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Liam Gallagher en concert lors du festival des vieilles charrues 2018.Noel Gallagher

Liam GallagherNoel Gallagher

Photo — Liam Gallagher: Own work (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Noel Gallagher: Noel Gallagher (CC BY 2.0)

Music·Cooling Off·Since 2009
Beef Score measures the intensity and public prominence of a dispute. It does not indicate who is right.Factors considered·Heat·Public attention·Escalation·LongevityCurrently assigned editorially, not computed.

The Short Version

A band-ending fallout between two brothers. The sample scenario has one brother walking out before a festival headline slot, after which the band dissolves and both pursue solo careers while trading insults in interviews and on social media for over a decade. Each brother's account of the final argument differs and both accounts are presented here as claims by that brother. The dispute matters because it kept one of the most requested reunions in popular music off the table for years. It has recently softened.

Latest Development

Joint statement announcing a reunion

Sample record: Both brothers issued an identical statement announcing a series of reunion shows. Neither retracted their earlier account of the original split.

August 27, 2024 · Public statement

The Beef

Chronological, newest first. Every entry cites a source.

Beef timeline

  1. August 27, 2024

    Joint statement announcing a reunion

    Public statement

    Sample record: Both brothers issued an identical statement announcing a series of reunion shows. Neither retracted their earlier account of the original split.

    Sample Joint Statement ↗

  2. August 16, 2011

    Legal action over cancellation comments

    Legal filing

    Sample record: One brother filed a claim over public comments about why a separate festival appearance was cancelled. The claim was later withdrawn following an apology.

    Sample Court Records ↗

  3. August 28, 2009

    Band splits hours before a festival headline slot

    Verified event

    Sample record: The band cancelled its headline appearance and one brother announced he was leaving. Each brother gave a different account of the backstage argument.

    Sample Music Press ↗

Where It Stands

Cooling Off. Public hostilities have cooled considerably, though the brothers' accounts of the original split still contradict each other.

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Sources

  1. 1.Sample Joint StatementJoint statement announcing a reunion · Aug 27, 2024
  2. 2.Sample Court RecordsLegal action over cancellation comments · Aug 16, 2011
  3. 3.Sample Music PressBand splits hours before a festival headline slot · Aug 28, 2009

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