Brothers: Liam and Noel Through the Lens of Kevin Cummins
Free and accessible to all until 30 September 2025
Wembley Park
A new open-air exhibition at Wembley Park reveals the quieter, formative moments of Liam and Noel Gallagher, captured by renowned music photographer Kevin Cummins in 1994.
Wembley Park, the north-west London cultural district known for its blend of music history and public art, has unveiled a new open-air photography exhibition titled Brothers: Liam and Noel Through the Lens of Kevin Cummins. The show presents a more personal perspective on one of British music’s most recognisable sibling duos, offering insight into the early relationship between Liam and Noel Gallagher before Oasis became a household name.
More than 20 large-format photographs are now on display throughout the area — from the walkways leading to Wembley Stadium and the OVO Arena, to Olympic Way, more commonly known to fans as Wembley Way. These are the very venues Oasis would later fill with tens of thousands of fans.
© Kevin Cummins
The images, captured in 1994 by British photographer Kevin Cummins, document a key moment: just before the release of Definitely Maybe, the band’s debut album. Cummins, then working closely with Creation Records, was brought in not only to capture Oasis’s early days but to help shape their public image. His previous work includes portraits of Joy Division, The Smiths and New Order — photographs that helped define the visual language of British music in the 1980s and ’90s.
Among the photographs are shots from early studio sessions, candid scenes from hotel rooms on tour, and quieter moments away from the spotlight. One of the most recognisable images shows the brothers in Manchester City football shirts bearing the word “Brother” — an image that has since come to symbolise both their family bond and the exhibition’s central theme.
“When the Oasis album, Morning Glory, was released in 1995, we were all living in Oasis world,” Cummins said. “In every bar, shop, restaurant, football stadium, even the sound floating down the street through open windows, this album was the soundtrack to Britain for at least six months. I never thought I’d see anything like it again, but here we are; back in Oasis world again.”
The exhibition includes scenes such as Liam in a vintage jumper and trackies during their first studio session at Sly Street, and Noel photographed alone in Amsterdam after an incident on a ferry involving Chelsea fans led to the rest of the band being deported. Other images show the brothers jumping onto a No. 73 London bus and posing for group shots in a Manchester alleyway.
© Kevin Cummins
While many of the photographs appeared in Cummins’s 2023 book Oasis: The Masterplan, this exhibition narrows its focus to the personal — the relationship between the brothers, before the fame and fallout.
“We wanted to show a different side to the Gallaghers,” said Claudio Giambrone, Head of Cultural Programming at Wembley Park, and the exhibition’s curator. “Not the usual narrative of conflict, but the emotional depth and connection that Kevin captured so clearly. These photographs reveal moments of humour, tension, closeness and trust.”
Brothers coincides with a much-anticipated series of Oasis reunion shows at Wembley Stadium, running from 25 July through to September 2025. The exhibition forms part of the Wembley Park Art Trail, a wider programme of large-scale public artworks around the neighbourhood. Other highlights include the Swiftie Steps — a tribute to Taylor Swift — a mural dedicated to Lana Del Rey, and the Square of Fame, featuring handprints from artists such as Madonna, George Michael, The Who and Kylie Minogue.
All photographs are drawn from Cummins’s archive, represented by Iconic Images, one of the leading collections of music and pop culture photography.
The exhibition is free, open to the public, and runs until 30 September. For fans and newcomers alike, it offers a reflective look at the Gallagher brothers — not as tabloid figures, but as two young men at the beginning of a cultural moment that would change British music.
Brothers: Liam and Noel Through the Lens of Kevin Cummins is on until 30 September 2025 at Wembley Park
©2025 Kevin Cummins
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