The Oasis drone show made its way to the skies over Chicago on Wednesday night (Aug. 27) on the eve of the band’s first gig in the U.S. in nearly 17 years. As they previously did in Dublin and Toronto, Manchester and other stops on their reunion tour, the band lit things up over the windy city by flying drones spelling out their iconic logo in advance of Thursday night’s (Aug. 28) show at the 62,000-capacity Soldier Field.

Fans posted pics of the stunning display, which found the massive lower case Oasis logo rendered in blue hovering in the air near the home of the Chicago Bears.

What a difference a decade and a half makes. The last time Liam and Noel Gallagher played in the Chicagoland area they were further up the road a bit at the 18,500-capacity Allstate Arena in Rosemont. The sold out show on Thursday is the reunited Brtipop group’s only Midwestern stop on their North American swing, which kicked off on Aug. 24 with the first of two shows at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. Following their one-off in Chicago, the tour will move on to two gigs at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (Aug. 31, Sept. 1) and a double-down at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (Sept. 6, 7), before moving on to Mexico City.

And while the Chicago show is completely sold out, luckily for Noel’s daughter, Anaïs, she knows a guy. And even if she misses the Soldier Field stop, she’s already been able to catch a crazy amount of gigs, something she said never gets old.

“I’ve been burning the candle at both ends,” she said on the BBC Radio show she hosts, Mad For Oasis, in revealing that she attended the band’s first 12 gigs in a row in Cardiff, Wales, five nights in the siblings’ hometown of Manchester and a five-night run at Wembley Stadium in London in late July.

“I’m knackered, I don’t know how my dad and uncle do it when they’re actually working on stage every night,” she said. “It’s been great. One of my friends said to me, ‘Are you not getting bored?’ and I’m like, I could never get bored of the shows, they’re just that good that I have an amazing time.”

And, in case you were wondering, yes, she has done the Poznan every single time during the bit in the show where singer Liam gets the crowd to do the Manchester City football team’s signature move in which they face away from the stage, put their arms around their neighbor’s shoulders and jump up and down in unison.

“It’s so funny,” she said. “Every time I bring my friends, they’re like ‘What are we doing?’ and I’m just like, put your drinks down. They’re like, ‘Why am I putting my drink down?’ I’m like, just you wait…”

Game knows game. Weezer and Oasis are solid proof. Oasis, the record-smashing Britpop heavyweights who set the record with the U.K.’s fastest-selling album (with 1997’s Be Here Now) and saw all seven of their studio albums reach the summit on the national chart, took time out to praise Weezer and its frontman Rivers Cuomo. Liam Gallagher in 2005 called Cuomo his “favorite rock star,” rare kudos for the famously surly singer.

The love goes in both directions. “We think very highly of them as well,” Weezer’s Brian Bell tells Rolling Stone Australia. The Weezer rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist,  recounted a moment at a rehearsal space in London during the ’90s. The American indie band was taking time out in a common area when Liam strutted past and shouted, “Buddy Holly. Top tune, mate!”

“That kind of respect and accolade from someone that you revere,” Bell enthuses, “is the best thing you could possibly hear from somebody. Those kind of things matter by somebody you revere. So whatever he thinks of us, we think highly of them as well. If they think lowly of us, we still think highly of them.”

Bell has bought tickets for Oasis’ Live ’25 Tour date at Rose Bowl Stadium next month, having briefly entertained the idea of seeing the Brits play in Scotland to experience the “cultural phenomenon” in full.

Oasis isn’t the only beloved ’90s band hitting the road this year. Weezer have live dates across the Americas through November, then the indie rockers head down under for a headline stint on the Good Things festival tour, which visits Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in early December.

“We’re doing great. We’re kind of having a renaissance in a way. It’s an exciting time for us creatively and in the band,” Bell explains over a Zoom call. “We’ve never got along so well, and everybody’s very happy. So it’s a good time.”

That excitement might explain the band’s impressively productive spell during the pandemic, during which Weezer released six albums, including the Van Weezer project and the four album saga, Seasons.

