On This Day In Oasis History...
On May 11th 1996 Oasis sold 333,000 tickets in one day for the Loch Lomond and Knebworth concerts.
At one point during the day 500,000 people rang the freephone number in five minutes, tickets were selling at a rate of ten per second.
On May 11th 2001 Oasis played at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, USA.
It was the first date of 'The Tour Of Brotherly Love', called this as The Black Crowes, and Spacehog who were also on the tour had a pair of brothers in their respective bands.
Listen to a bootleg of the gig below.
6 Music Artist Collection: Noel Gallagher's Paul Weller Playlist
A Playlist selected and hosted by Noel Gallagher spanning Paul Weller’s career from The Jam to recent releases interspersed with personal recollections, anecdotes and impressions.
The programme also includes highlights from The Jam recorded live during what Noel Gallagher describes as their 'imperious phase' at the Rainbow Theatre in 1979 & the Golders Green Hipodrome in 1981.
Listen to the show here.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On May 7th 1994 Oasis played at the Old Trout in Windsor, England.
Listen to the gig in full below.
On May 7th 2009 Oasis played at the Citibank Hall in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Watch the gig in full below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On May 3rd 2009 Oasis played at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Watch one of the best gigs in full from the 'Dig Out Your Soul' tour in front of one of the best crowds the band ever had the privilege to play for.
Listen to it below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On April 30th 1995 it was confirmed that Tony McCarroll had been sacked by Oasis.
Below is Tony and the rest of the boys in action at my first ever Oasis concert back in August 1994.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On April 28th 1996 Oasis played the second of two nights at Maine Road in Manchester support came from the Manic Street Preachers and Ocean Colour Scene.
The Maine Road gigs were the only concerts that Oasis played their cover of Slade's 'Cum On Feel The Noize'.
It was also performed for TV on 'Later With Jools Holland' in November 1995 and on 'Top Of The Pops' in February 1996.
Liam Gallagher speaking in 2017 on playing Maine Road with Oasis.
"To play at the ground of the football club you’ve supported all your life is without doubt the icing on the cake. It’s downhill after that even Knebworth doesn’t come close".
Treat yourself and watch the concert in full below.
On April 28th 2002 Oasis headlined the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California, USA.
Watch a number of videos from the set below.
On April 28th 2009 Oasis played at the USB Campo de Futbol in Caracas, Venezuela.
Below is some footage and interviews of the band in the country.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On April 27th 1996 Oasis played the first night at Maine Road it was the first time the band had ever headlined a stadium.
An estimated 80,000 people attended the both gigs, support acts for the shows included Manic Street Preachers and Ocean Colour Scene.