Noel and Liam Gallagher make last-minute Oasis change hours before reunion tour

Daily Mirror

2 days ago

The line-up in the first printing of the Oasis programme named a female singer, but she wont be on stage after all following a last-minute change hours before they're due on stage
Oasis have had a very last minute change to their line up - with a member of the band named in the tour programme no longer heading out on the road.
The Mirror reported yesterday how the main Oasis line up was as expected with Liam Gallagher as the frontman and Noel Gallagher on guitar alongside close pals and regulars Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Gem Archer and Andy Bell. The new drummer is Joey Waronker, who performed with Liam Gallagher and John Squire last year on a tour.
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But in the tour programme there is also a list of additional musicians playing with the band and they are; Christian Madden on keyboards, Jess Greenfield on backing vocals, Alastair White on trombone, Steve Hamilton on saxophone and Joe Auckland will be playing the trumpet.
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Jess would have been a rare female member of the group but the Mirror understands she will no longer be on stage.
A source close to the band said she was only listed in the earlier drafts of the programme and will not be going on tour.
'The band are not using backing singers anymore. Noel has worked loads with Jess in the past but after final rehearsals were done and the set list was drawn up it made more sense for Noel to do the backing vocals for Liam on the songs. It's a shame for Jess but it's likely there will be other opportunities for her with Noel in the future. They just didn't need her in the end."
In February on the podcast Behind The Curtain Jess was asked about the Oasis reunion and said: 'I found out pretty much when everyone else did. I'd heard rumours and then I heard for definite two days before through someone else. Yeah It was definitely a shock.
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'I'd love to go. Hopefully Wembley cos it is Wembley. It's amazing and the last time they performed those songs properly was in the Nineties when I was a teenager and I didn't go to the gigs back in the day.
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'So it will be nice to see it as an adult. I'm really looking forward to it.'
Trumpet player Joe Auckland, saxophonist Steve Hamilton and Trombonist Alastair White have also worked with Noel in his band The High Flying Birds, whilst Christian Madden plays keyboard with Liam. The programme also lists Bonehead as playing both guitar and piano on tour.
Noel and Liam will walk on stage for the first time together in public today, since the band split nearly two decades ago in Cardiff today. There will also be dates in Manchester, London and Dublin as part of the tour.
The band are thought to have rehearsed in the stadium this week although Liam has played down the suggestion when people were asking him about certain songs in the setlist.
Fans began to queue to go into the stadium last night, with the earliest people there getting their tickets upgraded to VIP status.
The band will finally take to the stage tonight, having split in August 2009. In a video to promote the comeback last year, Liam was heard saying: "When we both come together, you have greatness."
Noel then says: "I know my brother better than anybody else. This is it, this is happening."