Noel Gallagher If Mario Balotelli Picked Up An Instrument He’d Be F**king Amazing

Noel Gallagher has told the NME that if Italian and Manchester City footballer, Mario Balotelli picked up an instrument he’d be f**king amazing.

The songwriter said “OK, he;s a footballer, but I bet if he picked up an instrument he’d be f**king amazing. He restores your faith in human nature! I’m so proud he’s playing for Man City. You see him when he’s not in his football kit and you just think, ‘He fucking looks cool as f**k!’”

Speaking to the Guardian last year, the former Oasis guitarist stated that the Italian attacker is a "total rock'n'roller".

Balotelli has been featured in the news for setting off fireworks from a window of his home, handing out money to homeless people in Manchester city centre and high-fiving fans from his car.

Noel Gallagher On Being Jealous Of Gem Archer And More

Noel Gallagher has been asked by the NME did he and the rest of Oasis fight over who got custody of guitarist Gem Archer after Oasis split?

The songwriter said "Ha ha ha! Er... no, there was none of that. I should have had custody of Gem though, and I'm fucking jealous that he's in Beady Eye and he's not in the High Flying Birds, I've gotta say. He's my mate, but no. I left with dignity and grace, and everybody did their own thing."

Oasis split in 2009 and Gem Archer formed Beady Eye with Liam Gallagher, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock, and released Different Gear, Still Speeding last year to critical acclaim.

Noel was also asked in the same interview if and when Oasis do reform, who aside from you and brother Liam would make the cut?

He said "It would be the last line-up. We always used to say that whoever was onstage that night, that was the definitive line-up. There was never a. definitive line-up of Oasis. The last gig that we ever did is, to me, the definitive line-up. So it's always me, Gem, Andy, Liam and Chris Sharrock."

Read the the interview in the current edition of the NME on sale in stores and online now!

Another Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Manchester

Click here for pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gigs in Manchester On Monday.

Setlist And Pictures From Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Aberdeen

Below is the setlist for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the P&J Arena in Aberdeen yesterday.

(It’s Good) To Be Free
Mucky Fingers
Everybody’s On The Run
Dream On
If I Had A Gun
The Good Rebal
The Death Of You And Me
Freaky Teeth
Supersonic
(I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine
AKA... What A Life!
Talk Tonight
AKA... Broken Arrow
Half The World Away
Solder Boys And Jesus Freaks
(Stranded On) The Wrong Beach
Whatever
Little By Little
The Importance Of Being Idle
Don’t Look Back In Anger

Thanks to rkidmatt click here for a number of his pictures from the gig.

Noel Gallagher On Rock 'n' Roll Football On Saturday

Rock 'n' Roll Football have Noel Gallagher on the show this Saturday who will be chatting to Ian Wright about who he thinks should be the next England football manager.

Tune in from 5pm (UK Time) by clicking here.

Noel Gallagher: 'Amorphous Androgynous Collaboration Unlikely To Be Out Until Next Year'

High Flying Birds man says he wants LP to reach same heights as his solo debut.

Noel Gallagher has revealed that his collaboration album with Amorphous Androgynous may not be released until next year.

Speaking in the new issue of NME, the former Oasis chief said that he wanted to wait until he had finished touring his debut solo album 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' before finishing work on the new LP.

He said: "I've got a break in the middle of this tour in July, so now the plan is to do something then, and then to finish it off after the tour in October. So it might come out at the end of the year, but it's more likely to be next year now".

The guitarist also said he was keen to make sure the album matched his high-standards, adding: "I set the benchmark pretty high with this record ['Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'], and I'm not just putting a record for the fucking sake of it. At the moment it's not a great record – so it won't come out until it is."

To read the full interview with Noel Gallagher, in which he explains why he'd rather collaborate with Damon Albarn than Thom Yorke and gives his views on everything from ROFLcopter to Manchester City footballer Mario Balotelli, pick up the new issue of NME, which is on UK newsstands now or available digitally.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Noel Gallagher Interview In This Week's NME Magazine

As everyone knows, history's greatest leaders and geniuses have a knack for a memorable speech, a way with words that the average Johnny-come-lately could never pull off. In this week's mag, we've got a brand new Noel interview full of our 2012's Godlike Genius' classic brand of wisdom, pithy bon mots and incisive character assassinations, the type that prove why people have been hanging off his every word for nearly two decades now - and will be for many, many more years to come.

