Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel Gallagher's Tour Diary on www.oasisinet.com

Who'd have thought it, eh? (Not me, that's for sure) The 2 nights in Birmingham being the best of the entire world tour so far. I'm not one for blowing smoke up people's arses (does anyone know what that means? Has anyone ever tried it?) but if you were in the crowd on the 2nd night, buy yourselves a drink. It was really special.

I'm currently with my right-hand man Gem. We're on the way to the Republic of Ireland aka 'The Land of my Fathers' to give a press conference in order to make an announcement about some super-gig we're doing there next year. I'd tell you but by the time you read this you'll have heard about it anyway (or maybe not). Either way it'll give me a chance to get rid of some of them Euros at the local sweet shops, Irish sweeties being the best in the world'n'all that.

Mind how you go.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis For Isle Of Wight Festival

Oasis are set to headline next year's Isle Of Wight Festival and four other major European festivals, Virtual Festivals can exclusively reveal.

The Gallagher boys are gearing up for their busiest live summers in years with a European festival tour penned for 2009 - and we've got all the details before anyone else.

The Isle Of Wight Festival, winner of last year's Best Major Festival at the UK Festival Awards, is expected to be the band's first stop over the weekend of 12-14 June.

Liam and Noel are clearly keen to follow in the footsteps of rock royalty, such as The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols and Muse, and are likely to headline the Saturday night (13th).

Three weeks later the band will play a staggering three festivals in one weekend, taking in Rock Werchter in Holland, Roskilde in Denmark and Eurockennees De Belfort in France between 2-5 July.

Benicassim on the Spanish coast beckons next, with the band set to headline one of the days between 16-19 July.

Oasis announced to the media earlier today that they will be playing a 'super-gig' in Ireland's Slane Castle on 20 June, with another also planned for somewhere in Manchester.

But Virtual Festivals is the only website to have scooped the rest of the band's festivals plans, after being tipped off by a source close to the band.

We were told: "Oasis are keen to get on the road again because they're really proud of this album (Dig Out Your Soul). The Isle Of Wight Festival is a big one for them as it's really upped its profile in recent years.

"The boys are keen to show people they can play festivals in style after getting luke warm receptions at Glastonbury and V Festival in recent years. It should be a great summer for them, let's just hope the Noel and Liam can handle that much time together!"

Of course, nothing can be certain until officially confirmed, however Oasis are holding a press conference later today when details of their live plans for 2009 are expected to be revealed.

Source: www.virtualfestivals.com

Why Noel Will Never Forget Oasis First Belfast Gig

Oasis superstar Noel Gallagher has revealed why he will never forget the band’s debut performance in Belfast — and why the city still holds a special place in his heart.

Back in September 1994 an emerging young rock act from Manchester playing the Limelight heard the news that their first album had gone straight to number one.

Speaking at a packed Press conference at Slane Castle — to announce an Oasis headlining gig at the Boyneside venue on June 20 2009 — Noel recalled the moment he was told Definitely Maybe had topped the charts.

“We were playing in a bar in Belfast, I think it was called the Limelight. I was in the dressing room afterwards when someone came up and told us the album was going to be number one.

“So, yeah, Belfast will always be special for that reason.”

Noel, who was accompanied by band member Gem Archer, said he hoped to pop into the Limelight again for a drink when Oasis play a double date in Belfast later this month.

“Maybe we could go the second night,” he said, before turning to Gem and asking: “What do you think, do you fancy it?”

Gem replied: “Absolutely.”

Noel described Belfast as “one of the greatest cities in Europe” and said he loved playing anywhere in Ireland as the “Celtic crowds” always gave the band a warm reception.

“I think it’s because they get more drunk,” he laughed.

And he also said he had fond memories of holidaying in Ireland as a child.

“I spent a massive part of my youth in Ireland, six weeks of my school holidays there until I was 15,” he said.

“The smell in the air brings it all back to me. And Ireland has the best sweet shops in the world. I’m partial to Silvermints myself. I love it here, it’s the land of my fathers.”

Noel recalled the last time Oasis played Slane, supporting REM in 1995, and said he was delighted they were coming back as the headline act.

“It’ll be nice to finally do this in front of our fans after all these years,” he said.

“The last time about 80 of our relatives turned up. Some of those kids have grown up and have kids of their own now, so there’ll probably be about 97 of them here next year.

