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Noel Gallagher Announces Co-Headlining Tour With Garbage

Noel Gallagher has announced a co-headlining tour of North America with Garbage.

Gallagher's High Flying Birds will kick things off on June 2 in Auburn, Wash., followed by appearances in Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, Toronto, New York City and other cities. The tour will conclude on July 15 in Boston. In addition to Garbage, Canadian rock band Metric will also appear on the bill.

You can see the list of tour dates below.

The Oasis founder will also release his fourth album with the High Flying Birds,  Council Skies , on June 2. “It's going back to the beginning. Daydreaming, looking up at the sky and wondering about what life could be," Gallagher said of the LP when it was announced. "That’s as true to me now as it was in the early ‘90s. When I was growing up in poverty and unemployment, music took me out of that."

Tickets for the North American tour go on sale Friday. More information can be found on Gallagher's website .

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 2023 North American Tour June 2 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre ^* June 3 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater ^* June 6 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion ^* June 7 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl ^* June 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre ^* June 10 – San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre ^* June 11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ^* June 13 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre ^* June 15 – Denver, CO @ Levitt Pavilion Denver ^* June 17 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion ^* June 18 – Del Valle, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater ^* June 21 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre ^* June 22 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre ^* June 25 – Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheater ^* June 27 – Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island ^* June 28 – Madison, WI @ Breese Stevens Field ^* June 29 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center ^* July 1 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center ^* July 3 – Toronto, OH @ Budweiser Stage ^ July 6 – Clarkson, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre ^* July 8 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center ^* July 10 – New York, NY @ SummerStage ^* July 13 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^* July 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann ^* July 15 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^*

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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Garbage Announce Co-Headlining North American Tour

By Allison Hussey

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Garbage are going on tour together, a co-headlining run that begins in June. Metric will open most of the shows. Find the dates below.

Gallagher and his High Flying Birds last issued the EP Black Star Dancing in 2019, which they followed with a 2021 greatest hits collection . Their next album is Council Skies , which arrives on June 2 via Gallagher’s Sour Mash imprint. So far, they’ve shared “ Pretty Boy ” and “Easy Now” from the album. Garbage last issued No Gods No Masters in 2021. 

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06-02 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre * 06-03 Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater * 06-06 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion * 06-07 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl * 06-09 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre * 06-10 San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre * 06-11 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre * 06-13 Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre * 06-15 Denver, CO – Levitt Pavilion Denver * 06-17 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion * 06-18 Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater* 06-21 West Palm Beach, FL – iThink Financial Amphitheatre * 06-22 Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre * 06-25 Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater * 06-27 Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island * 06-28 Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field * 06-29 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center * 07-01 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center * 07-03 Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage 07-06 Clarkson, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre * 07-08 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center * 07-10 New York, NY – Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage * 07-13 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion * 07-14 Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann * 07-15 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway *

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Noel Gallagher and Garbage announce joint US tour

13 February 2023, 19:58 | Updated: 13 February 2023, 20:02

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The former Oasis rocker and Shirley Manson and co will set out on joint North American dates this summer. Find out how to buy tickets.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Garbage are set to embark on a joint US tour.

The former Oasis rocker and Shirley Manson and co will visit the length and breadth of North America, with dates in June and July which will see them play everywhere from Santa Barbara, California to Boston, Massachusetts.

Find out where Noel Gallagher and Garbage are headed on their US tour dates, who's joining them as support and how to buy tickets.

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS | GARBAGE @garbage See them this summer across North America, with special guest @Metric . Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10am local. For more information visit: https://t.co/fUfJgKKUgo pic.twitter.com/VAQe7tcLEy — Noel Gallagher (@NoelGallagher) February 13, 2023

What are Noel Gallagher & Garbage's 2023 US tour dates?

• 2nd June: Auburn, Washington, White River Amphitheatre
• 3rd June: Ridgefield, Washington, RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
• 6th June: Concord, California, Concord Pavilion
• 7 thJune: Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Bowl 
• 9th June: Los Angeles, California, The Greek Theatre
• 10th June: San Diego, California, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
• 11th June: Phoenix, Arizona, Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
• 13th June: Salt Lake City, Utah, USANA Amphitheatre
• 15th June: Denver, Colorado, Levitt Pavilion Denver
• 17th June: Dallas, Texas, Dos Equis Pavilion
• 18th June: Del Valle, Texas, Germania Insurance Amphitheater
• 21st June: West Palm Beach, Florida, iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 
• 22nd June: Tampa, Florida, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
• 25th June: Franklin, Tennessee, FirstBank Amphitheater
• 27th June: Chicago, Illinois, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
• 28th June: Madison, Wisconsin, Breese Stevens Field
• 29th June: Noblesville, Indiana, Ruoff Music CenterJULY
• 1st July: Cincinnati, Ohio, Riverbend Music Center
• 3rd July: Toronto, Ohio, Budweiser Stage
• 6th July: Clarkston, Michigan, Pine Knob Music Theatre
• 8th July: Saratoga Springs, New York, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
• 10th July: New York, New York, Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage
• 13th July: Columbia, Maryland, Merriweather Post Pavilion
• 14th July: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, TD Pavilion at the Mann
• 15th July: Boston, Massachusetts, MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Who's supporting Noel Gallagher and Garbage on tour?

Support comes from special guests Metric. The Canadian band, who formed in Toronto in 1998, consists of Emily Haines (lead vocals, synthesizers, guitar, tambourine, harmonica, piano), James Shaw (guitar, synthesizers, theremin, backing vocals), Joshua Winstead (bass, synthesizers, backing vocals) and Joules Scott-Key (drums, percussion).

When do Noel Gallagher and Garbage tickets go on sale?

Tickets for all upcoming shows go on sale this Friday 17th February at 10am local time from Ticketmaster.

What are Noel Gallagher's 2023 UK dates so far?

• 21st July PennFest, Buckinghamshire
• 23rd July: Splendour Festival 2023, Nottingham
• 28th July: South Facing Festival, Crystal Palace Bowl, London
• 5th August: Heritage Live, Audley End, Saffron Waldon, Essex
• 19th August: Orchard Live, Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire
• 20th August: Hardwick Festival, Sedgefield, County Durham
• 24th August: Vivary Park, Taunton
• 26th August Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
• 27th August Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland

Tickets for all shows are available from www.noelgallagher.com now.

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Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds And Garbage To Embark On Co-Headline North American Tour This Summer

METRIC TO JOIN THE BILL AS SPECIAL GUEST

Today,  Garbage  and  Noel Gallagher’s   High Flying Birds  have announced a co-headlining tour of North America for this summer. The tour, produced by Live Nation, features special guest  Metric  and will kick off in Auburn, Washington on June 2 nd .

This is the first time Noel and his High Flying Birds have hit the road in North America since 2019, when they made stops across the USA and Canada with the Smashing Pumpkins. The first tour date in Washington State coincides with the release day for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ much anticipated 4th album  Council Skies .

2021 saw Garbage on an extensive tour following the release of their most recent album,  No Gods No Masters ; of the live shows,  Consequence  raved, “Once the curtain dropped, Garbage whipped the fans in the pit to a frenzy…clad in pink and rocking a mic stand adorned with a matching feathered boa, Manson revealed a rock star stage presence that has refined over the past two decades. At the Greek, Garbage proved they are going 20 years strong, and their legacy demands closer observation.”

Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will be supported by Metric, who released their most recent album  Formentera  last year. It was their most commercially successful release in a decade and was accompanied by a sold-out tour spanning the US, Canada, the UK and Europe. 

Tickets for the upcoming dates will go on sale this Friday February 17 th at 10:00 AM local time, you can find all upcoming tour stops below and tickets at  livenation.com .

2023 North American Tour

June 2 nd , 2023 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre

June 3 rd , 2023 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater

June 6 th , 2023 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion

June 7 th , 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl ^

June 9 th , 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre

June 10 th , 2023 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

June 11 th , 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

June 13 th , 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

June 15 th , 2023 – Denver, CO – Levitt Pavilion Denver

June 17 th , 2023 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

June 18 th , 2023 – Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

June 21 st , 2023 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

June 22 nd , 2023 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

June 25 th , 2023 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater

June 27 th , 2023 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

June 28 th , 2023 – Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field

June 29 th , 2023 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center

July 1 st , 2023 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center

July 3 rd , 2023 – Toronto, OH – Budweiser Stage*

July 6 th , 2023 – Clarkson, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

July 8 th , 2023 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center

July 10 th , 2023 – New York, NY – Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage

July 13 th , 2023 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

July 14 th , 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann

July 15 th , 2023 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

*without Metric 

^ non-Live Nation date

About Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds:

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds first emerged in 2011 with their eponymous album released in October that year. It has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Three #1 albums followed, marking a decade of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and culminating in 12 consecutive UK #1 album across Noel’s career, a feat no other artist has ever achieved.

