Who was the original drummer in Oasis? Question answered as fans sign up for tour pre-sale

Liam and NL Gallagher are heading back on tour as Oasis reunite in 2025 fans have been rushing to get a pre-sale code for the summer tour with the Gallagher brothers doing their first live dates together in several years as part of the pre-sale element fans have been asked to prove their support of the group in one of the questions fans have been asked who the original drummer is in the band to prove their loyalty known as Tony drummer Anthony mccarel was actually part of a band when it was known as the rain with the Gallagher brothers nowhere to be seen Paul bonehead Arthur on the guitar Paul gixie McAn on bass and Chris Hutton on vocals and keys formed the band it was in 1991 that they invited Liam to join as the lead vocalist when he suggested they changed the group's name to Oasis later bringing in his brother Noel after he attended their first ever performance at the boardwalk Club in Manchester on August 14th 1991 who is the original Oasis drummer Anthony mccarel born in lenel Manchester on June 4th 1971 Tony was one of the original band members when it was renamed from the rain to Oasis after Gallaghers joined he worked on the band's debut album Definitely Maybe which was released in 1994 he featured on whatever Supersonic and Shaker maker but his time in Oasis didn't come without criticism hardcore fans didn't like his sloppy drumming and he subsequently left the group after the release of Definitely Maybe back in 1995 Tony was involved in a spat with the band's principal Noel during a tour at the time after the songwriter became frustrated with his drumming a heated row is thought to have followed in which Tony reportedly told Noel to FK off he was replaced by Alan white until 2004 what did Anthony mccarrell do after Oasis Anthony mcell left Oasis in 1995 going on to enjoy a glittering career alongside other bands in the music industry including the bu Radley but his run-ins with Liam and NL Gallagher didn't end in '95 going on to sue the band for18 million pound back in 1999 Tony hired Pete best's lawyer after his2 million pound settlement from the Beatles In 1995 and hoped to achieve the multi-million pound payday after his stint in Oasis he argued he was entitled to the eye-watering amount as part of the band's five album record deal things were actually settled out of court for a much lesser amount Tony agreed to give up any royalties from the band's songs for a payment of £550,000 what did Anthony McCarol do after suing Oasis after settling for £550,000 Tony stayed out of the Limelight for 3 years in a bid to avoid watching the band's rapid rise to fame it was in 2019 that he sat down with the mirror's sister newspaper the Manchester Evening News and admitted he needed to get away with the band I was used to traveling touring I just needed to get away the band were getting bigger good on them but I needed to get away from the whole thing so I began to ignore and neglect a few things and got away I lived in the states tenar really I got drunk for three whole years but at the same time the court case was all ongoing so I'm trying to get away from it all but I'm also dealing with questions from solicitors Round the Clock and that just wasn't me I was a young young lad I didn't appreciate or care about law and litigation and I was just gutted I had to go through that it dragged and it dragged and it dragged when it should have been dealt with in a much better way where is Oasis drummer Anthony McCarol now Tony detailed a lot of his life in his 2010 autobiography the truth my life as Oasis drummer but since the book's release not a lot is known about his life apart from the rare sitdown interview with the Manchester Evening News just before the pandemic he was actually spotted earlier this year before the Liam and Noel announced that Oasis was coming back together he was photographed near his home in North London looking in High Spirits as he ran errands after a truly turbulent career in the music industry follow mirror celebs on Tik Tok