And an unexpected lift came last year, when Weezer’s self-titled collection (also known as the Blue Album) marched into Billboard 200 chart, at No. 87, following its 30th-anniversary deluxe reissue. Even a mysterious Weezer film is said to be in development. Cuomo got tongues wagging at Coachella earlier in the year, when he told the audience, “we’ve been busy making the Weezer movie back in L.A. the last couple weeks.”

Bell admits “it’s possible” that new music could be premiered on international stages this year. “Anything’s likely,” he says. “We’ll play hits and things that people want to hear, but we also want to really enjoy the experience as well.” There’s “one song” he says the band has been brewing, which could make a setlist for a show near you. “It’s a great time to be alive for us.”

America voted, the results are in. And for seven unfortunate acts, the America’s Got Talent dream dries up.

Following Tuesday night’s second Quarterfinal, the live results show revealed three more talents who advance to the Semifinals.

It was a nervy wait, but a great result for Bay Melnick Virgolino, the 10 year old rock and blues guitarist; Leo High School Choir; and dance troupe Unreal, whose names were read out by host Terry Crews.

It’s the end of the line, however, for Duo Stardust, Ben Hightower, Alain Simonov, Alex Zinger, Jonglissimo, Boston Dynamics, EDT Dance Team, all of whom are sent home after their QF efforts.

The artists that move ahead in NBC’s talent competition will return to the AGT stage on Tuesday, Sept. 16 to compete in the Top 12, where they’ll be joined by the three acts that won America’s vote last week: Jourdan Blue, LightWire, and Sirca Mare. The remaining six will be determined during the next two weeks of competition.

As previously reported, Mama Duke cruises all the way to the Final, after winning Mel B’s Golden Buzzer on Tuesday night’s live elimination spot.

“You know what,” the Spice Girl remarked, “Missy Elliott better be watching out for you because you’re coming right now.” And with that, the British pop star slammed down the Golden Buzzer.

Judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara were also effusive in their praise of the aspiring hip-hop artist.  “I loved your audition,” Cowell remarked. “This might have been actually better. You have what I call it. Can’t explain what it is, it’s a feeling. You just know it and you have it. And this is going to be big, honestly. I really really like you.”

The Top 12 will chase seven available positions the Final, which include one Semifinal Golden Buzzer, six America’s votes, and the four Quarterfinal Golden Buzzer Acts. The ultimate winner gets more than bragging rights; they’ll collect a $1 million prize.

Earlier during the results special, LSU Tigers star and AGT alum Flau’Jae performed her original rap number, “Remember When,” a tribute her to father, the late Savannah rapper Camoflauge (Jason Johnson) who was killed in 2003 before she was born. Watch below.

A 16-year-old has been convicted in Germany of helping plan the foiled terrorist plot that targeted Taylor Swift’s planned Eras Tour stop in Vienna last year.

A panel of judges in Berlin’s Higher Regional Court found the teenager, identified by prosecutors only as “Mohammed A,” guilty on Tuesday (Aug. 26) of preparing a serious act of violence that endangered the state and supporting a foreign terrorist organization. The judges issued a juvenile 18-month suspended sentence, meaning the teen will serve probation and avoid prison as long as he doesn’t reoffend during that time.

Mohammed A., a Syrian national living in Germany, was 14 years old at the time of Swift’s scheduled concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium in August 2024. The judges found that he became radicalized by Islamic State (IS) propaganda online and got in contact via social media with an Austrian teenager who was making plans to bomb one of the Eras Tour shows in Vienna.

“The defendant had, among other things, sent him a video of bomb-making instructions and put him in touch with an IS member,” says the announcement issued by Berlin court officials. “The attack plans were never carried out because the plan was uncovered by Austrian authorities in a timely manner.”

Court officials say Mohammed A. “made a comprehensive confession” during the trial, which was held behind closed doors due to confidentiality rules for juvenile defendants.

All three of Swift’s planned Eras Tour shows in Vienna were canceled after the terrorist plot was uncovered. The main Austrian plotter, a 19-year-old, was quickly arrested alongside multiple alleged accomplices.

Swift’s reps did not immediately return a request for comment on the Mohammed A. conviction. The pop superstar addressed the foiled terrorist attack in a lengthy Instagram post after the Eras Tour’s European leg wrapped last year, saying it “filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows.”

“But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives,” Swift wrote. “I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together.”