“It’ll also be great for the guys who have joined the band since the last time we played here and hopefully we will get the weather right and everybody will have a good time, and we’ll finally put the nail on the credit crunch.”

When asked what kept the band going, Noel joked: “It’s the credit crunch. It’s really kicked in at Chez Gallagher.”

He also told the Press conference that he was still very much “in love” with making music and that there was nothing else he could consider doing.

Limelight owner David Neely said the Oasis gig of 1994 was still one of the most talked about concerts in Belfast.

“Of course we would love to see them here again,” he added.

“We’ll have the champagne on ice for them.”

Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Slane's In The Bag But Oasis Jury Is Still Out On O2 As The Boys Aren't Mad For It

It's going to be called the O2? Oh dear," exclaimed Noel Gallagher when asked if Oasis will be playing the new Dublin venue when it opens.

The O2 in London is atrocious so if it's as bad that, then probably not!"

Speaking at the announcement of their headline performance at Slane next year, the Oasis songwriter proved that he's still fiercely proud of his Irish heritage, given that his estranged father Tommy hails from Duleek and his mum Peggy's from Mayo.

"We used to spend six weeks of our school holidays here until I was 15 so it was a massive part of my childhood," he said.

And although the Wonderwall stars will be performing to some 80,000 people when they play Slane Castle on June 20, it seems the boys biggest fan is their Irish mum Peggy.

When quizzed if she was going to attend next summer's concert, he said she "wouldn't miss it for the world."

"She'll be like the Queen of Sheba, I expect. " he explained. Noel went on to say how Irish audiences always held a special place in his heart

"About 90pc of stars going to any city will say it's the best audience they've encountered but there's something about the Celtic crowd, places like Ireland and Scotland that seems to be different. I just think people get more drunk," he laughed.

He also dismissed questions about throwing a ring of steel around the front of the stage area to avoid any repeats of what happened during their Toronto performance.

The musician was left with a suspected fractured rib after a spectator rushed onto the stage and attacked him, pushing him to the ground.

"It was a freak occurrence that has happened once in 20 years and you can't legislate for things like that," he said.

Asked what Irish fans could expect from the concert, he said: "Oasis concerts are all about the crowd. We're not like U2 who put on the greatest show on earth. I wouldn't waste my time with a load of scientists designing lighting rigs.

We'll have no fireworks or big inflatable things on stage -- except for maybe Liam!"

However, he insisted that their show would be "well worth the money", even in these global meltdown credit crunch times.

Source: www.herald.ie

Oasis Announce Italian Leg Of European Tour

Oasisinet is pleased to announce that Oasis will be playing their biggest ever Italian tour as part of their extensive Western European tour.

The Italian tour dates are:

2nd February 2009: MILAN Datchforum
20th February 2009: ROME Palalottomatica
21st February 2009: TREVISO Palaverde
23rd February 2009: BOLZANO Palaonda
24th February 2009: FLORENCE Mandela Forum

All tickets go on sale on Tuesday 21st October at 11am through www.ticketone.it. For more info about the gigs, click here.

'Dig Out Your Soul', the first album to be released internationally on the band's own Big Brother Recordings label, entered the Italian charts this week at number 1.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis Not Looking Back In Anger As They Announce Vienna Return

British rock heroes Oasis will return to Austria next year despite having pledged never again to perform in the country after an incident during their most recent visit to Vienna.

A plucky thief stole singer Liam Gallagher's earpiece, a highly-complex technical device worth several thousand Euros, presumably after their two hour long show at Vienna’s Gasometer concert hall on 1 February 2006.

The band’s management announced that Oasis would never again perform in Austria if the stolen item was not returned. The device, however, remains missing.

The band’s fans will cheer up upon hearing the news that the rock format fronted by infamous brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher will return to the city on 26 February 2009 to perform at the Stadthalle, Vienna’s largest venue.

Oasis recently released their acclaimed seventh album "Dig Out Your Soul," which sees the four-piece group returning to the rough sound of their 1994 debut album "Definitely Maybe" but with strong psychedelic influences.

"I’m Outta Time", a ballad penned by Liam Gallagher, features a voice sample of Beatles' mastermind John Lennon, taken from an interview shortly before he was shot on 8 December 1980.