In the two decades prior to its break up in 2009, Noel Gallagher was main songwriter, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of Oasis, whom The New Yorker hailed as “one of the last generation-defining rock acts.” His band regularly toured America and played a tremendous role in shaping and inspiring contemporary guitar music from the 90’s onwards. Noel’s continued success with the High Flying Birds cements his position as one of the most gifted, successful and enduring songwriters to come out of the British music scene in the last 50 years.

About Garbage:

Since releasing their eponymous debut album in 1995 Garbage has blazed a unique sonic trail, garnering critical acclaim and amassing a passel of hits as well as seven Grammy nominations along the way to 17 million albums sold. The band—consisting of Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig—has been together for over 25 years with a unique sound, songwriting process and electric live performance that has inspired worldwide attention and earned their spot as one of the most influential bands of their generation. 

No Gods No Masters , the seventh and most recent album from Garage, was released in 2021 to some of the best reviews of their career.  They have since commenced work on what will be their 8th studio album due for release early next year on BMG records.

About Metric:

Metric are a critically-acclaimed rock band from Toronto consisting of Emily Haines, James Shaw, Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott Key. The genre-defying and genre-defining band started playing together in NYC in 2001 and have gone on to receive multiple music industry honors across their 8 studio albums, including two Juno Awards for Alternative Album of the Year, have garnered more than half a billion streams across their catalog, and toured extensively around the world. The band’s expansive career has seen them collaborate with late rock legend Lou Reed, who sang on the band’s track “The Wanderlust” on their 2012 album  Synthetica , to inspiring movie characters, when future Academy Award-winner Brie Larson sang Metric’s song “Black Sheep” in the 2010 comedy  Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. 

No stranger to radio, their 2012 single “Youth Without Youth” was the first single ever to debut at No. 1 on the Canadian alternative rock charts where it stayed for a record 16 weeks. Their latest release, 2022’s  Formentera , spun off another #1 Canadian Alternative Radio hit, “All Comes Crashing,” which also hit Top 10 in the U.S. Triple A radio chart. 2023 marks the band’s 20th anniversary of their debut album, 2003’s  Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? , but if their latest album is any indication, “they’ve still got plenty of gas in the tank” (NPR).

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Noel Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English Rock and Pop singer, songwriter and musician from Manchester. Gallagher is most known for his time with the band Oasis, and his own project, Noel Gallagher’s Flying Birds.

Gallagher grew up in the north of England, his difficult upbringing led to him leading a reclusive and sometimes criminal life as a teenager. His passion for music roots back to him watching The Smiths on Top of the Pops and being inspired by guitarist Johnny Marr.

After an early career in construction and as a roadie, he requested to join his brother Liam’s band “The Rain” in 1991, after being unimpressed with their shows. Noel took over as the sole songwriter of the band, and after playing a talent scouted show in Glasgow, they were signed to Sony America on a six-album deal.

The band released their debut album, “Definitely Maybe” to critical acclaim and commercial success, with the LP debuting at number one, and becoming the fastest selling British debut at it’s time of release. During their following US tour, the Gallagher’s had one of many bust ups to come, and Noel left the band for a brief while, citing poor touring conditions and the lack of positive response from US audiences.

However by the following year, Oasis, and the Gallaghers were back, with a number one single “Some Might Say” and a number one album (“What's the Story) Morning Glory?”. During this point, Noel and the rest of the band were at the height of their fame, with a hype surrounding them, rival band Blur, and the Britpop Scene. Gallagher became known for living up to his rock’n’roll lifestyle, drinking and partying with celebrity friends such as Kate Moss and Ian Brown.

Over the next 10 years or so, Oasis released a further five albums, played around the world at festivals and sold out arenas. But in the end, Noel and Liam’s fighting led to the band splitting up in 2008. Noel went on to work on his solo project, releasing an eponymous album with his band Noel Gallagher’s Flying Birds in 2011. Gallagher is an avid Manchester City fan, and can often be found at their home games.

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Are there any two members of formerly world dominating bands who have more vastly differing relationships with their material – old and new – than the eternally warring brothers Liam and Noel Gallager? Where the former and his band Beady Eye continue with their series of diminishing returns and seem to only play Oasis classics through gritted teeth, the latter seems to be far more at peace with his place in the history of British rock’s past, and his role in its future. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds are a band as slick as any huge rock act one could come across, but also one making relevant music, so much so that comparatively fresh faced tunes like ‘AKA What A Life!’ generate a comparably large swell of emotion in an audience when played live as songs his crowd will have known since they were similarly short in the tooth themselves. What is Gallagher the elder’s real skill as a solo artist however is his ability to inject new life in to said old dogs, with both startlingly vibrant renditions of ‘The Importance of Being Idle’ and slight melodic tweakings of tunes like the otherwise vastly overplayed ‘Wonderwall’ having them sound just as full of life as they ever did when played under the banner of Oasis.

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Considered to be the more talented brother of the Oasis duo, Noel Gallagher appears to be going from strength to strength after his High Flying Bird's soared from the wreckage of the former band where Liam's Beady Eye unfortunately crashed and burned. The notoriously controversial singer/songwriter is still as cutting and nonchalant with his crowds as ever yet this is just something you come to expect when watching a Gallagher perform.

Despite the lack of onstage interaction, the strength of the material more than makes up for it as Noel performs a great mixture of new solo tracks such as 'A.K.A What A Life' and 'If I Had A Gun' which have already been accepted by the crowds as modern classics. It is of course the Oasis covers including 'Master Plan' and 'Fade Away' that receive the greatest reaction thus far with the audience bellowing along those unforgettable choruses. It is unlikely that an Oasis reunion is on the horizon, but with a live act as solid as Noel's the fans do not seem to be particularly disheartened about this.

The first concert I have seen in Mexico City and the crowd were both passionate and knowledgable. Noel rattled off a full array of NGHFB songs in perfect style along with a few songs from his past including Champagne Supernova, Wonderwall and Don't look back in anger.

The Teatro Metropolitan as a venue is superb, a 3000 seat capacity that means no one is far from the action.

After the show the locals left the building all singing along to don't look back in anger as a football crowd might do.

What a gig!

Noel on top form. Old classics like Digsys Dinner, Fade Away, Champagne Supernova and an unbelievable version of Don't Look Back In Anger with a choir behind him.

New album sounds even better live than on record, and we even got a guest spot from Johnny Marr and updates on the Man Utd game throughout.

Bring on the next one.

Having seen Oasis at castle a couple of times in the day , Top of the Tree , I was always Noel to be honest but as times passes on Liam ain’t a bad kid,One day I’ll make it a hatrick ,Sum might say X

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What to expect at the Noel Gallagher and Garbage concert tour: 'We're all beasts'

Shirley Manson and Noel Gallagher are about to spend the summer on a co-headlining tour that brings Garbage and Gallagher’s High Flying Birds to Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater on Sunday, June 11.

At the moment, though, they’re on a Zoom call, finishing each other’s sentences and responding to questions with freewheeling comedy bits, resulting in an interview that’s far more entertaining than illuminating.

There’s a rapport between the two that suggests they’ve been touring together for years. But this is actually their first time joining forces, although Garbage did rise to fame just a moment or two after Gallagher’s previous band, Oasis, emerged as the Britpop band most likely to conquer the world with “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”

Their paths have crossed along the way, but Manson says Gallagher doesn’t remember, and when she tries to share the details, she is quickly interrupted by Gallagher's tale of a high-sea adventure with Omar Sharif and Peter Sellers.

It’s just that kind of interview.

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How did you come to find yourselves touring together?

Shirley Manson: Well, my granny knows Noel's granny and everybody thought it would be a good idea if we toured America together.

Noel Gallagher: My granny said to Shirley's granny, "Look, I've had enough of him. And you've had enough of her, so let's pack them off to America."

I would assume your paths have crossed at some point through the years?

Gallagher: We've met.

Manson: Noel doesn't remember meeting me (laughs). But I remember meeting him, of course. I've never forgotten how lovely he was. And as a result, I've just been a big fan of his ever since. Actually, Garbage, we were obsessed with Oasis for a while. We watched them like maniacs on MTV when we were making our own records in the studio and were very inspired by them. So yeah, we're psyched to be on tour together. It's gonna be great.

You said you remember meeting him. What were the circumstances ?

Gallagher: Don't spoil it. Say something cool.

Manson: It was at the KROQ Christmas festival....

Gallagher (interrupting): I'll take it from here. We were on a (expletive) super yacht, right? In the Mediterranean with...

Manson (laughing): You myth maker.

