Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Chicago

Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at The Joint at Riviera Theatre in Chicago, USA.

Do The Damage
Stranded On The Wrong Beach
Everybody'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
Whatever
Dream On
The Dying Of The Light
The Mexican
AKA... Broken Arrow
Digsy's Dinner
If I Had A Gun
The Masterplan
AKA... What A Life!
Don't Look Back In Anger

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Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Concert Live In Cleveland

On June 2 at 5:10 p.m. PT/8:10 p.m. ET, Yahoo Live will live stream Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert from the House of Blues in Cleveland.

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Noel Gallagher: 'If Paul McCartney Writes Oasis's Comeback Single, It's On'

Noel Gallagher has made some of the best music of his career (with his new collective, High Flying Birds) since his acrimonious split with brother/Oasis bandmate Liam Gallagher in 2009. And despite the title of his latest album, Chasing Yesterday, he's looking straight ahead, with seemingly little desire to revisit his Britpop past. He's not looking back, in anger or otherwise. But that doesn't stop Oasis fans, even famous ones like Sir Paul McCartney, from speculating and hoping that one day, an Oasis reunion will finally happen.

Yahoo Music recently caught up with Noel during some reflective downtime in his dressing room before his sold-out show at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theatre, during which he chatted about band reunions, his past vs. present, and if McCartney's comment swayed him at all.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Don't Believe The Truth is the sixth studio album by Oasis, released on May 30, 2005. It reached #1 in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of just under 238,000. The album entered the U.S. charts at #12, the highest any Oasis album has reached there since 1997 with Be Here Now, although its chart stay was brief. The album went triple platinum in the UK in the first week of 2006, and is the ninth fastest selling album there. As of August 2006, Don't Believe the Truth has sold approximately 2.5 million copies worldwide.




















Every member of the band contributed to the writing of tracks for the album, and the album is the first where all duties were divided between the bandmembers. On some of the tracks regular bass player Andy Bell handled guitar, while Gem and Noel contributed bass to other songs. Don't Believe the Truth is the first Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey, who replaced Oasis' longtime member Alan White.

Liam also had a larger impact on the album by his developing songwriting. Noel has said that this album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members have contributed to it. This, he claims, has given it a different feel to a typically Noel-written Oasis album.

The band embarked on a massive world-wide tour and started off at the London Astoria for their Don't Believe the Truth Tour.

Recording

The recording process for Don't Believe the Truth was prolonged. The album was originally supposed to be released around summer/autumn 2004, with an initial 3-4 week session produced by Death in Vegas. The recording finally began after Alan White's departure in January 2004 at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, the same place where Oasis had recorded their debut album Definitely Maybe. These sessions were completed but the band weren't happy with the results.

Noel has commented since on numerous occasions that there was no problem with the work done by Death In Vegas, but he felt the songs they were working on were simply not good enough to form a record, and felt a break was needed in which new material would have to be written. In Noel's words: "we were trying to polish a turd". Around 10 tracks were worked on with Death In Vegas of which, according to Noel, 6 were "not even good enough to make the b-sides". Four of the tracks which eventually appeared on the album were worked on with Death In Vegas, those songs being: "Turn Up The Sun", "Mucky Fingers", "A Bell Will Ring" and "The Meaning of Soul", although all of these had extra work done to them or were re-recorded before being released.

After a short break in which many new songs, including "Let There Be Love", "Lyla" and "Part Of The Queue" were written, the band reconvened at their Wheeler End Studios with Noel as producer. The band were joined on these sessions by The Who's drummer Zak Starkey. In June 2004, Oasis debuted two new songs from these sessions, the Liam-written "The Meaning of Soul" and the Gem-written "A Bell Will Ring" at two live shows in Poole and at the Glastonbury Festival.

After hearing of the band's production problems from Oasis manager Marcus Russell, American producer Dave Sardy expressed interest in taking over production duties. Sardy was given tapes of existing recording sessions to mix, and after his work was praised by the band, he arrived in the UK to oversee new recording sessions at Olympic Studios in London. These sessions didn't last long before he asked the band to travel to Los Angeles and re-record most of the album there, as he felt more comfortable working in a studio closer to home. With the band eventually agreeing to this, recording sessions began at Capitol Studios in October 2004 with the band spending around 9 weeks there.

