Noel Gallagher's close pal Jo Whiley on new Oasis music

Noel Gallagher's close pal Jo Whiley has said she 'wouldn't be surprised' if he has written new music for the Oasis reunion tour. 

The Gallagher brothers are gearing up for their highly-anticipated reunion tour, with their first gig kicking off in Cardiff on Friday. 

But fans could possibly be in for a treat, Radio 2 DJ Jo has hinted, as she speculated as to whether Noel could have written new music for the tour. 

Speaking to The Mirror, Jo shared that she thinks Noel is 'very ambitious'and has always been committed to writing new music.

'I wouldn't be surprised if they've written something, if Noel has written something new, because I think he'd want to prove himself, he's very ambitious,' she said. 

'He really wants to be respected. I'd love them to do new material that was really good.' 

Referencing new music from Pulp, Blur and Suede, Jo spoke about how many of Oasis's peers have come back into the music game. 

She went on to say that both Noel and Liam aren't 'ancient men' and are artists who are both driven to create. 

Brothers Noel and Liam will reunite on stage at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Friday - in their first gig in 15 years.

The iconic Britpop band will perform stadium shows across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, South Korea and North, Central and South America, where it will conclude with a show at São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi on November 23. 

And on Monday, fans became convinced that the duo had already arrived in Wales to sound check at the stadium after people heard music coming from inside. 

It has also been revealed the brothers have enlisted new bandmates for the tour, with drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs on board.

A source told The Mirror: 'With a new lineup and it being such a huge first show, the boys will do some songs inside the venue too. 

'Some tours would start with a smaller show or take a week or two to get into the groove again- but there is no time for that, and also Liam and Noel want every night to be massive. 

'This is such a huge comeback show, and they are taking it very seriously, it all points to it being an incredible comeback tour.'

Oasis crew members could be forgiven for looking back in anger on Sunday after Liam took a swipe at them on social media.  

Liam, 52, risked upsetting the tireless roadies responsible for organising Live '25 - the band's first tour since their 2009 implosion - by claiming even their families will be relieved to rid of them this summer.

Taking to X, he quipped: 'Our crew members don't have friends and there wife's and husbands are glad to see the f**king backs of them and tell me n rkid everytime we see them they don't know how we put up with them on a daily basis let alone go around the f**king world with them fyi.' [sic] 

The singer appeared to be responding to claims that Oasis crew members have not been issued free tickets for friends and family members - widely considered to be a perk of the job. 

'The crew will be travelling around the country with the band, setting up the venues, and will be on hand throughout the concerts in case they are needed,' one source told the Daily Mail's Katie Hind.

'They'll be away from their family and are usually given tickets to invite them down to join them at one of the shows.

'But the Gallagher brothers have banned any free tickets being given out. The crew are all fuming. Many of them have toured with other big-name artists and have never known anything like it. 

'All Oasis seem to care about is making as much money as they can. Is this about fans, or is the truth that it's all about the money?'

The band recently confirmed a limited number of extra tickets will be released ahead of July. 

A statement posted to the band's official website on Wednesday read: 'As the shows are getting closer, Oasis promoters may be able to release a very limited number of additional tickets for sale once final sight lines are checked and the production is fine tuned.

'These final production releases will happen over the coming days.'

Following their initial release, thousands of fans waited for hours in virtual queues to get their hands on highly coveted tickets for the band's reunion shows, only to find that prices had jumped in a 'dynamic pricing' scheme.