Gallagher : With Omar Sharif. And….

Manson: Brigitte Bardot.

Gallagher : Brigitte Bardot and Peter Sellers. And Shirley turned to me and said, "Where did it all go wrong?" I said "I have no idea but I'm getting out of here." She said "I'm coming with you." And I said "Let's rock."

Manson: That was how it went.

I see. Why do I get the impression it's gonna be hard to get a serious answer out of Noel?

Manson : Yes, he's very difficult. It's a shame, really. He could have gone very far in the music industry. But you know, he's just unpleasant. And that's all we have. But we'll get through this interview. Don't you worry.

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Noel Gallagher on High Flying Birds' new album, 'Council Skies'

Noel, you have an album, "Council Skies," coming out the same day the tour starts. I've heard the singles. What can you say about the album as a whole?

Gallagher: Well, it was written in the first lockdown in 2020. It's quite a reflective album because I guess that year was quite reflective for everybody. I don't know what it was like in America but in Britain, we were all at home and I wrote a lot of material. I was going through a bit of (expletive) in my personal life and it's all there. I don't really want to tell people how to listen to a record but if you could sum it up with one word, it would be reflective.

Do you think releasing the "Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) " compilation as you were starting work on it had anything to do with putting you in that more reflective headspace? Or was that totally unrelated?

Gallagher: Do you want the honest answer?

Gallagher: There were a load of people sitting in an office not doing anything. And I was like, "We've got to do something." It was a weird time in 2020. And we decided it had been 10 years since I went solo and it seemed like a good time to put that record out. I wanted to keep us all focused on something and not just be moping around the house drunk at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

I get that, although that can be fun for a few days.

Gallagher : It can be fun for nine months.

I know the title of your album comes from Pete McKee's book "Council Skies." I was hoping you could talk about how that became the title and what role that song played in how the album came together .

I was writing the song and in the bit that mentions "Council Skies," there was a gap in the words and I didn't know what I was gonna call it. And that book was on a coffee table at home and I just happened to glance at it. It's the same as when I wrote "Wonderwall." It had a gap in the lyrics and I had a poster of the film "Wonderwall" framed on a wall at home. I'd walk past it 1,000 times a day and never notice it. And that one particular day, the same with the book, I looked at it and thought, "Wow, what a great title."

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Shirley Manson discusses a new Garbage album

Shirley, I know Garbage have been working on an album, your first since "No Gods No Masters." What can you tell me about how that's been going?

Manson: It's so hard to talk about a record when you're still in the middle of it. It's really difficult to see. But it's already got quite a different flavor from "No Gods," which was definitely kind of a political record in a funny way. You know, with a small p. This is a lot more personal, I think. And to steal from my comrade, Noel, it's definitely a bit more reflective. We all went through a lot during COVID and lockdown. I think we all got a little bit of PTSD. (laughs)

I certainly don't feel like the same person anymore, for whatever reason. So I think some of that's definitely influenced the writing. But as I said, you just don't know until it's done, especially with Garbage, because of the way we write. Everything gets sort of mashed up and cut up and put back together. It's sort of very Frankenstein the way that we work.

I know you were involved in assembling "Anthology." How did it feel to sift through all that music?

We put an anthology together just to sort of celebrate how long we've been together as a band. Our record company were pushing to get it together. At first, we were sort of like, "Uh, we've already done a best-of, let's not do that." And they were like, "But that was 15 years ago." We were sort of like, "Whoa, OK." We just literally took all the singles that had come out and put them on two pieces of vinyl and it felt significant.

I think nobody expected Garbage to last this long. Most of all ourselves, but I don't think the industry ever thought that we would have it in us to make it this far, you know? So I think we're proud of that.

It's very difficult to survive in the music industry at the moment, let alone a bunch of people who emerged in the '90s. It's highly competitive. It's hit-orientated. It's financially challenging for bands, which is why you don't see that many bands anymore. It's just financially a suck. And of course, record companies support solo artists, because they're cheaper to run and much easier to push around than a bunch of incalcitrant bastards who emerged in the '90s.

What do you think has kept Garbage together?

Manson : I don't know. I mean, I guess we have good chemistry. We're all beasts and we've got nothing better to do.

Shirley Manson and Noel Gallagher looking forward to the tour

Do you suspect that there's going to be any guesting on each other's sets on this tour?

Manson (laughing): No pressure, Noel.

Gallagher: Well, I am single and ready to mingle, so….

Is there anything you're especially looking forward to on this tour?

Gallagher : I'm just looking forward to the whole experience. I mean, I love touring America, particularly in the summer. I love being on the bus. I love my band and what I do. And it's just gonna be a great experience. You know, these things are what you make them. I'm determined that this is gonna be great. And I know Shirley feels the same way. And we're gonna have a great time.

Manson : Hurrah! Well, we're bringing out Metric, who are a fantastic band. I don't know if you've ever seen them play but they're more our style probably than Noel's style. They use a lot of electronics like we do. But Emily Haines is a fierce front woman. I'm gonna have my work cut out for me to follow her every night. So we're excited. It's a great package, actually. If you were into Garbage and Oasis and Noel and Metric, I think you're gonna have a really good summer with us. But I wouldn't say that, wouldn't I?

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Noel Gallagher & Garbage tour strikes balance of celebrating legacy & cementing new classics; hits Cincinnati July 1

By: Ian Saint Posted on: Friday, June 23, 2023

DALLAS, Texas (WOUB) – As Oasis and Garbage approach the 30 th anniversaries of their debut albums, they both find themselves in the sweet spot of celebrating the remarkable legacies of era-defining albums that now appeal to multiple generations of fans – while also having plenty of juice to still face the challenges of creating new material that captivates audiences.

The co-headlining tour for Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is absolutely a must-see show for fans of ‘90s alternative rock — especially those of us who are too young to have experienced it back then, as this millennial journalist was — but it’s not steeped in nostalgia, either… rather than try to re-create the ‘90s, both groups deliver their ‘90s gems with the same ferocity as back then — but channel them in ways that suit the present times, and neatly compliment their newer songs.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds pull most enticing tracks from Council Skies for first half of their set

Noel Gallagher faces a unique predicament. Whereas Garbage has their debut’s entire line-up intact, Oasis disbanded in 2009; and his post-Oasis band, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, has a legacy of their own to celebrate. Leading up to brand-new record Council Skies , all four of their prior albums notched #1 in their native Great Britain. The High Flying Birds’ success is in spite of press fixation on Noel’s complicated relationship with brother Liam Gallagher, the front-man of Oasis — where Noel was the sole songwriter of all their famous ’90s singles.

For this tour, Gallagher divides his set between catalogues of each band; dedicating the first half to the High Flying Birds and the second to Oasis.

Gallagher recently told Rolling Stone that the response of American audiences to songs from Council Skies has been “terrible.” I suspect that there was a fair depth of jest in this remark, true to form with the Gallaghers’ infamous deprecation of each other, themselves, and most everything under the sun – a good-natured smirk that delights listeners in their homeland, but I feel doesn’t always clearly translate to American readers. (Having a 90 year-old Scottish immigrant grandmother informs my hunch.) Either way, in fairness, Council Skies was released on the day of the tour’s launch; affording little time for even determined listeners to get acquainted.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds open their show with the bristling Pretty Boy , the first Council Skies song Gallagher demoed and completed for the album, as well as its first single. The stage set was blanketed with bouquets of recognizably Manchester blooms and regalia of Man City football club – whose diehard fandom is one area where the Gallagher brothers are always unwavering in unity.

From my vantage point in Dallas, the round of consecutive Council Skies songs actually stirred the audience quite well. The album’s closing track, the bouncy We’re Gonna Get There in the End , particularly elicited people to bop along. Its brassy arrangement and empowering lyrics – which kick off with “Remember the dream that you’re keeping alive” — are a welcome motivation in 2023, with much of this nascent decade having felt like a turbulent holding pattern.

After wrapping their Council Skies suite, the High Flying Birds play a few highlights from prior records. A stand-out was In the Heat of the Moment , lead single from the Birds’ 2016 Chasing Yesterday album — which served as a reminder that the band’s principle songwriter is the same as Oasis’. When I’d noticed that the Oasis superfan next to me was animatedly reacting to this track, I asked if he was familiar with this song. He answered “I don’t know this song, but I *feel* like I know it with my soul!”

Gallagher unafraid to nix Oasis’ major U.S. hits from the set in favor of beloved deep cuts

Then, unceremoniously, Gallagher quipped “this is one you’ll know” – he had previously introduced a new song as “not Supersonic , if you can’t f***ing tell” — before launching into the first Oasis cut: The Masterplan . Unsurprisingly, the recognition of Oasis material ignited an uproarious reaction… but what’s astonishing is that this track doesn’t even hail from an Oasis studio album – it was a B-side to Wonderwall in the UK (but not the USA), and is the title track to a 1998 compilation of Oasis B-sides. Two other B-sides, Going Nowhere and Half the World Away , drew similarly rapturous responses.

