Welsh Teen Charged With Planning Oasis Reunion Attack in Cardiff

A 17-year-old Welsh teenager was charged and pleaded guilty to possessing documents useful for terrorism after plotting attacks linked to the opening night of Oasis' 2025 reunion tour in Cardiff. The teen, inspired by Axel Rudakubana—the convicted mass killer who carried out a deadly stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in 2024—planned a similar attack targeting both the concert and a nearby dance school. Authorities discovered the teen had researched how to obtain large knives, maintained a list titled "places to attack," and possessed an al-Qaeda training manual on his phone. The plot was uncovered after the teenager told his school guidance counselor about his intentions, and was also reported by a Snapchat user following his praise of Rudakubana and desire to mimic the attack. Despite the evidence, prosecutors could not charge the teen with planning terrorism due to the lack of an ideology fitting the U.K. legal definition, leading to the single charge of possessing terrorist-related materials. Oasis' reunion tour proceeded without incident, with public safety remaining a top priority as the band enjoys a commercial resurgence.