Manchester music icons Liam Gallagher and John Squire confirm first details of collaboration including single

Manchester music icons Liam Gallagher and John Squire have confirmed their eagerly-anticipated collaboration. The Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist have been teasing a project on Instagram this week with a new website launched. 

Now it has been announced that the single ‘Just Another Rainbow’ will be released on January 5 with the promise of more music, and maybe even shows, to follow. 

The pair have been friends dating back 20 years and have been teasing music for some time. Plans really kicked into gear when Squire  appeared on stage at Liam’s Knebworth shows back in June 2022 - playing ‘Champagne Supernova’. The Oasis frontman would tell fans on Twitter: “Super group incoming LG JS.”

With the news confirmed, he said: “ I think John's a top songwriter. Everyone always bangs on about him as a guitarist, but he’s a top songwriter too, man, no two ways about it as far as I'm concerned. 

"There's not enough of his music out there, whether it's with the Roses or himself. It's good to see him back writing songs and f***ing good ones. The melodies are mega and then the guitars are a given. But I think even when you take all the f***ing guitars off, you can play the songs all on acoustic and they’ll all still blow your mind.”

John, also known for The Seahorses and his work as an artist, said: “To me the most obvious take on Just Another Rainbow is that it's about disappointment, and the sentiment is that you never get what you really want. But I don't like to explain songs, I think that's the privilege of the listener, it's whatever you want it to be. To me, it's also one of the most uplifting tracks we’ve made together, which is weird.”

The psychedelia-infused track sees Squire's guitar and songwriting mixed with a classic Liam vocal. It is available to pre-order on 7” vinyl and pre-save. Liam is already touring in 2024 including four dates at Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena.