Noel Gallagherâs High Flying Birds first emerged in 2011, releasing their eponymous debut album in October of that year. The album went double platinum in the UK and has since sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.
In the two decades prior to this release, Gallagher was omnipresent at the forefront of Britpop as the main songwriter, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of Oasis, one of the biggest and most influential bands ever to emerge from the UK. In the wake of that band's demise, Gallagher's continued success with the High Flying Birds cemented his position as a principle player in the long-standing tradition of British rock music.
By the time they came to their second album, Noel Gallagherâs High Flying Birds had already played 150 live shows in 32 different countries. Chasing Yesterday was released in March 2015, marking Noel's debut behind the desk. Another 122 shows followed across 28 countries.
The sessions for he band's third outing â spanned two years with renowned producer and composer David Holmes in Belfast and London. Who Built The Moon? was released in November 2017 and debuted in the UK at No.1, marking a record-breaking 10 consecutive chart-topping studio albums in the UK for Gallagher.
Relentless touring continued throughout 2019 with a host of headline festival dates and tours of the USA (with Smashing Pumpkins) and Australia (with U2). Following a diverse string of EPs through 2019 and 2020, the band returned in June 2021 with Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-21), a retrospective of their first decade together along with two new singles âWeâre On Our Way Nowâ and âFlying On The Groundâ. The collection was Noel Gallagherâs High Flying Birdsâ fourth consecutive No.1 album and Gallagher's 12th. That same year, he was named as Record Store Dayâs official ambassador.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds played Glastonbury's Pyramid stage in June 2022, delivering a career-spanning set to one of the weekendâs biggest crowds. The show was the culmination of a summer of acclaimed sold-out outdoor venues across the UK.
