The Heath Bookshop presents John Robb (In Conversation) - The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Oasis
Schedule
Tue, 18 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, B14 7JZ Birmingham, United Kingdom | Birmingham, EN
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The Heath Bookshop Literature & Music Festival Presents...Monday 10th November 7pm - 8pm. Dave Rowntree, Blur drummer, with his photo book 'No One You Know'
Tuesday 18th November, 7pm- 8pm. John Robb, music journalist, with 'Live Forever. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Oasis'
Each event is £5, or come to both events for just £8.50! Get your joint tickets HERE: https://the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/90968/john-robb-live-forever-the-rise-fall-and-resurrection-of-oasis
Tuesday 18th November
Doors 6.30pm, event 7pm- 8pm (plus book signing)
John Robb 'Live Forever. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Oasis'
John will be in conversation (chair TBA) for around 40-45 minutes and will then take questions from the audience, this will be followed by a book signing. This is a must for Oasis fans!
John Robb is a many-faceted creature. Bassist and singer for post-punk dark energy mainstays The Membranes, a best-selling author, radio and TV presenter, journalist, DJ, publisher, model and talking head, John also puts on his own music and book events. He runs culture website Louder Than War and was the journalist chosen by Noel Gallagher for the exclusive Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary interview. John's previous books include The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop; The North Will Rise Again: Manchester Music City 1976-1996 and The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth.
Live Forever. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Oasis The finest book on Britain's most popular rock & roll band
"Read on ... It's all true" - Noel Gallagher
Featuring an exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher and bespoke artwork by celebrated Oasis album designer Brian Cannon
Think Oasis was just Britpop and brawls? Think again.
John Robb was there every step of the way. In this, the definitive book on Britain's biggest band, he peels back the layers of Manchester's best-known musical export, revealing a tale of ambition, ego, talent and a whole lot of attitude. From the estates of South Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom, Live Forever is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers' turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. But it is also a portrait of Britain around the turn of the millennium and the cultural forces and places that shaped, and were shaped by, two cocksure upstarts from Burnage - from art to fashion, and from football to politics.
Playful, funny and irreverent, and drawing on dozens of interviews and first-hand stories, this book puts Oasis squarely in the pantheon of music royalty as the last great rock 'n' roll stars.
"John Robb is a great writer." Mick Jones, The Clash
These events are brought to you as part of a series of events leading up to the second The Heath Bookshop Literature and Music Festival! The festival, which is in partnership with Hare & Hounds and How Brave Is The Wren, will take place from Wednesday 15th April to Sunday 19th April 2026 with a variety of music, author, and arts events taking place across the dates in different venues around Kings Heath! Keep an eye out for upcoming author and artist announcements!!
You can join The Heath Bookshop mailing list to find out about the festival and their events first HERE: https://theheathbookshop.co.uk/mailinglist
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Hare & Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, B14 7JZ Birmingham, United Kingdom, 106 High Street, Birmingham, B14 7, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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