So, Oasis have, perhaps inevitably, reunited and are playing a series of large, stadium concerts in the summer. Is this something to excite or will it flounder in searing and predictable anticlimax?

It’s not started well. The controversy around the vastly overpriced tickets leaves a sour taste. Of course, reunions are always, fundamentally, about the coin but this is excessive.

It’s also unnecessary. Bands like Oasis can make fortunes from touring without charging an arm and a leg for the pleasure. Blaming avaricious promoters, furthermore, passes the buck. The band and its management control the Oasis brand and decisions made are their responsibility. End of.

I wonder, too, if the shows will excite as hoped. That’s the thing about reunions. The dissonance between expectation and experience is usually vast. People picture the artists strutting the stage in their pomp and youth.

However, the reality is much different, as aging, middle-aged men perform their midlife crises to a cast of millions. Remember that if you’ve bought a ticket for these shows. You’re not getting Oasis from the ‘90s, you’re getting them now!

With Oasis, my feelings are mixed anyway. The first two albums were stunning, of course. Banger after banger, and supreme melodies all wrapped up in unapologetic Punk attitude. And any band that so clearly adores the Beatles has my vote.

Trouble is, it went downhill rapidly after that. ‘Be Here Now’ was okay but the decline had already set in. The energy of those early years was absent. Lineup changes followed and, in truth, it was never the same again.

I guess that happens when a group gets so big. If you’re too young to remember, Oasis were huge in the late ‘90s, on this side of the water anyway. In a pre-social media era, Noel and Liam were literally on the front pages of tabloids everyday in ‘96 and ‘97. They’ll never admit it, but hunger and desire clearly suffered in the headlights of unprecedented fame.

Truth is, I expect little of the reunion. Noel’s solo stuff is distinctly unremarkable and Liam, while still edgy, lacks the strut of old. That’s the problem for charismatic front men: it fades over time. On top of that, judging by history, either man is liable to storm off in a huff at any moment.

Yet, part of me wishes I’m wrong. Maybe it’s mere nostalgia. Maybe I’m suffering from my own midlife crisis, but it would be awesome to see them recapture even a hint of past glories. To prove the legion of doubters wrong, this writer included. They’re capable of it, no doubt, but it’s a tall order. Will the Oasis reunion work out? We’ll just have to roll with it.

@rorymcgimpsey