Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Manchester

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Radio X Road Trip in Manchester, UK later today (December 2nd).

With special guests Johnny Marr, Neon Waltz + Pretty Vicious.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On December 1st 2006, Oasis superfan Ben from Stockport won the prize of a lifetime to have Noel Gallagher play some songs in his own home.

Noel was on top form, cracking jokes and played acoustic versions of Half The World Away, The Importance Of Being Idle and Don't Look Back In Anger.

check out some pictures here and see how it all went down...

 

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Another On This Day In Oasis History...

Below is a video from November 28th 2006, when Noel Gallagher played an acoustic show at the Le Cabaret Sauvage in Paris as part of the promotion for Stop The Clocks.

Performing in front of his smallest audience for years, Gallagher backed by Gem Archer on guitar and percussionist Terry Kirkbride, played a mixture of acoustic B-sides and album tracks.

On This Day In Oasis History...

Let There Be Love" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth. Written by Noel Gallagher, it is the second Oasis song to feature Liam and Noel on lead vocals, the first being the B-Side "Acquiesce". It was released on November 28th 2005 as the third single from the album in the UK, and the second single in the US. It reached number two in the UK charts, capping a very successful year for the band. Many critics cited this song as proof that Oasis had returned to form we had seen in the mid-90's.

A demo for the track was recorded during demo sessions for Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. A bootleg of these demo sessions was leaked onto the Internet in early 2000. This track was given the unofficial title "It's A Crime" on many bootlegs as the track was unknown and unreferenced anywhere before then. The album version of the song is structurally almost exactly as the same as the demo with a slight change in melody in the part that Noel sings. The lyrics to the chorus remains intact, but the verses and bridge have totally rewritten lyrics.




















The single version of the song omits the second verse and chorus.



A second, Noel-sung demo was released on the "Let There Be Love" DVD single. It has the same lyrics as the album version, and in fact the album version takes some elements from the demo such as the piano. It was probably recorded sometime in 2003 or 2004, prior to the main Don't Believe the Truth recording sessions.

The video is a montage of some of Oasis' live shows during the summer of 2005 including clips of the gigs at Hampden Park and the City of Manchester Stadium. The clips don't actually show the band playing 'Let There Be Love'.

The song has only been played live once, on an Italian radio show in late 2005.

Sorry Adele, Oasis Are Still The Album Chart Record Breakers

In a not-so-shocking turn of events Adele's 25 has smashed chart records, with 800,307 sales in a week.

It's the fastest selling album in chart history, overtaking Oasis's record-breaking album Be Here Now which sold 696,000 copies in its first chart week.

However, the Gallagher brothers' 1997 triumph was after only three days on sale. It was released on a Thursday and charted on a Sunday.

Compared with 25's first three days of sales, Oasis easily outshine Adele.

Be Here Now sold 158,000 more copies than 25, which shifted 538,000 in 72 hours.

So the comparison you've been hearing about is not like-for-like over a seven-day period.

Over a full week, Liam and Noel still sold more.

Be Here Now shifted 813,000 in that time compared to Adele's 800,307.

So whichever way you look at it, Oasis still beat Adele.

And in those days, before downloading existed, you had to go and buy a physical CD at the shops.

The Official Chart doesn't use a like-for-like seven-day comparison.

In the past music released on any day before the day of the Official Chart was eligible to chart that week.

Earlier this year, The Official Chart moved from Sundays to Fridays to reflect the global change.

Now all music is released on Fridays worldwide, and then has the chance of charting the following Friday.

The success of Adele and 25 should still be applauded of course, especially as the album is unavailable to stream on Spotify.

And she did break the US album record for sales.

But what happened in August 1997 with Liam and Noel is still the record breaker and is unlikely to ever be beaten.

No other act has sold as many copies of an album in the same period.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rare Oasis Collectibles On Sale In London Tomorrow

Calling all fans and collectors...

Ignition Records / Big Brother Records will be hosting a stall at this year's Independent Label Market. We have a number of rare and collectible Oasis items going on sale alongside standard CD's and Vinyl. Come down and give us a visit. The stall will be positioned on the Commercial Street side of Spitalfields Market and is open from 11am.

Our star lot:

Signed by the 1997 Oasis line up: D’You Know What I Mean 7” running sheet.

For this we will be running a silent auction. All proceeds will go to Age UK.

