Noel Gallagher has not ruled out the possibility that Oasis could reform as a band.

The High Flying Birds front man said he understood why fans remained hopeful, since Oasis were such a “huge thing.”

He told the Evening Standard: “I can understand the man in the street thinking, ‘that was such a huge thing, how can you walk away from it?’ When the Sex Pistols reformed I thought it was the greatest thing of all time.”

However, Gallagher, 45, did say a second life for Oasis was not necessarily “on the cards” any time soon since he recently met up with the other former band members and none of them mentioned it.

He added: “If the Stone Roses can do it, then anyone can do it. You can never predict what you’ll be doing in 20 years’ time, but I guess if everyone remains vaguely slim and has not gone bald, then it’s on the cards. Forever.”

Gallagher is curating the Teenage Cancer Trust's set of gigs next year.

The shows will bring together some of the biggest bands and comedians to entertain audiences at The Royal Albert Hall, in London raising money for young cancer sufferers.

Gallagher is due to play a headline show with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur.

Russell Brand, Ryan Adams, Primal Scream, Rizzle Kicks and Kasabian are all in the line-up to appear across a week of shows in March.

Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform Oasis' Little By Little here: