The rumours had been flying for a couple of weeks now that drummer ALAN WHITE was on his way out of OASIS. The British tabloids have been reporting that tendonitis was going to force White out of the band. Tonight comes an answer, though not a complete one.

Alan White has been asked to leave Oasis by the other band members. There are no plans to replace Alan. The band's scheduled recording sessions remain unaffected.

This the terse message left on the band's website this morning. Sounds like maybe a little more than tendonitis at hand, eh? We'd officially like to take this moment to nudge Andy Bell to give a quick ring to Loz Colbert...