Perhaps Noel wanted to avoid songs Liam sings lead on. It makes sense given the possible backlash doing so might elicit not only from online trolls, but potentially from Liam himself.

Live Forever was the only song in the set that originally had Liam on lead. The optimistic ballad was first composed by Noel in 1991, and was key to Oasis getting signed by Creation Records in 1993. From there, the boys from Manchester were catapulted to the stratosphere at a pace that was truly “supersonic” – the title of their first single, and also the 2016 Oasis: Supersonic documentary that chronicled their meteoric rise.

Live Forever , in my view, was the greatest highlight of the set. Written by an exuberant young Irishman in Manchester, its inclusion to the Council Skies tour is appropriate — and to hear it sung through the spirit of a 56-year-old rockstar and father of three (his eldest child is now approaching the age at which his father wrote Live Forever ) is nothing short of mesmerizing.

Hearing Noel croon  “Maybe I will never be all the things that I wanna be, now is not the time to cry,” at this stage of his life – backed up by an audience accompaniment that I can only describe as “choral” — could prompt an analytical essay itself.

When Oasis recorded (What’s the Story) Morning Glory , Noel gave Liam the option to choose between singing lead on Don’t Look Back In Anger  or Wonderwall . Now, after three decades, it seems Noel is content with his brother’s decision to let him take on this powerful song.

Garbage provides powerful set of songs new and old

Garbage are no strangers to Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center – they’ve already performed there in 2021 and 2022 – opening for Alanis Morrisette and Tears For Fears, respectively. For those who caught one (or both) of those shows, some might wonder if it’s worthwhile to go see them again so soon. Speaking as someone who also saw Garbage opening for Alanis, I strongly feel that it’s absolutely worthwhile to see them headlining.

The opener slot served as an excellent primer on Garbage, and greatly heightened my interest in them, especially as a younger listener… but the freedom associated with a headlining performance made me better appreciate not only Garbage, but also the particular era of post-grunge alternative rock that claims them as pioneers.

Supervixen , the opening track of Garbage’s debut album, set the tone for their explosive start in 1995. Its powerful riffs and contrasting silence, alongside the iconic pink-feathered album cover, was accurately described as a “a sort of black hole implosion into which you feared your soul might be sucked,” by Hot Press writer Peter Murphy.

Watching Garbage open with Supervixen — which they haven’t performed in Cincinnati since 2005 – was worth the modest cost of admission, alone. It’s too bad that Supervixen wasn’t a bigger hit; likely because its prospects were overshadowed by the simultaneous release of #1 Crush from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, which powered up to #1 on Billboard ’s US Alternative Airplay chart. It’s ironically fitting, then, that this hypnotic staple followed Supervixen in the band’s 2023 set list.

These two early bangers were followed by The Men Who Rule the World , the opening track and lead single off their latest album, No Gods No Masters . I was struck by how long it took me to recognize the tune as a newer one; proving that Garbage’s newest songs compliment their older hits very neatly without feeling derivative. That’s a skillful balance for a band so strongly associated with their fame-breaking era to achieve.

Garbage’s ’90s hits evoke nostalgia, sure — but it’s clear the band isn’t trying to replicate that era. Instead, the songs resonate shockingly well with the present. During their performance of Special, Shirley Manson’s vocals carried added depth, enriched by the kind of wisdom one only accumulates with time and experience. The 1998 music video for Special depicted the band as galactic fighter jet pilots, inspired by the excitement for human prospects as the new millennium loomed – but in 2023, it now reflects something far more complex and rich, a sentiment shaped by the decades of global conflicts and democratic erosion which played out after the dawn of the new millennium.

When Shirley sings Garbage’s biggest hit, Stupid Girl , she radiates in the odds-defying results of her conviction to not squander her potential on vapidness and patriarchal confines all those years ago. She prefaced Version 2.0 ’s pulsating Push It by noting she wrote the lyrics while she was “a bit glum, down, and feeling that the forces of the world were holding me back.”

A quarter-century later, she’s still performing that song in amphitheaters; and reassured those who “feel like s*** tonight [that] nothing stays the same, everything turns around – even the really hard stuff.”

Push It was and is an anthem for disenfranchised youth; but in 2023 it’s simultaneously evolved into a beacon of reassurance.

Garbage takes time to interact with fans

The longer set time of Garbage’s headlining performance in comparison to their 2021 and 2022 opening slots means not only more time for more music, but also more time for priceless audience interaction memories. I’ll note a couple of anecdotes from the Dallas show that stand out.

After finishing Bleed Like Me — the title track of Garbage’s 2005 album, before they went on a 7-year hiatus — Shirley paused to point out a beetle on stage; one that she was determined to save before continuing the show and accidentally stomping it to death. Manson said the beetle and its predicament brought to mind her own mother’s death – and she couldn’t bear to think about mindlessly stamping this bug out of its life. Considering Bleed Like Me is a song about empathy for those who are different – the coincidental timing of this interspecies salvation was impeccable.

However, the best exchange happened between Manson and a young fan.

I noticed a young boy and a man who was presumably his father in front of me during The Men Who Rule the World. The boy, who stood on his chair in order to see the band, knew every word of the new material… and belted it out with oodles of animation. The sweetness was complemented by the matching Garbage t-shirts the two wore.

Manson noticed the boy and called him onto to the stage, where she thanked him for his enthusiasm and gave him a pair of drumsticks from Garbage drummer Butch Vig. (I’m not sure if the boy was fully cognizant of how Vig also produced Nirvana’s Nevermind album, which further emboldens the gift’s historic significance.)

This incident felt like the embodiment of the symbolic passing of the torch from one generation to another; serving as a good metaphor for the show, overall.

Toronto’s Metric opened the show

The co-headlining tour’s opening act is Metric of Toronto, who celebrate the 20 th anniversary of their debut LP, Old World Underground, Where Are You? , this year. Two of Metric’s self-released albums have gone Platinum in their native Canada, where they’ve also won numerous Juno Awards (Canada’s equivalent to the Grammys).

In America, two of Metric’s albums have ranked in the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, including 2012’s Synthetica at #12. I admittedly wasn’t acquainted with them prior to this tour — but I quickly understood why they were selected by Gallagher and Garbage, whom Metric frontwoman Emily Hained likened to touring with the Beatles and Rolling Stones.

Now or Never Now was the most noteworthy stand-out to my ears.

Co-headlining tour proves Gallagher and Garbage are both seasoned, yet ever-innovating artists

Noel Gallagher and Shirley Manson are both 56 years of age, and offering the best of both worlds at this stage of their careers: long enough to deliver classics from decades ago with hair-raising intensity, but with decades of innovative material still ahead of them. (It’s worth noting that Manson’s Garbage bandmates are substantially older, but also still in peak form — I was particularly impressed by guitarist Duke Erikson, whose saliently fluid stage presence defies societal expectations of his 72 years.)

The heights of their stardom do not deter them from continuing to challenge and refine their songwriting prowess, and the songs that powered their ‘90s launch to celebrity stratosphere are delivered in a fine wine kind of way, that makes them timeless relics rather than dated artifacts.

Noel Gallagher and Garbage are in the pinnacles of their artistry – seasoned, but still innovating. The fact that they can be seen in headliner-length sets on the same night, for modestly-priced admission makes for a bargain. This millennial reviewer urges any fans of alternative rock to attend in Cincinnati, or elsewhere on the tour, especially if you were too young to experience the ‘90s alternative scene firsthand!

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Garbage are on a co-headlining tour, that plays Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center (6295 Kellogg Ave.) on Saturday, July 1. For tickets, and their full tour itineraries, visit their official websites: noelgallagher.com or garbage.com.

Noel Gallagher tour: door times and when December 2023 shows start and end

Noel Gallagher door times have been confirmed for December shows

The door times for Noel Gallagher's final shows of 2023 have been confirmed. He will be joined by an opening act and fans can expect him to be on stage for over an hour.

The former Oasis star and his High Flying Birds will be coming to arenas across the UK in December. He will return in 2024 and play outdoor shows during the summer.

If you are heading to the concerts this month, you might be wondering about timings. Here is all you need to know:

What are Noel Gallagher's December tour dates?

Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds will be ending the year with a run of arena shows in December. He will be joined by an opening act for the gigs.

