Richards was with the band from their debut album in 1994, till his departure in 2001. During this time he collected over 100+ hours recorded directly into his sound desk. When Littleton first announced the auction earlier this month, it set a guide price for the archive, known as the Desk Tapes, of between £1.2m and £1.6m.

Oasis quickly responded with “concerns” to the auction house and have since suspended the auction.

Combined action of Oasis, the Gallagher brothers and Sony Music Entertainment U.K. filed a suit against Richards on Tuesday(Sept. 29th) in London’s High Court. The case also names the auction house, Littleton Auctions, as well as Richards’ son Owain.

This sale comes on the tail of the Reunite tour in 2024 and a second tour planned to start in the upcoming spring (2027).

The famed heavy metal festival, which has been dormant for nearly eight years, is confirmed to take place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, in 2027.

A post to the Ozzfest Instagram teases “more info on everything coming soon!”

Following Ozzy’s death in July 2025, his widow, Sharon Osbourne, started teasing the return of Ozzfest, which was last held in 2018. During a March episode of the Osbournes Podcast, Sharon said that she hoped for the festival to be held in Birmingham in 2027, followed by a return to the U.S.

Ozzy performed at Villa Park during 2025’s massive Back to the Beginning concert, which marked his final live performance before his death just over two weeks later.