5 Facts About Oasis

1. On 16 February 2010, Oasis won the award for Best Brit Album of the Last 30 Years at the 2010 Brit Awards.

2. On 14 August 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up "The Battle of Britpop" that dominated the national news.

3. In 1997, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now; although it was the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, and went on to sell 8 million copies, its popularity tapered off quickly.

4. In 1996, Oasis performed two nights at Knebworth for an audience of 125,000 each night, which were at the time the largest outdoor concerts in UK history.

5. In 2004, Oasis released Definitely Maybe, the DVD, to mark the tenth anniversary of the album's release.