Noel Gallagher has threatened to send Kaiser Chiefs to hospital.
The formidable Oasis rocker, 41, confessed he avoids bumping into the band in case he sees red over one of the Chiefs.
Noel, who has shown his contempt for the Leeds lads in the past, said: "If I'm at a celebrity football match and I'm up against somebody from Kaiser Chiefs then they're going to hospital and that's the end of that.
"So I've always said: 'I think it's best if I sit this one out, ' otherwise the Vinnie Jones would come out in me."
Ahead of Monday's release of new Oasis single Falling Down, Noel also sharpened his tongue for brother Liam, 36.
He said: "Liam gets up and he's a f***ing idiot and then he goes to bed. He turns up and that's what usually spoils any celebrations."
Even footballers were not spared in the Man City fan's rant. He said:"I've got a lot of time for footballers – but only because 90% of them are thick as pig sh** and you can take the piss out of them."
As the band fly high with seventh album Dig Out Your Soul, Noel also revealed he is not worried about the credit crunch.
Speaking to talkSPORT magazine, out now, he said: "I don't mean to be f***ing rude but I do own a black Amex card that has unlimited credit and cannot be denied anywhere.
"I could walk into a showroom selling Boeing 747s and, regardless of whether I could afford it, they'd have to accept that card."
He added: "When I was taking drugs on a regular basis it was a frightening experience for the record company.
"You could have literally gone out and bought a house on a whim – and I had more whims than I care to mention."
Jo Whiley announced yesterday that Noel will be doing the live lounge next Friday on Radio 1, she also said that Noel will be doing something rather "special."
Oasis' new single 'Falling Down' is available to download on March 8th and in stores March 9th, click here to pre-order the single.
After last week's electropop bonanza from The Saturdays, we're changing things up a bit on B-side of the week. Rather than surging synths and thundering choruses, we've opted for the raw and psychedelic flipside to Oasis's new single 'Falling Down'.
It's called 'Those Swollen Hand Blues' and it's a welcome breather from the band's recent run of stadium-filling rock numbers and conventional ballads. Noel, on lead vocals here, seems to have taken a trip to a forest filled with purple trees and giant bouncing bunnies, plonked himself down on a stump of wood and begun pondering life's more pressing issues. "Life is like a rollercoaster," he sings, presumably not quoting Ronan Keating. "I can't find the birds or the bees, hope they're down the back of the sofa."
Bearing a passing resemblance to 'Sittin' Here In Silence (On My Own)', the B-side to the band's 2005 hit 'Let There Be Love', there's something strangely reassuring about this track. It shows that after 15 years in the music industry, Oasis can still craft intriguing, slightly weird tunes that aren't written solely to sell out stadium tours and fund their pension schemes. The full version is available on the 'Falling Down' CD single, out Monday, but for now click here for a 30-second taster.
The Times in conjunction with iTunes (www.itunes.co.uk) are to release a selection of live recordings by Noel Gallagher taken from his semi-acoustic performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 27th March 2007 in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
‘The Dreams We Have As Children (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust)’ features classic and rare tracks from the Oasis canon along with several cover versions of some of Noel’s favourite artists. Songs by The Beatles and The Smiths are featured here along with a very special duet with Paul Weller performing The Jam’s ‘The Butterfly Collector’.
From Tuesday 10th March, The Times will print a link in the paper each day (for five days) which takes readers to a specific page on iTunes (www.itunes.co.uk) where they can download a different song each day for free. Then on Sunday 15th March, The Sunday Times will be giving away an 11 track CD with the newspaper which, alongside the downloads, gives readers the full tracklisting for ‘The Dreams We Have As Children (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust)’. A donation has been made to Teenage Cancer Trust in respect of the use of these recordings. On 16th March the full album will be available to buy digitally (only) from a selection of online retailers.
Oasis are long time supporters of Teenage Cancer Trust and are proud to continue their support. As well as Noel’s appearance with special guests in 2007, the band headlined the event in 2002. In addition Noel has made several guest appearances himself over the decade.
