis album Heathen Chemistry ( 2002 ).

* Definitely Maybe ( 1994 ), the debut album of British rock band Oasis

According to the liner notes of this album, Oasis also played the song live in Manchester before they were well known.

Around this period, Oasis guitarist and friend of Ashcroft, Noel Gallagher, dedicated the song " Cast No Shadow " on the album ( What's the Story ) Morning Glory?

** Oasis release their debut album Definitely Maybe, it becomes the fastest selling debut album in the United Kingdom at the time until 2006 when it was beaten by the Arctic Monkeys ' debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.

Certain editions also featured a new Oasis live album, taken from the band's final tour.

The band launched its support of the album with the month-long Tour of Brotherly Love with Oasis and Spacehog in May and June 2001.

RPO players have been involved with many performances away from the classical repertory, including Yanni Live at the Acropolis, a concert held in Greece in 1993, conducted by Shahrdad Rohani ; the Hooked on Classics series of records ; orchestral arrangements of rock music by the likes of Pink Floyd, Elkie Brooks ( on the album Amazing ), Oasis, Queen, George Michael, R. E. M., U2, and ABBA ; the song / album, Art of Life by Japanese rock band X Japan, composed by Yoshiki Hayashi ; the official theme music of the UEFA Champions League ( UEFA Champions League Anthem ), tracks on the British folk metal band Skyclad's 2004 album A Semblance of Normality the Symphonic Rock: A Symphony of Hits 2004 album ; and the BBC Grandstand Theme in 1982 ; Seotaiji Symphony, a concert held in Seoul in 2008, with South Korean rock star Seo Taiji, conducted by Tolga Kashif.

Oasis have been successfully sued for plagiarism by Neil Innes, ironically himself a member of Beatles-parody band The Rutles sued by McCartney over plagiarism of The Beatles ' songs, as Noel Gallagher's 1994 song Whatever directly lifted parts of its melody from Innes's 1973 song How Sweet to Be an Idiot.

:* John Lennon was once asked to sum up the 60s in one phrase-his reply, " Be here now ", was used by Gallagher for Oasis ' 1997 album, and for the album's title track.

Moss appeared on Oasis singles " Don't Go Away " ( 1998 ) and " Fade Away " ( 1994 ), and on the Be Here Now album ( 1997 ), playing tambourine, Johnny Depp playing a guitar.

Ashcroft also provided backing vocals on the Oasis song " All Around the World " in 1997, for Oasis ' Be Here Now.

The award of five stars to the 1997 Oasis album Be Here Now ( widely criticised elsewhere and subsequently dismissed as self-indulgent by the band's songwriter Noel Gallagher himself ) has been seen as a turning point.

Marchin ' Already, the follow-up to Moseley Shoals, went to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart, displacing Oasis ' Be Here Now at the top of the charts in 1997.

It was the second fastest album on first week sales only, second only to Oasis ' 1997 release, Be Here Now.

For the first ten years of 120 Minutes, viewers could see artists as varied as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Bronski Beat, New Order, The Replacements, The Verve, James, Slowdive, Weezer, Robyn Hitchcock, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Blur, Butthole Surfers, Radiohead, KMFDM, Kate Bush, Ramones, XTC, Morrissey, The Smashing Pumpkins, Kitchens of Distinction, Sarah McLachlan, They Might Be Giants, Dinosaur Jr., Rage Against The Machine, Hüsker Dü, The Offspring, and Bad Religion.

Due to Noel Gallagher's general dislike of Be Here Now, " Stand by Me " was rarely played live by the band at their concerts, as it was Noel who usually decided the song listings for Oasis ' tours.

" Let There Be Love " is a song by the English rock band Oasis from their sixth studio album, Don't Believe the Truth.

Though the way sales figures were collected was less precise before 1995, the fastest selling album ( first week sales ) is Oasis ' Be Here Now, selling 663, 389 copies in its first week in the UK in August 1997.