Noel Gallagher Interview To Be Broadcast Tomorrow

An interview with Noel Gallagher will be broadcast tomorrow on Original 106 FM, you can listen to the show live from 19:00 to 22:00 (UK Time) here.

Noel Gallagher On The Late Late Show This Friday

Noel Gallagher will be a guest on the Late Late Show at 21:35 on RTE One in Ireland on Friday 17th February.

Ryan Tubridy hosts the light entertainment show, featuring a mix of celebrity guests, music, in-depth interviews and discussions on the stories that have the nation talking.

Noel Gallagher's Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere (Vol.2) Part Thirty Seven

From Noel Gallagher's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' tour diary.

Yes…

Now then, that gig last night was just as I thought it was gonna be… A bit big, a bit loud, a bit, well… difficult.

Having not played arenas for a few years the step back up the ladder comes as a bit of an unwanted pain in the arse-hole!! I suppose I best get used to it and quickly, eh?

Still, there were some echoes of familiarity though… A big punch up down the front during the third song!! Reminded me of them good old days.

I had to laugh though when I reminded all the boys and girls in the crowd that it was Valentine's Day today… There were a few booos!!! They booed a day??!!

Got off-stage to the incredible news that Carlos Tevez is to return to Man City!!!! I speak to all supporters of MCFC here when I say try not to boo him. We shouldn't be booing our own players, no matter what stunts they might have pulled. We're on course for glory. We don't need him but it might just make the run in a little less stressful… If we must let him know how we feel then we should sing Mancini's name even louder than usual… That'll do for now.

You currently find me in Aberdeen… The coldest place on earth.

People live here, you know?

Actually LIVE here!!!!!

Unbelievable.

ONWARDS.

GD.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

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Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Manchester

Click here and here for a number of pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig at the Manchester Evening News Arena yesterday.

Thanks to AG and NG

Cinema Broadcast Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds At The 02

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play the O2 Arena in London on Sunday 26th February as part of their sold out UK arena tour. The concert sold out in a matter of hours but fans who were unable to buy tickets will now have a chance to see it live on the big screen as the performance will be directly broadcast via satellite in high definition and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound into select Vue Cinemas across the UK!

Fans will get a chance to see Noel perform songs from his critically acclaimed number one album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, as well as some of the best known songs from his rich catalogue. The concert will be preceded by 30 minutes of programming including an exclusive interview with Noel.

For tickets to this unique event and details of participating cinemas go to MyVue!

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds To Appear At Two German Festivals

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be appearing at two German festivals - Hurricane and Southside, this summer.

More information about the Hurricane Festival is available HERE and tickets are on sale HERE

More information about the Southside Festival is available HERE and tickets are on sale HERE

Alternatively tickets can be purchased by telephone:

Hurricane + 49 1805 853 653

Southside + 49 1805 853 653

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds To Play German Festival

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Hurricane Festival in Germany that takes place from June 22 to June 24th 2012.

No official word yet on what date they will play, as soon as I know I will post it.

Another Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds In Manchester

Noel Gallagher’s post-Oasis career has pretty much carried on where his old band left off. Here he is again, selling out arenas throughout the land, touring the globe and raising up the kind of anthemic choruses that incite mass shout-a-longs and uncommon levels of devotion. And while brother Liam’s Beady Eye project appeared to briefly flutter then flop, you get the impression that Noel’s High Flying Birds are here to roost.

It’s not hard to see why he inspires such loyalty among the faithful. This week’s homecoming gig in Manchester, the first of an eight-date swing across the UK before lighting out for Europe and the States, was a case of giving ’em what they want. Nearly half the set-list was given over to Oasis songs. That said, they weren’t always the ones you might have expected.

The thrashy thrills of the relatively obscure Mucky Fingers suggested that Gallagher still harbours fantasies of fronting his own no-holds garage band, while the inclusion of old B-side Talk Tonight was similarly surprising. When the big guns came out it didn’t always work: an acoustic take on Supersonic deftly stripped it back to its folksy core, but a thin version of Whatever, shorn of Liam’s customary muscle, only served to highlight Noel’s shortcomings as a singer.

He’s a solid enough frontman though. And while the High Flying Birds songs occasionally sag on record, in a live setting they palpably grow. Neither The Death Of You And Me or (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach may be the greatest tunes Gallagher’s ever written, but there’s something about both of them that prompted young and middle-aged alike to throw open their arms, jab pint pots into the air and bellow along.

Current single Dream On was given brassy punch by a three-piece horn section, while the presence of the Crouch End Festival Chorus brought heavenly uplift to album highlight Everybody’s On The Run. The terrific, strobe-lit din of the unreleased song Freaky Teeth, meanwhile, suggested that Noel’s muse has yet to desert him.