He will play the following venues on the tour:

• 14 December - OVO Arena Wembley, London
• 15 December - Utilita Arena, Birmingham
• 17 December - Utilita Arena, Cardiff
• 18 December - First Direct Arena, Leeds
• 20 December - OVO Hydro, Glasgow
• 21 December - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

What are the door times?

The timings are starting to be confirmed for the shows in December. They are as follows:

The doors will open at 6pm at the OVO Arena in Wembley, the venue has confirmed. An opening act will play first at around 7.45pm.

For those who are going to Utilita Arena, the doors will open at 6pm. The support act will start at 7.45pm and Noel is expected on stage at 9pm.

The doors will open at 6pm in Cardiff, the Utilita Arena has announced. Expect the show to start at around 7.45pm.

For fans heading to First Direct Arena, the doors will open at 6pm in Leeds. The show will start with the support act at 7.45pm.

The doors will open at OVO Hydro at 6.30pm, the venue has confirmed. Showtimes will be confirmed three days before the gig.

For the final show on the tour at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, the door times have not been confirmed. But expect similar timings to the rest of the tour - so doors will open between 6pm and 6.30pm, approximately.

Noel Gallagher on … Everything: ‘I F-cking Changed People’s Lives!’

By Brian Hiatt

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Ask Noel Gallagher how the material from his excellent new album, Council Skies , is going over live so far on his U.S. tour with Garbage, and you’ll get an answer only he would dare to give: “Terrible,” he says, blaming crowds who haven’t absorbed the album yet (like all of his post- Oasis work, it’s credited to Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds). “I’m starting off with five new ones. People should have bought the fucking album, then, shouldn’t they? So they’re gonna stand there with their mouths open thinking, ‘What the fuck is this?’ I should advise them to go to their preferred streaming service.”

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He says his brother, Liam Gallagher , isn’t being honest when he claims to want to reform Oasis — and hasn’t made the call he recently dared him to make. “I’ve accepted now that this is never gonna go away.” Noel says. “I’ve put it out there that if Liam really wants to do it, he should fucking call me, and he hasn’t called me, so I’m just assuming that he doesn’t want it either. Well, I know for a fact he doesn’t want it either, but he likes to paint this picture of, you know, this little fucking guy who’s sitting with his suitcase packed by the door, you know, like the little fucking cat from fucking Shrek, you know, the little fucking Spanish cat with these big fucking teary eyes. ‘I’m [gonna] go and do it now for you fans. I love you.’ It’s like, well, fucking call me then. And he hasn’t called me. And until he does, it’s fucking going nowhere.”

Gallagher is intensely, perhaps irrationally, opposed to the use of co-writers . “I never loved the Beach Boys,” he says. “I was watching a documentary once and I was like, hang on a minute. Who the fuck’s this Van Dyke Parks? Oh, he’s the lyricist? It’s like, what? Brian Wilson didn’t even write the lyrics? Well, what the fuck? Why is he revered as a great songwriter? And, um, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran and all the rest of them, I’m sorry. Once you employ outside people … they’re solo artists. How can he be a solo artist if there’s someone else [co-]writing the fucking songs for you?” But how is it different than collaborating with a bandmate? “If you are writing songs with a guy, be in a band with that fucking guy!”

That said, he has, um, co-written three songs with the Black Keys for their next album. “We did a week in the studio in London and wrote three songs,” he says. “And I’ve gotta tell you, they’re fucking amazing.”

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Noel Gallagher: Texts from Guardiola, why Neville is a ‘dinosaur’ – and those 115 charges

Noel Gallagher is talking about fatherhood, football and being glad, quite frankly, that Manchester City are not Everton .

“When I explain it to Sonny, my youngest lad, I think the perfect analogy is: ‘If you want to know what it used to be like, look at Everton’,” he says.

“If City hadn’t been bought by Sheikh Mansour, it would have been takeover after takeover , all sorts of f***wits coming in, failure and broken promises. I look at Everton at the bottom of the league, points deductions, and I think: ‘There but for the grace of God go us’. Because that would have been us, or possibly even worse.

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“I’ve got two lads who are City fans. The eldest one is more into girls. But my youngest, who’s 13, is aware how lucky he is. His first memory is the Sergio Aguero moment. I’m always telling him, ‘You were born at absolutely the right time’. He’s seen nothing but glory. But I say to him, ‘You’re going to have to go through pain eventually when Pep Guardiola leaves’.”

He has pulled up a chair at the offices of Ignition, the management company for his band, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. He is wearing a ‘Mancunian’ badge on his jacket and we are here to talk football for what, even with some heavy censorship, has been a considerable test for The Athletic’s profanities policy.

We will talk about what it is like to be a City fan at a time when his club feel increasingly unpopular, resented even, and are being branded as financial cheats.

We will discuss the text messages and voice notes from Guardiola that encourage him to think City’s manager might stick around for a few more years (more of that later).

If your affinities lie with Manchester United or Liverpool , you should probably realise he doesn’t care how offended you might get. If you want Premier League games to be staged in the United States, he is here to tell you to (expletive removed) go ruin some other sport. If you are Gary Neville, you might want to look away now. Jamie Carragher, ditto.

Noel, in other words, is on form: as outrageous, quotable and entertaining as ever.

Just don’t expect him to apologise for supporting a fabulously successful club when the man sitting here today is coming up to the 50th anniversary of his first game and has never forgotten the years of drift and melancholy when City seemed to be auditioning, season after season, to be English football’s Slapstick XI.

A younger generation might never truly understand what it was like before Abu Dhabi’s billionaires took control in 2008 and turned City from a tragicomedy into a relentless winning machine.

But Noel does. Growing up in Burnage, south Manchester, in a large Irish family made up almost entirely of United and Liverpool fans, he and his brother, Liam, were the only ones who chose City. “And for many years I’d ask myself, ‘Why? Why? WHY?’.”

Alan Ball was in the dugout, not Guardiola, and it was Jamie Pollock in midfield rather than Kevin De Bruyne . City were heading for the old Third Division. Worse, their decline coincided with United’s greatest achievements on the other side of Mancunian Way.

There was, says Gallagher, only one consolation. “The only saving grace was that Oasis were f***ing massive. That was the only thing we could take comfort from: City are s***… but at least we’re the biggest band in the world.”

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Gallagher’s first match was against Newcastle United at Maine Road. It was January 18, 1975. He was seven, trying to get a view from the front of the Kippax terrace — the vast stand that ran along one side of the stadium — as Dennis Tueart scored a hat-trick for the home team.

“We won 5-1,” he recalls. “All I remember was Malcolm Macdonald scoring the one for Newcastle. He smacked it in off the underside of the bar. I’ve often hoped it might come up when they show those retro games on TV, but I’ve never seen it since.”

The following year, Tueart scored again and City won the League Cup . What nobody realised at the time was that it would be another three decades before their next trophy. Joe Royle, who managed the club in the late-1990s, called it ‘Cityitis ‘. For a long time, there seemed to be no cure.

And yet there was something about City’s fans in those days that endeared them to other football folk in a way that seems to have been lost now. They were stoic and long-suffering and, as their team dropped through the divisions, they got by on gallows humour. And, despite everything, they loved their team.

“I remember we were playing at Stoke one year when there was a train strike,” says Gallagher. “We’d been at a party in someone’s house. It got to midnight and someone just said, ‘Shall we go to Stoke? Let’s f***ing walk, we’ll hitchhike’. So we just got off. Six of us, with a football.”

For anyone not familiar with the geography, it is 45 miles from Manchester to Stoke if you are lunatic enough, as Noel’s gang clearly were, to head for the M6 motorway.

“We set off from Levenshulme and walked all the way to Knutsford Services. It was the middle of winter, absolutely f***ing freezing, and we got stopped by the police on the way. They wanted to know what we were doing. ‘We’re going to see City at Stoke’. But it’s not until tomorrow. ‘Yeah, but there’s a train strike’.

“We made it to Knutsford and a guy called Stan gave us a lift for the rest of the journey. I remember his name because we were singing, ‘Cardboard Stan is a City fan’. We got to Stoke about seven in the morning and hung around the train station, waiting for the cafe to open so we could get some breakfast. Then we ‘jibbed’ the coach on the way back to get a free ride home.

“Those were just the kinds of things you’d do. You knew that if you got to Stoke, you were probably going to get beat 1-0 in the rain. You didn’t know how you were going to get home. But you went anyway because it was your team.”

These were the attitudes that, ultimately, helped to shape Oasis and made them what they were. So much of that band — the fashion, the swagger, the laddishness — was rooted in football terrace culture.

“I used to go to City with a load of lads from Levenshulme,” says Gallagher. “We’d meet at Johnny’s Cafe off Stockport Road, get the train into Piccadilly station and then jump on the football special to all these different places.

