Noel Gallagher's Sofa Session's To Be Broadcast On BBC Radio 2 Next Month
Sofa Session: Noel Gallagher
Wednesday September 8th 2021
19:30
BBC Radio 2
Noel Gallagher plays a Sofa Session for Jo, including music from the #1 album ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’, which celebrates 10 years of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, plus some classic tunes.
Curated and compiled entirely by Noel, the tracklisting encompasses songs from High Flying Birds’ three albums (‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’, ‘Chasing Yesterday’ and ‘Who Built The Moon?’) and the three acclaimed EPs (‘Black Star Dancing’, ‘This Is The Place’ and ‘Blue Moon Rising’).
‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’ continues a consecutive run of four UK #1 albums for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, cumulatively selling over 2.4 million albums internationally in the process. The album also marks a staggering twelve UK #1 albums across Noel’s career.
More details can be found here.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 22nd 1995 Oasis played at Club Chitta in Tokyo, Japan.Listen to a bootleg from the gig below.
On August 22nd 2005, Oasis released 'The Importance Of Being Idle' single.
It was the bands eighth and final single to top the UK Official Singles Chart.
The video is based on the film and play Billy Liar with Rhys Ifans playing the role of Billy. The Gallagher's play Shadrack & Duxbury, the owners of the funeral parlour where Billy works.
Watch the video of the track below.
On August 22nd 2009 Oasis played their final gig at the V Festival in Stafford, England.
The band would split up later in the month in Paris.
Tony McCarroll on being in the crowd for Oasis' last ever gig at the V Festival on August 22nd 2009.
"There are only two people in the world who attended Oasis’ first and last gigs. That’s Liam and my good self! I reckon that will make a great question in a pub quiz!"
Listen to a recording of the gig below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 21st 1994, Oasis recorded the video for the as yet unreleased 'Cigarettes & Alcohol' single at the Borderlines in London.The band treated fans who were at the shoot to a free gig, listen to a bootleg of it below.
Click here to listen to the playlist for it as it's not on YouTube as a complete set.
On August 21st 1997 Oasis released 'Be Here Now'
Despite being released on a Thursday the album racked up sales of over 695,000 and debuted at Number One on the Official UK Album charts from just three days of sales.
It took 17 days for the album to sell a million copies.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 20th 1996 Oasis started the rehearsals for MTV Unplugged.Watch some footage from the rehearsals below.
On August 20th 1997, BBC 1 premiered the superb 'Right Here, Right Now' Oasis documentary.
Watch it in full below.
On August 20th 2002 Oasis played at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, USA.
Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.
On August 20th 2005 Oasis played at the V Festival in Chelmsford, England.
Watch a short interview with Liam Gallagher and some highlights from the set below.
On August 20th 2009, Oasis played at the Bridlington Spa in England.
The gig was the last time the band would play in front of their own fans.
Watch some absolutely amazing fan footage from the set below.
Highlights From Liam Gallagher's Reading Festival Appearance To Be Broadcast On BBC 1
Liam Gallagher
Sunday August 29th
23:35
Liam Gallagher On Working On Two Albums, Knebworth, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane And More
Quotes from Liam Gallagher's Interview that was broadcast this morning on Absolute Radio.
On his Exec Producer title for the upcoming Knebworth 1996 film – “Here’s how hands on I was, I done nothing because this is the thing, right, here’s my theory, I’m not even in it. I mean I’m in the film, but I was like, “I’m not having a talking head over it,”. We did that with Supersonic. The film speaks for itself. It’s like the fans and the music, they don’t need me rabbiting on going, “Alright, man, it was mega.” … I say my little bit at the end. So that’s my graft is staying out of it. There’s an art in not getting too involved … So that’s my kind of producey work, do nothing.”
On his new music – “I’ve kind of got two albums on the go, I’ve got like one that will– one that’s a bit mad and one that’s a bit more like kind of whatever normal is, a bit more classic. So, we’re just going to wait and see which one we should put out, you know what I mean? But I’ve been busy, man, so I can’t wait. Just got to get these gigs out of the way and next year gonna proper own it!”
On why he can’t go out in disguise – “I mean I do go out in some serious disguises some days walking and that. It’s the walk. Unless I walk, unless I walk like a normal person, I don’t know what that is, then I might get away with it. I could go out dressed as whoever, you know what I mean, but it’s the walk, it’s the walk that gives it away.”
On Knebworth memories – “I knew it was going to be big, but that didn’t, that did not scare me one bit. I mean as we were flying over the field I was going, “Surely we could get some more people in that field next-door, and that field over there. Why is there loads of empty fields here, man?” So that’s where my head was at. I was going like that, “Listen, mate, get on the phone here and sell more tickets. There are loads of fields around it empty. Surely we could squeeze a few more in.”
On Jack Grealish signing for Manchester City – “I don’t know much about him. Obviously like he’s played for Aston Villa, and everyone’s banging on about him, but you know I reckon– no one’s worth a hundred mill are they really at the end of the day?”
On Harry Kane – “No, not having him either. Obviously, he’s a great goal scorer, but I’d rather have Son, man. Son does more than Harry Kane. Or I’d rather have Haaland. He’s young, you’ll get ten years out of him.
Liam Gallagher Will Be A Guest On Absolute Radio Tomorrow Morning
Liam Gallagher will be a guest on Absolute Radio tomorrow morning from 09:00 (UK Time).
Tune in here.
Blast From The Past: Noel Gallagher
On August 18th 2012 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds played at the V Festival in Chelmsford, England. Watch the set in full below.
On August 18th 2016 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds played at the Open Air Gampel in Switzerland.
Watch a number of videos from the set below.
On August 18th 2018 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds played at Summer Sonic in Toyko, Japan.
Watch a number of videos from the set below.
Blast From The Past: Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher On Bumping Into Damon Albarn After The Champions League Final
Noel Gallagher had one of his worst nights as a Manchester City fan in May when he watched his side lose the Champions League final to Chelsea, but things only got worse when he left and bumped into an old foe.
Blast From The Past: Liam Gallagher
On August 18th 2017, Liam Gallagher played at Sonic Mania in Makuhari Messe, Chiba in Japan.
Watch a number of videos from the set below.
On August 18th 2018, Liam Gallagher played at the Lancashire Cricket Club in Manchester, England.
Watch a large part of his set below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On August 18th 1991, Oasis played their first gig at the Boardwalk in Manchester supporting Sweet Jesus.The band was then Liam Gallagher, Guigsy, Bonehead and Tony McCarroll.
On August 18th 1994, Oasis appeared on MTV Most Wanted in Camden Studios, London.
Watch Whatever & Live Forever below.
On August 18th 1994 Oasis played at the Astoria in London, watch the gig in full below