He led the five-piece band through a trio of Oasis favourites to finish, though Little By Little and The Importance Of Being Idle both paled beside the night’s hysteria-inducing climax, Don’t Look Back In Anger. These are good times for Noel Gallagher. With a Brits performance and NME’s Godlike Genius Award imminent, it seems the road is once again rising to meet him.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Video: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Manchester

Below are a number of videos from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig at the Manchester Evening News Arena yesterday.

Noel Gallagher Interview From Irish Radio

Click here to listen to Noel Gallagher talking to Richie and Michelle from the Breakfast show on Phantom 105.2.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Dream On' Available To Pre-Order Now!

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds new UK single 'Dream On' is available to pre-order now! The limited, numbered 12", CD and digital bundle all feature the special B side 'Shoot A Hole Into The Sun' which is the first track to be released from the work Noel has recorded with the Amorphous Androgynous.

The single will be made available through Sour Mash Records on the 12th March (digitally on 11th March). The single is available to pre-order through the official store HERE! and orders for the 12"/CD completed before the 18th March will come with a free badge set!

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Last Chance To Vote For Noel Gallagher At The NME Awards

If you haven't had chance to vote for Noel at the NME Awards yet the polls are still open.

Voting for the year's NME Awards closes on Friday (February 17), meaning this week is the last chance you have to cast your vote.

Noel is also up for four awards:

- Best Solo Artist
- Best Album
- Greatest Music Moment
- Hero Of The Year

To vote for Noel click here HERE!

Review: Noel Gallaghers' High Flying Birds at Manchester Arena

Just like his beloved Manchester City, Noel Gallagher seems to be on a roll – and keeping just ahead of a close rival.

It was brother Liam who hit the ground running after Oasis split amid rumours of hurled guitars – and fruit – in 2009.

But while the younger Gallagher’s new project Beady Eye got the early plaudits, it’s Noel who, like so many Oasis songs, is proving the slow-burning hit.

Tonight his band – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – have come home to Manchester. And even Liam - who branded his elder brother’s new project ‘boring’ - might have looked at a packed Arena with more than a little sibling envy.

The gig starts – ironically perhaps – with It’s Good to be Free, the b-side from Whatever.

Gallagher, wearing a leather jacket and jeans and sporting a hint of a tan from his recent stint in Australia, then launches into a furious rendition of Mucky Fingers, from Heathen Chemistry.

Only then do we get the first song from his post-Oasis catalogue – the foot-stomping Everybody’s on the Run – followed immediately by the new single, Dream On.

The first big cheer of the night, though, is for an Oasis classic: a keyboard-heavy acoustic version of Whatever.

It’s a fairly low-key start – particularly given the relative lack of banter from Gallagher.

So a rocket-fuelled Supersonic is exactly what the night needs – and brings the thousands to their feet.

The reaction seems to warm Gallagher up as well as the crowd. He dedicates What a Life, one of his new group’s biggest hits so far, to ‘the greatest living human being on earth’ – controversial Blues’ striker Mario Balotelli.

Half the crowd cheers and half the crowd jeers, which strangely seems to be exactly the kind of reaction Gallagher wanted.

Many of the fans here got a sneak preview of what was in store in October, when Noel and the band played a euphorically-received gig at the Carling Apollo.

But anyone thinking the less intimate setting of the Arena might dilute the impact needn’t have worried.

If there’s one thing we learned from Oasis’ glory days, it’s that Gallagher knows how to fill the biggest stadiums with sound. Half the World Away – the Oasis number made famous as the theme tune to The Royle Family – raises the roof.

By the first encore, Little by Little, Gallagher seems to be visibly shattered. Maybe being both front man and lead guitarist - not to mention the fact he'll be 45 this year - is taking a physical toll.

The anthemic The Importance of Being Idle is well received, before Don’t Look Back in Anger transports an audience full of thirtysomething men back to their youth.

As a musician, and songwriter, Noel has not withered with age, but rather adapted. The Oasis classics have already stood the test of time.

Tonight is a demonstration that the new material – while more measured and plaintive – will almost certainly do the same.

With a wave and a ‘see you later’, he’s gone.A girl behind me wails: ‘But he’s not done Wonderwall!’It’s true. He might have mellowed but Gallagher still seems to like confounding expectations and springing the odd surprise. Just like Mario.

Source: menmedia.co.uk