“C’mon”: Liam Gallagher shares footage of son Gene’s band Villanelle, after denying claims of nepotism ahead of support tour

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Liam Gallagher has shared footage of his son’s band, after denying claims of nepotism and announcing the band as the support for his upcoming tour.The update was shared on the former Oasis frontman’s X/Twitter page last night (April 14), and comes following the announcement that his son Gene’s band – called Villanelle – will be the support act for the ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary tour.He previously said that he thought that the band were “good” and added: “I’m gonna put them on first for [the ‘Definitely Maybe’] tour”.

Villanelle will join Cast and The View as support acts on the upcoming dates.Now, following what seems to be some mixed responses to the announcement, Gallagher has hit back at accusations of nepotism, and shared footage of the band performing live to explain why they were chosen.Posted last night, the video appears to be screen-recorded footage of the band playing during a live show, which they originally shared on their Instagram Stories, and comes with the simple caption: ‘Cmon’.Cmon pic.twitter.com/iWIJ8vklH7— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 14, 2024Whilst they currently don’t have any official music out, Villanelle have recently been spotted supporting Brummie rockers Overpass on tour – presumably where the footage was captured.

Most notably, they performed at King Tut’s in Glasgow on March 21, which is the same location where Oasis were signed to Creation in an infamous debacle.As for their sound, Villanelle seem to harness a similar Britpop influence as seen in Oasis, although also take on inspiration from the ‘90s grunge scene.

This was emphasised by Liam himself, who responded to someone saying that they were “getting Kurt Cobain vibes” from Gene’s on-stage outfit, saying “That’s his.