HE FINALLY patched things up with brother Liam for the Oasis reunion last summer.
And it seems that Noel Gallagher is now closer than ever with his nephews Gene and Lennon — after teaching them how to party hard at Sony Music’s official Brit Awards after-party.
The Rock ’n’ Roll Star songwriter proved he was exactly that, as the last man standing at 3:45am yesterday at the do in Manchester’s amazing Soho House — despite knocking back endless bottles of Peroni until the bar stopped serving.
An onlooker said: “Noel and Liam’s sons are really close, and they hung out all night at the Sony bash.
“He might be in his fifties now but Noel still knows how to party and he put his nephews to shame with the amount of booze he could knock back.
“Noel was in really high spirits after getting the Songwriter Of The Year award and he had so many people coming up and congratulating him.
“Gene and Lennon tried to keep up with Noel but they couldn’t, he out-partied them by a country mile.
“Even Noel’s daughter Anais gave up trying and left at 3am — Noel just carried on drinking bottles of Peroni.
“When Noel left, it was amazing he could walk straight.
“But he is a proper rocker and showed all those young ones right up.
“When Gene finally decided he wanted to try and one-up his uncle, he went to the bar and was told they’d stopped serving.
“He tried three times to be served and was in a huff when he was told no.
“To be fair it was almost 4am — and he should have just kept up with Noel when he had the chance.”
Noel’s hedonism clearly rubbed off on the other stars at Sony’s bash, which was the best of all the star-studded after-parties, thanks to its stellar guest list.
Brits host Jack Whitehall told me earlier this month that he would be having an early night because his fiancée Roxy Horner and their toddler daughter were coming to Manchester to be with him.
But he ended up partying into the early hours of yesterday morning.
I spotted him holding court with a group of his mates upstairs near grime star Skepta, with Jack finally heading back to his hotel at 3am.
Hopefully he had some Nurofen stashed in a bag because I think yesterday could have been blighted by one almighty hangover — and a very excitable toddler.
LIAM GALLAGHER praised his brother from home as Noel collected his award.
He posted on X: “All hail the greatest songwriter this country has ever seen since Lennon and McCartney.”
He also showed his support for former foe Robbie Williams’ tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, writing: “He was unreal”.
Liam also revealed why he didn’t go to the event at Co-op Live. He told a fan: “I was scared… Of all those cool folks in 1 room, they make me nervous.”
Olivia’s up fur a party
OLIVIA DEAN had good reason to smile as she headed to an after-party following her incredible four wins.
The singer scooped Artist and Pop Act, plus Album and Single of the Year for her record The Art Of Loving and her Sam Fender collaboration, Rein Me In.
Olivia wrapped up in a fur coat which covered her sparkly minidress – but didn’t hide her legs from the northern chill.
She did opt to wear sunglasses too, but at that time of night, they certainly weren’t needed.
LILY GIVES DO COLD SHOULDER
LILY ALLEN pulled out of attending the Brits as she’s desperately trying to recover in time for the launch of her first tour in seven years.
She was up for three gongs – although she was pipped to the post for all three by Olivia Dean – and had been due to travel to Manchester on Saturday morning.
But Lily made the last-minute decision not to attend after battling a brutal cold last week.
She launches her Lily Allen: Performs West End Girl tour in Glasgow this evening and has been trying to conserve energy.
Last Tuesday, she told fans she had been in bed for two days because she was “so sick” and hadn’t been able to rehearse.
When she did get back to practising, she said she had lost the lower register of her voice.
There are very high expectations for the tour, as every date sold out on the day they became available.
So a night of partying probably wouldn’t have done her any favours.
ALEX WARREN performed Ordinary at the ceremony but it’s his new single Fever Dream which is climbing the charts.
The American, who was accompanied by James Blunt on piano at the show, released the track on Friday and it’s on course to be his second No1.
But Ordinary is also rising – up four places to No15 in the midweek charts.
Jade throws shade
JADE THIRLWALL’s feud with Noel Gallagher started at the Brits five years ago.
