Oasis Setlist From The Rioch Arena

Tonights setlist from Oasis at the Rioch Arena, Coventry.

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
Supersonic
Live Forever
Don't Look Back In Anger
Falling Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

Oasis' next stop is on Thursday at Wembley Stadium.

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

This 1s for the sky blues of Coventry, thanks for a top night, you sounded great! Live Forever...

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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

Boom! Boom!! D'you know what that is? That's the sound of thunder - or so my little lad informed me over the weekend.

How's things? Fine and dandy? Good.

Am in Coventry today. Haven't been here since, ooh 2 months ago. Came to see The Specials, innit?

After a week of glorious weather while we were away it's pissing down. C***'s trick. The Ricoh Arena's mega though. Very tidy. Looking forward to tonight.

My mates "Free Peace" are opening up. Good boys. Top band.

The Enemy are the main band on before us tonight. Kasabian are busy being weird somewhere odd. It's a homer for them. Should be mad as fuck.

Wonder what Bruno will wear tonight? Mr al Fayed's shoes have made their long-awaited re-appearance! Life's been dull without them.

This Mike Jackson thing's dragging on a bit, innit? Who do they think he is, Jade Goody? Listen out for the dedication tonight. There's bound to be one. If it's during Live Forever I may do a little poo-poo..then vomit.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

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Ticket Auction For Oasis At The iTunes Festival

Auction Start Wed 08/07/09, 12:00:00 BST
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Bid in a few hours for your chance to win tickets to see Oasis at the iTunes Live Festival 09!

We have 5 pairs of tickets for each gig - the 5 highest bidders will receive a pair of tickets each.

Winning bidder(s) will be contacted via email once successful payment has been received.

Please monitor your auction. Competing higher bids may drop you into Ticket Groups with lower quality seats.

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James Buckley On Noel Gallagher

Inbetweeners star James Buckley has revealed that he wasn't too impressed with his hero Noel Gallagher's outfit when he met him at London's Groucho Club recently.

The actor, who plays Jay Cartwright in the hit series, told channelbee.com that while he thinks Oasis backbone Noel is "effortlessly cool" his threads left a lot to be desired.

He said: "He was wearing a light blue shirt and chinos - he looked like he was going boating!"

But that hasn't put James off his idol who he claims is "the one man I'd get on my knees for."

Watch the full interview by clicking here.

Source: The Press Association

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Oasis At Wembley Stage Times

Thursday & Saturday

17.10 - 17.40 - Reverend & The Makers
18.00 - 18.40 - The Enemy
19.00 - 20.00 – Kasabian
20.30 - 22.30 – Oasis

Sunday

16.40 - 17.10 - Reverend & The Makers
17.30 - 18.10 - The Enemy
18.30 - 19.30 – Kasabian
20.00 - 22.00 – Oasis

There will be a limited number of tickets available for the three gigs at Wembley Stadium - July 9th, 11th and 12th.

These tickets will be £45 and £55 from the East Ticket Booth (there will be a booking fee for card/cheque transactions).

(East Ticket Booth: Walking up Wembley Way customers should avoid the ramps, carry on at street level and take the right hand set of steps closest to the stadium, the ticket booths are located on the first platform.)

These tickets are strictly limited for each date so we urge you to get there early to avoid disappointment!

Due to works being carried out on the Jubilee Line on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July we advise all concert goers to plan their means of transport in advance.

Click HERE for the Transport For London website.

Win Oasis Tickets And More With Absolute Radio

Oasis are playing Wembley Stadium this Thursday 9 July and we have tickets to give away!

Simply answer the question in the link below to be in with a chance of winning a pair.

Click here for more details, be quick you have until 11:59pm on Wednesday to enter.

Absolute Radio will also be broadcasting a few shows on Oasis on the 9th of July.

All times are UK (world times can be found here)

When: 7.00pm on Thursday, 9 July 2009
Until: 8.00pm on Thursday, 9 July 2009
Where: on Neil Francis
Info: We'll be having some live archive tracks from Oasis.

When: 10.00pm on Thursday, 9 July 2009
Until: 11.00pm on Thursday, 9 July 2009
Where: on Thursday Night Live with Ben
Info: We'll be featuring live Zoo Session tracks from the archive from Noel Gallagher.

When: 11.00pm on Thursday, 9 July 2009
Until: 11.59pm on Thursday, 9 July 2009
Where: on Ben Jones
Info: We'll be featuring your favourite tracks from Oasis, as voted for by Absolute Radio listeners.

For more information click here.

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Oasis Gig Means Fillongley Four Miss Fellowship Cup Final

Pop giants Oasis have dealt a devastating blow to Fillongley’s hopes of winning the Fellowship Cup in the Nuneaton Thursday Cricket League final tonight.

Four members of the village team are off to watch their favourite group at the Ricoh Arena concert which clashes with the 18-over final at Wolvey’s Bulkington Road ground (6.30pm).

Player-secretary Simon Blackmore said: “I am one of the four who bought tickets for the Oasis concert some time ago, so I will be missing the game.