Source: www.austriantimes.at

Slane Castle Interviews With Noel & Gem

Also watch a short interview with Noel Gallagher & Gem Archer talking about a number of subjects, watch the video here.

Oasis Live In Your Living Room Tonight

Oasis' performance at Wembley on todat will be broadcast live in the UK on MTV One from 21:00.

The gig will be repeated on TMF on Saturday 18th October @ 21:00.

Highlights from the gig will be available to watch online from Friday at MTV

The gig will also be available to view internationally, for a list of countries click here.

Noel Gallagher: Fabio's Like My Granio

Gobby Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher claims England football boss Fabio Capello “looks like my grandma”.

The insult to the wrinkly Italian came as the 41-year-old singer launched a blistering attack on his team.

The outspoken Mancunian stuck two fingers up to the Three Lions ahead of last night’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Belarus.

He blasted that he is “not interested” in England as they have “no chance” of winning the tournament in South Africa, despite their good start.

The Manchester City nut also slagged off the fans for “moaning about every wrong pass” after defender Ashley Cole, 27, was booed on Saturday for a mistake he made during the Kazakhstan clash.

He declared: “F**k England, no chance, I’m not a*sed about England.

“Obviously if they get to the World Cup final I’d like them to win it, though.”

Football-mad Noel said he had been “let down so often by England that City are my team – I’m not interested.”

Noel, who’s new Oasis album Dig Out Your Soul tops the charts, said: “I can understand why some footballers retire from internationals early. Every wrong pass is booed.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Lounge Is Bonehead's Oasis

Former Oasis guitarist Bonehead is reliving his glory days — sort of.

The axeman, real name Paul Athurs, has recreated the living room from the artwork of the band’s 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe in his new front room.

Not that I blame him, it’s a classic.

Bonehead, a founder Oasis member who left in 1999, said: “I’ve still got the stained glass from the sleeve shot.

“The fireplace is the same. It means you can never forget.”

Bonehead has also said after Noel GallagherR quit the band briefly in 1994, he and and bandmate Paul McGuigan were thinking of leaving to plaster ceilings.

They could have had a nice little earner...

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis Score First US Top 10 Album Since Be Here Now

USA Billboard 200 News

Despite a 69% drop-off in sales, T.I. starts a second week at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with "Paper Trail." The Grand Hustle/Atlantic set sold 177,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, after debuting last week with 568,000.

Metallica's Warner Bros. album "Death Magnetic" climbs back up 5-2 despite a 24% sales slide to 66,000. With a career-high for charting and sales, Rise Against's "Appeal to Reason" debuts at No. 3 with 65,000. The rock act's last set, 2006's "The Sufferer and the Witness," bowed at No. 10 with 48,000. Current single "Re-Education (Through Labor)" is No. 4 on the Modern Rock chart this week, the act's highest charting single yet.

With 63,000 copies, Jennifer Hudson's self-titled Arista debut falls 2-4 on a 71% sales decrease to 63,000. Veteran British rock act Oasis scores its first top 10 set since 1997, as "Dig Out Your Soul" (Big Brother/Warner Bros) debuts at No. 5, moving 53,000. The band's last studio set, 2005's "Don't Believe the Truth," began at No. 12 but with a larger opening sales week of 65,000. Oasis last reached the top tier when 1997's "Be Here Now" debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 152,000.

'Dig Out Your Soul' faired even better on the Billboard Digital Sales chart, debuting at Number Two with 20,000 downloads sold

Bob Dylan notches his 17th top 10 album -- and 50th charting set overall -- on The Billboard 200 as the triple-disc Columbia collection "The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 -- Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased, 1989-2006" debuts at No. 6 with 50,000. This is the best chart position for any album in the "Bootleg" series.

Staying put at No. 7 for a third week straight, Kid Rock's "Rock N Roll Jesus" (Top Dog/Atlantic) moves 48,000 (-15%) in its 53rd week on the chart. Ne-Yo's "Year of the Gentleman" (Def Jam) continues its decline, falling 6-8 with 47,000 (-33%).

Source: Billboard

Oasis Tour Fan Archive

Some photos from a visitor to the site from last night's Oasis gig in Birmingham.

Have you been to any of the Oasis gigs so far on the tour? or future gigs?

Send in your pictures to scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will add them to Tour Archive.

Thanks to Matt

Oasis Hit Top Form In Brum

Oasis, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, Tuesday October 14

Having your breath sucked away as you are gently consumed by the hot, sweaty mass of the mosh pit is often not the best position from which to review a gig.

