Oasis has announced its return to touring and almost 10 million fans have applied for tickets. Go back and witness the 1990s explosion of this band, headed by brothers songwriter Noel Gallagher and lead singer Liam Gallagher. In this episode, you'll hear:

• The incredible challenging childhood that the brothers overcame
• The secret formula that allowed Oasis to attract fans across several genres of music
• How acid house dance music influenced the Oasis sound
• How they became the hottest band in a matter of months leading the way for the rise of "Britpop"
• Insider tales from our guest who witnessed their famous tours and legendary brother-on-brother arguments

Oasis has sold an incredible 75 million albums internationally and is now gearing up for its triumphant return to touring. Oasis is notorious for for its brashness, antics and swagger. However their talent is clear in the creation of their Britpop sound which was inspired by the music of The Beatles, David Bowie and The Who and more modern influences like The Stone Roses and The Smiths. The result: memorable, melodious stadium-ready songs that dominated the charts, and sound just as current today.

Guest Bio - Paolo Hewitt, author & journalist
Author and music journalist Paulo Hewitt is the author of 26 books covering a variety of subjects, from music to football to fashion. Two of his biggest sellers are Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis when he spent considerable time with the band during the 1994 to 1996 period and Forever The People, his account of the band's notorious Be Here Now tour in 1997-98

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From the bars to the arenas, how did our biggest music legends make the leap? Join us as we take a deep dive into music history to explore the stories surrounding the fascinating journey and sometimes little-known facts of rock music’s biggest legends.

In each episode of Garage To Stadiums, host Dave Anthony teams up with an author of a rock biography or director of a rock documentary to explore that journey, their early years, the stories behind the scenes, their top songs, and their place in music history.

Learn about the passion, talent, luck and even scandal that often came together to propel these stars from obscurity to household names.

Learn how Bob Marley transformed from humble beginnings as child in one of the poorest areas of Jamaica to international superstar. John Masouri, author of Simmer Down: Marley-Tosh-Livingston is a renowned reggae historian and tells us how Marley became synonymous with an innovative new music form called reggae, and political activism that defended disenfranchised people globally. You’ll learn:

-About the incredible age difference of Bob's white father and his black mother and how their relationship led to Bob's subsequent challenges as a mixed race child in Jamaica
-How reggae was not Bob's first music genre of choice
-Learn how reggae was created from American R'n'B and several other forms melded together
-Why an assassination attempt was made on Bob’s life and led to gunshot wounds
-The international royal figure that led to Bob discovering the Rastafarian religion and its dreadlock look
-Which of Bob's musical accomplishments TIME magazine listed as the best music of the 20th Century

Bob Marley is an international superstar who has reached the top of the musical and political worlds. Incredibly, he has won a UN humanitarian award for his political efforts and one of his albums was voted the best album of the 20th Century.

But his incredibly productive life did not begin this way. Nor did his music career begin with reggae. To hear more about Bob Marley's surprising and uplifting story, listen to this engaging episode to understand how and why he achieved his international superstar status.

Guest Bio
John Masouri is a distinguished reggae historian and the author of several books on the genre including the definitive text on Bob Marley's life Simmer Down: Marley-Tosh-Livingston. John is a highly acclaimed author and music journalist specializing in reggae and dancehall genres for more than 35 years. John's work has appeared in Music Week, The Guardian Observer and New Musical Express (NME).

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