“I thought I might be the only one but I was horrified to discover there are three others in the team – including top-scorer Andy Carty – who are going to the concert.”

Fillongley already started underdogs for the game against Premier Division side Hinckley Amateurs, who include Coventry & North Warwickshire’s Harry Horsley in their side.

Source: www.coventrytelegraph.net

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Photos Of Oasis At The Roskilde Festival & More

Click here to view a gallery of images from the Roskilde Festival, Heaton Park, Rio De Janeiro, Coca-Cola Zero Fest in South Africa and many more.

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Oasis Fans Warned Of Ricoh Arena Pickpockets

Revellers at tonight’s Oasis gig at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry are being reminded to be on their guard against pickpockets.

With thousands of music fans due to descend on the concert venue, officers from Stoney Stanton Road police station are encouraging members of the public to keep their belongings safe and out of the reach of opportunist thieves.

Officers will be handing out thousands of postcards with crime prevention messages at the event and they will also be on hand with UV pens to mark people’s property with their postcode.

Police will also be using Bluetooth technology to pass on advice to concert-goers via their mobile phones on how to avoid becoming the victim of pickpockets.

The Telegraph revealed in May how thieves targeted the pockets of fans at The Specials’ sell-out concert at the Ricoh Arena in May.

Wallets, purses and mobile phones were snatched during the Coventry group’s homecoming gig, which was attended by thousands of 2-Tone fans.

Police received reports of 75 people who had been hit by pickpockets but police believe the tally may have been higher because some thefts may have been overlooked, as fans assumed their belongings had simply fallen out of their pockets.

Among the tips being offered by police are to keep cash secure and out of sight, keep your purse in your handbag, which should be closed and with the opening towards your body, never carry large amounts of cash and spread your possessions about – for example, keep your mobile phone separate from your purse and your keys separate from your credit card.

Police are also reminding people attending the Oasis concert that all areas around the arena are subject to a Designated Public Places Order, where it is an offence to drink alcohol after being required by a police officer not to do so.

The police have the power to confiscate alcohol and any opened or sealed containers and if an individual fails to comply with the request, they could be arrested.

Source: www.coventrytelegraph.net

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

On This Day In Oasis History...

"D'You Know What I Mean?" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was the first single from their third album Be Here Now and was released on the 7th July 1997. It reached #1 in the UK singles chart, the 3rd Oasis song to do so. The song was written by Noel Gallagher. It was certified platinum for UK sales.

At the time "D'You Know What I Mean" was released, Oasis were at the height of their fame, and as a result, the single, along with the album, was highly anticipated. Upon its release it was critically and commercially successful.

The guitar chords on both the verse and the chorus are similar to the chords used for the Oasis single "Wonderwall" (F#m7/A/Esus4/Bsus4).

The song also shows more of Noel's influences. References include Bob Dylan ("Blood on the tracks and they must be mine"), and The Beatles ("Fool on the hill and I feel fine"), and even their own earlier work ("Don't look back in Anger "). The song also features a drum loop from N.W.A.

The Morse code in the background translates to include such sayings as "bugger all", "pork pies" and "Strawberry Fields Forever." Oasis haven't performed this song since 2002.

B-Sides

One of the B-sides, "Stay Young", has become a popular Oasis song, so much so that fans voted it onto the B-sides collection The Masterplan - one of only two B-sides from the Be Here Now period which made the album. The song was originally intended to be the "Digsy's Dinner" of Be Here Now (the lighthearted novelty track, such as "Digsy's Dinner" on Definitely Maybe and "She's Electric" on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?), until Noel set it aside in favour of "Magic Pie". Gallagher claims not to be particularly fond of the track.

Interview

In a 1997 interview promoting Be Here Now, Noel Gallagher had the following to say about the first single: "I was going to make up some profound statement in the chorus but I couldn't come up with anything that fitted. Then I just thought "All my people right here, right now. D'You Know What I Mean? Yeah, Yeah" Very vague, very ambiguous, that'll do. Look in the mirror and wink while you're singing it and it's quite saucy. And I f***ing love that line, 'Coming in a mess, going out in style'. We were a bunch of scruffs from Manchester and we're going out in a Rolls Royce."

In another 1997 interview, this time on BBC, Noel Gallagher said: "I cant believe I wrote it, it's going to blow people away."

"The morse code in the background was inspired by Strawberry Fields. We got hold of a code book and tried to tap out 'Bugger All' to follow that line 'Don't look back cos you know what you might see'. But if anyone can tell me what we really said, please let me know. Profound lagerisms..."

Seven Ages of Rock

In an interview with the BBC for their documentary Seven Ages of Rock, Gallagher said of the song, "Its eight and a half minutes, the first single, the drums haven't fuckin' come in for two minutes- its all feedback!". He also says that he expected someone to ask them to edit the introduction to the song down, but such was their status in Britain, nobody did. They even performed the song on Top of the Pops, still playing most of the lengthy introduction.

The performance on Top of the Pops ended with a stage invasion by surrounding fans- the second of three stage invasions in the whole history of the show (the first was Nirvana and the last Symposium).