Release

The decision to have the leadoff single, "Lyla", on the album was a controversial one, prompted by the label's feeling that there wasn't a suitable lead single among the tracks originally presented. As a result, the decision was taken to record "Lyla", a song which Noel had written and demoed a year previously, but which wasn't recorded by the band during the previous recording sessions. It was decided that Dave Sardy would remix Noel's original demo with Liam recording a set of lead vocals and Zak adding a fresh drum track. "Lyla" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number nineteen on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. After having initial reservations about the choice of the first single being taken out of the hands of the band, Noel, who initially wanted "Mucky Fingers" to be the first single, has now reluctantly conceded that the song has indeed "done the business".

In April 2005, four tracks from a promo disc leaked: "The Meaning of Soul", "Mucky Fingers", "Keep the Dream Alive", and "Let There Be Love". The full album found its way onto the Internet on May 3, 2005, when Apple Inc. accidentally put the album up early for sale on their iTunes Music Store service in Germany. While there was no official comment by Apple or by Oasis management, it was speculated that Apple simply got "May 30" confused with "May 03" or "May 3".

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Watch the promo video for The Importance Of Being Idle HERE
Watch the promo video for Let There Be Love HERE

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Milwaukee

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at The Joint at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, USA later today (May 30th).

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Happy Birthday Noel Gallagher

Happy Birthday to Noel Gallagher who is 48 today.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Chicago

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at The Joint at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, USA later today (May 30th).

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Paul Weller On Breaking Noel Gallagher's Legs If He Reforms Oasis

Paul Weller has revealed he told his friend Noel Gallagher he will ''break his legs'' if he reforms Oasis with his brother Liam Gallagher.

Noel previously revealed his close pal told him their friendship would be over and he'd probably ''put his windows through'' if he reunites the super-group with his brother Liam Gallagher following their split in August 2009.

Weller, 57, has now admitted he told Noel in no uncertain terms what he thought about the rumoured plans and what he'd do to him if it went ahead.

He told The Daily Beast: ''I know it went around that I said I'd break Noel Gallagher's legs or whatever if he even considered reforming Oasis, but it's true. It's unseemly. I have no interest in it and I honestly have no idea why anyone would. For me it's always about moving forward.''

The musician is also adamant his revered former group The Jam will never get back together.

When quizzed whether he'd ever perform with his ex-bandmates Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton again, Weller replied: ''Not a chance, mate.''

Weller also discussed his musical future following the recent release of his 12th solo LP, the critically acclaimed 'Saturns Pattern', and insists he wants to keep experimenting and changing his sound.

He said: ''I don't know where I'm going to go. I never really know where I'm going to go or where my music will take me, really. But I'm always trying to find different ways of doing things, just to keep it interesting. I think the really important thing is just to keep an open mind about all of it. There isn't any set way to making music or writing. It's just whatever's in the air at the time.

He added: ''The older you get, the more important it is to stay open-minded, I think, and not look at it as a fixed way of doing things. It's whatever works, man. But I love doing it.''

Source: www.tourdates.co.uk

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Alan McGee Insists He Won't Be Getting Involved With An Oasis Reunion

No one knows the inner workings of Liam and Noel Gallagher better than the Scot who discovered them.

Alan McGee, 54, unearthed Oasis at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, signed them to Creation Records and in 1994 the band launched the album that defined an era.

Definitely Maybe gave us tracks like Supersonic and Live Forever and the following year the band reached a pinnacle with What's the Story Morning Glory.

Now 20 years since the launch of the 22 million-selling album McGee is a still a mover and a shakermaker in the music business and has unsurprisingly been rumoured to be involved with an Oasis reunion.

This month The Sun newspaper claimed that "Alan McGee, met Paul "Bigun" Ashbee — who was Liam’s boss when he worked as a car valet and knew members of the band in the early days — in London’s Soho on Monday night to discuss reforming the Britpop icons."

They didn't.

Alan our sister newspaper, the Daily Mirror: "Liam and Noel are the happiest I've seen them in years so for that reason I can't see a reunion happening.

"I've met Noel on numerous occasions recently and bumped into Liam a few times and we've had lengthy conversations and a reunion has never been discussed."

