Oasis Star's Fundraiser Speech

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher dropped his hardman image to help raise cash for a cancer charity.

And bosses said their new hero was "a lovely young man".

Liam, 36, was spotted in a bar at Aberdeen's exclusive Marcliffe at Pitfodels hotel on Friday, the night before the band's gig in the city.

A dinner for charity Clan was being held in the hotel.

Organisers spotted the star and decided to chance their arm and ask him to appear as a special guest at the dinner.

Clan's managing director Debbie Thomson said yesterday: "We started with a drinks reception downstairs before going up for the charity dinner.

"We happened to notice Liam in the bar and wondered if he would join us.

"Forbes Shand, of manufacturing company RB Farquhar, went over and chatted to him and, fortunately, Liam agreed to come up and say a few words.

"It was fantastic.

He wished Clan well with our fund-raising.

"He knew a bout the necessity for support because of a recent cancerrelated death in the family.

"His best wishes for our fundraising was greatly appreciated particularly as our cause is so close to his heart.

"He came across as a lovely young man. It had a wonderful affect on the audience.

"It really was a wonderful ending to a fantastic event.

"An appearance from someone like Liam Gallagher was just the icing on the cake."

The dinner raised more than £40,000 towards Clan's target of £3million for a new cancer support centre.

In September, he donated a signed guitar to a silent auction to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.

Oasis play the final Scottish date of their Dig Out Your Soul tour in Glasgow tonight.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Oasis In Glasgow Day One

Setlist from last nights show in Glasgow.

F**king In The Bushes
Rock N Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock Of The Lightning
Cigarettes And Alcohol
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

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Oasis Live From Cologne

Friday 7th November @ 7PM (UK)

JENNY GREENE WITH OASIS LIVE FROM COLOGNE FROM 8PM (UK).

At last Oasis play that date that was cancelled due to Noel's onstage injury. Originally scheduled on September 29 to tie in with the release "Dig Out Your Soul" , Oasis play a special show at the intimate Gloria Theatre in Cologne before 600 fans.

Jenny introduces the live and exclusive show from 8, the full show is also live on various radio stations all over Europe.

Recorded by WDR Eins live for the Eurosonic Partnership of the EBU.

Listen live on the night by clicking here.

Source: www.rte.ie

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Free Oasis Posters Inside This Weeks NME Magazine

The votes have been cast and the results are in - no, it's not the Presidential Election - it's the 2008 NME Cool List in this week's mag, on sale Wednesday November 5. Plus, get your hands on exclusive Oasis posters with pictures from their tour.

WHAT 'Access All Areas' treats and revelations did NME uncover on the Oasis tour?

Source: www.nme.com

NME Cool List 2008 Announced

Find out who made the cut and have your say on this year's run-down

Crystal Castles frontwoman Alice Glass has topped the NME Cool List 2008.

The crowd-surfing singer beat the likes of Jay-Z, Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and MIA to the top spot.

The full run-down of the top 50 is available to check out now on the NME Office Blog.

Jay-Z topped off a year in which he defied his deriders to headline Glastonbury by bagging the Number Two spot ahead of MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Turner, who are third and fourth, respectively.

Late Of The Pier's Sam Dust, Ladyhawke, Caleb Followill of Kings Of Leon and MIA came in fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively, with Oasis' Liam Gallagher returning to the Top Ten at Number Nine.

Liam is one place ahead of Glasvegas' enigmatic drummer Caroline McKay – who supported the Manchester legends at the Gallaghers' recent London Roundhouse gig and pipped bandmate James Allan to make the cut.

See the NME Office Blog for the complete NME writer's Cool List 2008.

Plus have your say about who you think should have made the list at the NME readers' Cool List page.

Watch NMETV on Wednesday (November 5) for a special Cool List countdown programme from 9pm (GMT) on Sky Channel 382 (repeated on Saturday, November 8 at 9pm).

