A Toronto judge has approved an “eleventh hour” request by Oasis star Noel Gallagher to appear in court at a sentencing hearing for a man who assaulted him while he performed on an outdoor Toronto Island stage.
Danny Sullivan, a 48-year-old contractor from Pickering, pleaded guilty in November to assault causing bodily harm for the Sept. 7, 2008 attack that broke three of Gallagher’s rib.
Oasis cancelled five concerts after the incident, which was caught on camera by concertgoers, posted on YouTube and seen around the world.
Crown attorney Ruth Kleinhenz told the Ontario Court Justice Gallagher wants to read his victim impact statement in person.
Defence lawyer John Collins had asked Ontario Justice Richard Schneider to turn down Gallagher’s request, saying he should not “control the proceedings.”
Sullivan did the right thing by pleading guilty and this continues to hang like an “albatross around his neck.”
“He and his family have suffered significant emotional distress.”
Court adjourned to pick a date when Gallagher can appear.
Oasis disbanded last summer. Gallagher, 42, plans to continue as a solo act.
Liam Gallagher has told Xfm Manchester he’s not a fan of Florence And The Machine.
Speaking with Clint Boon, the former Oasis frontman said: “No, I’m not having someone with ginger hair making music”, he said of the Xfm New Music Award Nominee. “I’m not going down that road. I’m sure she’s a nice girl, but she sounds like someone’s stood on her fucking foot”.
He also wasn’t blown away by the current crop of bands.
“People are far off being the best band in England or the best band in the world.
There’s some good bands out there but there’s no one claiming that mantle”.
Liam also told Xfm that Noel Gallagher wanted to leave Oasis before the band’s row at last year’s V Festival. Speaking to Clint Boon, the frontman said,
“It just felt like some people were talking out of their arse. A lot of lies went down.
“I find it funny that our kid was going around saying he had no support from his band members and management. A week later they’re all round his house having a party. Someone’s telling porkies – and it weren’t me.”
“I think it was all going on anyway, behind my back. Noel wanted out, but fair play to him, that’s life. I’m not going to dwell on it”.
The sentencing for a man who attacked Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has been delayed so that the British rock star can deliver a victim impact statement.
Toronto-area contractor Daniel Sullivan pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm in the September 2008 attack against Gallagher.
Mr. Sullivan was to be sentenced today, but court was told Mr. Gallagher intends to come to Toronto to present his victim impact statement in person.
The judge reluctantly agreed to the Crown's request to allow Mr. Gallagher the opportunity to attend court, despite the fact that it would delay justice.
Defence lawyer John Collins contested the Crown request.
He said Mr. Sullivan and his family have suffered enough and are anxious to put the matter behind them.
“Mr. Sullivan has had this like an albatross around his neck for 1 1/2 years. He and his family have suffered difficult and emotional distress,” the lawyer said.
With a drunken shove, Mr. Sullivan, a Pickering contractor, pitched Mr. Gallagher into a bank of amplifiers and speakers, and catapulted himself into instant, worldwide notoriety, courtesy of YouTube.
The sentencing hearing was to be held Friday morning at downtown Toronto's Old City Hall courthouse.
In September he pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
His lawyer, John Collins, said Thursday that in light of his client's otherwise “exemplary” track record, he would be seeking a conditional, non-custodial sentence.
Big Brother Recordings Limited celebrate their 10th anniversary on 7th February having sold over 6 million albums by Oasis in the UK alone in the last decade. The label was formed after the demise of Creation Records and has released every Oasis record since then.
To celebrate this anniversary, we have put together a very special package exclusive to Oasisinet - limited to only 300 copies!
Package includes:
- Strictly limited vintage wash T-shirt featuring the first Big Brother promo-only T-shirt design. - 'Go Let It Out' CD single - a No. 1 single and the very first release on Big Brother Recordings. - 'Falling Down' - Chemical Brothers Remix - exclusive CD promo. - Big Brother sticker/postcard.
All packaged together in a drawstring cotton bag.
PLUS 1 in 10 lucky customers will receive an additional very special promo item from the 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' campaign in their bundle!
We are also offering one fan the opportunity to win Big Brother's Platinum Disc of the album 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants'. This is an extremely rare piece of memorabilia from Oasis' history so would make a great addition to any fans' collection. To be in with a chance of winning this, go to the Competitions page HERE!
From Sunday (10 years to the day that 'Go Let It Out', the very first release on Big Brother Recordings, was released) Oasisinet and Oasis' YouTube page will be hosting footage from the era including a rarely seen TV ad with voice over by Ricky Tomlinson of TV's Royle Family fame.
In other news, for a limited period the 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' Special Edition (2 x DVD) is reduced from £13.99 to £10.99 at the official Oasisinet Store.And lastly, there will be a very special offer coming to the Oasisinet Store on 28th February so keep checking back for more info...
Liam Gallagher’s new band won’t be called Oasis because it’s a “s**t name”.
The rocker has been busy working on a new album with his fellow former Oasis bandmates – Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock – but won’t be reprising the name because he hates it.
