One Direction's Liam Payne Thinks Noel Gallagher Is Sad

Noel Gallagher's recent trashing of the boyband has really got on Liam Payne's goat, so much so that he has declared that the Wonderwall hitmaker is "sad".

The Oasis legend took a pop at One Direction and fellow stars Adele and Ellie Goulding during a rant about the current state of the music industry. He even went as far to describe Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson as "c***s***ers"

Speaking about the comments on BBC Radio 1's Superstar Playlist Payne accused Gallagher of being two-faced after a recent friendly meeting.

"The funny thing was, I met him the day the story came out," he said. "I didn't know it was coming out, and he came up and said, 'All right, mate? How are you doing?'

"I was like, 'Fine thanks, mate. Nice to meet you'. The next day I read the story and thought, 'How sad is that?' He completely dissed us. Nice to diss your fans, isn't it?"

He added: "It's sad because they genuinely led me to a path of singing. That's something they should be genuinely proud of."

"They don't think before they speak. You never know who was a fan of your music. Especially when you were as big as they were. Do it with grace. Good old Noel, bless him.

"I had to have a moan about that at some point. I'm over it."

Source: www.rte.ie

On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from December 14th 1997, when Oasis played at the G-Mex Arena in Manchester.

Video: Noel Gallagher Plays Gorillaz Classic 'Dare' With Damon Albarn Live

Blur's Damon Albarn and Oasis' Noel Gallagher teamed up yesterday to play a number of songs at the birthday party of Paul Simonon, the bassist of the Clash.

Gallagher joined Albarn, Simonon and co for covers of Gorillaz track 'Dare', plus The Clash's 'I Fought The Law', 'Brand New Cadillac' and 'Janie Jones'.

Source: pitchfork.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from December 13th 1995, when Noel Gallagher was interviewed and performed on Much Music in Toronto, Canada on Much Music.

On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from December 12th 1995, when Oasis appeared on MTV's 'Ultimate Winter Vacation' in Aspen, Colorado.

Noel Gallagher And Damon Albarn To Play Together This Weekend?

Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn are at it again. No, not falling out – making music together.

The pair put aside their Britpop rivalry two years ago and made music history by joining together on stage for charity.

And fans who thought such a miracle was just a one-off could not be more wrong.

I’m told that the Oasis and Blur pair are teaming up again this weekend for a special performance at one of 2015’s biggest rock ’n’ roll parties. Damon has invited Noel to join him on stage for Clash bassist Paul Simon's 60th birthday bash.

You can only imagine how that is going to end once they’ve hit the free bar.

A music insider said: “Damon and Noel get on really well these days and have put all their differences behind them. Noel loves playing no matter where it is and it was an easy yes when Damon asked if he wanted to play guitar with him this weekend. There’s a whole load of rock stars invited, so no doubt a bunch of the other guests will end up on stage, too.” Noel and Damon were arch enemies back in the Nineties when Oasis and Blur went head to head in the charts.

But they performed together for the first time at a gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust in 2013 alongside Graham Coxen and Paul Weller.

And I told this summer how the pair are even planning to get into the studio for a joint session.

It’s no fun when everyone gets on together.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Watch Noel Gallagher's Interview With Chris Moyles

Noel Gallagher's Half The World Away might be everywhere at the moment thanks to the John Lewis Christmas ad , but the former Oasis star says he's quite happy to "ram it down people's throats"... maybe at least until it charts anyway.

Speaking to Chris Moyles at the Radio X Road Trip, who asked if he'd be playing the track, he replied: "I'd say as it's getting caned in the charts, I might even play it twice!"

He added: "As I might have a passing interest in it, I might ram it down people's throats until January 1st, and then you might never hear it again."

Noel and his High Flying Birds delighted fans on the Radio X Road Trip with Chris Moyles together with O2.

Playing songs from his eponymous debut and this year's No. 1 Chasing Yesterday album the star treated his fans to an intimate set at the O2 Apollo Manchester on Wednesday 2 December.

As well as playing solo hits in Everybody's On The Run and In The Heat Of The Moment, Gallagher treated fans to a selection of Oasis favourites, including Champagne Supernova, The Masterplan, Don't Look Back In Anger and Definitely Maybe track Digsy's Dinner.

Speaking to Chris Moyles before the show, Noel said of the legendary Manchester venue: "I saw my very first gig here: The Damned in 1979. I saw my second gig here: Stiff Little Fingers. And I saw my fifth gig here, which was U2.