The top 20 entries in the NME Cool List 2008 are:

01. Alice Glass, Crystal Castles
02. Jay-Z
03. Andrew VanWyngarden, MGMT
04. Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys/The Last Shadow Puppets
05: Sam Dust, Late Of The Pier
06. Ladyhawke
07. Caleb Followill, Kings Of Leon
08. MIA
09. Liam Gallagher, Oasis
10. Caroline McKay, Glasvegas
11. Pink Eyes, Fucked Up
12. Guy Garvey, Elbow
13. Lil Wayne
14. Dave Sitek, TV On The Radio
15. Johnny Marr, The Cribs
16. Ezra Koenig, Vampire Weekend
17. Santogold
18. Ed MacFarlane, Friendly Fires
19. Florence Welch, Florence And The Machine
20. Dev Hynes, Lightspeed Champion

Source: www.nme.com

Liam Makes Surprise Charity Appearance

Rock superstar Liam Gallagher made a surprise appearance at a north-east charity event before his band Oasis played two nights in Aberdeen.

The band played at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Saturday and Sunday, but they stayed at the Marcliffe at Pitfodels hotel last Friday, where a dinner was being held for north-east cancer charity Clan.

Mr Gallagher talked to guests, and made a speech adding his support.

Clan’s managing director Debbie Thomson said: “Mr Gallagher’s impromptu visit really enthused the audience. The event as a whole was a great success with some fantastic entertainment, and an appearance from someone with as high a profile as Liam Gallagher was just the icing on the cake.

“His best wishes for our fundraising were also greatly appreciated, particularly as our cause is so close to his heart after a cancer-related death in his family.”

The dinner – hosted by Aberdeenshire-based company RB Farquhar – raised more than £40,000 towards Clan’s target of £3million for a new centre and also included entertainment from comedian David Copperfield.

Source: www.pressandjournal.co.uk

Oasis Fan In Stage Invasion

Oasis almost had deja vu in Aberdeen when a Scots fan took to the stage.

Noel and Liam Gallagher had played their final song when the fan invaded the stage at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.

The fan had to be wrestled off as Liam and Noel departed - in a move which echoed Oasis's onstage onslaught in Toronto, Canada, in September.

A spokesman for the venue said: "A fan got on the stage at the weekend at the very end of the set.

"The band were making their way off the stage and the fan was caught before they could do anything."

Grampian Police say no one has been charged over the incident.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Oasis Split

Exclusive Noel And Liam In Separate Hotels After Bust-Up

Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher checked into different hotels last night after a rumoured spat.

The brothers had played Aberdeen's Exhibition and Conference Centre over the weekend before heading to Glasgow one day in advance of their two sell-out gigs at the city's SECC.

The brothers were both initially booked at a plush west end hotel, but decided to change plans at the last minute.

Noel chose to keep to the original arrangement and arrived shortly before 8pm at his exclusive hotel.

But Liam opted to stay outwith the city boundaries, in a stately home where he could roam free in the private grounds. Later, he had a boozy night out at an Indian restaurant in Glasgow city centre.

Arriving at his hotel in a blackedout limo and laden with shopping bags, Noel said: "My brother is not here with me tonight. He's chosen to stay at a different hotel."

When asked why, he shrugged and refused to explain.

But an insider said: "Noel and Liam have had their differences in the past and this time they made it clear that they didn't want to stay in the same hotel. They've had some sort of argument and plans had to be changed as Liam requested a hotel miles away from his brother.

"It seems typical of Oasis's fiery relationship."

Noel seemed relaxed on his arrival and said he was excited about performing his shows at the SECC.

Although he had taken a private jet home in between his two Aberdeen gigs, Noel spent most of yesterday in Edinburgh with his fiancee Sara MacDonald.

Noel, who was wearing a long stripey scarf, a brown leather bomber and jeans, told the Record: "I've spent the day in Edinburgh visiting my in-laws and I've been shopping.

"It was very nice and has put me in agreat mood for my gigs in Scotland.

I always enjoy playing here."

Meanwhile, singer Liam revelled with seven friends, including his manager and drummer, at Glasgow's Cafe India.

Liam ordered a chicken korma with extra coconut and drank a number of double vodka and lemonades.

He even popped outside for a quick smoke.

Fellow diner and Record columnist Tam Cowan was startled to spot Liam and his party.

Tam said: "Liam was stoating about with his band and roadies, and was in a very genial mood."

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Oasis Announce New Single

Oasisinet is pleased to announce that Oasis will release their new single, "I'm Outta Time" on their Big Brother Recordings label on 1st December.

