Oasis fans gather in Venice for reunion film as tourism booms

Fans of British rock band Oasis gathered in Venice on Saturday ahead of the premiere of a behind-the-scenes film about the group's reunion tour last year, with the Gallagher brothers set to walk the red carpet, according to The Local Italy. The event marks a cultural convergence in the lagoon city, where the Venice Film Festival has been drawing international attention throughout the week.

The Local Italy's report noted the gathering of fans in Venice on Saturday, with the premiere serving as a celebration of a reunion tour that drew massive audiences across Europe last year. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Gallaghers' return to the stage after years of public feuding.

The Venice event comes as Italy grapples with the pressures of mass tourism, a theme the foreign press has returned to repeatedly this summer. The EU is set to lay out rules helping European cities to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb in a bid to tackle rising house prices, according to plans seen by AFP and reported by The Local Italy on Friday. Venice, which has experimented with entry fees for day-trippers, has been at the centre of that debate.

The Local Italy's report on the Oasis film did not mention any connection to Puglia or other southern Italian regions. The bureau makes no claim that the band's film will directly affect those areas. The broader pattern of international visitors following cultural touchstones to Italian destinations is a topic of interest for tourism officials, but the cited reports do not address it.