Oasis tour LIVE: First look at Oasis stage as thrilled fans get party started early before eagerly awaited reunion gig
IT'S SHOW TIME! Oasis tour LIVE: First look at Oasis stage as thrilled fans get party started early before eagerly awaited reunion gig
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OASIS fans have flooded in to grab prime spots in front of the stage for the opening night of the band's hotly anticipated reunion tour.
Revellers were spotted kickstarting the party in the streets of Cardiff as Noel Gallagher is set to share the stage with his brother Liam for the first time in 16 years tonight.
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A glimpse of the stage ahead of the eagerly awaited gig tonight
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Fans shared a first glimpse of the stage for the opening night of the Oasis reunion tour
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Hoards of fans have been spotted piling through the gates
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Cast took to the stage at the Principality Stadium at 6pm
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Gates have officially opened and fans will have a Masterplan to bag a prime spot
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Gates have officially opened and 74,500 fans are pouring into the Principality Stadium to bag a prime spot.
Hundreds of fans from Half the World Away queued hours ahead of the eagerly awaited gig, sporting Oasis themed merchandise including t-shirts and bucket hats.
Bucket-hat-clad concert-goers were spotted dancing and singing with buskers in the Welsh capital as excitement builds ahead of the performance.
Some could be seen holding up banners as they desperately tried to bag remaining tickets to the sell-out gig.
Famous names including actress Vicky McClure and one direction star Louis Tomlinson are in attendance for the performance.
Support act Cast, a Britpop band from Liverpool, kicked the gig off at 6pm with their 1995 hit Sandstorm.
Mid-way through their set, they paid tribute to footballer Diogo Jota who died yesterday.
Singer John Power dedicated their track, Walkaway, to the late Portuguese star.
He said "This is Walkaway. This one is for Diogo Jota. Take it easy brother."
The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft took to the stage an hour later at 7pm.
He opened with his 1997 hit Sonnet and told the crowd he was "so proud to be here".
Both acts previously shared the stage with Oasis in the 90s.
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Fans have been in the Welsh capital since this morning
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Fans got the party started on the streets of Cardiff ahead of the gig
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The hotly anticipated gig was an instant sell-out
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An Oasis fan holds up a banner which reads 'The great wait is over' in Cardiff
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Some keen fans had been queueing since 8am
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But come 8.15pm, the groups will Slide Away to allow the Gallagher brothers to reunite for the first time since 2009.
They are set to be on stage for just over two hours, with a curfew set for 10.30pm.
Buzzing fans took pictures outside the stadium and held up scarves as the excitement continues to build.
Punters have flown in from as far as Argentina and Japan to soak up the atmosphere ahead of tonight's historic gig.
Oasis posted a timelapse video showing the stage being set up inside the stadium on their official social media accounts.
The track F****n' in the Bushes is playing in the background, which is widely expected to play as the band walks onto the stage this evening.
Oasis, who clocked up over 70 million record sales worldwide after forming in Manchester in 1991, split in 2009 following a fall out between brothers Noel and Liam.
Tonight, the brothers will be joined on stage by Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Joey Waronker.
Noel and Liam have kept the set list a total secret, with rumours swirling on the internet about what the brothers will play.
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