Noel Gallagher had Belfast spirits soaring with his High Flying Birds at the Odyssey Arena tonight.
He said to the crowd: "What about you, Belfast? What's the craic? I'm going to play a few songs from my new record for those of you who were kind enough to get it already."
The former Oasis frontman played tacks from his second solo album Chasing Yesterday. He began his set with a full choir behind him for tracks from his first solo album: Stranded On The Wrong Beach and Everybody's On The Run.
Noel's signature guitar-driven sound from the height of his popularity in the 90s is still going strong. To the delight of the audience, Noel played Oasis classic Fade Away.
In The Heat Of The Moment allowed the fans to sing along with the NaNaNA part of the chorus. Lock All The Doors followed with the dazzling lights display to go along with each number.
A horn section and house piano accompanied Noel's band on Riverman. Death Of You And Me lifted the roof for the crowd with the main man in good voice.
"This is for the mums and dads," he said before Champagne Supernova.
Fresh from Carl Frampton's successful title defence on Saturday night, people had another reason to flock to the arena but this time it was celebrate Gallagher's music.
Noel, 47, is adored by his fans for work with brother Liam in the past but some might say he's still an electric performer. For a man who once sang about the Importance Of Being Idle, he's certainly kept the Belfast crowd busy dancing to his songs all night.
Sydney trio DMA’s may have had a breakout year in 2014, one in which they won the hearts of Australian fans and began the push into Europe, but there’s one man they’re yet to win over.
As a songwriter and vocalist of Brit-pop icons Oasis, Noel Gallagher can rightfully be credited with being a key influence of DMA’s - and he’s ready to boo them when he gets a chance to see them.
During a recent interview with The Music’s Bryget Chrisfield, discussing Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ latest/second album Chasing Yesterday, Gallagher admitted he has not heard of Australia’s own DMA’s.
“DMA’s? So there’s a capital ‘D’ for Derek, ‘M’ for Michael and ‘A’ for Australia,” he said.
And then an apostrophe followed by a lowercase ‘s’.
“Then an apostrophe ‘s’, okay. No, I can’t say I’ve had the displeasure of listening to it yet.”
Once advised that it’s widely believed the Sydney trio owe a large debt to his former band Oasis, Gallagher’s interest was well and truly piqued.
“REALLY? Oh, in what way? Do you think they sound like Oasis?”
When told that the songs aren’t necessarily as good as Oasis songs, Gallagher interjected, “I mean surely that would go without saying… Well, when I wake up tomorrow, extremely hungover, I shall maybe get on my computer and see if I can find anything by these fuckin’ DMA’s.”
At the mere mention of bucket hats, Gallagher observed, “Oh, all right, okay, well they’re kinda LIAM fans really then.”
DMA’s are on the Governors Ball line-up this year…
“Where? In New York? I’m doin’ that as well,” Gallagher said, laughing.
“I’ll have to watch them from side of stage and boo them.”
Both acts are scheduled to perform on the festival’s third day, Sunday 7 June, at Randall’s Island Park in New York City. DMA’s have been recording songs that will make up their debut album, expected to be released this year.
Tonight's setlist and pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert in Belfast.
Stranded On the Wrong Beach
Everbody's On the Run
Fade Away
In the Heat Of The Moment
Lock All the Doors
Riverman
The Death Of You And Me
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova (Acoustic)
Dream On
The Dying Of The Light
The Mexican
Shout It Out Loud
Digsy's Dinner
If I Had A Gun
The Ballad Of The Mighty I
Encore
Alone On The Rope
Don't Look Back In Anger (Acoustic)
AKA... What A Life!
The Masterplan
Thanks to Jake and MSL
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Alt-J have responded to being the latest victims of Noel Gallagher's sharp tongue.
Gus Unger-Hamilton told Newsbeat it's "a right of passage to get a pasting from him".
In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Gallagher said he was "no way a fan of Alt-J", despite buying their track Left Hand Free.
When he was asked why, he replied: "I don't know. One of them's got a moustache, and that's unacceptable."
Alt-J have taken it on the chin and rather than getting upset, are adding it to their list of achievements as a band.
"Well, I think I said that we'd know we had made it when we were slagged off by Noel Gallagher, so there you go," Gus laughed.
Gus is the one who has the facial hair that Noel finds so "unacceptable."
"I'm glad he likes the song, I'm sorry he doesn't like my moustache, but it is here to stay I'm afraid."
It might not be the end of the story though, as both acts have been announced as headliners for this year's Latitude Festival.
According to Gus, sharing the bill with Noel Gallagher hasn't taken the shine off their first UK headline slot.
"It's really amazing, headlining has such a weight to it, so to be on our second album and be doing that, it just feels incredible."
Latitude Festival has given Foals and Two Door Cinema Club their first headline slot in the past, which some might argue is risky but has so far paid off.
"It is all about getting your first headline slot, once you have done one you are sort of established as a headliner," Gus explained.
"It can be really difficult to cross that line into getting your first headline slot, Latitude are brilliant at giving bands a chance."
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Ex-Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says that he is "really looking forward" to headlining Latitude Festival in Suffolk this summer.
The 47-year-old will take to the main stage in the Obelisk arena on Sunday July 19.
“Well not only have I never played at Latitude before, but I’ve never even been there, ever.
So yes, I’m really looking forward to headlining the Festival on July 19th."
Among the other headliners are Cambridgeshire band Alt-J who will be appearing for the third time.
The band's debut album 'An Awesome Wave' won the British Mercury Prize in 2012.