“It was a bit more wild, a bit more free and easy. You were with your mates who you grew up with on the estate. All lads the same age, all from the same kind of working-class families.

“A certain section of my generation will always miss that… the gooseflesh, the day out. You’d end up back in Levenshulme at 10 o’clock, you’ve been to Bradford away and you’ve got away with it.

“It wasn’t just mindlessly going for a fight, you were following your team. But I got into a lot of scrapes and, at some places, it was violence the minute you got off the train.

“Oldham away was a tricky one. Blackpool. I was never brave enough to go to Millwall. But anywhere in Yorkshire-Lancashire on an away day was hardcore. There were two or three times when I got done in.”

One occasion was before a game at Sheffield United when the mob that set upon him could never have known that the target of their kicks and punches would become one of British music’s greatest songwriters.

Another time involved a pre-season ‘friendly’ against Manchester United in the late 1980s. “One minute I was walking past this bus shelter,” says Gallagher, “and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in the bus shelter. I’d got two black eyes and a busted nose. I never went to get my nose fixed — that’s why it’s still crooked now.”

It is different these days. At the Champions League final two weekends ago, Gallagher was a guest in one of the corporate lounges. It was full, he says, of “actors, American rappers, ‘Go Madrid’, that sort of thing”. It wasn’t really his scene.

Nor did he seem too enthused recently when the television cameras picked him out at Fulham, just as the entire City end turned their backs to the pitch for the ‘Poznan’. Well, the entire City end bar one man.

“I was too hungover,” he explains. “I’d had a spectacular night out on the Thursday — it wasn’t even the night before. But it was such a late night I was still feeling rough even by the Saturday. The Poznan starts. And suddenly the whole City end are looking at you. This lad in front is going, ‘Come on you miserable c***, join in’. And I’m like, ‘Oh f***ing grow up, will you? I’m sweating here’.”

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Overall, though, he loves the away days. “I hate going in hospitality. I don’t want to be watching City in a box with three Tottenham fans, a Sunderland fan and some lad who likes ice hockey.

“So I take my lad and we go in the City end. He loves all the swearing and he gets all the drunk City fans kissing him on the head.

“We time it to get into the ground five minutes before kick-off. If you go in 20 minutes early, you’re asking to be mithered. But City fans are cool as f*** anyway. Most football fans are. The only places we have to be careful are Liverpool and United. Arsenal , maybe. And Tottenham’s always been a bit tricky for me, because I’ve been slagging them off for years and that part of town is bandit country.”

His experiences make him streetwise. Plus football, as a whole, is a lot less dangerous anyway these days. He prefers it that way, too.

“I’ve been to hundreds of matches all around the world — Boca Juniors, Celtic- Rangers , all of them, and the worst I’ve ever seen was the Euro final (in 2021) when England played Italy at Wembley. It was the Wild West. So let’s not harp back to that. Because that kind of s*** — girls coming out of football matches because they’ve been hit on the head with a pound coin — nobody needs that.”

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The FA Cup final last month wasn’t much fun, either. Mike Pickering, another well-known face from Manchester’s music scene, was with him. Pickering, a DJ and record producer, was a legendary figure at the old Hacienda nightclub and formed dance band M People. Sonny was there, too.

“It was the one time in the last 10 years when we’ve had real abuse from United fans,” says Gallagher. “They were filming us in our faces: ‘You f***ing blue c**ts’. I’d got hold of my lad’s hand and was asking him, ‘Are you all right?’.

“That was just one tiny 45-second example of what football used to be like. Nobody needs that.”

He thinks about it for a few more moments. And now he is rocking with laughter. “Mike Pickering, to be fair, did get called the funniest thing ever. He got called a ‘blue Hacienda c**t’. I said to him afterwards: ‘Mate, that’s got to be on your gravestone’. I want to see it on a T-shirt. We need a banner. ‘Blue Hacienda c**t’. Brilliant!”

This might be one of the few interviews since Oasis split in 2009 when Noel has not been asked if he and Liam are going to get the band together again.

He does bring it up himself, though, when the conversation turns to the role Oasis played in the football-music crossover and how, at their pomp, a big part of their audience came from the football crowd.

“Oasis inspired that kind of feeling because of a lot of different things — the music, the attitude, that kind of thing — but predominantly because the people who came to see us saw themselves in us, and vice versa. That has never gone away. I could make one phone call this afternoon (clicks fingers) and the world would come to an end. And it’s never going to go away.”

Unless you have been living on Mars these last 15 years, you might have heard the two brothers had a bit of a falling-out. Life with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is not so dramatic. But it’s not entirely straightforward now City-Liverpool is the biggest rivalry of modern-day football.

Russ, the bass player, used to be a goalkeeper in Liverpool’s academy. “Oh, it’s tense,” says Noel. “He’s a Liverpool fan. The drummer, Chris, is a Liverpool fan. Two of the brass section are Liverpool fans and my guitar tech is a Liverpool fan.

“When the rivalry first started, before the arrival of Guardiola, we watched the games together. And then one night — I think it was the Champions League quarter-final — it got a bit out of hand.

“The Scousers celebrated a little too much and a little too close to my personal space. And I was like, ‘I will f***ing fire someone here’. So now we watch the games separately and we’re not allowed to mention it.”

Interestingly, he has a warm (or warmish) eulogy for Jurgen Klopp, as the manager who has done the most to challenge Guardiola’s supremacy.

“I don’t like the chest-beating and all that s***. I know it’s required of you at Liverpool to play to the gallery. But I’ve met him a couple of times.

“He was a bit tall for my liking. And he was a bit of a sore loser — the grass was too wet, it was a bit windy. But he was a lovely dude. His teams were unbelievable and, if it wasn’t for Guardiola, they would have won three leagues. That Liverpool team would have destroyed pretty much every team that came before us.”

By that, he includes the United side that won the treble under Sir Alex Ferguson.

“We would have annihilated them,” says Gallagher. “In 1999, football was not what it is today. I was watching Sky Sports the other day when they showed an old United game in their pomp. There was nobody pressing. One player lofts the ball out one way, another player lofts it back. It was so slow.

“Then I watch City play Liverpool and it’s the best football I’ve ever seen. Everything’s so quick, so ferocious, Bernardo Silva has run 28 miles and I’m thinking, ‘This is insane… how do these lads play at this ferocious speed and never make a mistake?’.

“So when people ask, ‘Would today’s City beat Ferguson’s United side?’, the answer is, ‘Yes, I’ve seen the evidence’. We would have annihilated them. And Liverpool would have f***ing annihilated them, too.”

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Neville, presumably, would disagree, as a stalwart of that United team. And it hasn’t escaped Gallagher’s attention that the Sky pundit – with whom he has had an on-off, often lighthearted, spat – had a nibble at him recently. Why was he sounding off about City , Neville wanted to know, when he didn’t even live in Manchester?

“Is that the best he’s got? That I’ve lived in London for 25 years?” says Gallagher. “When he and Carragher came along, they were a breath of fresh air. I liked them. They were fresh out of the dressing room, fresh off the pitch, and they knew what they were talking about.

“We’re at a tipping point with those two now, though, where I just think, ‘You’re full of s***, the pair of you’. Neville can’t see past that United team. And fair enough, that’s the team he played for. I just think they’re becoming dinosaurs. They’re stale.

“A lot of the old guys on television are United-Liverpool based and seem to think none of us has ever watched football before. Mate, I was watching football before you were born. I know what it is, I know what I’m seeing.

“I was watching the other day — him (Neville) and Roy Keane going on about Italian teams and, ‘Oh, there were times when we came off the pitch thinking that team wasn’t clean’. And, honestly, I was just laughing. You mean, because you got beat?

“The insinuation was that ‘you had to be on drugs, you had to be dirty, because no way could you have beaten us otherwise’. They (United) lose a game and it has to be somebody else’s fault. The players were on drugs, or the referee was bought, or there was some conspiracy. No, you just got f***ing beat!

“That’s how arrogant they were. Their fans revelled in it. They had a banner — ‘Not Arrogant, Just Better’ — and now United fans my age are like, ‘I don’t go to football any more, it’s not the same as it was, it’s all about money now’. Hahaha! Come on, man. You mean, because you’re not winning?”

It might surprise you to learn Gallagher, now 57, would have been quite happy with a European Super League — as long as there was one key change.

Perhaps that is another indication of what it is like to be a City fan these days. “At the time, it felt like we were playing Shakhtar Donetsk every f***ing week,” says Gallagher. “We play Real Madrid every time. So I liked the idea until I saw the no-relegation thing and then it was, ‘No, you’ve lost everybody there’. Other than that, I thought it was a great idea. One minor tweak and I think everybody would have gone for it.”

