Showing posts with label Oasis.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oasis.. Show all posts
Oasis.
On August 1st 1994, 'Something For The Weekend' broadcast Oasis playing 'Shakermaker', 'Rock 'N' Roll Star' and 'Supersonic'.Watch it below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 1st 1994, 'Something For The Weekend' broadcast Oasis playing 'Shakermaker', 'Rock 'N' Roll Star' and 'Supersonic'.Watch it below.
Oasis.
On September 22nd 1997, Oasis released the 'Stand By Me' single.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On September 22nd 1997, Oasis released the 'Stand By Me' single.
It was the second single to be released from the band's album 'Be Here Now', it peaked at number 2 on the UK Official Singles Chart.
Oasis.
On September 12th 2005 Oasis played at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, USA.
Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.
On September 12th 2006, Noel Gallagher joined Kasabian onstage for two songs at NME.COM'S 10th birthday party in London.
Watch him join them onstage below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On September 12th 2005 Oasis played at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, USA.
Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.
On September 12th 2006, Noel Gallagher joined Kasabian onstage for two songs at NME.COM'S 10th birthday party in London.
Watch him join them onstage below.
Oasis.
On August 31st 1994 Oasis played at The Tivoli in Buckley, Wales.
Watch some footage from the gig below that was included on the Definitely Maybe documentary that was released on DVD.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 31st 1994 Oasis played at The Tivoli in Buckley, Wales.
Watch some footage from the gig below that was included on the Definitely Maybe documentary that was released on DVD.
It has now been twenty seven years since the release of Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe being released.
A few days after the release of the album I finally got to watch the band live for the first time at the Tivoli in Buckley..
My Mum being the absolute legend she was offered to drive me and my friend up from South Wales and straight back home again after the concert. I still remember the excitement and anticipation of waking up on the morning of the gig knowing I was finally going to see one of the best and most talked about British bands in years.
I remember getting to the venue and hearing accents from all over the UK as we waited in the queue, there was a television reporter from Granada interviewing fans about the band. We eventually got in and the staff of the venue were taking tickets from people as they were entering the venue (we will get into that later on in the post).
The place was absolutely packed you couldn't move, we decided between us to get as close as we possibly could to the stage. We hadn't payed £6 plus booking fees to just stand around at the back. I grabbed her hand and we made our way slowly through the crowd until we found a good vantage point not far from the front.
The band eventually came on and the place erupted, out walked Liam, Noel. Bonehead, Guigsy and Tony. We were in front of Liam and Bonehead in what can only be described as a mosh pit we bounced around singing and dancing and having the time of our lives for around a hour.
From what I remember from the setlist the band played Supersonic, Shakermaker, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Live Forever, Slide Away, Columbia, Digsy's Dinner and I Am The Walrus
The songs are not in order and a few are missing it was 25 years ago.
I'm pretty sure they also played Fade Away, during Supersonic someone threw something at Liam and he offered to fight whoever threw it (I believe it was a pint), Evan Dando was on the stage at one point with a woman dancing. It was an absolutely brilliant concert, it lived up to all my expectations and more.
We left the venue and headed back to my Mum who had been waiting not far away in her car, my hair was a mess, my voice had gone I was sweating and aching all over.
All of the hype, stories and madness that followed the band around in the early days is rightfully now part of the Oasis folklore. The one thing that often gets overlooked from those early days is how tight the original line-up of that band was, it really was something magical to witness and to be a part of.
On August 31st 1996 Oasis played at the Molson Park in Toronto, Canada.
Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.
Oasis.
On August 15th 1996 Oasis played the second of two dates at the Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork, Ireland.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 15th 1996 Oasis played the second of two dates at the Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork, Ireland.
Support came from 'The Bootleg Beatles' and 'The Prodigy', listen to a bootleg of the gig below.
Oasis.
Various footage and quotes from Oasis two nights at Knebworth on August 10th & 11th 1996.
Various Footage, Quotes And More From Oasis At Knebworth
Various footage and quotes from Oasis two nights at Knebworth on August 10th & 11th 1996.
More than 4% of the population applied for tickets to see Oasis at Knebworth, the largest demand in British history. A whopping 250,000 people got to see the band over two nights another record but incredibly, Oasis could have sold out another 18 Knebworth shows.
Bonehead on playing at Knebworth on August 10th 1996.
"I remember thinking 'I'll just have a quick hour in bed before we go on', and the Prodigy came on. If you've ever tried to sleep 20ft from the stage when the Prodigy were on live? Forget that."
When Oasis played at Knebworth the band had the following singles in the UK Official Singles Chart.
Whatever, Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Some Might Say, Live Forever & Supersonic. Long before the days of streaming etc these were from sales only.
If the audience for either of the gigs lay down, they would stretch from the Gallagher's childhood home in Burnage to Knebworth.
Rick Pope speaking to Sound On Sound about when Oasis played Knebworth
"Liam wanted his vocal blisteringly loud." It meant the microphones were so powerful that "someone would get within 10 feet of a microphone and you could hear their breath".
VIP guests at Oasis' Knebworth concerts were given their own fold-out Oasis-branded binoculars.
They were also given a special stick of rock that measured around 8" long and featured the bands logo and dates of the now legendary gigs on the label.
Bonehead on playing at Knebworth on August 10th 1996.
"I remember thinking 'I'll just have a quick hour in bed before we go on', and the Prodigy came on. If you've ever tried to sleep 20ft from the stage when the Prodigy were on live? Forget that."
Liam Gallagher “I’m very proud of it, I am. What do I remember? Not a lot, really. Nothing. I remember forgetting that we were doing a second night – I thought we were only doing just one, so I got really drunk after the first night. But I can’t remember anything else.”
Noel Gallagher "I remember us flying over and just being sort of normal. We were worried about other stuff: ‘Have you got the beers backstage?’, ‘Are they cold?’, ‘And have you got Sky?’, ‘Is it Sky Plus?’ Stuff like that".
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