Cover information

The single cover photograph, by Michael Spencer Jones and directed by Brian Cannon of Microdot, was taken in front of the 'Blind Steps', a staircase in Wigan so called because they run past the Blind Workshop, which can be seen to the left of the shot. The steps can still be found on Darlington Street. The shoot was shrouded in secrecy to protect mass media coverage, but newspaper The Wigan Evening Post got exclusive rights to cover the event and subsequently sold the photos to the Daily Mirror. At a lunchtime break, Liam Gallagher and sleeve designer Brian Cannon enjoyed a pint of beer in the nearby Crispin Arms pub by Birkett Bank.

Music video



The music video is filmed at Beckton Gas Works in London with many military helicopters and a strange landscape of concrete slabs and torn down buildings. Liam Gallagher is wearing a snorkel parka and sports a unique pair of sunglasses.

Track listing

CD CRESCD 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
"Angel Child" (demo) - 4:28
"Heroes" - 4:09

7" CRE 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06

12" CRE 256T
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
"Angel Child" (demo) - 4:28

Cassette CRECS 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06

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Noel Gallagher On Drugs, David Beckham, Margaret Thatcher, France And More

Noel Gallagher on Drugs, David Beckham, Margaret Thatcher, France and more.

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Noel Gallagher Is On The Chris Moyles Show On Thursday

Chris Moyles will have Noel Gallagher on his show on Thursday morning, Noel is scheduled to appear around 9am (UK time), to listen live click here.

Thanks to Mr Monobrow

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Free Posting Worldide For 48 Hours From Pretty Green

Pretty Green are offering fans free delivery WORLDWIDE on orders for the next 48 hours.

Visit www.prettygreen.com for more details.

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Sun Shines As Scarecrows Come Out To Play In Village

The sun shone for the first time at the Blackrod Scarecrow Festival.

Weird and wonderful scarecrows popped up around the village at the weekend, and for the first time in three years, the sun was out.

More than 100 creations were put on display as part of the annual event on Saturday and Sunday.

Organisers say the scarecrows attracted thousands of visitors to the village to see them — all 2,000 programmes were sold.

Among the characters were Noddy, Rosie and Jim and SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as superheroes including, Superman and Batman and Robin.

Stars from the world of music also made it, with Elvis, Liam Gallagher from Oasis and Simon Cowell making an appearance.

The straw and paper mache creations were on view in homes, gardens, churches and schools, with a special map made available for visitors.

Denise Burton, aged 45, of Church Street, Blackrod, made the Liam Gallagher figure with her brother, Stephen Pollard, because her sons, Kris, aged 18, and Zak, aged 17, are Oasis fans.

Organiser Jean Hibbert said: “It has been brilliant. People have been coming from all over the place to see the scarecrows and have enjoyed themselves.”

Click here to see a short video of some of the scarecrows on display.

Source: www.theboltonnews.co.uk

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Win Oasis Tickets With Xfm's Beat The Intro Quiz

The iTunes LIVE: London Festival has begun and we have something very special on offer. We have FIVE PAIRS of tickets to give away to this year's Oasis show at London's Roundhouse! The show, which takes place on July 22, will feature support from The Enemy and will be broadcast live on Xfm...

Once again, we're making you work for such a prize. We have loaded up a stack Oasis tracks into our fiendish Beat The Intro game - if you can identify the classics from the first few seconds, you could be hitting the high score table. We'll pick five high-scorers at random and send them tickets!

Click here to enter and terms and conditions.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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Highlights Of Oasis At Heaton Park, Manchester

Highlights from Heaton Park, Manchester

Source: Official Oasis YouTube Channel

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Win Tickets To See Oasis At The iTunes Festival

You could be seeing Oasis live at London's Roundhouse as part of the iTunes Festival!

Access All Areas is go! Yes, Xfm will be giving away tickets to the greatest live shows in the world... ALL SUMMER LONG!

This week, we'll be giving away tickets to see Oasis at the iTunes Festival in London! The band will be headlining a special show at London's Roundhouse on July 22, supported by their old mates The Enemy. And you could be there...

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is to listen out for the Oasis tracks on Xfm every weekday between 8am and 7pm between Monday July 6 and Friday July 10... Your presenter will tell you when to text in!

Good luck!

Please note: winners must be aged 18 years or over. For full competition terms and conditions, see www.xfm.co.uk/terms.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Limited Oasis One-Off Vinyl Re-Press On Sale Now (UPDATE)

UPDATE

The Limited Edition Collectors’ Box Set has now sold out on the Oasis' Official Site.

A number will be on sale in HMV from July 13th,and are super limited so it might be worthwhile speaking to your local branch if you didn't manage to get one from the official site.

The albums are still available individually, click here for more details.

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.

Visit www.oasisinet.com for more details.

Tickets are still available for a number shows on Oasis' largest-ever UK Stadium tour, click here for availability of tickets.

Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Just heard through the grapevine that Noely G is playing guitar on The Nolan sisters comeback tour...B Jeezus...

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Source: www.prettygreen.com

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