However, the rot had set in long before that. The friction between Noel and Liam saw line-up changes following the departure of founding members Paul Arthurs and Paul McGuigan in 1999 and the bad blood between the brothers curdled.
After such spectacular beginnings, it was to be a slow, agonising decline for the band. Their latter albums, Heathen Chemistry (2002), Don't Believe the Truth (2005), and Dig Out Your Soul (2008), were mostly made up of turgid dad rock and their live shows began to lack spark and excitement.
So why are they reuniting now? Recent words from both Noel and Liam seem to suggest a degree of détente creeping into their combustible relationship and they are releasing a thirtieth-anniversary edition of (What's The Story) Moring Glory? next year.
And, of course, then there is the money. Reunion shows in London, Manchester, and a two-night stand in Croke Park on the 16 and 17 August could net the brothers £50m, something that will certainly make Noel's £20m divorce from second wife Sara Macdonald a whole lot less painful.
Tickets for Croke Park go on sale at 8am this Saturday, 31 August, from Ticketmaster.
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