Other key items:

2x signed & messaged Definitely Maybe boxsets

Test pressings

Signed vinyl, including Dig Out Your Soul & The Shock Of The Lightning signed by full band

Rare signed time flies album by Liam and Noel

Rare CD singles, including Japanese imports

SUPER rare Japanese Bearbrick figures

Oasis inflatable footballs, darts and Frustration games

On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from November 27th, 2000, when Noel Gallagher joined 'The Who' on stage at The Royal Albert Hall in London.

Kelly Jones, Eddie Vedder and Paul Weller also joined The Who on stage for a once-in-a-lifetime performance for the benefit of the Teenage Cancer Trust.

For more on the work by the Teenage Cancer Trust visit www.teenagecancertrust.org.



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Noel Gallagher, Mark Ronson And Chris Martin Set To Headline WaterAid’s Christmas Auction

WaterAid’s Christmas auction, featuring special edition signed Q Award vinyl records from some of the country’s best-known music acts, launches on 26th November.  All the money raised from the auction will go to international charity WaterAid.

The full collection of autographed vinyl records includes: Sir Tom Jones, Noel Gallagher, Chris Martin, Foals, Gary Numan, Jazzie B (Soul II Soul), Mark Ronson, Duran Duran, New Order, Roger Taylor (Queen), James Bay, Bernard Sumner (Joy Division, New Order), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Danny Goffey (Supergrass), Midge Ure (Ultravox), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), The Libertines, Jean Michel Jarre, La Roux, Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Royal Blood, Ella Eyre, Foxes and host of the Q awards Absolute Radio’s Christian O’Connell.

Tony Iommi, the legendary lead guitarist from Black Sabbath, signed a Gibson Les Paul guitar that will also be available in the auction. He was the winner of the prestigious Gibson Les Paul Award at the Q Awards this year for his outstanding contribution to music.

All the money raised from the auction will go towards WaterAid’s winter appeal Deliver Life, giving mums and babies in the world’s poorest communities the best start in life - simply through clean water and hygiene.  Every pound bid on this auction will be doubled by the UK Government, meaning this auction can help twice as many people this Christmas.

WaterAid is the official charity of the Q Awards and is also one of the official charities of Glastonbury Festival.

WaterAid’s online Christmas auction runs on eBay from now until Sunday 6th December 2015:
www.Ebay.co.uk/wateraid

For more information about WaterAid’s Deliver Life appeal: www.deliverlife.wateraid.org

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On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from a semi-acoustic performance by Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer as part of a special season of gigs from London's Union Chapel, recorded on November 26th 2006.




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Noel Gallagher Predicts Death Of CD's And Vinyls In Four Years

The former Oasis star is a big fan of purchasing music but admits he has recently starting using download services as he can no longer visit record stores without getting mobbed by fans.

His 2015 album Chasing Yesterday is the U.K.'s bestselling vinyl record of the year (15), but Noel is convinced sales will never recover from the slump caused by online trading and he is certain no one will be buying records by the end of 2019.

Asked about topping the list of vinyl sales, he tells Q magazine, "For the people who still want to buy and own music, for me to be sat at the top of that list really is great. Until you look at how many people are actually buying it and it's like a thousand albums! F**king hell, I've probably got more than a thousand sat in my office right now. But it's the streaming thing, there will be no record sales by the end of the decade, I think."

Admitting he has finally given in and started downloading music himself after years of shunning the practice, he adds, "Well, where do you buy records these days? I can't go to (music store chain) HMV. How long do you think it would take me to get out of HMV if I went in? If I go into a record store they usually turn into autograph sessions so I avoid them now. I think that's the way music is going now though, for me anyway, I'm more into tracks."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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

A well known haunt of well known faces, and where to see future next big things in advance.

Visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for tickets and information on club nights all over the UK.

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Pretty Green Add A Number Of New Arrivals To Its Current Collection

Pretty Green's have added a number of new arrivals check them out here, a small number of items are now back in stock here.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from November 25th 2006, when Noel Gallagher was interviewed by legendary interviewer Michael Parkinson.



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Listen To Noel Gallagher Feature On Coldplay's Up&Up

Below is the Coldplay track 'Up&Up that features Noel Gallagher on guitar, it's taken from the bands new album 'A Head Full Of Dreams' that's released on December 4th 2015.


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Another On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from November 24th 2006 when Noel Gallagher played a number of acoustic tracks on Radio Deejay in Italy.