Otherwise, he speaks passionately about what he sees as “the Americanisation” of England’s top division and his suspicions about what will happen if the number of American owners in the Premier League (currently nine) reaches 14, the number needed to vote through changes.

In particular, he wants to make some points about the ’39th game’ — advocated recently by Tom Werner, Liverpool’s chairman — to take the Premier League abroad. And it’s a heck of a speech.

“I know a lot of guys in (American) bands who have got into the Premier League over the last 10 years and got a team,” says Gallagher. “We live in a world where the lead singer of the Black Crowes is a Chelsea fan — who’d have thought it? — and every game is now a multi-faceted, cosmopolitan experience.

“I’d rather that, any day of the week, than a load of geezers with skinheads and flat caps.

“I just struggle with this idea that we should play Premier League games in America. Why are we talking about Chelsea playing Tottenham in Miami? They say, ‘Because American TV is willing to pump money in’.

“But hang on a minute, this is still our game. ‘Oh, but American sports come to London’. Well, that’s their problem! I don’t see why, because the New York Jets play at Tottenham and the Jacksonville Jaguars go to Wembley, we have to go to Connecticut.

“I couldn’t care less if a Man City ‘customer’ in New Jersey wants to see a game. Get off your f***ing arse and come to Manchester, then.

“Why are we talking about schlepping out to Abu Dhabi for a League Cup final? Why are we talking about FA Cup finals in Bangkok?

“It (football) will change drastically in the next decade and, 20 years from now, it will be unrecognisable. Once there are 14 American owners in the Premier League, it’s over.

“They will vote for no relegation. There will be rule changes and all sorts of mad s***. Honestly, the Americanisation of football is not good for the game. It will be a slow erosion. And we are going to be powerless to stop them.”

Point made. But it is tempting to think there will be people reading this who might be intrigued to know what he makes of his own club and, specifically, the fact they are facing 115 charges for alleged financial breaches . The scrutiny on City has gone up another notch since their latest title win. It has increased, again, after it emerged the club are taking legal action against the Premier League in an attempt to change the rules.

“It’s a tough one with City,” says Gallagher. “I was getting abuse at the Champions League final recently. They were Liverpool lads, my age, late fifties, calling me a ‘cheating b*****d’.

“I was like, ‘You need to relax’. It (branding City as cheats) is a coping thing for fans of other clubs. When I talk about City, it’s not long before someone jumps in: ‘What about all these charges?’.

“The players aren’t cheats and neither is the manager. If the club have done whatever they are alleged to have done, that’s the club. But I don’t see why, when City have won four titles in a row and Pep has built two vastly different teams, it should hang over the team. And the team are astonishing.”

The obvious retort would be that, if City — who deny all wrongdoing — have cooked the books, it means an unfair advantage for the team. But did anyone expect their most famous and recognisable fan to jump aboard the anti-City bandwagon?

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Gallagher tells the story about the Saturday afternoon — September 22, 2007 — when his first son, Donovan, was born.

City, then managed by Sven-Goran Eriksson, were playing at Fulham . With an hour gone, City had scored three times. As baby Donovan arrived into the world, the proud dad had his phone in his pocket. He could feel it pinging with goal alerts. “And I’m thinking, ‘F***ing hell, we must have scored six or seven here’. I look at my phone. It’s 3-3. But that was City, wasn’t it? Just f***ing calamitous.”

Everything changed the following year when Abu Dhabi took control. So is it any real surprise that Noel (and Liam, inevitably) is conclusively, emphatically, unapologetically supportive of the alleged rule-breakers?

“You have to give it to the people who run that club,” says Noel. “They don’t f*** about, they go for the best. I remember the first time I met (chairman) Khaldoon (Al Mubarak) and, within five minutes, I was like, ‘Who is this guy? He’s outrageous’.

“He was very calmly telling me what he was going to do. We were in the tunnel at City and there was something about the way he spoke that made me go back to my mates and say, ‘They are going to pull this off, you know’.

“There was no hyperbole. Nobody was giving it the big ‘un. It was just, ’We’re going to do this, this and this… all the best players will be coming and, bit by bit, we are going to become the greatest football club in the world’. I was like, ‘Can we get a new kit, too? The kit is f***ing s***!’.”

Did you know that, at the height of Oasis-mania, the chairman of Manchester City wanted to add them to the club’s board?

“Franny Lee tried to get us to invest in the club,” says Gallagher. “We went for lunch with him and a couple of others at the old Platt Lane training ground. They’d renamed the canteen the Oasis Suite and they’d come up with this crazy marketing idea on the basis that, at the time, they didn’t have an official No 1 on the books.

“They were telling us, ‘We’ll sign you, officially, and it will be Gallagher as City’s No 1′. I told them, ‘Listen, if you give me a contract, I’m turning up for training’. Franny Lee asked me, ‘Are you fast? Are you tricky?’. I said, ‘No, but I’m f***ing dirty’.

“They wanted us to put money into the club. I remember my manager asking if we wanted to do it. At the height of Oasis, there were always City fans asking me, ‘Why don’t you invest in the club?’. But it never happened and I’d tell them the same thing every time: ‘Because I haven’t worked all my life for you lot to start throwing s*** at my windows after a 0-0 draw at York’.”

All these years later, it feels like a sensible choice. The money has come from Sheikh Mansour instead and City have been transformed into a team of serial champions, accumulating a staggering 23 trophies in 15 years of Abu Dhabi ownership.

Losing the FA Cup final was a blow, just a few days after celebrating their latest championship. “You could tell after five minutes,” Gallagher says of a rare off-day for Guardiola’s team. “Everyone had been hungover for three days. United visibly wanted it more. They were rabid… it was like playing a Championship team.”

Overall, though, it is probably a reflection of the modern-day City that he has an agreement with his management to avoid booking gigs from the end of April to late May. It is the part of the season when the trophies are decided and he wants to be part of it (though he did mix up his dates two seasons ago and, as such, watched them win the Champions League final from a bar in San Diego).

Will Guardiola stay? “I speak to him quite a bit and he’s never given me any inkling that he’s not 1,000 per cent happy living in Manchester,” says Gallagher. “I can play you messages where you’d go, ‘That doesn’t sound like anyone is retiring from football soon’. He sends me texts and leaves voice notes about how much he loves the club. He’s one of us, believe me.”

The respect is mutual. Guardiola is a big Oasis fan, with a verse from Rock ’n’ Roll Star — the first track of their debut album, Definitely Maybe — on his office wall. But that doesn’t change the fact he is in the final year of his contract and has talked about needing fresh motivation.

“When he goes, the Premier League will breathe a sigh of relief,” says Gallagher. “But it will also be good for City to think, ‘OK that was our golden era, what are we made of now? Can we get it right?’. By the time he leaves, all the charges will be done. And then it will be a big reset.

“A good 50 per cent of me thinks he’s going to stay, though. Because where’s he going to go? He won’t retire, as he’s younger than me. He won’t go to Italy, as there’s no money in it. He’s already done Germany. He’s not going back to Barcelona. America? Maybe. But he’s a competitor, a warrior, he’s an inspiring dude.

“So many football fans are desperate for him to leave because they have got it into their heads that no one is going to win anything until he does. It’s great. He just lives in everybody’s heads.”

The interview is coming to an end and, 90 minutes in, we might have to condense the long and rather hilarious story he tells about asking Mario Balotelli for the iconic “Why Always Me?” shirt from City’s 6-1 win at Old Trafford in 2011.

Gallagher was thrilled when the Italian striker offered to send it on. He was even more elated when, preparing for a gig in South Korea a month later, a parcel arrived from City’s kit department and, inside, there was his gift. Retelling the story, he is punching the air to celebrate the sheer joy of that moment.

The excitement did wear off, however, when he realised on closer inspection that the question mark of ‘Why Always Me?’ was an upside-down G with a dot stuck below it.

It wasn’t the original, after all, and Balotelli had misunderstood the request. “So I’ve got a snide ‘Why Always Me?’ shirt,” says Gallagher. “I still love the guy, though. He was a warm, friendly, funny kid who didn’t give a f***.”

He is less complimentary about Gareth Southgate and, for context, he is speaking here before the England manager decided to cut Jack Grealish from his Euro 2024 squad.

“I was at the Euros final (in 2021) and my England mates were over the moon when they scored,” says Gallagher, recalling Luke Shaw ’s goal in the second minute. “I was telling them, ‘It’s way too early — for you to win this game, you have to score with three minutes to go. Because he (Southgate) won’t know what to do now’.

“If England had a different coach, you could put money on England winning the tournament this summer. Southgate is a cautious manager.”

The truth, however, is that Gallagher is not hugely bothered about what happens to England over the coming weeks.

