Essay by Thomas Page, CNN

London (CNN) — “It’s been a long time,” said Liam Gallagher, greeting 90,000 fans inside Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night. “Thanks for sticking with us, we must be hard work. Try being in the band!”

The Oasis singer has been a man of few words lately, unless they’re lyrics penned by older brother Noel. They have done no joint interviews and have let the songs do the talking. It’s a formula that appears to be working for the band as it navigates a sold out, 41-show, five-continent reunion tour that began this month.

Liam’s aside on Wednesday was as close as we got to an acknowledgement of the Gallaghers’ past contretemps ; the rift that saw the band split , seemingly for good, in 2009. Arriving on stage holding each other’s arms aloft, and departing two

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