The single, taken from the album "Dig Out Your Soul", comes in various formats, including two collectors’ edition 7” singles and remixes which feature an exclusive remix of "I’m Outta Time" by Marilyn Manson bassist, Twiggy with Dave Sardy, as well as remixes of album tracks by Neon Neon and Jagz Kooner.

Formats are as follows:

CD Single: ‘I’m Outta Time’ (Album Version) ~ ‘I’m Outta Time’ (remix)
(RKIDSCD55) ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ (Jagz Kooner remix)

7” (RKID55): ‘I’m Outta Time’ (Album Version) / ‘To Be Where There’s Life’ (Neon Neon remix)

7” (RKID 55X): ‘I’m Outta Time’ (Remix) / ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ (Jagz Kooner remix)

DIGITAL: ‘ 'I’m Outta Time’ (Album Version) / ‘I’m Outta Time’ (Remix)
Bundle ‘I’m Outta Time’ (Video)

The new video will premiere this Wednesday at 23:35 on Channel 4.

Babyshambles Cover Strokes And Oasis At Halloween Party

Pete Doherty played a raucous Halloween gig in an east London flat last Friday (October 31).

The gig, which was advertised on internet forums, saw Doherty return to the tiny Whitechapel flat he had played at last Monday (October 27).

Taking to the makeshift stage wearing a black cat mask, and with a cigarette poking out from behind his ear, Doherty launched straight into a slowed-down version of The Strokes' 2001 single 'The Modern Age'.

To watch fan footage of Doherty performing the song, click below.

The rest of Doherty's set was made up of his own songs, including Babyshambles' 'Fuck Forever', The Libertines' 'Never Never' and unreleased track '1939 Returning'.

Rumours that Amy Winehouse would also sing at the gig proved to be false, although Doherty's Babyshambles bandmate Mik Whitnall did perform a solo set, taking requests from the crowd.

Whitnall's set included covers of The Libertines 'I Get Along' and Oasis' 'Cigarettes And Alcohol'.

As NME.COM previously reported, Pete Doherty is set to play a solo gig at the Monarch in Camden this Thursday (November 6).

Source: www.nme.com

Gallagher Brothers Return To North-East To Wow Fans

Rock’n’Roll superstars Oasis returned to the north-east for the first time in three years at the weekend to blow away two capacity crowds at the Press and Journal Arena.

However, the Gallagher brothers’ Aberdeen gigs were almost marred by an attempted stage invasion on Saturday when a fan had to be wrestled off the stage as Liam and Noel departed.

The Manchester legends last performed before a sellout crowd in the Granite City back in December 2005 – and probably could have sold out the AECC 10 times over for their long-awaited return.

In a financial climate where even the world’s biggest banks are having to borrow money, the admission price of nearly £40 was fairly steep.

But with the Gallagher brothers in such impressive form, it did not seem to matter.

Rousing
They burst on to the stage with a searing version of Rock’n’Roll Star, followed by Lyla and current single Shock of the Lightning.

There were the obvious highlights such as rousing renditions of 1990s favourites Slide Away, Wonderwall and Don’t Look Back in Anger – but there were also some gems from the new album, Dig Out Your Soul.

I’m Outta Time, written by Liam, was followed by Falling Down, Waiting For The Rapture and To be Where There’s Light.

They finished off the 90-minute set in traditional fashion, with Champagne Supernova and Beatles cover I Am the Walrus.

They left to deafening applause.

However, the night was almost spoiled by a man trying to evade security and run on to the stage.

He managed to scale the barrier at the front of the arena and jumped on to the edge of the stage as the band were heading off.

The incident comes just weeks after the band had to cancel dates when Noel Gallagher failed to recover from injuries received during a stage invasion in Canada.

The 41-year-old needed hospital treatment after being knocked over when a man stormed on stage during the V Festival in Toronto in September.

Grampian Police said no one had been charged with any offence over the Aberdeen incident.

Source: www.pressandjournal.co.uk

Dire Straits And Oasis Legends Play The Thatch

Former members of the legendary Dire Straits and English group Oasis will be dropping into the Thatch in Rahan this week.

John Illsley (Dire Straits) and Greg Pearle plays The Thatch next Monday, November 10, while Oasis legend Bonehead and singer-songwriter Pete Macleod take to this stage this Friday, November 7.

