1996
   
   19 February 1996 
   Oasis wins three Brit awards: Best Band, Best Album (for 'Morning Glory') 
   and Best Video (for 'Wonderwall'). 
   
   19 February 1996 
   'Don't Look Back In Anger' is released as a single and tops the charts. 
   
   20 April 1996 
   'Don't Look Back In Anger' certified platinum (600,000 sales) in UK.
 
   27 & 28 April 1996 
   Two shows at Manchester City's Maine Road ground are recorded for possible 
   future release. 
   
   11 May 1996 
   Noel declines an Ivor Novello songwriting award, as he had been 
   co-nominated with rivals Blur. 

   10-11 August 1996 
   Oasis plays giant UK dates at Knebworth and Loch Lomond. 
   A week later they play in cork, Ireland. 
   
   23 August 1996 
   Two weeks after their finest hour, there are rumours of a split as Liam 
   refuses to sing with the group as they record an 'MTV Unplugged' special 
   at London Festival Hall. A public statement says he has a throat infection. 
   Instead, he sits in a box, drinking and smoking and glowering at his 
   brother. 

   26 August 1996 
   Liam refuses to join an American tour, claiming he is "house-hunting" with 
   new wife Patsy Kensit and he has another sore throat. They carry on, with 
   Noel taking the vocals, and Liam joins them later in the tour. 


   5 September 1996 
   Oasis play 'Champagne Supernova' at the US MTV Video Music awards where 
   Liam spits and spills beer on the stage. 

   11 September 1996 
   On their ninth American tour, Noel returns home early after a fight with 
   Liam. The tour is cancelled and the rest of the band follows him home the 
   next day.