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The brotherly bond was well in evidence on Friday as Paul Gallagher joined supportive younger brother Liam at Luton airport – just weeks ahead of his scheduled court appearance.
The older brother of Oasis stars Liam and Noel has been charged with rape and string of other violent sex offences, following an investigation that began last year.
Paul, 59, accompanied Liam and his fiancée Debbie Gwyther as they prepared to board an Edinburgh-bound private jet.
And the brothers were seen laughing and joking as they made their way into the airport of the flight after travelling to Bedfordshire from Liam’s £4million home in north London.
The pair were en route to Edinburgh while Oasis – currently in the midst of a lucrative reunion tour – perform for three consecutive nights at the city’s Murrayfield Stadium.
It’s understood that Liam, 54, has been supporting rape-accused Paul while he prepares for his imminent court appearance.
As well as rape, he is also accused of sexual assault, coercive control and making threats to kill. The offences are said to date from between 2022 and 2024 and relate to one woman.
Paul, who is one year older than Noel and seven years older than Liam, grew up with the pair in Burnage, Manchester.
While he has previously not been involved with Oasis, which is currently mid-way through its sold-out reunion tour, Paul is listed on an official programme as the ‘tour DJ’.
Paul lives in a flat that Noel bought in 2004 and has worked as a DJ and photographer. He has previously described himself as living a normal life ‘amongst the lower middle classes’.
He is expected to appear at Westminster Crown Court on August 27.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘Paul Gallagher, 59, of East Finchley, has been charged with rape, coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
‘The offences are reported to have taken place between 2022-2024. The charges follow an investigation which commenced in 2024.
‘A woman is being supported by specially trained officers.’
Oasis announced their highly anticipated reunion tour in August last year, after Noel quit in 2009 after a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.
Before the recent string of concerts, the last time they played Wembledy was on July 12, 2009, when they performed during their Dig Out Your Soul tour.
The group kicked off their Oasis Live ’25 world tour on July 4 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Oasis have also dominated the UK album charts, with three top five albums, according to the Official Charts Company.
Following their final gig in Edinburgh on April 10, they will perform at Dublin’s Croke Park before heading to Japan, South Korea, South America, Australia and North America.
