Oasis

TO the deafening screams of 60,000 fans in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Noel and Liam Gallagher took their final bow on the last night of their epic, 41-date Oasis reunion tour last night.

And now all us fans are talking about is what will come next for the brothers — with rumblings about possible shows at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester and Knebworth, Herts, along with ­whispers about a new greatest hits album.

Noel had previously put a record together featuring Oasis classics and B-sides from the band’s four albums released between 2000 and 2009.

But Liam put paid to his plans for the release, with Noel later admitting in 2023: “He wouldn’t have it in the end — I don’t know why.

“I gave up f***ing arguing.”

Insiders said reprising this project is among plans being floated behind the scenes.

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“This tour has gone better than anyone could have imagined,” my source tells me.

“Noel and Liam will both be taking a long break to compute the magnitude of this tour.

“Being back together on stage has been incredible for both of them, and to have guitarist ­Bonehead back with them for the last shows has been nothing short of phenomenal.

“They’re aware of what their fans want and know the demand would be there if they did decide to put out a new greatest hits album — or to play more shows.”

So far, five separate music insiders have told me about the proposed Etihad residency next summer, along with a slew of shows at Knebworth.

Offers have also been made to Oasis to play Coachella in the US and Benicassim in Spain.

My insider added: “Steven Knight’s film from behind the scenes of the tour will give fans something to look forward to while they wait for Noel and Liam to decide what is coming up next.

“The offers are theirs for the taking.”

Those close to the pair insist there are no plans on the table right now.

But given how quickly the ­initial reunion came to pass, I’d put nothing past Noel and Liam.

The latter is definitely keen to keep the momentum, posting on X last week: “We need to sit down and discuss these things.

“If it was all up to me then you know we’d be touring till the day we die as it’s the best thing in the world but unfortunately it’s not.”

Noel, you know what you have to do.

SZA AND SHABS’ SWEET MUSIC

HER two studio albums have been packed with songs about love, loss and everything in between, so I’m sure SZA will have plenty to write about on her next record, as she is dating again.

The Kill Bill singer, who headlined Glastonbury last year, is believed to be secretly seeing Shaboozey, who is best known for his No3 hit A Bar Song (Tipsy) which soared up the charts last summer.

While she previously dated rapper Drake, Shaboozey was linked to model Emily Ratajkowski last year.

And now they have grown close and are constantly liking each other’s posts on social media.

They attended a GQ Men of the Year party together in Los Angeles earlier this month, but made sure to maintain their distance, in a bid to keep their romance quiet.

However, they’ve both got eager fanbases who are over the moon about the prospect of these two becoming an item.

One thing’s for sure: if they make a song together, it will be fantastic.

KATY’S LIMB AND A STAIR

KATY PERRY prompted a few stairs from people as she fooled about on an escalator.

The singer did practically everything but stand politely to one side as she performed the splits both the right way up and upside down.

She then appeared to take a snooze on the handrail in snaps taken on the set of the video to her latest single Bandaids.

Katy, whose shoelace is seen getting stuck in the moving staircase in the promo, wrote on Instagram: “Doing all the things your mom said not to do on the escalator but also: myth-busting a childhood fear. You’re welcome.”

Myths busted or not, I think I’ll stick to using them as intended.

DENISE: I’LL SLAYYY TOP TEN

DESPITE five No1 albums, THE 1975 have never topped the singles chart.

Now frontman Matty Healy’s mum, actress Denise Welch, is aiming to rub their noses in it by trying for the Christmas No1.

Yes, you did read that right. Today she has surprised the nation with an unexpected festive hyperpop single titled Slayyy Bells.

Described as “part carol, part club classic”, the song is being released in collaboration with choccy brand Celebrations.

Loose Women star Denise, above, said: “I love Christmas, but sometimes I want to shake things up a bit.

“We don’t always have to have turkey, or do charades.

“We can celebrate this special holiday our way. This remix, apart from being cool, catchy and a sure-fire hit, is all about having fun.

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“So stay in your PJs, have your dinner at night if you like, and dance around the tree with a Celebrations box on your head.

“Once you’ve eaten them, that is.”

The first thing I notice when I walk into the oasis is the temperature drop. Then, I hear the birdsong and the rustling of the palm trees. The harsh sun dims and there’s water and the smell of damp earth. It’s easy to understand why desert travellers yearned to reach these havens and why they have become synonymous with peace. I’m an explorer who’s walked through many oases with loaded camels, crossing Morocco and the Sahara on foot, but Skoura, a four-hour drive from Marrakech, is a place I visit to decompress.

You may be imagining some kind of cartoon mirage oasis – a sole date palm shimmering above the endless sands. In fact, Skoura has a population of around 3,000 people living in a small town on the edge of the palms with 10 sq miles (25 sq km) of agricultural land. Many visitors to Morocco start in Fez or Marrakech and stop off in Aït Benhaddou, then go down to the Sahara towns of Zagora or Merzouga. Skoura, less than an hour from Ouarzazate, is an ideal stop-off point for a couple of days, or you could combine it with a Marrakech city break. The bus from Marrakech (CTM or Supratours) takes six hours, or you can hire a car (or car with driver) from Marrakech or Fez.