"I used to work in a pet shop over the road. I'm not joking. Tahiti Aquariums, it was called. I used to mend fishtanks."

True to his word, the Ballad Of The Mighty I singer then sang a moving performance of Half The World Away- much to the delight of the crowd.

Noel had support from collaborator, friend and fellow Mancunian Johnny Marr, who treated the crowd to an energetic set, with a sprinkling of The Smiths hits, including Panic, How Soon Is Now and There is A Light That Never Goes Out.

Mr Gallagher continued: "I've never had a bad gig in Manchester. Apart from those three years where we went unnoticed."

Also on the bill were young Scottish band Neon Waltz and Pretty Vicious from Wales.

Click here to watch the interview.

Source: radiox.co.uk

David Beckham Looks Far From Happy As He Poses With Noel Gallagher

David Beckham had to turn his back at the sight of Noel Gallagher’s giant Manchester City flag — after attending one of his gigs.

The former Manchester United ace was attending a show of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at the Royal Albert Hall.

Gallagher and his former Oasis brother band-mate Liam are famous City fans and have owned corporate boxes at the club for years.

But after sitting through the gig in London, 40-year-old Beckham took exception to Gallagher’s choice of flag.

He posted on Instagram: “Amazing evening only disappointment from the night was the colour of this flag... Cheers Noel if only it had been RED.”

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Win A Signed Copy Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'The Dying Of The Light'

Anyone who orders the limited edition green vinyl on Noel's store before 5pm today can still enter the competition to win one of four signed versions of the vinyl!

To enter just add your order reference number in the post comments here.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds New Single 'The Dying Of The Light' Is Out Now

'The Dying Of The Light’ is the new single from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday'.

Released today, the B side is ‘The Girl With X-Ray Eyes (Demo)’ and will be available both digitally and on 7” vinyl.

A limited edition, coloured vinyl will be made available exclusively via Noel’s store.

Pre-order your copy here.

Review: Noel Gallagher At The Royal Albert Hall

Noel Gallagher is the father of modern Brit rock; the mixture of songwriting style, soundscape and appeal for broad audiences he pursued with Oasis influenced the scene that later gave birth to Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers (born in the US, bred in the UK), The Verve, Travis and Stereophonics, who all consequently influenced a newer generation. In the 90s Oasis took the rock sceptre, stolen by Nirvana, and brought it back to England.

Although the Manchester band broke up in 2009, they still cast a shadow over Noel Gallagher’s successful solo career, which everybody respects but also secretly believes to be a filler until he reunites with his brother.

“This one is dedicate to all the Oasis fans,” he says before beginning to play the melancholic uptempo You Know We Can’t Go Back – a clear message to his fans.

However, the concert began way before that, because Noel Gallagher wasn’t only the headliner tonight but also the support act, which he played in an acoustic version with his right-hand man (and former Oasis guitarist) Gem Archer.

Between the two sets, Gallagher played numerous hits from the band and his two solo albums. Highlights of the night are Slide Away (acoustic), Lock All the Doors, Whatever and If I Had a Gun. This year what used to be a fan favourite, Half the World Away, cleverly utlised by John Lewis for their Christmas advert, is now a charting hit that everyone sings along. “I leave you with this. Merry fucking Christmas.”

In a sold-out Royal Albert Hall, stage for his pre-Christmas show ahead of the 2016 tour, the encore serves as a third act.

“It’s been an absolutely dream-come-true to play with myself tonight. A privilege, a honour. Give it it up to the support anyway, they were fucking brilliant,” he jokes with his trademark humour. The Masterplan opens the finale which is a tight sequence of hits: AKA…What a Life and the timeless masterpiece Don’t Look Back in Anger.

Verdict:  *****

Source: www.theupcoming.co.uk

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In London

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK later today (December 10th).

Listen To Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds New B-Side 'The Girl With X-Ray Eyes (Demo)'

Listen to Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds New B-side 'The Girl With X-Ray Eyes (Demo)' below.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds release new single 'The Dying Of The Light' on Friday (December 11), with this new version featuring as a B-side to that release.

The single will be available on limited edition coloured seven-inch vinyl.

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.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Are Heading To Uruguay

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be heading to Montevideo's Teatro de Verano in Uruguay on Tuesday, March 15th, 2016!

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 @ 8AM local time here.

Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Glasgow

Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, UK.

Everybody's On The Run
Lock All The Doors
In The Heat Of The Moment
Half The World Away
AKA...What A Life!
Digsy's Dinner
Don't Look Back In Anger

Thanks to MSL

Noel Gallagher Teases "Freeloaders" Fans

Noel Gallagher teased his fans were "freeloaders" during his acoustic set for BBC Radio 2 on Monday night (07.12.15).

The 48-year-old rocker performed an intimate show at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, and joked that the 400 strong crowd were cheap-skates because they were getting to watch him sing for free.

Taking a break to chat to the audience, he said: "So, competition winners eh? Was it a random draw or did you have to answer a question? So you didn't have to have any knowledge at all. How does that make you feel? Can't be as bad as me."

Noel was joined by his former Oasis bandmate Gem Archer - who formed the now-defunct Beady Eye with Liam Gallagher following the demise of the super-group - and he introduced the guitarist as "my former right-hand man, who is now my left-hand man".

Crouched over his guitar, sat in the middle of the stage, Noel was flanked by two guitars and backed by three saxophonists and a keyboard player.

His relaxed style and cool temperament mesmerised the eager crowd, who were on tender-hooks as the rocker paced himself through a mixture of Oasis classics and B-sides such as '(It's Good) To Be Free', 'Talk Tonight' and 'D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?', 'Wonderwall' and 'Slide Away' and songs from his solo career such as 'The Death of You and Me', 'If I Had A Gun...' and 'AKA... What a Life!'.

As one fan shouted "stand up we can't see you!" Noel quipped: "I haven't got a guitar strap. If it wasn't going out on the telly I'd be calling you something other than James Blunt."

Noel closed his set with his best-loved song 'Don't Look Back In Anger' which prompted a singalong from the few hundred fans watching.

Noel Gallagher setlist:

'(It's Good) To Be Free'
'Talk Tonight'
'The Death Of You And Me'
'If I Had A Gun...'
'D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?'
'Listen Up'
'Sad Song'
'The Importance of Being Idle'
'Cast No Shadow'
'Half The World Away'
'Slide Away'
'Wonderwall'
'AKA... What a Life!'
'Don't Look Back In Anger'

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Regrets Oasis Broke Up

NME reports that during an interview on BBC Radio 2 last night, Noel Gallagher expressed regret that Oasis broke up. The band parted ways in 2009 and Gallagher has said there’s only about one percent chance they ever get back together.

He said: “Leaving Oasis – that was a horrible night [in Paris, 2009]. I knew that it was going to be a decision that would follow me around – there’s still not a day where I don’t read something about us getting back together – so I knew what I was getting myself into. [It was the right thing to do], definitely. What Oasis had in its future was to do bigger tours and generate more money, which is great. I wasn’t planning on going solo, but it was such a mess that I was happier off [doing that]. I wish – this is all in hindsight – that we hadn’t broken up. That we all agreed we’d all do different things, and then one day we’d all get back together – but it all got vicious, and I wish it had been handled differently. But I don’t have too many regrets.”

He also spoke about his relationship with Liam Gallagher, which is strained. He mentioned that the two won’t be seeing each other at Christmas. He added: “It’s difficult for people to understand that to be in a working relationship for 20 years with someone you’re so close with is really difficult. And there’s a whole mess that’s gone on around it. But I’ve no doubt that, one day, it’ll be all OK again.“

Source: 411mania.com

Why Noel Gallagher Won't Be Going To See The Stone Roses In 2016

Noel Gallagher has said that he is not interested in seeing The Stone Roses live unless the band record a new album.

Noel spoke to Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 last night, as part of an acoustic concert that saw him play a set leaning heavily on his Oasis back catalogue.

With John Squire having joined Gallagher to perform 'Champage Supernova' at Knebworth in 1996, Gallagher was asked if he might join Stone Roses on stage at any of their gigs in Manchester next year.

"I'd love to see Ian Brown sing 'Champagne Supernova'," Gallagher joked. "If they asked, yeah, but I'm not planning to go to the gigs. I didn't really go to the last ones. I did a few gigs with them. If they're going to make a new record I'd go and see that but I've seen them before."

Source: www.nme.com

Interview With Noel Gallagher Backstage At Clyde 1 LIVE 2015

Noel Gallagher catches up with George Bowie backstage at Clyde 1 LIVE 2015.