Below is the setlist for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan yesterday.
(It’s Good) To Be Free Mucky Fingers Everybody’s On The Run Dream On If I Had A Gun The Good Rebal The Death Of You And Me Freaky Teeth Supersonic (I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine AKA... What A Life! Talk Tonight Solder Boys And Jesus Freaks AKA... Broken Arrow Half The World Away (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach Let The Lord Shine A Light Whatever Little By Little Don’t Look Back In Anger
From Noel Gallagher's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' tour diary.
Well that tv show was - as predicted - fucking insane. It’s quite difficult to know what these Japanese shows are actually supposed to be about, but I'm guessing it was like some kind of version of our very own Top Of The Pops (R.I.P.).
It was all executed with military precision. For example they give you instructions like:
You will exit the dressing room at 8:34
You will enter corridor A at 8:37
You will shake this persons hand at 8:39
You will perform said song at 8:41 etc . . .
And the most amazing thing is it all runs like clockwork!
I was on with a load of Japanese acts one of which was a manufactured girl group called AKB48. I kid you not. There was maybe 30 of them all between the ages of 13-15!!! I suddenly started to feel very old.
The presenter was some old dude who looked at best like a James Bond villain.
It was loud fast and chaotic. Lord only knows why I was on there.
A good laugh all the same though.
Off to Osaka today.
That's all I've got for you I'm afraid. Jet-lagged out of my mind.
It's been reported that Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will perform at the Fuji Rock Festival at the Naeba Ski Resort in Japan over the weekend of 27-29th July.
Noel said in an interview that was broadcast yesterday in Japan "I'll see you in Fuji Rock".
No official word yet but I will keep you informed.
From Noel Gallagher's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' tour diary.
Yes comrades. It’s been a couple of days. This jet-lag is a fucker. Hardly slept a wink. So . . .
Did a show a couple of days ago at the Budokan. Quite a prestigious gig. Bob Dylan played here back in the day as did a little known band from Liverpool called The Beatles. It’s quite a big deal. Up there with Madison Square Gardens, Wembley Stadium, the Hollywood Bowl and erm . . . the Boardwalk!!
Did it in the round and all, which I have to say I really like. That's the second time we've done that kind of thing on this tour and I love it. Not sure if the people behind the stage would agree but . . . y'know . . . fuck 'em!!!
The gig was great. Very hot. My old mate Alan McGee turned up to see us which was nice as I haven't seen him in a long time. Great crowd. The heat didn't help the jet-lag though. I felt rooted to the spot. It really is a killer that gear.
So, yesterday after being chased through the train station we jumped on the bullet train to Nagoya. Had a gig in a mega little theatre. Stunning. Reminded me of one of my living rooms!!
Remember that girl what coined the phrase "Noel or die"? Well, anyway she was there with what seemed like a brand new posh as piss sign. Thing is the "Noel" and "die" bits were in bright luminous yellow and the "or" bit was in fucking navy blue all sewn (by hand one would imagine) onto a black background so all I could see was a sign that said "NOEL DIE!!" It was only when the lights went up at the end of the show that I realised what the fuck was going on!!
Great gig though.
Back in Tokyo now. Got some TV show to do today. No doubt it'll be utterly bizarre. They usually are. Singing live vocal to a backing track. I fucking HATE that gear. Mustn't grumble though.
Later today Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be performing 'Dream On' on Japanese TV show Music Station, on TV Asahi at 8pm (Local time), you can watch it online live here.
Liam Gallagher said he was “speechless” after watching The Stone Roses' triumphant return on Wednesday.
But it won’t have been the first time this month Liam was lost for words.
The Beady Eye frontman was flashed by a model 50 times during a shoot for his Pretty Green clothing brand.
Glamour model Emma Glover, who had to expose herself in one of his trademark parka jackets for the advert, said: “I had to redo the flash about 50 times so they could get it right.”
Below is the setlist for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert in Nagoya, Japan yesterday.
(It’s Good) To Be Free Mucky Fingers Everybody’s On The Run Dream On If I Had A Gun The Good Rebal The Death Of You And Me Freaky Teeth Supersonic (I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine AKA... What A Life! Talk Tonight Solder Boys And Jesus Freaks AKA... Broken Arrow Half The World Away (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach Let The Lord Shine A Light Whatever Little By Little Don’t Look Back In Anger
Below is the setlist for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan earlier today.
(It’s Good) To Be Free Mucky Fingers Everybody’s On The Run Dream On If I Had A Gun The Good Rebal The Death Of You And Me Freaky Teeth Supersonic (I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine AKA... What A Life! Talk Tonight Solder Boys And Jesus Freaks AKA... Broken Arrow Half The World Away (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach Let The Lord Shine A Light Whatever Little By Little Don’t Look Back In Anger
From Noel Gallagher's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' tour diary.
You might have guessed we've had a few days off. Back in London. Very nice it was too.
So . . . where were we? Santiago? Don't remember much about the gig. I'm sure it was stunning.
To be honest I was on cloud 9 after the football. I don't remember much at all. You'll know by now that we (Manchester City) pulled it off. In the most dramatic scenes ever witnessed. What a rollercoaster. We had it, we lost it, we got it back, we lost it again and right at the death we won it.
I went fucking mental and I don't mind telling you I might have lost it for a little bit.
I must have watched it a hundred times since and it's still blowing me away every time.
Anyway . . . oh yeah!! When we got to the gig that night just before we was about to go onstage my tour manager stuck her head round the door and says "the British ambassador is outside and wants to see you!!"
"What for?"
"He wants to congratulate you on Man City winning the league!!"
Fuck me eh?? Manchester City . . . the pride of Great Britain? Who'd have thought . . . .
You find me back in Japan. Got a little tour and a couple of tv things to do. Then a little jib over to Korea (the south . . . obviously . . . as much as I've tried that northern mob have remained immune to my charms . . . cloth eared communist fuckers!) where for the first time ever I will spend my birthday onstage!!!!!! Mad that innit?