Despite "bumping into" the Gallaghers this has mostly been when DJing and not because he is courting the band.

McGee says he doesn't move in the same circles as Liam and Noel anymore and wouldn't want anything to do with a reunion.

He said: "I haven't even got Liam's mobile phone number anymore - I have Noel's - but not Liam's. That's not because I don't like him, because I do. It's just because I don't have anything in common with him anymore.

McGee has DJed for Liam including in Japan but says because he doesn't drink - and has avoided drugs for more than 20 years - he and Liam have very separate lives.

He added: "Liam is lovely. He's actually a real gentleman. But we have separate lives.

"I live in a small town in Wales where nobody gives a f*** who you are. If I wanted to be involved in the showbiz world I'd be in London."

Could it be that the whole Liam-Noel fallout was stage managed and planned exactly so they could have a dream reunion, taking fans along for the ride?

"No. It's as real as it gets. They are not showbizzy people like that. When they say something, they mean it. When Liam's calling Noel 'Katie Hopkins' he really means it."

Alan admits that while he can't see an Oasis reunion happening "any time soon" it wouldn't shock him to see one "at some point in the next 20 years."

Isn't that pushing it a bit. Will people still want to see Liam snarl when we're all flying round on hoverboards in 2035?

"I saw The Who a few years ago at the Royal Albert Hall and they were every bit as good as when I saw them in 1972. That taught me something about comebacks.

"And who knows what goes on in the heads of the Gallaghers?"

But if that reunion does happen he insists he won't be involved.

"They've already got a manager and I like things the way they are. I certainly wouldn't have any interest in reforming the band.

"I wouldn't even go to see them. I suppose if they toured and somebody told me their gigs were incredible I might go but only if I knew it was going to be great."

But while he may not have any interest in sharing a Brat Awards stage with the Gallaghers any more, he hasn't lost his touch for discovering working class heroes.

His new protégés Alias Kid have already drawn comparisons with the band from Burnage.

Clint Boon of Inspiral Carpets said they "have the potential to be one of the great Manchester bands."

The indy group may be influenced by Oasis, the Stone Roses, Kasabian and McGee's other discovery Primal Scream, but he says it is their work ethic that sets them apart from today's manufactured acts.
McGee said: "If someone wins The Voice the first thing I think is 'poor f***er' because that's the last we'll hear of them."

The Manchester fourpiece are, he says a real working class band.

McGee said: "They are supporting Shaun Ryder and Black Grape at the moment and if they're told they have to climb in the van with him and go to a gig for a hundred quid they'll do it. They are up for any task.

"They don't give a f***."

Now who does that remind you of?

Source: www.scotlandnow.dailyrecord.co.uk

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What's Going On At 'This Feeling' This Weekend?

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Noel Gallagher On His Fondness For America, The Irish And Their Ability To Drink And More

Noel Gallagher was in San Fransisco recently to play the Warfield and stopped by KFOG to talk about New Orleans, his fondness for America, the Irish and their ability to drink and why U2 should do the #BoobProject.



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Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Mexico City

Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at The Joint at Teatro Metropólitan in Mexico City, Mexico.

Do The Damage
Stranded On The Wrong Beach
Everybody'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
Whatever
Dream On
The Dying Of The Light
The Mexican
AKA... Broken Arrow
Digsy's Dinner
If I Had A Gun
The Masterplan
AKA... What A Life!
Don't Look Back In Anger

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Video: Liam Payne Sings Oasis’ “Wonderwall”

Liam Payne performed Oasis’ hit song “Wonderwall” over the weekend while out in Monaco, just a few weeks after Noel Gallagher dissed One Direction. Watch a clip of the performance below!

Payne serenaded fans with his karaoke version of the rock song as bystanders recorded the impromptu performance on their camera phones. “I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now,” the singer crooned. He invited fans to sing along as the crowd cheered him on.

Over the past week, Payne has been enjoying himself while vacationing with his girlfriend Sophia Smith, as One Direction fans continue to eagerly await the group’s next album. As Gossip Cop reported, the British star recently described their upcoming songs as being “a bit Oasis-y, almost, which is ace. Love that.”