Songs available from iTunes (www.itunes.co.uk) - via The Times:
March 10th - (It's Good) To Be Free March 11th - Talk Tonight March 12th - Cast No Shadow March 13th - The Importance Of Being Idle March 14th - Don't Look Back In Anger
The Sunday Times free CD on Sunday 15th March:
1. Fade Away 2. Listen Up 3. Half The World Away 4. The Butterfly Collector 5. All You Need Is Love 6. Don't Go Away 7. Sad Song 8. Wonderwall 9. Slide Away 10. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 11. Married With Children
‘The Dreams We Have As Children (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust)’ is available to download from Monday 16th March:
1. (It’s Good) To Be Free 2. Talk Tonight 3. Fade Away 4. Cast No Shadow 5. Half The World Away 6. The Importance of Being Idle 7. The Butterfly Collector 8. All You Need Is Love 9. Don’t Go Away 10. Listen Up 11. Sad Song 12. Wonderwall 13. Slide Away 14. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 15. Don’t Look Back In Anger 16. Married With Children
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says he's too rich to worry about the economic climate and has unlimited credit.
Noel Gallagher has boasted he is so rich he could buy a plane. The Oasis guitarist has a special credit card which has no limit on spending and he is not afraid to use it.
Noel told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "I don't mean to be f***ing rude, but I do own a black Amex card that has unlimited credit and cannot be denied anywhere.
"I could walk into a showroom selling Boeing 747s and, regardless of whether I could afford it, they'd have to accept the card."
The rocker - who in 2007 boasted he had £14 million in his bank account - would have been scared to have the credit card at the height of his drug taking in the 90s.
Noel added: "When I was taking drugs on a regular basis it was a frightening experience for the record company. You could have literally gone out and bought a house on a whim - and I have more whims than I care to mention."
Noel, 41, also blasted his brother, Oasis frontman Liam for ruining nights out with his black mood.
He said: "Liam gets up and he's a f***ing idiot and then he goes to bed. He turns up and that's what usually spoils any celebrations."
Source: angryape.com
Oasis' new single 'Falling Down' is available to download on March 8th and in stores March 9th, click here to pre-order the single.
Despite the grim economic climate, all 75,000 tickets for this August’s V Festival were snapped up within two hours of going on sale on Friday. The event, in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, is being headlined by Oasis and The Killers. Festival director Bob Angus said the rapid sell-out was “a fantastic endorsement” of the strength of the line-up, also featuring Elbow, Lily Allen and The Specials. “We’re really pleased that, despite these uncertain times, V Festival has clearly been embraced once again by music fans looking for a great weekend of entertainment,” he said.
Essex County Council trading standards has warned fans who missed out not to go to unofficial sources.
Tracey Chapman, the authority’s cabinet member for environment and waste, said many unauthorised agencies may claim to have tickets but, in most cases, they will charge over the odds – and the ticket may have never even existed.
She urged people to only buy from approved outlets; ensure they have full contact details for who they are dealing with; be wary of paying above face value; and use a credit card if paying over £100, as it is possible to claim back from the credit card company if something goes wrong.
Thank fuck that's over. Looking forward to a little time off. I was actually starting to do my own head in!
Apologies 'bout the gig last night in Paris. An utter shambles. We had to stop the gig TWICE!! Technical problems, see? Couldn't be helped, I'm afraid.
Sad that we only seen the 'Vegas for a few days. Nice bunch though. Good music. Soul power, see?
Am currently on that Euro-Star with Irie Nancy. Slightly disheveled (me, not her. She, of course looks tip-top).
Now, before I get grossly misquoted about this (which is inevitable as I'm being interviewed by Q Magazine next week) - China! Fuck me, them communists have got long memories, eh? I can't even remember doing the offending gig 12 years ago? Come on, let it go.
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TV3 Spain sat down with Noel Gallagher back stage during his recent stop in Barcelona on the Dig Out Your Soul world tour. Checkout the 20 mins of footage now made available via youtube below.
Noel Gallager told TV3 that this may be the last Oasis tour. A visibly tired Noel explained: " I feel it more this time then anytime previously...It can never feel like the first time because I'm twenty years older"
Source: YouTube
Oasis' new single 'Falling Down' is available to download on March 8th and in stores March 9th, click here to pre-order the single.
As part of the band's world tour, Oasis announced today that they will be playing in Lima, Peru on April 30th at the Estadio Nacional.
This will be part of the band's fourth Latin America tour but marks the first time they will have played in Peru.Tickets go on sale on Monday 16th March at 11am (local time) through Tele Ticket.
Oasis have just finished their most successful Western European tour to date. On a world tour that has already seen them take in sold-out dates in the UK, USA, Mexico and Western Europe, the band begin their largest ever Japanese tour on 18th March in Nagoya.
Oasis have announced today that they will be performing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sunday, 5th April 2009.
The band have only performed in Singapore once, back in February 2006. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, 7th March 2009 and will be available from all SISTIC outlets and from SISTIC.COM
Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher hates touring in the U.S. - because the audiences are too busy eating pizza to appreciate his performances.
The band is widely recognised as one of the U.K.'s most popular acts, and frequently sells out shows across the world.
Oasis embarked on a North American tour last year (08), but were forced to scrap several dates after guitarist Noel was attacked on-stage by a fan in Toronto, Canada in September.
But the cancelled gigs seemingly didn't upset the star too much - he insists his past experiences playing for American audiences were "soul-destroying".
He says, "I'm not too keen on touring there. It's not like Europe.
"There are a lot of people eating pizza. It gets a bit soul-destroying after a while when you're playing.
"I'm not keen on it but you have to go there I suppose."
Gallagher's alleged attacker, 47-year-old Daniel Sullivan, is due to face a charge of aggravated assault at a pre-trial hearing on Friday (06Mar09).
Chinese promoter claims authorities' withdrawal of performance licences had 'nothing to do with Tibet problem'
Oasis's cancelled Chinese gigs have nothing to do with Noel Gallagher's support of Tibet, according to the band's Chinese promoter. No – the government revoked Oasis's licences merely because the promoter is in a "tough economic situation".
The comments by Beijing All Culture Communication Co Ltd are in contrast to this week's statement by Oasis, which blamed Gallagher's 1997 Tibetan Freedom concert performance for the cancelled gigs in Beijing and Shanghai. "I have no money," the promoter's rep told Reuters. "It has nothing to do at all with the Tibet problem."
It is not exactly clear why a promoter's finances would prompt the Chinese Ministry of Culture to cancel Oasis's performance licences. Nor why the promoter's spokesman, Mr Luo, refused to provide Reuters with his first name or any other identifying information. Although Luo promised that such cancellations are "normal in an environment of economic crisis", there are many reasons a Chinese company may not want to be seen as the organisation that brought pro-Tibet rabble-rousers to a big stage in Beijing.
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed Luo's assertion, albeit without clarification of any kind. "According to the organiser, the performance was cancelled because of some economic problems the organiser had," spokesman Qin Gang said at a press conference. "The Chinese authorities responsible for this, the cultural departments, have already required the organisers to provide more detailed information."
Or in other words: "Tibet? What's Tibet?"
The rest of Oasis's Asian tour, including a performance in Hong Kong, is still to go ahead as planned.
Last nights setlist from the Bercy, Paris, France.
Fuckin' In The Bushes Rock 'N' Roll Star Lyla The Shock Of The Lightning Cigarettes & 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 Nothin' 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?Send in your pictures to scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will add them to tour archive.
The band take a short break before heading over to Japan on the 18th March.
Oasis' new single 'Falling Down' is available to download on March 8th and in stores March 9th, click here to pre-order the single.