Liam Gallagher's awkward rant slamming 'part time rock stars' resurfaces
Liam Gallagher slammed musicians who are "in it for the money". The comments were made by the Mancunian legend years before he and his older brother, Noel Gallagher, reunited as Oasis.
Last weekend, the 52-year-old and Noel, 58, reunited on stage for the first time in 16 years, just shy of a year after they announced their long-running feud had come to an end and they were bringing the legendary band back. But after their first performance at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Liam immediately exited the venue by car, with Noel leaving a little later on.
It's claimed that both brothers are set to rake in around £50million each from the tour, which sold out in hours. Fans were left paying thousands after Ticketmaster introduced dynamic pricing, a surge in costs due to the huge demand. However, the band had no input in this.
But in 2017, while appearing on The Graham Norton Show, Liam took a subtle swipe at fellow musicians. The singer, who is not shy when it comes to saying what's really on his mind, said: "A lot of these rock n' roll stars these days are coming in and just getting the cheque, do you know what I mean?
"Imagine Keith Moon drumming his a**e off and then going home. You need to boot a few things and that, know what I mean?" Despite their once frosty bond, Noel and Liam settled their differences and left fans emotional when they walked on stage, holding hands – a sight many thought they would never see.
This weekend, they return to their hometown for the first home show since 2009. Oasis will play five sold-out shows at Heaton Park on July 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20. Each night, they will be performing to around 80,000 fans. But before the band take to the stage, Liam could face a very rocky reception.
The frontman urged all fans at both Cardiff gigs to turn around and bounce up and down during the anthem Cigarettes & Alcohol. He said on Saturday: "I don't ask you to do the Mexican wave or sh*t like that, but I want you to do the Poznan so everyone turn around and put your hands on each other. It's 2025, don't be shy. When the tunes start, you jump up and down, it's very easy, you don't need GCSEs."
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And he also posted a clip of the Poznan on his official social media with his comments from Friday night where he similarly said: "I want you to do the Poznan, so turn around and put your hands on each other." However, the Poznan is a move used by Manchester City fans and he and Noel face performing in front of thousands of rival Manchester United fans this weekend.
One music source told the Mirror: "Liam loves seeing the crowd do it, but it will be a higher risk strategy at Heaton Park. It will be no surprise if he does do it or gives City a shout-out on stage because he and Noel are such big fans. Bonehead is the only red (United fan) in the line-up."
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