Limited Oasis One-Off Vinyl Re-Press On Sale Now

Following the release of Dig Out Your Soul on their own Big Brother Recordings label worldwide, Oasis will be re-issuing their studio album catalogue on vinyl later this year on a limited one-off re-press. All seven studio albums – ‘Definitely Maybe’, ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, ‘Be Here Now’, ‘Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants’, ‘Heathen Chemistry’, ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ and current album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ as well as B sides album ‘The Masterplan’, will now be available through Big Brother Recordings on super heavyweight vinyl and will feature brand new sleeve notes from July 13th. In addition a limited edition box set will also be available. Individually numbered, this exclusive must have collectors’ item will feature all eight vinyl albums and exclusive new artwork.

‘Definitely Maybe’ (RKIDLP006X) – released 30th August 1994, highest chart position # 1

‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ (RKIDLP007X) – released 2nd October 1995, highest chart position # 1

‘Be Here Now’ (RKIDLP008X) – released 21st August 1997, highest chart position # 1

‘The Masterplan’ (RKIDLP009X) – released 2nd November 1998, highest chart position # 2

‘Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants’ (RKIDLP002X) – released 28th February 2000, highest chart position # 1

‘Heathen Chemistry’ (RKIDLP25X) – released 1st July 2002, highest chart position # 1

‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ (RKIDLP30XX) – released 30th May 2005, highest chart position # 1

‘Dig Out Your Soul’ (RKIDLP51X) – released 6th October 2008, highest chart position # 1

Limited Edition Collectors’ Box Set (RKIDBOX58) - Individually numbered box set, featuring exclusive artwork and each of the eight vinyl albums as above.

Following a phenomenal year in support of their latest album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ which saw the band embark on their biggest global tour to date and achieve yet another No.1 in the UK charts and No. 5 in America, Oasis return to the UK this month to embark on their hugely anticipated, sold out stadium tour, which will see the band play to over 700,000 people in the UK. With a line-up of support acts including Kasabian, The Enemy, The Reverend & The Makers, Twisted Wheel and The Peth, these shows are sure to be the highlight of 2009.

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Kasabian in bed by 9, is this a smash hits tour or what...EMPIRE, are you fucking sure?

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Oasis Go Supersonic Through An Inspired Set

There were pints flying, brollies up, City fans trying to outmosh the moshers and even pink cowboy hats. It was a free for all but you can't deny the music - it was awesome.

From hearing The Enemy with Away From Here along the riverside, to Kasabian holding their own with Club Foot and Processed Beats, the lesser bands worked the crowd with ease - but that's easy when you have such crowd pleasers.

Nothing was more crowd pleasing than the four belted out by Oasis as they came on. Rock n Roll Star, Layla, Cigarettes and Alcohol and Roll With It sent the crowd into, dare I say it, a frenzy.

It sounded like the band were never going to make it to the stadium - apparently they got stuck on the Severn Bridge - but everyone was glad they finally did.

Who knows what would have happened otherwise.

Forget Liam, Masterplan and Half a World Away blows any rock 'n' roll bravado out of the water. They were beautifully amazing. There is nothing to make men sing whilst gazing into each other's eyes like an Oasis ballad.

The Importance of Being Idle is my favourite of the recent hits and it would have benefited from support acts Rhys Ifans from The Peth crashing on to the stage.

I don't care if they are cocky crowd pleasers or have produced the same type of stuff for the last 15 years, you can't deny that Noel Gallagher is one of the top singer songwriters of his generation.

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Setlist:
F*ckin’ In The Bushes
Rock ‘N’ Roll Star
Lyla
Shock Of The Lightning
Roll With It
Cigarettes And Alcohol
The Meaning of Soul (NOT PLAYED)
To Be Where There’s Life
Waiting For The Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
My Big Mouth
The Importance Of Being Idle
Half The World Away
I’m Outta Time
Wonderwall
Live Forever
Supersonic

Encore:
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Falling Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

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On This Day In Oasis History

"Shakermaker" is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. First appearing as a single, released on the 13th June 1994, which peaked at number 11 in the UK charts, it was later released on Oasis' groundbreaking debut album Definitely Maybe. It was also the first song performed by the band on the UK's world famous music program, Top Of The Pops.

Gallagher admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a Shaker Maker was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured Cockney Rebel's song "Mr Soft", "Mr. Clean" is a song by The Jam, one of Gallagher's favourite bands, "Mr Benn" is a British children's cartoon and the entire last verse - Mr Sifter sold me songs/When I was just 16/Now he stops at traffic lights/But only when they're green - was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song. Apparently, Liam Gallagher was pestering Noel to finish the song. At this point, the taxi stopped at the traffic lights outside 'Sifter's"' (a record shop in Burnage, Manchester). Noel penned the lyric and it became part of the song. Noel used to frequent the store to buy old records before Oasis started releasing albums and Mr Sifter refers to the owner of the record store.

Track listings

CD CRESCD 182
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
"Alive (8 Track Demo)" - 3:56
"Bring It On Down" (Live) - 4:17

7" CRE 182
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41

12" CRE 182T
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
"Alive (8 Track Demo)" - 3:56

Cassette CRECS 182
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41

Music Video



The Video was Shot in Manchester outside of their house.

The field they are playing football in is Didsbury Toc H rugby field in Ford Lane (Didsbury South Manchester) near Fletcher moss.

The Album Liam shows to the camera is Paul McCartney's Red Rose Speedway from 1973.

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Thanks

A big thanks to all of you that sent in questions for our interview with Liam, I went back stage at yesterdays show and had a chat and a sneak peak at the Pretty Green range with Liam.

Liam was superb and made me feel at ease, I will post the interview in a few days.

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Oasis At The Millenium Stadium Cardiff

Last nights set list from the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

Fucking In The Bushes
Rock N Roll Star
Lyla
Shock Of The Lightning
Roll With It
Cigarettes And Alcohol
To Be Where There’s Life
Waiting For The Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
My Big Mouth
The Importance Of Being Idle
Half The World Away
I’m Outta Time
Wonderwall
Live Forever
Supersonic
Don't Look Back In Anger
Fallin Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

Oasis' next stop is the Théâtre Antique de Vienne in France on Sunday.

Photo Credit: Myself

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Dig Out Your Soul Limited Edition Box Set Summer Special

For a very limited time, the Oasis USA & Canada store will be offering the deluxe limited edition box set of Dig Out Your Soul at a special discounted rate of $79.99 (originally $99.99). The limited edition box set includes:

Dig Out Your Soul CD
Dig Out Your Soul Bonus CD with 9 extra tracks
Dig Out Your Soul DVD (NTSC/region 0) - includes footage of the Making Of Dig Out Your Soul, The Making Of 'The Shock Of The Lightning' Video and 'The Shock Of The Lightning' Video
4 x heavyweight LP Set (180 gram vinyl) of Dig Out Your Soul and Dig Out Your Soul extra tracks
A hardback 24 page book featuring exclusive artwork
Digital download of the album

Order your copy today HERE.

Also, for merchandise orders* of $75 or more placed between today and June 30th, domestic standard shipping will be free! Be sure to check out all of the fantastic tour merchandise including our most popular item, the Oasis "Splat" logo track jacket, the limited edition US and Canada tour posters, and exclusively designed t-shirts featuring art elements from "Dig Out Your Soul." Once these items sell out, they will be gone forever so do not hesitate! All summer specials end on June 30th.

Enjoy!

Source: www.oasisinet.com

USA & Canada Store

*excludes music

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Liam Gallagher: 'How I Fell In Love With A Stolen Parka'

Oasis frontman explains how wearing a jacket to The Stone Roses converted him

Oasis' Liam Gallagher has revealed he first fell in love with parka jackets after his "auntie" pinched one from her work for him.

The singer, who launched his Pretty Green fashion label with a green parka jacket, explained that he wore one to see in the late '80s and he was hooked.

"The first parka I ever got, my auntie worked at a sport centre. There was one left behind, an Yves Saint Laurent one, and it was yellow cord and she sort of like, robbed it if you want but it was left behind so she bagsied it," he explained in a video interview you can watch above.

"I went to see The Stone Roses in Blackpool (in 1989) and I was the only one down there with one, it was yellow cord and it was beautiful," he said. "I was the ace down there without doubt. It was proper out of this world, I don't know where it is now but I fell in love with them. Every time you put them on you feel like you're going to war or something - and they hide a lot of sins!"

Source: www.nme.com

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Oasis Live At The Millennium Stadium

To celebrate the Oasis gig at the Millennium Stadium, WalesOnline has trawled the archives to bring you a selection of stories and pictures featuring everyone's favourite sibling rock 'n' roll rivals.

Later today we will also be bringing you exclusive coverage of the Cardiff show via our Twitter page.

In addition, our team of reporters will be out amongst the crowds taking pictures, shooting video with the fans and bringing you all the build up as The Peth, The Enemy. Kasabian and Oasis take to the stage at the Millennium Stadium.Twitter coverage of the show will begin at 3.30pm as the gates open at the stadium.

WalesOnline's Twitter page will be carrying updates and pictures throughout the show, so if you can't make the gig stay logged on to WalesOnline for the latest.

Keep checking this article here throughout the day for updates, videos and pictures.

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Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

New photos up on the community click here.

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Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

Arright.

Great night last night. Watched all 3 bands. The Makers. The Enemy and Kasabian. From out front. All brilliant. It may have been the best I've ever seen from Kasabian. Great crowd. Very young. Very male. Saying that, you're never quite sure up in the north-east, could've been lots of girls there. Everyone looks the same!! Unbelievable audience though. Kind of makes you wish you were 20 again and down the front with your mates.

Anyway, enough of that bollocks. Little spotty-arse Ronaldo is finally leaving England!! £80m. To Real Madrid (they could've bought Newcastle for that). Good riddance, I say.

Am currently en route to Cardiff. This one WILL get messy. The Peth are opening up. All 10 of 'em. Apparently Rhys has broken his leg - and he's still doing the gig!! He fuckin' loves it.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

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Still Rolling With It

It’s now more than a decade since Oasis played three groundbreaking concerts at Knebworth. As they prepare to take to the Millennium Stadium stage tonight, are they still as valid today? Devotee David Owens mounts an argument for the defence

Tonight the monobrowed Oasis music machine swaggers into Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, ready to unleash an impressive armoury of hits that are sure to have an expectant crowd singing themselves hoarse to those heart-embroidered anthems that have become familiar to millions.

However, as Oasis race through a pulsating selection of the songs that have embedded themselves in the national psyche, questions will again be asked if this is the Gallagher brothers’ last hurrah.

To admit to being an Oasis fan circa 2009 is now akin to committing something of a horrendous social faux pas.

As those other soon-to-be Mancunian visitors to the Millennium Stadium, Take That, have risen phoenix-like, triumphant from the cruel dictates of critical indifference and fickle fashion to forge a second coming, Liam and Noel find themselves in an altogether different place to their legendary ’90s incarnation.

Then when they were the greatest rock ’n’ roll band to bestride the musical cosmos, the nation fell at their feet in idolatory worship. They were fully feted Britpop kings, undisputed rock royalty, and we, their loyal followers, bowed down in complete subjugation to their throne.

Now, though, they are oft viewed with derision.

“They’re a spent force,” snipe the critics with a sharpened axe to grind, without realising that most of their latter output, while not hitting the dizzying heights of their earlier work, still ranks alongside the best that British music has to offer.

It’s just that when your first album was Definitely Maybe and your second was What’s the Story Morning Glory, you will forever have to spend the rest of your career living in the shadow of your own legendary back catalogue.

Those snobbish critics may still spill their bile over the lack of intelligence in Oasis’ music, but the Gallaghers – if they could be bothered, and they aren’t – could point to achievements that would reduce to a trifling insignificance accusations of intellectual prejudice.

They’ve left a legacy that any future band will struggle to emulate. They’re responsible for songs that will forever be woven into the fabric of the nation’s musical consciousness, they’ve paved the way for a host of fine young pretenders and they’ve created some of the most epochal headlines in rock ’n’ roll history.

Of those, Knebworth was their zenith – a gargantuan underlining of the redemptive power of music to unite people from disparate backgrounds, a seething mass of humanity, brought together in joyful union – in the grounds of a stately home in Hertfordshire.

This is why we love Oasis. It’s as much about the emotions involved in their congregational pulling power as it is about the skyscraping anthems. Songs fired by adrenaline and melody that soar into the ether, sung with gusto from the stage and returned with equal conviction by an enormous call and response choir.

Oasis – the 2009 model – have no truck with convention, don’t feel the need to align themselves to any scene or trend and stands alone in their own belligerent belief that they are still the greatest rock band in the world.

This isolationist approach, while fuelling fire for their detractors, hasn’t stopped an impressive roll call of names lining up to work with the band. See recent collaborations with folk maestro Devendra Banhart, The Prodigy, and anyone who’s heard the 22 minute 28 second remix of Falling Down (from their new album Dig Out Your Soul) by psychedelic mind melders Amorphous Androgynous will testify to Oasis’ continued need to satisfy their musical instincts.

To paraphrase Mark Twain, while reports of their death have been greatly exaggerated by the music press, the public refuses to let them fade away. Each new album and tour is greeted with a fevered expectancy by a huge worldwide following.

Even when the music ranked a poor second to the fractious headlines of fallouts and feuds, Liam and Noel remained consistent in their desire to keep Oasis alive and the fans remained as loyal as ever.

They will arrive in Cardiff fresh from playing to 210,000 people over three nights in Heaton Park in Manchester, with reports that despite a technical hitch on the first night, their live show has moved up a notch.

And it’s on stage that Oasis truly come into their own. A force-of-nature that can spin a venue off its axis with a hurricane-blast of energy and guitars.

Former Ride member Andy Bell, ex-Heavy Stereo guitarist Gem Archer and legendary sticksman-for-hire Chris Sharrock, have injected Oasis with the shot-in-the-arm they lacked with their original line-up – namely focus, professionalism and stage craft.

So when the sibling rivalry roadshow spills its contents onto the Millennium Stadium stage tonight, I’ll be there to witness a spectacle still unique in its uncertainty. Anything can happen and probably will, especially with the Gallagher brothers, a double act without compare, in our midsts.

And with Kasabian, The Enemy, and Rhys Ifans (with his band The Peth) on crutches in a supporting cast, that’s the noughties answer to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Jam and a hobbling Welsh Hollywood hellraiser all set to appear for your very own entertainment.

And you’re telling me that’s not worth the admission fee alone?

Oasis play the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, tonight

Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

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MOJO Britpop Special On Sale Now!

MOJO CLASSICS' Britpop Special - featuring the stories behind all the top Britpop bands, all-new interviews, unseen pics, and your guide to the 60 finest '90s albums is on sale now.

It features all the Britpop greats, including Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Paul Weller, Elastica, plus the crazy crash-and-burn antics of Menswear, Shed Seven, Gene and many more.

Visit www.mojo4music.com for more information.

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New Limited Edition Oasis Art Print By Pete McKee

To commemorate the Heaton Park shows, Sheffield artist Pete McKee has created a very special limited edition art print for Oasis.

Limited to only 100, signed and numbered by the artist and embossed with the Oasis logo, they make an excellent collectors' item. The prints measure 26"x19" and are hand screen printed on 300gsm Somerset paper.

They will only be on sale through Oasisinet and Pete McKee's own website www.therealmckee.co.uk for £190 plus p&p.

A limited quantity of Pete McKee's previous live poster of Oasis' legendary 1994 Brighton show, 60x80cm and printed on 170gsm graphic silk paper, is also still available through Oasisinet for £25 plus p&p.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

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Noel Gallagher Applauds This Year's Glastonbury Line-Up And More

After his controversial comments about Jay-Z at Glastonbury last year Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has put forward his opinion on this year's line-up.

In 2008 he said it was "wrong" to have a hip-hop headliner and said that was why the festival struggled to sell out.

Jay-Z hit back by opening his set with a cover of the Oasis hit, Wonderwall. But this year, Noel has held back on the headliners and their old Brit-pop rivals: "If you were a Blur fan it will be extremely exciting for you."

The Oasis mastermind admitted, when asked what his thoughts were on the line-up, that is was a "loaded question" before casting his eye over the bill.

"I like Bruce. I don't know, do I like Bruce?" he mused. "I don't own any of his records. I like Crosby, Stills and Nash. I love Neil Young, he's playing isn't he somewhere and I love The Specials - I've just been to see The Specials."

'Quite exciting'

Over the years, no secret has been made of the antipathy between the Gallagher brothers and Blur, who were also a prominent force in the music industry in the '90s.

But Noel was restrained when discussing Blur, who announced their summer comeback last December and are set to headline the final evening in Somerset on Sunday 28 June.

"Blur are playing. That will be exciting for Blur fans," he said. "Particularly if you're a Blur fan that's come along since the how ever many years it is they've not been doing nothin', and you've almost waited a lifetime to see them - it will be quite exciting I would have thought."

He claimed Blur never really split up, but just went on hiatus.

"People in other bands can turn their hands to different types of music," said Noel of Blur's time apart, which saw frontman Damon Albarn dream up the virtual band Gorillaz and put on the theatre production, Monkey Journey To The West.

"We never went to college or university; what you see me doing on stage, I'm operating at the absolute limit of my musical ability. I can't do anything else," he continued. "I can't play jazz, I can't work out Chinese operas, I don't know about reggae.

"All I know is how to play the songs that I play, so we've never really been able to do anything else and never really had the inclination to.

"If you're in Oasis there's no need to do anything else. It's why people have never left U2. "

Franz response

Emily Eavis has denied this year's headliners of Bruce Springsteen, Blur and Neil Young was a reaction to the contentious billing of Jay-Z, at the festival which has traditionally seen guitar-based rock acts fill the top, Pyramid Stage slots. (Read more)

And Noel also dismissed he had anything to do with the organisers' choice to book the titans of rock: "It goes in cycles though.

Everybody can't all play at the same time. "If I'd have had anything to do with that bill Franz Ferdinand wouldn't have been on it. The Script are playing though. They're brilliant, and The Wombats."

Noel Gallagher was speaking to Sharuna Sagar for BBC 6 Music.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Last Chance To See Oasis At V Festival

With Oasis and The Killers set to headline this year's V Festival, the last few tickets for the event's Staffordshire-leg are available right now.

Head to NME.COM/TICKETS for the last chance to head to V Festival now.

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Bonehead On Cristiano Ronaldo's Transfer To Real Madrid

Manchester United fan and former Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs spoke about the depature of Cristiano Ronaldo, with his tongue firmly in his cheek he told The Manchester Evening Times.

"I'm gutted. We woz robbed. It's supposed to be a game of two halves," before adding: "Nah, I wish him all the best. At least he's off to warmer climes."

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Was It All Rock ‘N’ Roll?

The sun has set on a bumper weekend for north Manchester after Oasis played three memorable gigs in Heaton Park.

More than 200,000 music lovers headed to the park to watch the Gallagher brothers play their first concerts in Manchester for four years last Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

And despite fears the event would cause chaos in the area, the event turned into largely well-mannered festival and much needed boost for most local businesses.

Landlady Susan Norman from the Three Arrows Inn on Manchester Road said she would welcome similar events being held in the park in the future.

She said: "We would definitely like to see more things like this. It was good to see people enjoying themselves and we didn’t see any trouble.

"We had to control it and had to have a high intensity security team because of the flow of people but we handled it well.

"People were spending and willing to spend, as with everyone our costs went up because of the extra security but we would definitely embrace more events like this."

The Oasis gigs, which also saw Kasabian, the Enemy, Reverend and the Makers and Twisted Wheel play, was the largest gathering of people at Heaton Park since the visit of the Pope in 1982 - a fact that didn’t go unnoticed by Liam who told revellers on Thursday: "Last time I was here was to see the Pope, he didn't have many tunes."

While locals on their Thursday evening commute and those wanting to travel in the area encountered some disruption on the concert days due to the vast numbers of people heading to the park, no significant incidents of crime were reported.

Margaret Martin, who lives on Victoria Avenue, said she didn’t witness any negative impacts from the gigs.

She said: "We couldn’t hear a sound from the concert. We even went out in the garden on Saturday night but didn’t hear it.

"There were plenty of police in the area and we didn't witness any trouble."

Following the gigs, talk has now turned to how the area can repeat the success, with names such Madonna, the Rolling Stones and the Stone Roses being mentioned as future headliners.

Council bosses believe the Oasis extravaganza could make north Manchester an attractive proposition to big-name stars from all over the world.

Councillor Michael Amesbury, executive member for arts and leisure at Manchester City Council said it could be the first of many.

He said: "I would support holding similar events like this in the future, of course we still need to do a full evaluation of this event to see what people in the local community and Manchester area thought.

"I think Manchester needs an open air event in the same way that Leeds has the Reading and Leeds Festival and Manchester is a world class city and needs to be up there with events like these.

"The event itself went really well, it was a great home coming for an iconic band."

The gigs saw a section of Heaton Park cordoned off last week and the construction of a gigantic stage complete with hundreds of lights and two large screens to relay images of the bands.

The first of the three gigs, held last Thursday, began in auspicious circumstances, after two power failures forced Oasis off stage.

The band had only just launched into Rock N Roll star when the generator failed.

After a short delay they returned with Lyla only for the same to happen again. After another 45-minute delay the band returned and played into the night to ensure fans enjoyed the full 24-song set - and the promise of a full refund for disappointed fans.

Writing on his official tour diary blog after the show, Noel expressed his frustration: "Somebody lost a lot of money last night – probably me.

"I think I’m still a bit furious. I would apologise but it was nothing to do with me – you can’t get the staff, etc.

"I guess if you’re cheeky enough to ask for a refund you’ll get one."

After an evening off on Friday, the boys returned to play two more concerts on Saturday and Sunday evening. While the weather frequently threatened a torrential down pour throughout the weekend, music lovers were largely spared the worst of the predicted heavy showers.

Council workers have now begun the big clean-up to return the park to its regular recreational users.

Concert goers who attended Thursday’s gig and who want to claim a refund are being told to go to www.oasisinet.com to print out a refund form to complete and send with their ticket to claim their money back. The application deadline is tomorow (Friday).

Source: www.middletonguardian.co.uk

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Oasis Play Sunderland - Pictures And Review

My first ever gig was one of Oasis's two concerts in Loch Lomond.

It was a warm-up for the Knebworth dates in August 1996.

Around a year later, I was at Newcastle Arena to see them again.

So, last night, I was apprehensive a poor performance might ruin those memories.

Yesterday morning I dug out the fanzine review I wrote of that first concert as a 14-year-old and it is littered with references to banter with the crowd.

Last night that was kept to a minimum but included a shout-out to people from Durham, perhaps linked to guitarist Gem Archer's roots in the city.

And while they may have lacked that same charm and rapport of those early years, I'm glad to say their Sunderland show did not sully those past experiences.

The support acts for Liam, Noel and Co included Reverend and the Makers, The Enemy and Kasabian.

And they all did a fine job of getting the audience in the mood, before one of the world's biggest bands took to the stage.

The Enemy proved a big hit with the packed stadium, playing most of the tracks from their first album as well as a couple of their latest album.

Kasabian were very well received, whipping the crowd into a frenzy until a technical hitch during Underdog forced the band off stage for about 10 minutes.

They were greeted with rapturous applause when they returned to finish their set.

The sound quality improved as the night wore on, and was perfect by the time Oasis took to the stage.

For a fleeting minute or so, as Liam arched his way towards the microphone and sung the opening lines of Wonderwall, it was like being transported back to being a teenager.

The band's newest material is perhaps now the music of another generation, but for many, including me, last night would have been a welcome reminder of good times.

And while many of their newer tracks, including Lyla, Hindu Times and Songbird, got a warm reception, it was the earlier hits which got the stadium jumping.

Kicking off with Rock'n'Roll Star, there were plenty more classics throughout, from Cigarettes and Alcohol, Slide Away, (What's the Story) Morning Glory, Live Forever to Champagne Supernova.

Some may call their approach going through the motions, others would call it professionalism and perfection after more than 18 years in the business – however, last night further confirmed there is no denying Oasis deserve their place in music's hall of fame.

However, the event itself did not go ahead without its problems.

Trouble brewed at the gates around 6pm as people tried to get into the venue, some very much worse for wear after making a day of it in the bars and pubs. And we came up against a few issues with stewards unable to direct us because they did not know the venue themselves.

The behaviour of the group of lads next to us was appalling, even for a rock gig, and we also chose to stand in the rain for almost an hour waiting for a taxi than face joining the thousands to queue for the Metro.

But as Oasis had announced "So that's the end of that, then" before playing the final track I Am The Walrus, it really did feel like the final moments of something great.

After a week of a real buzz around Take That's dates on Friday and Saturday and build-up to Oasis' appearance last night, it seems sad not to have more to follow.

But without a doubt, Wearside and the Stadium of Light have been put on the map as somewhere to take notice of – for plenty of good reasons.

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Columnist Takes On The Gallagher Brothers

A north-west newspaper columnist has upset some world famous rock stars after over 200,000 music fans descended on her "beloved" local park.

Angela Epstein, of the Manchester Evening News, lives in the Prestwich area of the city, home to Heaton Park.

But on Thursday Manchester's favourite sons Noel and Liam Gallagher and their band Oasis began three nights of open-air concerts which appeared to upset the columnist.

She wrote on Thursday: "I've been smouldering about this ever since I first heard that Liam and his band of merry men were planning to play in my beloved park.

"And I'm not a lone voice. Mention the concerts to anyone locally, and before you can say Wonderwall, you'll feel the gale-force invective of residents horrified that some 70,000 – 70,000! – fans a night will be taking to the quiet streets of Prestwich."

Her comment obviously hit home with the Gallaghers as singer Liam apparently "dedicated" the song Cigarettes and Alcohol to her on the opening night.

Angela retorted in a column on Sunday that, while she was flattered by Liam's tribute, she "didn't even know he could read" and the whole episode had not changed her mind about the gigs.

Unable to let sleeping dogs lie, Gallagher Snr joined the debate on his blog by offering the journalist what he called some "kudos" - although he failed to spell her name correctly.

Noel wrote: "I feel though that I must just give one final little bit of "kudos" (her word, not mine) to Angela Bernstein (sic) – a ginger whinger from the MEN who has written a couple of sh***y little pieces over the last few days.

"In them she claimed that we – and by that I mean YOU – had no 'right' to 'come up here' from London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Tokyo, LA, Milan, all over the world in fact, to 'her' wonderful piece of England and enjoy ourselves and leave a little bit of mud.

"What a joyless old husk!!"

Source: www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk

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