Old foes Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher kiss and make up

Blur's Damon Albarn and previous Oasis star Noel Gallagher put away their years of Britpop disputing to exactly kiss for the cameras at a BRIT Awards after party.

Both were severe enemies when Oasis and Blur were fighting to be the largest band in the UK during the mid-90s, but proved there were no stiff sentiments during a lukewarm hug at the bash on a boat which left from The O2 arena and headed up the Thames.

Gallagher, 44, kissed both hands of Albarn, 43, before planting a smacker on his lips in front of stunned audience as well as Professor Green, Cesc Fabregas, Adam Deacon and Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Albarn, who had previously acquired the lifetime achievement award with his Blur bandmates, said: "It's comic to consider Blur were last here 17 years before when we were big enemies. Isn't it humorous how we've both mellowed after all these years? We've buried the hatchet.