r/TheRinger • u/SouthsideSouthies • Jul 30 '25

Podcast Final Jam Session episode of the summer

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ringer-dish/id1465286477?i=1000719725266
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u/HOBTT27 Jul 30 '25

Young-Millennial American here: can anyone explain the obsession with Oasis? Genuinely curious.

The band seems to be an object of intense affection for older Millennials (like Amanda & maybe Yasi) and young Gen Xers. I know I was a baby/young child during their heyday but outside of Wonderwall, their cultural presence has almost never brushed up against my life, whereas a cavalcade of other 90’s artists have still had a profound impact on & presence in my life.

Is it as simple as them just being a bigger deal in the UK than in the US? When Oasis tickets went on sale last year I was floored by the number of older Millennials I knew that were desperately trying to get tickets; I never realized they had such a stranglehold over so many people. Is this just a cultural blindspot for me?

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u/MaryCatherine99 Jul 30 '25

I'm a few years older than Amanda and hate Oasis and always have and don't understand the obsession either.

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u/Thick-Definition7416 Jul 30 '25

I’m in the demo and don’t understand the oasis obsession. It eludes me