John Illsley was the bass player with the legendary 120 million album selling Dire Straits and contributing vocalist to their Communiqué, Making Movies and Brothers in Arms albums until the group dissolved in 1995. John also released two albums of his own, Never Told A Soul in 1984 and Glass in 1988.

Until recently, John had retired from music and moved to rural Hampshire with his family to focus on his other passion, painting. He bought a local pub, the East End Arms, and The George Hotel on the Isle of Wight, and began exhibiting his art around the world.

Everything changed when he met the Irish rock group Cunla in a pub in Leicestershire. This was in March 2005, when Greg Pearle was their singer, and the vibe was so intense that John took to the stage for the first time since 1993, joining the band to play a couple of Dire Straits' numbers.

John recalls: 'I was asked to play a few tunes with them. I liked their attitude and the fact that despite the large quantities of Guinness that had been consumed they could all play very well.'

To coincide with an exhibition of his art in Les Baux de Provence, John was asked to perform some Dire Straits songs.
"The Mayor of the town asked me and it's not done in France to refuse the Mayor. I asked Cunla if they could learn some Dire Straits songs and it turned out that Greg was a big fan and knew a lot of the songs already," said John.

John and Cunla played at the Festival des Alpilles, performing to 1300 people in the Cathedral D'Image in Les Baux de Provence. The show was recorded and John was 'pleasantly surprised' by the results. 'I initially wanted the band to have a record of their French experience but several people heard it and encouraged us to release it.'

John and Greg became friends and John discovered that Greg was a songwriter. "We spent some time knocking his songs into shape then began recording them in Mark Knopfler's fabulous studio in Hammersmith. Wait 'til you hear them. Greg writes brilliant songs and has an amazing voice," he said.

John and Greg will play the Thatch Rahan on Monday November 10.

Meanwhile acclaimed singer-songwriter Pete Macleod and Oasis legend Bonehead are touring together this autumn.
Pete Macleod and Bonehead have come together to create a special one-off acoustic tour. This is the first time that Pete Macleod has toured the UK and is one of Bonehead's rare appearances since leaving Oasis. Bonehead's Myspace attracted 1000 + friends within the first hour of going 'live'.

LA based Glaswegian Pete has caught the attention of Q Magazine, Alan McGee and radio playlisters on both sides of the Atlantic. Voted one of the top 50 downloads by Q, and with a heavily downloaded album 'This Is Modern Soul'.
Pete's vision has been clear from the start, to create an album that has "great songs with a big sound to back it up".

Now touring the UK for the first time with Oasis' founder member Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, fans will get a chance to hear the songs live, and also see the much-missed Oasis guitarist playing live again.

Pete's powerful vocals & captivating lyrics combined with Bonehead's legendary and exemplary guitar playing will create a tremendous gig, not to be missed!
Expect hits from 'Definitely Maybe' and 'Whats The Story Morning Glory'

Catch them at the Thatch Rahan on Friday November 7. Tickets for both gigs are available from Heartbeat City and for more information log onto www.myspace.com/ thethatchrahan

Source: www.offalyexpress.ie

No Cigarettes Or Alcohol As Oasis Jet Home

One-time wild boys Oasis went home to their loved ones after their opening night in Scotland.

The Gallagher brothers snubbed the Northern Lights of Aberdeen after Saturday's gig despite having to be back for last night's second show.

Manchester boys Noel and Liam had a private plane waiting at the city's airport to whisk them home to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon with their families.

Within minutes of their barnstorming performance at Aberdeen's Exhibition and Conference Centre ending the pair were chauffeurdriven to the airport and were heading back south.

The rest of the band and road crew stayed behind and enjoyed a few beers at a plush hotel near Aberdeen.

A source told the Razz: "Noel and Liam can still party with the best of them, but they don't see the point of staying in hotels when they can be home in a couple of hours.

"Noel and Liam wanted to go home and it isn't a problem to fly back when they're not due on stage until 9pm the next night."

The brothers more than earned their Sunday at home after another sell-out set in the Granite City.

Oasis had the Aberdeen crowd going from the off with hits such as Morning Glory, The Importance Of Being Idle and Wonderwall.

