Guitars Oasis star Noel Gallagher used to record Definitely Maybe sell for £216,000 at auction after reunion tour fever
Three guitars belonging to Noel Gallagher today sold for a whopping £216,000 after a tense bidding war prompted by the Oasis reunion.
Three guitars belonging to Noel Gallagher today sold for a whopping £216,000 after a tense bidding war prompted by the Oasis reunion.
The Oasis stars Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar which he used in the run-up to the release of their debut 1994 album Definitely Maybe fetched £132,000 - almost double its £60,000-£80,000 estimate.
Bidding was in the valuation range at £70,000 until the final moments of London-based auctioneers Sothebys timed sale when an undisclosed buyer almost doubled their offer.
Noels Epiphone EA-250 electric guitar, which appeared in the video and artwork cover of the single Supersonic and was played during live performances in Manchester, Liverpool and London achieved £48,000.
A member of Sothebys staff holding the Epiphone Les Paul electric guitar owned by Noel Gallagher
The album cover for Oasiss Definitely Maybe, released in 1994
And a Gibson Flying V electric guitar previously owned by The Smiths Johnny Marr and used by Gallagher in the recording of Cigarettes and Alcohol made £36,000.
Both instruments carried estimates of £20,000 to £30,000.
Oasis split up 15 years ago after brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher spectacularly fell out.
But on August 27 they announced they would reform for a series of gigs next summer.
The tour will run from July 4 to August 17, kicking off at Cardiffs Principality Stadium before the brothers pack out Heaton Park in Manchester, Wembley in London, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Croke Park in Dublin.
Hundreds of thousands of Oasis fans were left frustrated after missing out on tickets due to the huge demand, with some complaining of late dynamic price surges after queuing for nine hours to buy them.
A member of staff holds a gibson Flying V electric guitar owned by Noel Gallagher and British musician Johnny Marr
The staff member looks to a picture of Noel Gallagher playing the instrument that went up for auction
The Epiphone EA-250 Electric Guitar which featured on the cover of Oasis 1994 debut single Supersonic
Katherine Schofield, head of pop culture at Sothebys, said ahead of the sale: Our sale was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary release of Definitely Maybe, but we had no idea the band would announce it was reforming.
Since the band announced its reunion there has been a great deal more interest.
Some 14 million fans joined queues on select websites to be in with a chance of securing one of around 1.4 million tickets for one of the UK and Ireland shows.
