United Kingdom, April 12 -- Alex James has spoken of his delight at Liam and Noel Gallagher's reunion - hailing their Oasis comeback as a "wonderful" moment for British music.

The 56-year-old Blur bassist welcomed news of the brothers' reconciliation ahead of their long-awaited summer stadium tour - their first shows together in 16 years -decades after his and the Gallaghers' band were embroiled in a Britpop chart feud,

He said in an interview with The Sun about the Oasis reunion: "It's wonderful. It's awful that most bands end up hating each other.

"From Blur's point of view, huge parts of how I feel every day. the fact there was a reconciliation and we're all on good terms again. because when something is such a big defining part of ...