WHAT WENT DOWN
Daron Malakian led 62,000 people at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in chanting "Pull Oasis out of your ass" before playing a song about a tapeworm *†. He renamed the tapeworm in "Needles" as Oasis and the entire crowd joined in †‡.
THE DETAILS
- System of a Down played the first of two sold-out London shows on July 13, 2026 *†
- Malakian told the crowd "We have a little song about a tapeworm. Just for fun today I'm going to name the tapeworm Oasis" †¶
- The stunt continues a 25-year feud that started when Noel Gallagher called System of a Down "the shittiest band of all time" in a 2001 KROQ interview *§¶
- Gallagher said "Of all the bands that have gone before and all the bands that'll be in the future, I was around when the worst was around" †¶
- In 2025, Malakian posted a photo at Wrigley Field with a digitally edited sign reading "Fuck Oasis" *†
- System of a Down plays Warsaw on July 18 and 19, then co-headlines Sick New World Texas in Fort Worth on October 24 †‡
THE TAKE
Twenty-five years is a long time to hold a grudge, and Malakian clearly has no interest in letting it go ¶. Both bands are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2026 †.
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