Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas Attend Oasis Reunion at Wembley Years After Gallagher Bros Bashed Him
In a twist nobody saw coming, Cruise stepped into Oasis territory nearly two decades after the band famously trashed him on film.
London, July 28 EST: Tom Cruise has finally entered the Britpop chat and he brought Ana de Armas with him. The duo turned up at Oasis’s blockbuster reunion shows at Wembley Stadium on July 25 and 26, catching fans off guard and igniting a small frenzy online. Cruise even made an accidental cameo in a backstage selfie with DJ Goldie, looking like a guy who’s never heard a Gallagher insult in his life.
Which, if he’s seen Lord Don’t Slow Me Down, would be hard to believe.
Eighteen Years After the Trash Talk Heard ‘Round the World
Let’s rewind to 2007. Oasis were still riding the chaotic wave of their post-Definitely Maybe reputation, and the band’s documentary Lord Don’t Slow Me Down dropped a few choice words for Cruise. Liam Gallagher spat, “I hate Tom Cruise,” and called him a “bastard.” Noel, never to be outdone, took aim at his acting chops and referred to him as a “little f‑‑‑er.” It was peak Gallagher: unfiltered, a little mean, totally on brand.
So when Cruise popped up in the crowd at Wembley nearly two decades later, fans weren’t just surprised they were genuinely confused. Did he forget? Did he forgive? Or did he never hear the diss in the first place?
“Tom Cruise hasn’t seen the Lord Don’t Slow Me Down documentary where Noel says ‘Tom Cruise is a f—ing cunt’ and Liam declares his hatred for him lol,” one Redditor quipped. Another nailed the vibe perfectly: “If they said that about me I would still be a fan of their music.”
From High Octane to High Fidelity
Cruise wasn’t just there for the vibes. He’s in London prepping for Deeper, a new sci-fi film directed by Doug Liman (of Edge of Tomorrow fame) and starring, of course, Ana de Armas. Production kicks off in August, and this Oasis pit stop doubled as both a night out and a quiet cultural reset.
Because let’s be honest the Cruise we’re seeing now isn’t the one from the mid-2000s, who was more associated with couch-jumping and Scientology headlines than fan selfies at music festivals. In the post-Top Gun: Maverick era, he’s been gradually stepping into a more grounded spotlight. Less mystery, more humanity.
And Oasis? Well, after years of public sibling brawls and on-again, off-again rumors of reunion, the fact that Liam and Noel even shared a stage at Wembley is its own minor miracle.
A Bit of Rock History, With a Twist
The irony here is delicious. Cruise and Oasis were once cultural opposites he was Hollywood polish, they were Britpop grime. He did his own stunts; they threw their own punches. So to see him nodding along to “Don’t Look Back in Anger” while the band he once inspired some truly creative insults from plays to a sold-out crowd? That’s 2025 for you. Nothing makes sense, and everything’s possible.
There’s no word yet from the Gallaghers on Cruise’s surprise appearance which, given their history, might actually be a good sign. No insult, no drama, no fuss. Just an aging rock band, a Hollywood icon, and a generation of fans having a moment together under the Wembley lights.
Whether this was a one-off or the start of Cruise’s full entry into British dad rock culture, one thing’s for sure: nobody saw it coming. And somehow, that made it even better.
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