"No, it's not Oasis," Gallagher told XFM. "That was a s**t name anyway. I'm glad to see the back of it," he commented, before addressing other ideas.
"There’s one that we're digging at the moment, but we’re going to get on with the music and see how it goes. If we haven’t got a better one by then, we’ll go with the one we’re into.”
Liam – whose brother Noel Gallagher quit Oasis last August after a huge bust-up with his rock ‘n’ roll sibling – also revealed he plans to return to the stage in 2010.
The ‘Songbird’ singer added: “We’ll be on stage this year, without a doubt. We’re halfway through the record – the demos, that is.
“We’re in the studio this April to see if this producer works out. If he does, we’ll crack on with the album through June and July.”
Liam’s live announcement comes just days after it was revealed Noel will be playing two solo shows as part of this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust charity concerts in March.
They will be his first performances since quitting Oasis
Paolo Maldini is loving his new business with rocker Liam Gallagher.
As I revealed earlier this week, the AC Milan and Italy legend is investing in the Oasis star's fashion label Pretty Green. And he is glowing in his praise for Liam.
Paolo said: "I won't just invest in anything. But if there's an opportunity with the right people then I'm always interested.
"Liam has been a style icon for years and he is a distinctive kind of guy as well.
"Icons in sport or music always influence fashion, you only need to look at David Beckham to see that."
Not sure die-hard City fan Liam will enjoy being compared to Red Becks.
Noel Gallagher will be playing two headline shows at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit. The TCT Benefit Concert Series will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. He will perform on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of March at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Tickets go on general sale 9am on Friday 5th February (today) from the following official tickets venders:
Noel has been a long-time supporter of Teenage Cancer Trust over the years having played with Oasis in 2002 and 2003, Gem and Paul Weller in 2007 and on his own at the very first concert in 2000 where he performed 'Won't Get Fooled Again' with The Who.
His 2007 performance was released digitally last year as 'The Dreams We Have As Children', proceeds from which went to the charity.
Noel told Oasisinet.com, "Ten years ago I got a call from Roger Daltry asking me to join him for the first ever concert for Teenage Cancer Trust. It was a proud moment for me as a musician and since then I've been honoured to support this amazing charity.
"Other acts set to play this year include The Who, The Specials, Them Crooked Vultures and Arctic Monkeys.
Exclusive pre-sale for members of the Oasisinet Community sold out in just three minutes.
With a drunken shove, Pickering contractor Danny Sullivan pitched British rock star Noel Gallagher into a bank of amplifiers and speakers, and catapulted himself into instant, worldwide notoriety, courtesy of YouTube.
Now it's time for Mr. Sullivan to face the music, in the shape of a sentencing hearing Friday morning at downtown Toronto's Old City Hall courthouse.
In September he pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm.
His lawyer, John Collins, said Thursday that in light of his client's otherwise “exemplary” track record, he would be seeking a conditional, non-custodial sentence.
The broad facts of the Sept. 7, 2008, incident during the two-day Virgin Music Festival on the Toronto Island are not in dispute.
Oasis was the headline act, and it was just after 10 p.m. when Mr. Gallagher, the band's songwriter and lead guitarist, struck up the opening chords of the band's monster 1995 hit (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
That's when the intoxicated Mr. Sullivan made his unscripted appearance.
Quite how he was able to elude security and clamber up on to the stage remains unclear, because by his own admission, outlined in an agreed statement of facts, he was so drunk that he had no recollection of getting there.
All he could remember later was trying to climb over a security fence, falling on his back in the process.
But what happened next was captured on several videocameras, in footage that swiftly made its way on to the Internet and around the world.
The video clips show Mr. Sullivan, now 48, running across the stage toward Mr. Gallagher and violently pushing him from behind.
Mr. Gallagher fell forward, striking one of the speaker cabinets facing the audience, Mr. Sullivan then lunged toward Liam Gallagher, Noel's younger brother and the Oasis lead vocalist, standing about three metres away. Three security guards, however, intervened and grabbed the intruder who was held backstage until police arrived.
Noel Gallagher was taken off stage, saying he felt “winded,” but returned for the last 20 minutes of the show.
X-rays taken at Toronto General Hospital the next day showed no obvious fractures, but he complained of pain and of difficulty in moving, and on the advice of doctors, he and the band cancelled the rest of the tour, which would have comprised five more gigs.
A subsequent CT Scan in London on Sept. 22 identified three broken ribs – numbers 9, 10 and 11.
All told, Mr. Gallagher said it took him about eight months to fully recover.
And parallel to the criminal proceedings he has filed a statement of claim against his attacker – originally charged with aggravated assault until prosecutors agreed to the lesser charge – seeking more than $2-million in damages, For those familiar with Oasis, the situation was rich in irony.
In August, Noel Gallagher announced his departure from the band.
But in the 18 years that followed its formation in Manchester under the name The Rain, it evolved into one of rock stardom's biggest attractions, selling more than 70 million records world-wide and accumulating eight number-one singles in Britain and seven number-one albums.
Among the latter was Be Here Now , released in 1997 and the fastest-selling album in British chart history.