Founded in the 12th century by Sultan Yaqub al-Mansur and developed as an important stop for the trans-Sahara trade, Skoura is in the Dadès valley, nicknamed the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs, along the old trade routes from the Sahara to Europe and the Middle East. Caravans carrying everything from gold to ostrich feathers used to come up from southern Africa. Over the next three centuries it thrived, until the trade started to break up and it lost its importance. Now, it is mainly an agricultural hub – and one of Morocco’s biggest date producers.

A visit is not a high-octane, sight-filled adventure. It’s a chance to connect with a world that is so unchanged it is almost otherworldly. The houses are built from clay, people eat what they grow and water runs down from the mountains. It is a study in how humans can live with nature and in tranquillity.

There’s still a magnificent collection of kasbahs scattered through the trees, but the town is worth a visit for a glimpse of everyday life in rural Morocco. I love the chicken and chips sold in the roadside cafes of the main street. The skin has a perfect crispiness, and it is served with fresh bread, spicy harissa sauce and salted tomatoes. However, I come to Skoura for the peace and to immerse myself in the unique surroundings.

A bicycle, I find, offers the best way of doing this. Many of the lodges have them or rent them, or you can go on a tour with a guide from Skoura VTT Aventures. There is nothing like whizzing down the dirt paths that wind through the date palms. Being on a bike means you can really look around and investigate. It was how I found out there are male and female palm trees. A farmer saw me taking pictures and came over to explain: males are needed for pollination but don’t bear any fruit, so there is only one planted for every 20-50 females. In spring, they have big, heavy clusters of pollen-filled flowers. He also showed me how he climbs the palms in his bare feet for harvesting, using a sharp curved scythe and a rope to ratchet himself up the trunk. I decided to have a go, egged on by my new friend, and abjectly failed. October/November is harvest time (Skoura specialises in the fat, soft medjool dates), which brings a bustle of activity and excitement, so it is a particularly good time to visit.

Palms need water, and the oasis is fed by an intricate series of irrigation canals called khettara. I am not an engineering nerd, but these date back more than 2,500 years, so you can’t help but be impressed. They bring water all the way down from the Atlas mountains, which you can see in the distance, just using gravity. They look like a series of round tunnels.

Like the canals, the houses are made of the natural materials to hand and are among the best remaining examples of rammed-earth architecture in north Africa. They are naturally cool in the summer and warm in the winter because of their thick walls made of mud and palms or wood. Roofs are flat and there are grass or palm fronds poking out above the gutters to direct the water away. When it rains your house “melts”, so constant repair is necessary; many people are now rebuilding with concrete as it is cheaper.

Skoura is a great place to sample traditional local, affordable food. The tagine is an everyday staple. Lamb tagine with vegetables, chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemon and meatballs cooked in tomato sauce are on the menu in all the restaurants. As I live in Morocco, I’m always looking for something a bit different and L’ma Lodge is my special treat. It was created over a period of six years by French/Belgian couple Vanessa and Xavier on the site of an old football pitch. They slowly won over the community by building in a traditional way and planting hundreds of trees in their organic garden. Lunch and an afternoon at the pool is just €25, and all the fruit and vegetables are their own. I often start with a salad with pomegranate and end happily with a pudding fragranced with orange blossom water. Then I float in the pool, full belly up.

Kasbah Amridil is another must-visit, a kind of living museum. The Nassiri family, who founded it more than 300 years ago, are still there and it has all the features of the traditional kasbah construction: a courtyard for the merchants and animals, with rooms and stables round the sides and storeys above where the family and guests eat, sleep and pray, with turrets on each corner of the building once used for defence. The small museum has artefacts from an everyday rural life that is only just beginning to die out. There are some rooms here too, if you want to stay.

For a small town, Skoura has a reasonably wide range of accommodation for every budget. It is not a highly developed spot, which is its great charm, but there is still plenty of choice from about €25 for a double room in family-run Auberge Famille Ben Moro, to €89 for a double at Sawadi Ecolodge, or more for something really luxurious.

If you want to leave the calm, Ouarzazate, just 45 minutes away, is a bustling desert city. You can visit the film studios (huge productions from Gladiator to Game of Thrones have been made here), ride a quad bike out into the desert or have dinner at one of the many great restaurants. Another interesting option is Aït Benhaddou, an hour away. This red clay town emerges out of a dry river bed, and you can walk up steep winding stairs to get a view of the desert beyond.

But once in Skoura, I always want to stay put. A couple of days in the oasis is like decompression therapy. It is a world away from the crowded markets of Marrakech, the clubs of Casablanca or the surfing vibes of Taghazoute. In times past, Skoura was part of the lifeline of trade for Morocco, now it is a tranquil reminder of how to live in a simpler way.

Alice Morrison is an explorer, presenter and author, who is currently crossing Saudi Arabia on foot. Her BBC series Arabian Adventures: Secrets of the Nabataeans is available on YouTube. Her books Walking with Nomads and Adventures in Morocco (both Simon & Schuster) are available from the Guardian Bookshop

LIAM Gallagher isn’t a fan of sharing his food – just ask Paul Gascoigne.