“My indifference to England stemmed from the 1990s when it was all Liverpool and United players,” he explains. “For the month or so when England are playing in tournaments, when the pubs are full and the whole country gets behind the team, those nights are great. But I’m not an England fan. Because all my family are Irish, I don’t particularly feel English. And because I was born in England, I don’t particularly feel Irish.”

For him, it is all about City. He even has a cardboard cutout of Guardiola on stage at gigs. There is another at his studio in London. And another in his kitchen, for no other reason than it makes him feel happy.

“Someone came up to me at the Champions League final. ‘You’re a big City fan’, he said. ‘Be honest, though, do you not miss the old days?’. I replied, ‘Are you mental?’.

“What I miss about those days is being unrecognisable. I miss being just a face in the crowd, so I could misbehave all I wanted. But if you’re asking me if I prefer that City to this one, you’re insane. Or you know nothing about football.”

He is chuckling at the idea, amazed it could even be asked. “I remember Ricky Hatton (the City fan and former world champion boxer) saying once: ‘I just want the old City back’. I was like, ‘Mate, seriously, just behave with that s***’.”

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Daniel Taylor is a senior writer for The Athletic and a four-time Football Journalist of the Year, as well as being named Sports Feature Writer of the Year in 2022. He was previously the chief football writer for The Guardian and The Observer and spent nearly 20 years working for the two titles. Daniel has written five books on the sport. Follow Daniel on Twitter @ DTathletic

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Noel Gallagher believes Pep Guardiola's love for Manchester City and his relentless nature could persuade him to sign an extension at the Etihad past next summer.

City fan and former Oasis frontman Gallagher has a personal line to Guardiola , exchanging texts, calls and even voicenotes with the Blues boss throughout the season. With Guardiola's contract expiring next summer, and no guarantee he will extend his reign into a tenth season, fans are clinging onto anything they can that may indicate a new deal is in the pipeline.

While Gallagher doesn't have any inside information on an extension, he has said that he believes Guardiola still has the hunger and desire to go on past next summer.

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Speaking to the Athletic , Gallagher said: “I speak to him quite a bit and he’s never given me any inkling that he’s not 1,000 per cent happy living in Manchester. I can play you messages where you’d go, ‘That doesn’t sound like anyone is retiring from football soon’. He sends me texts and leaves voice notes about how much he loves the club. He’s one of us, believe me.”

Guardiola's love for City is something that could persuade him to stay another year or two, and Gallagher says the manager's competitive nature also restricts the options available to him. Guardiola reiterated his stance this week that he would not return to boyhood club Barcelona as manager.

“A good 50 per cent of me thinks he’s going to stay, though. Because where’s he going to go?" Gallagher asked. "He won’t retire, as he’s younger than me. He won’t go to Italy, as there’s no money in it. He’s already done Germany. He’s not going back to Barcelona. America? Maybe. But he’s a competitor, a warrior, he’s an inspiring dude.

“When he goes, the Premier League will breathe a sigh of relief. But it will also be good for City to think, ‘OK that was our golden era, what are we made of now? Can we get it right?’. By the time he leaves, all the [Premier League] charges will be done. And then it will be a big reset.

“So many football fans are desperate for him to leave because they have got it into their heads that no one is going to win anything until he does. It’s great. He just lives in everybody’s heads.”

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Noel Gallagher launches new ‘Council Skies’ documentary series directed by daughter Anaïs

The series is in celebration of the first anniversary of the High Flying Birds' fourth studio album 'Council Skies'

Noel Gallagher has launched a new documentary series The Making Of Council Skies,  which was directed by his daughter Anaïs.

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The former Oasis guitarist took to his Instagram account to share that he will be releasing the four-part docuseries The Making Of Council Skies in celebration of the first anniversary of the High Flying Birds’ fourth studio album ‘ Council Skies ‘.

He also revealed that the series, shot by his daughter Anaïs and edited by Jamie Carter, will give fans an inside view of the album’s recording process. “To mark the one year anniversary of ‘Council Skies’ a new four part docu-series, ‘The Making Of Council Skies’, will be released on the brand new Noel Gallagher F.C!,” began the caption of his post.

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It continued: “The series, shot by @gallagher_anais and edited by Jamie Carter, gives viewers exclusive fly on the wall access to the recording process at Noel’s Studio, Lone Star Sound. A new episode will be made available weekly. Watch episode one now via the link in bio.” Fans can watch the first episode by joining Gallagher’s fan club here .

This is not the first time the ‘In The Heat Of The Moment’ singer has teamed up with his daughter for her photography/directing skills. Back in 2019, she went on tour with him as his photographer.

She also directed the music video for Inhaler ‘s single ‘My Honest Face’ – alongside Glenn Hanstock, Sam Hannigan, and edited by Jack Ridley – from the Dublin-based band’s debut album ‘ It Won’t Always Be Like This ‘.

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Anaïs has also previously modelled for Italian luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana and has worked with brands such as Mulberry and Levi’s.

In other news, Liam Gallagher recently dedicated a song to Noel at his ‘Definitely Maybe’ show in Cardiff and told the crowd that his brother was “still playing hard to get” regarding an Oasis reunion.

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Liam Gallagher at the O2: timings, tickets and everything you need to know

Everything you need to know to ensure you have a biblical evening

Liam Gallagher is on stage singing Oasis, we’re (probably) about to have a Labour government, and Take That are fresh off an arena tour. The ’90s are well and truly back in style.

Thirty years ago Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe . They couldn’t have known then that they would go on to become the decade’s most prolific rock band (sorry Blur – chart numbers don’t lie), and create an entire arsenal of tunes for guys who like to bring out guitars at parties. 

Most bands beef with their contemporaries and rivals, but Oasis’ main drama came from Liam and Noel’s inability to play nice and get along. The brothers fought constantly throughout the band’s existence, and according to Liam they still haven't spoken since its split. Their poor mum.

This year, Liam is giving the people what they want and touring the country in honour of Definitely Maybe ’s 30th birthday. Here's everything you need to know about Liam Gallagher’s four nights at the O2. 

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When is Liam Gallagher playing London’s O2 Arena?

Liam is playing four sold-out nights at London's O2 arena this June. The first two shows took place on June 6 and 7, with the remaining performances happening on June 10 and 11. No doubt it will be, as Liam himself might say, biblical. 

What time do doors open?

Doors open at 6.30pm each night. The O2 itself will open earlier, so you’ll be free to roam its restaurants and entertainment spaces before the event if you’re looking to kill time. 

What time will Liam come on stage?

Back in the 90s at an Oasis gig you were always at a slight risk that one or both of the brothers would simply decide to walk off stage half way through the set. Luckily, Liam has shed most of the petulance of his twenties, and his shows start promptly at 9pm . The set-list is just under two hours long, so he’ll be wrapped up before 11 – even rock n' roll stars need a good night’s sleep.

Who is supporting Liam Gallagher?

Two bands will be supporting the Man City superfan this week at the O2. 

The View, Dundonian indie rockers, supported Liam on June 6 and 7. For the latter half of his London dates (June 10 and 11), Gallagher will be joined by fellow Britpop alumni Cast. 

What is the setlist for the Definitely Maybe tour?

This is the exciting bit. The tour is in honour of the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ debut, which the ever-humble Liam describes as ‘t he most important album of the ‘90s bar none’.  

Although the comment was clearly a bit tongue-in-cheek, there’s no denying that the album had a huge impact on British music forever, influencing countless indie kids in the three decades since. The entire album will be played, as well as a surprise encore. Here's the setlist:

• R‌ock 'N' Roll Star
• Shakermaker
• Up In The Sky
• Digsy's Dinner
• Bring It On Down
• I Will Believe
• Half the World Away
• D'yer wanna be a Spaceman?
• Lock All The Doors ‌(the original demo version)
• (It's Good) To Be Free
• Cigarettes & Alcohol
• Married With Children
• I Am The Walrus

Can you still get tickets for Liam Gallagher at London’s O2 Arena?

There are a very small number of tickets still available through the O2’s website, many of which are resale, meaning they might be a bit pricier. You can have a look at what's left here  and on StubHub .

They range from £56.10, for the cheapest face value tickets, to nearly £400 for some. 

What are the reviews saying?

After the first sold-out show on June 6 the  Standard  gave Liam Gallagher a solid three stars. They called the show ‘a heartfelt celebration of Oasis' enduring power’, and said that Liam even dedicated a song to his estranged bro, calling him ‘one of the greatest songwriters ever’. Isn’t it nice they can finally put their beef to one side. 

The Guardian , which reviewed Liam’s show in Sheffield, gave him four stars. The paper called it an ‘unashamed nostalgia fest’ with ‘real thought and care put into performing the songs’. 

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