And good god, do they sound fantastic; the opening Hello is a snarling, bouncing ball of riffs, hooks and Liam’s trademark sneer, the utterly joyous Acquiesce follows it, the brothers once again trading vocals and that immortal “We need each other” line sung by Noel bullseyeing its way straight into your heart.

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits.

British rock band Oasis reunited in Cardiff on Friday as the Gallagher brothers put more than 16 years of acrimony behind them to deliver a hit-packed set that took thousands of fans back to the optimism and swagger of the 1990s.