Along the way, Oasis also chalked up a well-earned reputation for rowdiness and a wild, alcohol-fuelled lifestyle. For years the Gallagher brothers' antics and sibling rivalry were fodder for tabloid newspapers.
Sufficiently so that when word of Mr. Sullivan's assault reached the Internet, sympathy for Mr. Gallagher was diluted with approval for his assailant.
One British commenter lauded Mr. Sullivan as “a true hero,” lamenting the fact that he had not “finished the job through by smacking his loud mouthed pikey brother in the chops, you know, just for good measure.”
Friday's sentencing hearing will be in front of Mr. Justice Richard Schneider.
The judge has been given a pre-sentencing assessment of Mr. Sullivan, who is married with children and has never before been in trouble with the law.
This incident, Mr. Collins said, was “totally out of character.”
The shortlists for the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010 have been announced.
Oasis and co are in the running for the following awards.
Best British Band (sponsored by Shockwaves) Arctic Monkeys Biffy Clyro Kasabian Muse Oasis
Best Video (sponsored by NME TV) Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone ' Biffy Clyro – 'The Captain' Kasabian – 'Fire' The Maccabees – 'Can You Give It' Oasis – 'Falling Down'
Best Live Event Blur at Hyde Park Jay-Z at Alexandra Palace Muse at Teignmouth Oasis at Heaton Park The Dead Weather at Shoreditch Church
Villain Of The Year Noel Gallagher Liam Gallagher Simon Cowell Kanye West Lady Gaga
Best Dressed Lady Gaga Liam Gallagher Noel Fielding Florence Welch Karen O
Worst Dressed Lady Gaga Matt Bellamy Katy Perry Liam Gallagher Elly Jackson, La Roux
Worst Band Green Day Oasis Jonas Brothers Paramore JLS
Best Band Blog Muse (Muse.mu and Twitter.com/muse) Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace) Noel Gallagher (Oasisinet.com) Los Campesinos! (Loscampesinos.com) Paramore (Paramore.net)
Scouting For Girls have joked how they may release a song called She's So Rubbery - on the advice of Noel Gallagher.
When the band played an exclusive Biz Session I told them how Noel joked that their hit She's So Lovely was about a blow-up doll after his daughter kept singing the rubbery lyric.
Singer Roy Stride said: "That's the best story I've ever heard. It should be a B-side."
Watch an interview with the band on the player here.
Pre-Sale tickets for the first night for Noel's forthcoming headlining gigs at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit at the Royal Albert Hall have sold out in minutes.
At the time of posting a limited number are still available for the second night.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday 5th February at which point the pre-sale will end.
As mentioned before, Community members of Oasisinet have an exclusive two-day pre-sale available to them to purchase tickets for Noel's forthcoming headlining gigs at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th March.The pre-sale will be available from 10am on Wednesday 3rd February. Tickets go on general sale at 9am on Friday 5th February at which point the pre-sale will end.
This pre-sale is only available to Community members of Oasisinet. These will be Noel's first gigs of 2010 so demand for the tickets is going to be very high. If you've not already signed up to the Community why not do it NOW!
From 10am on Wednesday (today) fans will be able to use the link that's in the Competition section HERE.
This link will only work from that page and will take you to the exclusive ticket page for the pre-sale.
"Songbird" is a song by British rock band Oasis, from their fifth studio album Heathen Chemistry. It was released as the fourth single from that album on 3 February 2003 and peaked at #3 in the UK charts. Being written by lead singer Liam Gallagher, it was the first time the band had released a single not written by his brother Noel.
Upon joining Oasis in the early nineties, Noel Gallagher claimed sole-songwriting responsibilities, and allowing little-to-no leeway from the rest of the band. He openly mocked the songwriting output of Liam and Bonehead, who had been in charge of Oasis' songwriting prior to his joining and had written a handful of tracks such as "Take Me" and an acoustic number titled "Life In Vain". Liam elaborated on the situation in 1994, after the release of Definitely Maybe saying "Noel won't let me (write), but I can't really write anyway... In the future if I started writing top tunes, I still don't think he'd be up for it... I know for a fact, even if he was going dry, he wouldn't play my songs... I'm not happy with that, but that's the way it is innit?".
However, after Oasis' third album Be Here Now received a cold reception from music critics, Noel began to loosen his control and allowed Liam to contribute songs. Though his first effort, "Little James" which appeared on Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, was criticised for being too simple and childlike (in particular, rhyming "plasticine" with "trampoline"), Songbird was fairly well received, despite only being based around two simple chords (G + Em7).
The song, written for Liam's long term girlfriend Nicole Appleton, was seen as a surprising break away from Liam's "Hard-Man" image. He explained this away saying "I like beautiful things...It's not all dark in Liam World. I take me shades off every now and again and have a look at the world and see some nice things."
The simplistic video was filmed in Regent's Park in London, and featured Liam playing an acoustic guitar under a tree, and also being chased by a dog.
Songbird is the shortest running Oasis single, at 2:07.
The song is included on Oasis' 2006 'best-of' album Stop The Clocks.