The band are back on top with a great new album and a back catalogue fit to blow their contemporaries away.

They play Glasgow's SECC tomorrow and Wednesday.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Oasis In Aberdeen Day Two

F**king In The Bushes
Rock N Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock Of The Lightning
Cigarettes And Alcohol
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

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Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary from Oasisinet.com

Arright. What to say? Not a lot happening at the minute. The boys are on their way to Aberdeen. I'm on my way to Dublin. Got some interviews to attend to. Which pretty much amounts to being asked some very heavily loaded questions about U2/Bono. We've all been in Belfast the last couple of days. Somewhat predictably the gigs were great.

I went to see that Giant's Causeway thing and I can report that it's still there!

Can't believe that non-story involving Russell and Jonathan is STILL rumbling on. How is it that a talented handsome devil loses his job because of The Daily Mail and a “Satanic Slut” gets rich because of The Tabloids? That's the English and its media for you, I suppose.

And yes, my bags did eventually turn up.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Top 10 Selling Albums In The UK This Week

01: Pink - Funhouse
02: Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
03: AC/DC - Black Ice
04: Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
05: Celine Dion - My Love - The Essential Collection
06: Daniel O'Donnell - Country Boy
07: Katherine Jenkins - Sacred Arias
08: Bloc Party - Intimacy
09: Sash - The Best Of
10: Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Noel Gallagher's Album Disgust

Noel Gallagher refuses to listen to his own albums.

The Oasis guitarist dislikes the band's third and fourth LPs, 'Be Here Now' and 'Standing On The Shoulder of Giants' and wishes the group had taken a break from music during the time they were recorded.

He admitted: "I see the middle two albums, 'Be Here Now' and 'Standing On The Shoulder of Giants', as lacking - for me anyway - in any kind of joy or spirit.

"It was like making records for the sake of it. I look back on that time and think we should have just had a break and done a bit of living, enjoyed the success that we had. But we didn't. We just kept going. I don't listen to those albums."

The rocker believes it is only with their current album, seventh studio effort 'Dig Out Your Soul', that the band have achieved what they set out to.

He added to Britain's GQ magazine: "I really liked our fifth, 'Heathen Chemistry', but I thought it was only a third of the way to the place we wanted to be with this band then 'Don't Believe The Truth' got us half way.

"'Dig Out Your Soul' got us to the place where we all feel comfortable with where we're at. There is no need to write pop songs for the sake of it. We just write what we like and do what we do."

Source: www.myparkmag.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Recruits Sergeant For Glasgow Tour Gigs

Sergeant are preparing for the biggest gigs of their lives after Noel Gallagher demanded they support Oasis at the SECC on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Gallagher is a fan of the Fife outfit and gave his manager their CD, insisting: "Get me this band."

Sergeant singer Nick Mercer said: "We are so excited, totally buzzing.

We are massive fans of Oasis.

"The fact Noel asked specifically for us means he wants us for the music. To be pinpointed by Noel is amazing. We feel brilliant knowing he listens to our CD and is buzzing off it the way we buzz off his tunes."

Nick hopes the Gallaghers will watch his band's performances because the pressure will bring out the best in them.

He said: "We are at our best under pressure. We are on a roll right now and we will nail it, especially if they are standing at the side of the stage. We want to impress them.

"I don't want to sound arrogant but we always knew Noel would like our songs, like a lot of other people like him do.

"The music we make is not reinventing the wheel, we do what people like Oasis do by taking bits from classic bands and reinterpreting them our way. We are influenced by the same bands as Noel so we expected him to like what we do.

"It's still great to know we were right and I would love this to lead to more stuff with Oasis, whether it's support slots or Christmas dinner...I'm up for anything."

Source: www.sundaymail.co.uk

Oasis In Aberdeen Day One

Setlist & pictures from last nights show in Aberdeen.

F**king In The Bushes
Rock N Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock Of The Lightning
Cigarettes And Alcohol
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

The band again were on top form, the best crowd I have been in this tour.

There was another breach of security last night, a man jumped up on the stage at the end of last nights show, he then jumped down and straight into the hands of the security team right in front of the stage he was then dragged away.

I did not see everything that happened on stage, but Liam appeared ready to want to want to have a fight with the person and was livid.

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