But then this is Oasis - where having your clothes soaked by pint glass aeroplanes carrying leftover lager is all part of the fun.

Few bands create the kind of debate among music lovers as the Manchester four piece. While legions of fans hail each album a masterpiece there as just as many who sneeringly dismiss the Gallagher brothers as an ageing irrelevance, rapidly becoming Status Quo for the 90s generation.

I didn’t hear many voicing the latter opinion after the band treated a sold-out NIA crowd to a consistently frenetic and often brilliant 1 hour 45 minute set.

Liam Gallagher swaggers on stage oozing arrogance as the band launch into Rock n’ Roll Star - the opening track from 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe - still sounding as fresh and as relevant as it did then.

More classics follow as Cigarettes and Alcohol, Wonderwall, Slide Away and The Masterplan draw ever greater cheers from the masses.

True, material from latest album Dig Out Your Soul receives a far more muted response - guitarist Gem Archer’s sluggish To Be Where There’s Life a prime example - but this is a problem for all major bands when debuting new material on tour, be it Oasis, R.E.M, Radiohead or U2.

For whether you like them or not, this is the status Oasis have attained. The fact they still sell out tour’s within minutes and can thrill a crowd more than 15 years into their career is precisely why they cannot be simply dismissed.

Noel takes over vocals at the beginning of the encore for Don’t Look Back in Anger, with thousands crooning the chorus back to him, before the band finish off with the epic Champagne Supernova and Beatles classic I Am The Walrus.

Show over, a smiling and contented 13,000-strong crowd head for the exits - satisfied they have witnessed a band on top form.

Ultimately, little else matters.

Source: www.halesowennews.co.uk

Noel Gallagher On Playing Slane Castle And Irish Crowds

Oasis have officially confirmed that they are to play Slane Castle on Saturday, June 20th.

Guitarist and principal songwriter Noel Gallagher and fellow guitarist Gem Archer flew in by helicopter to Slane this afternoon as part of the launch for the gig which will be one of the biggest of the band's career with a potential audience of around 80,000.

The band are currently on tour promoting their new studio album Dig Out Your Soul.

Gallagher looked none the worse for the recent incident on stage in Toronto when he was pushed off the stage by a demented fan cracking several ribs in the process.

Oasis played Slane before in 1995, but only as support to REM and at a time before the launch of their second album What's the Story, Morning Glory which turned them, for a time, into superstars.

Gallagher was vague on the details of their last performance. “I thought we played here on our own,” he said.

However, Gallagher, whose mother and father are both Irish, said the previous concert had been attended by 80 relatives. “They've all grown up and had kids of their own so we are expecting 97 relatives this time around.

“Ireland is a massive part of my youth. It was six weeks of my summer holidays until I was 15. Every time I come here, it brings it back to me.”

Gallagher said he would not be joining the 90 per cent of bands who tell audiences that the place they are playing in is their favourite, but he said there was “something about Celtic crowds. I just think they get more drunk”.

Oasis, who have had several changes of band personnel since their last appearance at Slane, will be playing the venue to promote Dig Your Soul Out.

The band said their set for the Slane concert will compromise half the album and many of the anthems which has made their name. “Put it to you this way, we will be playing Wonderwall,” he said.

Tickets for the gig go on sale on October 24th and will be limited to eight per person. Prices have not yet been announced, nor have the support acts though an Irish act will be among them.

Source: www.irishtimes.com

Oasis To Play Slane

Oasisinet are delighted to announce that Oasis will be playing the legendary Slane Castle on Saturday June 20th 2009.

This is the first time the band have headlined this famous outdoor venue, although they played there as special guests to REM in 1995.

Located in the Boyne Valley near Dublin, Slane Castle has over the past thirty years hosted concerts by the some of the world's greatest bands, including U2, the Rolling Stones, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen.

Tickets go on sale on Friday the 24th October at 8AM through http://www.ticketmaster.ie/Oasis-tickets/artist/766720 and 0818 719 300 (R.O.I.) & 0870 243 4455 (N.I.)