Payne’s tribute to Oasis is sure to delight Gallagher, who as Gossip Cop previously reported, said last month that Zayn Malik was a “f*cking idiot” for leaving the group. That comment came less than two years after Gallagher slammed the band for putting out “banal pop music.” “F*cking idiots,” he told Gossip Cop reported he told British GQ. “Bless ’em. Bless ’em, but f*ck ’em at the same time.”


Source: www.gossipcop.com

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Noel Gallagher Had To Cancel Yesterday's Show In Mexico City Due To Illness

Noel Gallagher had to pull out of yesterdays concert in Mexico City due to illness, an anouncment is reported to be made later today if todays show is still going ahead.

A report can be found here.

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Noel Gallagher's Sick Of Being Mistaken For Brother Liam

When you've had very public spats with a sibling, being mistaken for them won't go down well.

And that's Liam Gallagher's beef. No, sorry, we meant Noel. Definitely Noel.

The High Flying Birds front man says he's "sick" of people on public transport mistaking him for Liam.

While currently touring in the States, according to Bang Showbiz, during an interview with reporters he revealed his annoyance at being mistaken for his brother.

"Particularly on the tube. I get the guy down the end of the carriage who is looking above the throng of people and you're like, 'Ohh no, he's going to do it'.

"And he'll just go 'LIAM! Yes man! Liam!' And it's just like, hell."

The pair were part of the Britpop band Oasis (in case you didn't know). The band split back in 2009 and since then, Noel has declared that he "could never forgive" Liam for walking out while the band were touring.

"Up until 2009 there would be countless gigs where, three songs in, he would just pop his headphones on and get off.

"You would be doing a guitar solo and you would get to the end of the song, and he has obviously gone back to fix his sunglasses."

The 47-year-old added, "It would be like, 'Where has Liam gone?' And it would be, 'He has gone off, he has got a sore throat'.

"You would have to go out and say in English to a load of perplexed Japanese people, 'I know you don't understand what I am saying, but the singer has gone off, so I am going to sing the rest of the songs'. I could never forgive him for that, ever."

Speculation about an Oasis reunion was rife after Liam tweeted a load of cryptic messages last year, but Noel has ruled out any chance of that ever happening.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Mexico City

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at The Joint at the Metropolitan Theatre in Mexico City, Mexico later today (May 26th).

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Noel Gallagher On His Album, David Bowie, Oasis And More

Oasis was one of the biggest rock bands to emerge from the U.K. in the early 1990s—possibly, the biggest. Known for its staggering volume, its lofty ambitions, and the infamously inimical brothers who formed its swaggering core, the band rode a wave of wild successes and excesses through the late 2000s. If you've ever warbled along to their 1995 mega-hit "Wonderwall," you're familiar with the songwriting strengths that buoyed the band throughout its duration.



Noel Gallagher would very much like to remind you that he is the singular ear behind the band's formidable catalog. "The reason why so many of my songs sound like Oasis is because I wrote all the songs for Oasis," he tells Soundcheck's John Schaefer. "That’s my style."

And the rowdily outspoken musician—now something of an elder statesman of British rock—shows no signs of slowing down. After Oasis split in 2009, he released his first solo album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, to widespread critical acclaim. This year, he followed it up with Chasing Yesterday, which continues to showcase his equal penchants for stadium-swelling melodies, timeless-sounding rock riffs, and Kinks-esque social commentary.

"I don’t particularly want to sound contemporary or that god-awful term that was invented, 'modern rock'," he says. "I don’t want to sound like that."

And this time around he got a little help from his friends to make those classic sounds: guitar hero Johnny Marr (The Smiths) played on the album's closing track, the groove-heavy "Ballad of the Mighty I."

"I called him...he said yeah. And I swear to God, I didn’t tell him what to play and he didn’t want to hear the track beforehand. When he walked in, I had an idea in my head what I wanted him to play, and I was kind of hoping he’d play it...and it was the first thing he played. He’s one of the greatest."

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Source: soundcheck.wnyc.org

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Noel Gallagher On His Album, Morrissey, Russell Brand And More

Below is an interview Noel Gallagher that was recorded earlier this month in New York he talks about his album, Morrissey, Russell Brand and more.



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