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BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
Noel Gallagher takes train to Cardiff for Oasis Principality gig
Oasis star Noel Gallagher opted to get to Cardiff by train ahead of the band's much-hyped gig in the city on fan Joey, 16, spotted the Mancunian rock star on one of the platforms at about 14:00 BST on said: "It felt so surreal seeing a rock icon live in the flesh. Their music has been such a big part in my parents' life and also mine too. I can't wait to see them both live on Friday."Oasis kick off their global reunion tour at the Principality Stadium on Friday - the first gig as a band for 16 years - before performing in countries including the United States, Brazil and Australia.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cardiff road closures in place this week for Oasis gigs at Principality Stadium
Oasis is set to kick off its highly anticipated reunion tour at Principality Stadium on Friday and Saturday (July 4 and 5), and as a safety precaution, road closures will be in place in Cardiff. Noel and Liam Gallagher announced last year they had put their acrimonious split behind them, confirming Oasis' long-awaited reunion after 15 years. The band will be bringing its Live '25 tour to venues across the UK during July, August and September, including in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester and London. Former The Verve frontman, Richard Ashcroft, has been revealed as the support act for the reunion tour, while English indie rock band Cast will open at each of the UK and Ireland shows. To ensure concert-goers can get to and from Principality Stadium safely, there will be a number of road closures in place around the stadium and in the Cardiff city centre. Some of these road closures will be in place from as early as 7am on Friday and will run until as late as 12am on Sunday (July 6). These road closures will be in place on Friday and Saturday for Oasis' shows at Principality Stadium, according to Cardiff Council: In order to protect queuing fans, the following roads will be closed from 7am: Scott Road Park Street The following roads will be closed as part of the full city centre road closure, which will take place between 12pm and midnight: Kingsway (North Road junction to Duke Street junction) Cowbridge Road East (Cathedral Road junction to Westgate Street junction) Tudor Street (Clare Road junction to Wood Street junction - access for residents and traders will be permitted via Fitzhammon Embankment) Plantagenet Street and Beauchamp Street (Despenser Place junctions to Tudor Street junction - access for residents and traders will be permitted Station Terrace and Guildford Street (Newport Road junction to Churchill Way junction) will be accessible for buses only The following roads will be closed in their entirety: Duke Street Castle Street High Street Saint Mary Street Caroline Street Wood Street Central Square Westgate Street Quay Street Guildhall Place Golate Park Street Havelock Street Scott Road Updated: Travel advice for Summer Concerts at Principality Stadium. Please note the road closures for the Oasis concerts are now at 12 noon on July 4th & 5th – More here: — Cardiff Council (@cardiffcouncil) June 24, 2025 Station Terrace and Guildford Street (Newport Road to Churchill Way) will be accessible for buses only during the times of the road closures. Access to part of the Civic Centre will be managed throughout the day, with access only allowed for event parking, limited commuter parking, loading and access to private car parks. Roads affected by this include: King Edward VII Avenue Museum Avenue City Hall Road College Road Gorsedd Gardens Road Penarth Road will be closed 30 minutes before the concerts finish and for up to an hour after. Motorists planning to travel on the M4 on either Friday or Saturday (July 4 and 5) are being urged to plan their journey ahead of time as the motorway is expected to be "very busy" due to the Oasis concerts. For up-to-date traffic information, visit the Traffic Wales website or any of its social media accounts (X and Facebook). Oasis are coming to Cardiff this Thursday and Friday. So don't look back in anger, plan ahead and give yourself enough time to get where you're going. 🚆 @transport_wales @tfwrail 🚌 @TravelineCymru 🚗 @TrafficWalesS — Welsh Government Transport (@WGTransport) June 30, 2025 For those planning on driving to the Oasis concerts at Principality Stadium, there are a number of parking options available. There is event day parking available, according to Visit Cardiff, at: Civic Centre (£20 or £30 for coaches, open 8am until midnight) Sophia Gardens (£20 or £30 for coaches, open 8am until midnight) Other parking options within the Cardiff city centre include: North Road Car Parks (open 24 hours) St David's Shopping Centre (closes at 8pm) Castle Mews (open 24 hours) John Lewis (closes at 12.05am) Capitol Shopping Centre (closes at midnight) NCP - Adam Street, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Road (open 24 hours) There are more parking options available (at the time of writing) a little further out, according to Principality Parking, at: Llandaff Rugby Club, The Old Mill, Western Ave, Cardiff, CF5 2AZ (£40 - Friday and Saturday) Canton Rugby Club, Lawrenny Avenue, Cardiff, CF11 8BR Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ Ysgol Pwll Coch, Lawrenny Ave, Cardiff, CF11 8BR (£45 - Saturday only) Bute Building, CF10 3WT (£50 - Saturday only) Colum Drive, CF10 3EU (£45/£50 - Friday and Saturday) You can book your spot at these three car parks by heading to the Principality Parking website. RECOMMENDED READING: Oasis gate, support act and set times for Cardiff shows at Principality Stadium Principality Stadium seating plan for Oasis' 2025 shows in Cardiff How to buy last-minute Oasis tickets for sold out gigs as band issues warning There is also a park-and-ride facility available at Vindico Arena on International Drive in the Sports Village, Cardiff Bay (CF11 0JS). The park-and-ride service will cost £15 (cash only). The first bus departs the site at 11am with the last bus back from the city centre at midnight. The car park is open from 9am until "soon after" the last bus arrives back.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Oasis kick off rehearsals in Cardiff ahead of the first gig of their hotly-anticipated reunion tour after last-minute change
