An archive of more than 100 hours of Oasis recordings, compiled by former sound engineer Huw Richards, is being put up for auction with a guide price of up to £1.6m despite objections from the band. The collection, now owned by Richards's son Owain, includes concerts, rehearsals, soundchecks and candid conversations between Noel and Liam Gallagher recorded between 1994 and 2001, and is being sold through Littleton Auctions in Evesham with the sale set for 3 October. The dispute matters because it pits a privately preserved slice of music history against the band's wishes, with Oasis said to have sought the return of the tapes rather than their sale to third parties.

The archive comprises 209 DAT tapes, 73 analogue cassettes and three MiniDiscs, and notably contains what is believed to be the only recording of Oasis's 1996 Loch Lomond concert. Although the auction house says the material could interest collectors, scholars and museums, Oasis retain the intellectual property rights, meaning any buyer cannot commercially exploit the recordings without the band's cooperation. The sale comes amid renewed interest in Oasis following their 2025 reunion tour and the recent premiere of a documentary about their comeback at the Venice Film Festival.