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The last time Oasis graced a Japanese stage was at Fuji Rock Festival in July 2009. That performance at Naeba Ski Resort was a monumental, high-energy spectacle that reaffirmed the band's legendary status, even if their internal dynamic was strained. Liam and Noel Gallagher’s sibling rivalry was at a fever pitch, and every journalist and fan knew this. Barely a month later, a catastrophic fight erupted backstage before their headline set at Paris's Rock en Seine. The gig was canceled at the eleventh hour, and the simmering tension finally boiled over, solidifying the worst possible outcome: Oasis was officially finished.16 long years followed. The Gallagher brothers pursued successful, separate careers, while any talk of an Oasis reunion was swiftly and often acrimoniously dismissed by Lia...