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On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from November 24th 2006 when an interview with Noel Gallagher was broadcast on MTV 2.











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This Feeling Reveal Huge Line Ups For New Year's Eve Parties

This Feeling teams up with Jack Daniel's to bring you FOUR huge Rock n Roll parties in London (North / South), Sheffield and Glasgow

This Feeling and Jack Daniel’s will be kicking off 2016 with it's usual huge and hefty dosage of rock ’n’ roll...for the first time ever This Feeling will be hosting events outside London this NYE and all the nights are set to be ones to remember...

London's The Amersham Arms (South) and Nambucca (North) will enjoy double headliner action from The Rifles and The Enemy, Sheffield’s Rocking Chair will see Reverend and the Makers (acoustic) play his smallest ever Sheffield show since way before he was signed, while Glasgow’s King Tut’s brings The View to the stage to round off a memorable year in which they released an album produced by Albert Hammond Jnr of The Strokes.

"We have had some great New Year's Eve parties down the years with This Feeling...now with Jack Daniel's on board and two gigs back to back across London Town, it's gonna be a special night to remember!" Luke Crowther, The Rifles

"Can't wait to play in our home town at new year. It's going to be intimate, sweaty, and basically the Reverend & The Makers Christmas do, too!"  Jon McClure, Reverend & The Makers

"We've not played Tut's for a while so it's going to be extra special playing there on NYE for This Feeling. Their nights are always legendary, and so will this be, man!" Kyle Falconer, The View

"Its rare that we ever do anything acoustic...but with our friends at This Feeling (a force for good in band world) and Jack Daniel's, we are incredibly excited to be playing two shows in one night on NYE in London town. The perfect way to welcome in 2016!" Tom Clarke, The Enemy

Michael Boaler, Snr Brand Manager, Jack Daniel’s commented: Our relationship with This Feeling has gone from strength to strength in 2015, where we’ve co-curated over 50 gigs in small independent venues, and also created a best in class live music experience at the Isle Of Wight Festival.  We saw in 2015 with This Feeling in London, and the success of our partnership in the last year, has allowed us to extend this even further. More gigs, more music, more rock’n’roll. Here’s to 2016!”

‘Jack Rocks’ is a nationwide initiative launched by Jack Daniel’s, celebrating the best of crafted, authentic live music. The whiskey brand will continue to work with This Feeling as a lead partner to curate live music events at independent venues all over the country throughout the next 12 months.

The Rifles LIVE – “Great Escape” for Jack Rocks The Garage

This Feeling / Jack Rocks NYE Dec 31st line ups:

Amersham Arms, London (South): The Rifles (acoustic), The Enemy (acoustic), The Magic Mod (magician) + Radio X DJs

Nambucca, London (North): The Rifles (acoustic), The Enemy (acoustic), The Magic Mod (magician) + Radio X DJs

The Rocking Chair, Sheffield: Reverend and the Makers (acoustic), Bang Bang Romeo (live)

King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow: The View (live) Tijuana Bibles (live)

For tickets & info go to www.thisfeeling.co.uk.

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Win Tickets To See Noel Gallagher's Concert For BBC Radio 2

On Monday 7 December, Noel Gallagher will be playing an exclusive performance in the BBC Radio Theatre for the Jo Whiley Show.

We have a limited number of pairs of tickets for this event. The ticket giveaway is open from now until Thursday 26 November at 10pm.

Tickets are free and will be allocated at random. Applicants must be 16 years of age or over.

Anyone attending this show under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult 18 years or older.

More details can be found on the Radio 2 website.

Click here to apply.

On the day…

Soundcheck with Ken Bruce

From 11:00 Ken Bruce welcomes Noel to perform two exclusive tracks in the BBC Radio Theatre.

Simon Mayo Drivetime

From 17:20 Noel joins Simon Mayo to preview the evening’s performance.

Ask Noel

Noel will join Jo Whiley for an exclusive Ask Noel Q&A from the stage of the BBC Radio Theatre.

Send your questions to:

Text: 88291 (Please start your text with NOEL)
Twitter: @BBCRadio2
Use the hashtag: #R2Noel
Email: InConcert@bbc.co.uk

Radio 2 In Concert

From 20:00, watch In Concert live from the BBC Radio Theatre at bbc.co.uk/radio2 and on the BBC Red Button.

Missed it?

After the gig you can watch video highlights on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Red Button.

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