Oasis' new album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', the first to be released in Ireland on their Big Brother Recordings label, entered the charts last week at number two and has already been certified platinum.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis Belfast Aftershow Parties

The Official UK Tour DJ Phil Smith will be doing his Oasis Tour DJ set in Belfast following the Oasis gigs at:-

Spring and Airbrake, 29th October
The Limelight, 30th October

Tickets are priced at £5 both nights

More details will be released very soon on when and where to buy tickets, so keep checking back for details.

Oasis To Play In Front Of 80,000 Irish Fans Next Summer

After taking an enforced year out due to the lack of a suitable headliner, Slane returns on June 20 with current Hot Press cover stars Oasis headlining.

The news, which broke earlier this week, was officially confirmed a few minutes ago at a Slane Castle press conference hosted by Lord Henry Mountcharles and attended by Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer who, rock stars that they are, arrived by helicopter.

Noel and Liam will be no strangers to Slane having previously played there in 1995 as support to REM – an event that’s comprehensively documented on hotpress.com.

The prospect of performing in front of 80,000 people is unlikely to phase the younger of the two Gallaghers who tells Hot Press: “It’s like a holiday for me playing in Ireland. It’s not like a ‘gig’ – you just go there and get fucking slaughtered with the fans, and then you wake up the next day and get slaughtered again. As soon as you get off the plane, it’s ‘Do you want a Guinness?’ and before you know it you’re having to belt out a couple of songs that they like. There’s no fucking graft in that.”

Nicely put. Headlining Slane is yet more good news for Oasis whose Dig Out Your Soul album is currently number two in Ireland, and top of the pile in the UK.

Source: www.hotpress.com

More information on tickets, when I find them.

Bonehead On The New Oasis Album

Ex-Oasis guitarist Bonehead loves the Gallaghers' new No1 album, even if it's more of the same.

The 43-year-old told NME: "I think it's brilliant. They've hit the spot again.

Source: Daily Star

Bonehead is set to go out on tour with Pete Macleod around the UK and Ireland, with the first date of the tour kicking off at the The Mill, Mansfield later this month.

Click here for more information on the tour dates and tickets on Bonehead's MySpace page.

Oasis Western European Tour

Oasis have announced their most extensive Western European tour yet from January to March 2009 in support of their new album 'Dig Out Your Soul'.

The tour, which starts January 12 and continues until the 3rd of March, is the next phase of their massive 14 month 2008/9 World tour and follows on from tour dates in Canada, the UK, Mexico and the USA.

Shows in France, Germany, Austria and Portugal have been confirmed with a number of other countries still to be announced. The confirmed dates are:

MONDAY 12-JAN-09: NANTES Zenith, France.

THURSDAY 15-JAN-09: DRESDEN Messehalle, Germany.

FRIDAY 16-JAN-09: HAMBURG Sporthalle, Germany.

SUNDAY 18-JAN-09: BERLIN Arena, Germany.

MONDAY 19-JAN-09: DUSSELDORF Phillipshalle, Germany.

FRIDAY 30-JAN-09: LILLE Zenith, France.

SATURDAY 31-JAN-09: BORDEAUX Medoquine, France.

SUNDAY 15-FEB-09: LISBON Atlantico Pavillion, Portugal.

TUESDAY 17-FEB-09: TOULOUSE Zenith, France.

WEDNESDAY 18-FEB-09: MARSEILLE Dome, France.

THURSDAY 26-FEB-09: VIENNA Stadthalle, Austria.

FRIDAY 27-FEB-09: MUNICH Zenith, Germany.

TUESDAY 03-MAR-09: PARIS Bercy, France.

ON SALE DATES:

Austria: Wednesday 15th October

France: Tuesday 21st October from

Germany: Friday 17th October +49 (0)69 94 43 660

Portugal: Thursday 16th October

Click here for ticket purchase information

'Dig Out Your Soul', the first album to be released internationally on the band's own Big Brother Recordings label, is out now.

For more information and announcements on further dates to be added to the tour please keep checking back to Oasisinet

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis Second Night In Birmingham Setlist

Rock N Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock Of The Lightning
Cigarettes And Alcohol
The Meaning Of Soul
To Be Where There’s Life
Waiting For The Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
Ain’t Got Nothing
The Importance Of Being Idle
I`m Outta Time
Wonderwall
Supersonic
Don’t Look Back In Anger
Falling Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

Did you go to last nights gig or future gigs or even past gigs?

Send in your pictures to scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will add them to tour archive.

Some pictures from the 1st night can be found here.