Phil Collins expects awkward Oasis encounter at 2026 Rock Hall
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Phil Collins has said it will be “interesting” to cross paths with Oasis at the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, where both are due to be inducted despite a long-running war of words between him and Noel Gallagher. The comments matter because they bring Collins’ own, measured response into a feud that has simmered for years, adding fresh attention just as both acts are being recognised at one of music’s highest-profile events.
Speaking to MOJO, Collins said the inductees had been invited to a pre-ceremony lunch where he was likely to meet Oasis, and suggested Noel’s old “antichrist” remark may have been inspired by Genesis performing ‘Mama’ in the 1980s. Noel had previously called Collins “the antichrist of music” and mocked him in other interviews, while Collins later dismissed Oasis as rude and less talented than they believed. The 2026 class includes Oasis, Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan; it is also a record year for British acts, with six inductees, and marks Collins’ first solo nomination after his 2010 induction with Genesis.
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In short
- Collins expects an awkward Oasis meeting at the Rock Hall
- He responded lightly to Noel Gallagher’s old insults
- Both acts join the 2026 Hall of Fame class
How this story developed
- 3 months ago In a further interview, Collins struck a more forgiving note by saying he would give Gallagher the benefit of the doubt while the Hall of Fame class was confirmed as a record-setting year for British inductees.
- 3 months ago Collins then added that the two sides were likely to run into each other at an inductees’ lunch and suggested Gallagher’s old insult may have been triggered by a Genesis performance of Mama in the 1980s.
- 3 months ago Phil Collins said ahead of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony that meeting Oasis there should be interesting, reviving attention on his long-running row with Noel Gallagher as both acts prepare to be inducted.
Explained simply
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a US institution that honours performers and others who have made a lasting impact on popular music. Its annual induction ceremony brings together artists from different eras and genres, often including both solo performers and bands.
Phil Collins is an English singer, drummer and songwriter known for his solo career and for Genesis, the progressive rock band he joined in the 1970s. Oasis were one of the most successful British bands of the 1990s, led by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher and closely associated with the Britpop movement.
Collins and Noel Gallagher have exchanged critical remarks in public over many years, though they have not been central figures in each other’s careers. Their shared induction puts that history alongside a wider celebration of artists including Iron Maiden, Sade, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.
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Originally published by NME as “Phil Collins talks meeting Oasis at upcoming Rock Hall Of Fame induction after Noel Gallagher called him “the Antichrist””.