Oasis have arrived in Cardiff ahead of the first gig of their hotly-anticipated reunion tour, after a last minute change to the plans. Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher will reunite on stage at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Friday - in their first gig in 15 years. The iconic Britpop band will perform stadium shows across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, South Korea and North, Central and South America, where it will conclude with a show at São Paulo's Estádio do Morumbi on November 23. And on Monday, fans became convinced that the duo had already arrived in Wales to sound check at the stadium after people heard music coming from inside. It has also been revealed the brothers have enlisted new bandmates for the tour, with drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs on board. A source told The Mirror: 'With a new lineup and it being such a huge first show, the boys will do some songs inside the venue too. 'Some tours would start with a smaller show or take a week or two to get into the groove again- but there is no time for that, and also Liam and Noel want every night to be massive. 'This is such a huge comeback show, and they are taking it very seriously, it all points to it being an incredible comeback tour.' Fans have since reacted to hearing rehearsals for the Gallagher brothers' gig kicking off in Wales, taking to social media. One fan shared a clip saying: 'Hello, so it is Monday, the gig is this weekend and you can probably hear it behind me already - the sound check is happening. 'I'm not sure what song it is but it defintiely sounds like Oasis. There was just instruments earlier but now there is vocals so they seem to be in Cardiff already. Which is very early for a sound check. ' Meanwhile sharing other clips, people said: 'Oasis soundcheck in Cardiff just now, @liamgallagher sounding biblical,'; 'THEY'RE IN THERE!!! @liamgallagher and @oasis are testing @principalitysta speakers in Cardiff and they are LOUD,'; 'Oasis soundcheck Cardiff sounds wicked,'; 'Oasis sound checking in Cardiff ohhhh my god.' Oasis crew members could be forgiven for looking back in anger on Sunday after Liam took a swipe at them on social media. Liam, 52, risked upsetting the tireless roadies responsible for organising Live '25 - the band's first tour since their 2009 implosion - by claiming even their families will be relieved to rid of them this summer. Taking to X, he quipped: 'Our crew members don't have friends and there wife's and husbands are glad to see the f**king backs of them and tell me n rkid everytime we see them they don't know how we put up with them on a daily basis let alone go around the f**king world with them fyi.' [sic] The singer appeared to be responding to claims that Oasis crew members have not been issued free tickets for friends and family members - widely considered to be a perk of the job. 'The crew will be travelling around the country with the band, setting up the venues, and will be on hand throughout the concerts in case they are needed,' one source told the Daily Mail's Katie Hind. 'They'll be away from their family and are usually given tickets to invite them down to join them at one of the shows. 'But the Gallagher brothers have banned any free tickets being given out. The crew are all fuming. Many of them have toured with other big-name artists and have never known anything like it. 'All Oasis seem to care about is making as much money as they can. Is this about fans, or is the truth that it's all about the money?' The band recently confirmed a limited number of extra tickets will be released ahead of July. A statement posted to the band's official website on Wednesday read: 'As the shows are getting closer, Oasis promoters may be able to release a very limited number of additional tickets for sale once final sight lines are checked and the production is fine tuned. 'These final production releases will happen over the coming days.' Following their initial release, thousands of fans waited for hours in virtual queues to get their hands on highly coveted tickets for the band's reunion shows, only to find that prices had jumped in a 'dynamic pricing' scheme.
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Oasis announce plans to release MORE tickets ahead of reunion stadium tour as iconic Britpop band prepare for first live shows in 17 years
Oasis are releasing more tickets ahead of their eagerly anticipated reunion tour this summer. The iconic Britpop band have reunited for a series of stadium shows across the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, South Korea and North, Central and South America, commencing at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on July 4. The Live '25 tour will be their first since the band's acrimonious implosion and subsequent disbandment during the ill-fated Dig Out Your Soul tour in 2008. A statement posted to the band's official website on Wednesday reads: 'As the shows are getting closer, Oasis promoters may be able to release a very limited number of additional tickets for sale once final sight lines are checked and the production is fine tuned. 'These final production releases will happen over the coming days.' MORE TO FOLLOW...
BBC News
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Chris Brown to perform in Cardiff ahead of court appearance
US singer Chris Brown will perform for thousands of fans at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Thursday Grammy-winning star is due to appear in court in London the following day charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged assault in a nightclub in 36-year-old, who is free on £5m bail, has not yet been asked to enter a widespread road closures in place and fewer trains than usual operating to and from Cardiff city centre, fans have been advised to plan their journeys in advance. Mr Brown is accused of inflicting an "unprovoked attack" on a music producer with a tequila bottle at a nightclub in London while on his last UK tour in was arrested when he returned to the UK a month ago and held in custody for almost a week, before being released after agreeing to pay a £5m security fee to the Brown could be asked to forfeit the money if he breaches bail conditions."Thank you for coming and supporting me," he told fans at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester on Sunday as he started his UK tour."And thank you to the jail," he said, referring to a spell in custody after his arrest. "It was really nice."He is due to appear in court on Friday with his co-defendant, Omololu Akinlolu, a 38-year-old who performs under the name HoodyBaby, also from the US. Mr Brown is scheduled to play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday and Sunday before further stadium shows in Birmingham, Glasgow and Breezy Bowl XX tour marks his 20th year in the music industry, with 19 singles in the UK top 10 including Turn Up The Music, Freaky Friday, With You and Don't Wake Me Up. Road closures Cardiff council said a full road closure would be in place around the Principality Stadium from 15:00 BST until 00:00 on Thursday, while Cardiff Bus Interchange will close at 15: to rail engineering works, there will be no direct trains between Bristol and south Wales, with fans travelling to or from Bristol advised to change at Gloucester or Cheltenham Western Railway (GWR) said it would operate an extra service from Cardiff to Bristol Temple Meads via Gloucester after the concert, supported by rail replacement buses.