Following Little Mix’s win for British Group, he said they were “not in the same league as Oasis.”
And she made her feelings towards him clear when Noel was accepting his Songwriter Of The Year gong at this year’s awards – by swiftly exiting the room.
She chose that exact moment to head backstage as she prepared to present the International Artist of the Year award to Rosalia.
Back in 2021, Jade hit back at Noel’s comments and said: “We are the most successful girl group in the country – but he’s not even the most successful performer in his family.”
Something tells me she isn’t praying for another Oasis tour.
JOEL: NOT GRIM UP NORTH
WOLF ALICE drummer Joel Amey told me he’s pleased the Brits came to Manchester.
The North West city will host the ceremony for the next two years and, speaking backstage, and despite being a Londoner, Joel think it is a great move.
He said: “Not everything being in London is a good thing. Manchester has an incredible band culture, it has an incredible heart – it’s nice not to be in the same place all the time.
“As Londoners, we get so much there and people get a jaded – we need more of this feeling around the country. The Mercury Awards were in Newcastle and everyone got behind it, we need more of it.”
Of next year’s ceremony, Joel has a suggestion for the Global Icon award.
He added: “I would love to see Andre 3000 get it. I love him, everything Outkast has done is amazing and he has been doing this for ever.
“He was ahead of his time and we can see how influential he is now.”
STYLES HAS SPA QUALITY
HARRY STYLES kept things gentle at the Brits, having first kicked off the day at a top health spa in nearby Warrington.
The Aperture singer was seen getting a sweat on at the Park Royal Hotel, where one guest told me: “It was about 10.30am and Harry walked into the gym and started working out.
“I had to do a double take and other people clocked him, but no one bothered him. It was all very low key, you would never have known he is one of the biggest stars on the planet. It felt so surreal.”
Harry was very much man of the night at the Co-op Live Arena, but after his incredible opening performance, he didn’t go wild.
Despite having a table, Harry never left his backstage area and once the show had ended, he headed to Sony’s after-party for a quick 30-minute appearance.
A source said: “Harry was keen to be seen supporting Sony and the Brits but also is aware his tour kicks off on Friday at the Co-op Live Arena back in Manchester.
“It was a very low-key weekend for him, he left the party after half an hour.”
One person who was happy to let her hair down after performing though was Dua Lipa.
She hot-footed it to Warner Music’s official after-party alongside her family, who were taken to Manchester by her record label on the cool British Pullman Train, specially hired by the label for the weekend.
Dua made a beeline for the dancefloor with a gaggle of about ten pals before taking some time out for a cheeky ciggie in the smoking area.
Keen not to let her night end there, the Houdini singer was whisked across town to attend Sony’s after-party.
There she hung out with Mark Ronson and drank picantes until the early hours.
Mark so dashing
MARK RONSON delivered one of the most memorable sets of the night.
He played a medley of his hits and was joined on stage by Dua Lipa, and US rapper Ghostface Killah.
But the producer made a mad dash to the Manchester airport in the early hours and only just made his flight home to New York.
Following his Outstanding Contribution To Music win and stellar performance, he celebrated at Sony Music’s party at Soho House and took to the decks until 2am.
But he was forced to make a desperate plea for help after his hour-long DJ slot ended and no one had turned up to take over.
Mark, who was supported by Dua on the dancefloor, told the crowd: “I’m having a lot of fun but I have to catch a flight in two hours so can the other DJ please report to the booth.”
I’m told he made it to the airport by the skin of his teeth, and arrived safely back in the chilly Big Apple.
It’s a good thing he’s used to exceptionally late nights.
AFTER picking up two awards, Sam Fender was in the mood to party – but he shunned the posh dos for a backstage booze-up.
“Sam and his mates loaded up on cans of lager and stayed in the Co-op Arena,” one of my backstage moles explained.
“The stage was being dismantled and all the parties were open but Sam decided to hang around. He was on a massive high and was singing and laughing with his mates as they went to the artists’ green room to crack open some tinnies.”
Never change, Sam.