Noel Gallagher has promised to play songs by his former band Oasis when his sets out on a solo tour later this year.
The singer and guitarist announced his comeback with the album 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' at a press conference in London today (July 6).
It marks his first return to the limelight since he quit Oasis in 2009 following a row with his brother Liam, whose new band Beady Eye refuses to play the group's songs live.
Noel is due to tour in the autumn and sked whether he would perform Oasis songs live, he said: "I'll never do a gig without playing them, they're like drugs to me.”
Noel Gallagher's 'High Flying Birds' is released on October 17 – and is the first of two albums the singer has completed.
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