The Tottenham and England legend told FourFourTwo about snaffling a steak from the Oasis rocker – and it didn’t end well.

Recalling a run-in during the Nineties, Paul said: “I was in a restaurant and a guy said, ‘Liam Gallagher’s over there’.

“I went up to him, he was sitting on his own having a steak.

“He said, ‘F***ing hell sit down mate, how are you doing? Do you want something to eat?’

“I said, ‘No I’m not hungry, I’ll have a drink though’. He went for the drink and I ate his f***ing steak. He went f***ing off at me, going ‘Where’s my f***ing steak, man?’ I went, ‘I’ve ate the c***t.

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“He said, ‘You c***t, I’ll go and get another one’. But he didn’t.

“He came back around the corner with a fire extinguisher, set it off and absolutely slaughtered us with it.”

Tonight, Liam and his brother Noel will kick off the final leg of their Oasis tour in Buenos Aires.

They will play a second show in Argentina’s capital tomorrow before a concert in Santiago, Chile, on November 19 and their final two shows in Sao Paolo in Brazil on November 22 and 23.

Tay note To 1D idol for sale

A handwritten letter from Taylor Swift to Liam Payne supporting his solo career is going up for auction.

She gave the late One Direction singer the note ahead of his performance at Capital’s 2017 Jingle Bell Ball.

Taylor headlined the annual bash at London’s O2 Arena. Liam, who died in October last year, was also on the bill.

The letter reads: “Liam, long time no see.

“I’m so excited for you, you’re crushing it out there.

“I’m obsessed with Bedroom Floor.

“It’s so cool to see you from afar.

“I’m always cheering you on.

“Good luck tonight!”

Speaking on the red carpet at the event eight years ago, Liam revealed Taylor also sent him a “lovely little hamper of new Reputation gear”.

He added: “She’s got very good handwriting if she did write it.”

British auction house Omega Auctions will sell the letter on December 2.

It is expected to fetch between £5,000 and £10,000.

Gabriella Cilmi is back, 12 years after her last album.

She had a string of hits in the late Noughties with Sweet About Me, Warm This Winter and On A Mission.

The Aussie singer, who is name-checked by Ed Sheeran on his 2011 song You Need Me, I Don’t Need You revealed she has been living in the English countryside and is returning to music.

She said on TikTok: “I’m super-excited to announce I’ve recorded a new record.

“We recorded it under the full Harvest Moon and it was a magical experience, going back to basics, playing live.”

Ellie: My break-up torment

Ellie Goulding has opened up about the breakdown of her marriage to Caspar Jopling.

Speaking about her new song Destiny, Ellie said: “I first heard this track when I had recently separated from my husband.

“This was at a really turbulent time for me because I was trying to navigate what felt like a separation of all separations.”

The singer added to NME: “It was a marriage, not just a relationship.

“I didn’t know what else to do other than make music.”

Ellie and Caspar tied the knot in 2019.

They had their son Arthur in 2021, but sadly separated in 2023.

Emeli Sande was joined by acts including Boy George and Ali Campbell of UB40 at a charity gig for victims of Hurricane Melissa.

They played A Concert For Jamaica, at Koko in Camden, London.

DJ Robbo Ranx praised Jamaicans for standing strong after being battered by the storm.

Much of the island is still without water or electricity.

Aussie accused of Ari scare

I was pleased to learn the brain-dead idiot who almost knocked Ariana Grande flying – when he stormed the Wicked: For Good red carpet premiere in Singapore – has been charged by police.

Australian-born Johnson Wen boasted about meeting the pop star at the event, when in actual fact he scared the living daylights out of Ariana.

Ariana was thankfully protected by the one-woman muscle machine that is Cynthia Erivo.

Wen has been charged with being a public nuisance, which is the understatement of the year.

He is known for his d**kish antics and has previously disrupted a Katy Perry concert and the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics last year.

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The jail term for being such a deluded berk is anything up to three months.

Sadly, I doubt being locked up would stop him being less of an idiot in future.

THE CHARTS

Taylor Swift bounces back to the top on both the singles and album charts.

It comes five weeks after the release of The Life Of A Showgirl, and following signed copies of the record going on sale online.

Rosalia has the highest new entry on the album chart, going to No4 with Lux.

Singles

1. The Fate Of Ophelia – Taylor Swift
2. Golden – Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & Kpop Demon Hunters Cast
3. Where Is My Husband! – Raye
4. Man I Need – Olivia Dean
5. So Easy (To Fall In Love) – Olivia Dean
6. Opalite – Taylor Swift
7. Raindance – Dave & Tems
8. Rein Me In – Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
9. Elizabeth Taylor – Taylor Swift
10. How It’s Done – Golden – Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami & Kpop Demon Hunters Cast

Albums

1. The Life Of A Showgirl – Taylor Swift
2. The Art Of Loving – Olivia Dean
3. West End Girl – Lily Allen
4. Lux – Rosalia
5. Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
6. The Highlights – The Weeknd
7. +-=÷x Tour Collection – Ed Sheeran
8. The Essential – Michael Jackson
9. 50 Years: Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
10. Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party – Hayley Williams