North West London destination Wembley Park has launched a new open-air photography exhibition, Brothers: Liam and Noel Through the Lens of Kevin Cummins, offering a powerful new perspective on one of British music’s most iconic sibling relationships.
The exhibition features over 20 large-format photographs displayed across landmark locations in Wembley Park — including opposite Wembley Stadium, the OVO Arena Wembley – venues the Gallaghers themselves have headlined throughout their careers – and along iconic Olympic Way (or ‘Wembley Way’, as known to fans across the world). Shot across various months in 1994, just before the release of Definitely Maybe, the images capture Liam and Noel at a formative moment in their rise to fame.
All images were taken by legendary British music photographer Kevin Cummins, who worked closely with Oasis in their earliest days and has maintained a personal relationship with the Gallaghers for over three decades. Best known for his era-defining work with Joy Division, The Smiths, and New Order, and as NME’s chief photographer throughout much of the 1980s and ’90s, Cummins was brought in by Creation Records in early 1994 — not just to document the band, but to help shape their public image.
Drawing on his understanding of the intersection between sound and image, Cummins worked with Oasis on shoots in across the UK and Europe, guiding how the band presented themselves to the world. His now-iconic photos of the Gallagher brothers in Manchester City shirts bearing the word Brother captured imaginations globally and helped propel Oasis into wider public consciousness.
Many of the images in the exhibition were first brought together for Cummins’ recent book Oasis: The Masterplan, which gives fans a previously unseen look at the Manchester brothers over ‘twelve months of seismic change that cemented the identity of Oasis’ as described by the author. While the book tells the broader story of that year, Brothers narrows in on the emotional core — the relationship between two brothers navigating their way through the eye of a cultural storm.
The exhibition includes images from Oasis’s first-ever studio session at Sly Street Studio in February 1994, with Liam in a vintage jumper and Adidas trackies. Other shots capture Noel alone in Amsterdam after the rest of the band was deported for fighting Chelsea fans on a ferry, and the Gallaghers leaping onto the back of a No.73 bus in central London. There are candid hotel-room moments from their early UK tour, a full-band portrait taken in the rubbish-strewn alleys of Manchester’s Back George Street, and the now-iconic portraits of the brothers in Manchester City shirts — the word “Brother” across their chests a fitting visual cue to their bond.
‘When the Oasis album, Morning Glory, was released in 1995, we were all living in Oasis world. In every bar, shop, restaurant, football stadium, even the sound floating down the street through open windows, this album was the soundtrack to Britain for at least six months. I never thought I’d see anything like it again, but here we are; back in Oasis world again. It’s the most exciting event of the year, and we’re lucky enough to be part of it. The gigs will be great. The mood is great, and I love the idea that those of us who were there first time round, are sharing it with excited younger fans who are seeing the band for the first time.’- Kevin Cummins.
All photographs featured in the exhibition are from Kevin Cummins’ archive, represented by Iconic Images – home to one of the world’s leading collections of music and pop culture photography.
The exhibition coincides with the much-anticipated Oasis reunion and a run of sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium, running from 25 July through to the end of September 2025. Brothers is positioned as a tribute to the band’s deep connection with Wembley — and a gift to fans who will descend on the area this summer.
The selection includes tender moments between the brothers — photos of them leaning into each other with body language that shows an affectionate connection, offering a more personal portrait of Liam and Noel that contrasts with the combative public image that would define their later years.
Claudio Giambrone, Head of Cultural Programming at Wembley Park, who curated the show, said: “We wanted to show a different side to the Gallaghers — not the usual narrative of conflict, but the emotional depth and connection that Kevin captured so clearly. These photographs reveal moments of humour, tension, closeness and trust. We hope the exhibition speaks not just to Oasis fans, but to anyone who understands the beauty and complexity of sibling relationships.”
Brothers is part of the Wembley Park Art Trail, which features large-scale works across the neighbourhood. Highlights include the now globally viral Swiftie Steps, a tribute to Taylor Swift; a mural dedicated to Lana Del Rey; and the Square of Fame, where visitors can see the handprints of artists including Madonna, George Michael, The Who, Bryan Adams, Kylie Minogue and Dolly Parton. The exhibition is free, fully accessible, and runs until 30 September 2025.
