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Wales Online
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
I went to see Oasis on the opening night of the reunion and this electric moment stood out
I went to see Oasis on the opening night of the reunion and this electric moment stood out The Oasis gig saw Liam and Noel Gallagher back on stage together performing for two hours The once warring brothers are back and better than ever (Image: Samir Hussein/WireImage ) If anyone went to see Oasis' opening night at the Principality Stadium then a huge number of them will come away buzzing. Not just their ears, but the Live '25 reunion tour left many of those who went with a sense of fan fulfillment they waited 16 years, or even their whole life, for. Liam Gallagher promised they'd blow the roof off the Cardiff venue and his promise more or less came true during a stand out moment. Their new live rendition of Rock n Roll Star was an absolute beast of a live track and you could feel the whole stadium pumping. The middle tier was bouncing and the entire venue felt like it was about to take off. Yes, The Masterplan and Live Forever were magical to say the least, Don't Look Back in Anger - a true seminal rock moment of British history, but Liam cracking out his Rock 'N' Roll Star lyrics with the kraaangy guitars bounced off every steel surface it could find, Liam's vocal, breathless and it was just a pounding, baying live version of a song that made you feel dehydrated and dizzy joining in. Kathryn Williams at the Oasis concert Get the full review from the stadium, click here. The rest of the 23-strong song set saw other classics like Wonderwall, Roll With It, Talk Tonight - you can find the full set here. Find out how Liam and Noel got on, here. Still looking for tickets for Oasis Tickets for the Oasis reunion sold out across all venues due to huge demand when they went online earlier in the year. However, there are still several options available for fans trying to snag a last-minute spot. Viagogo and resale tickets Sites such as viagogo, Stubhub, and Vivid Seats allow fans to buy resale tickets from other fans. However, it is important to note that ticket conditions often prohibit resale after initial purchase. Those tickets may not be valid for admittance to gigs. Fans intending to buy tickets for live events through resale websites should check the ticket terms and conditions, to confirm whether resale is prohibited, before they buy. Ticket terms and conditions can be checked with the original seller, such as Ticketmaster or Live Nation. If resale is prohibited, tickets bought second-hand could be voided and admission to the event refused. Article continues below Limited last-minute tickets can be bought from the official Ticketmaster resale site, where fans who can no longer go sell their seats, although these tend to go into and out of stock quickly. Elsewhere, resale sites like Viagogo, Vivid Seats, StubHub and Twickets are selling tickets for various dates with prices from £121, although fans should always bear in mind that many official sites, such as Ticketmaster and Live Nation, discourage the purchase of resale tickets.
Daily Mirror
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Liam Gallagher thanks Oasis fans 'for putting up with them over the years'
Liam Gallagher took a moment to thank fans for their support before he performed the final song of the night at the first Oasis reunion gig on Friday Liam Gallagher thanked the 70,000 fans who attended Oasis ' first reunion gig in Cardiff for 'putting up with them over the years'. The singer and his brother Noel had been at loggerheads for 16 years, with fans giving up on the idea that Oasis would reunite for another tour. However, they shocked fans when they made the announcement last year that they would be embarking on an epic tour all over the world. Cardiff was blessed with the very first gig on Friday night, with the brothers holding hands and raising them to the sky as they waltzed onto the stage. The likes of Champagne Supernova, Supersonic, Slide Away and more were performed tonight, with Noel pausing for a few bars while singing Half The World Away to take in the scenes in front of him. After leaving the stage at the end of the night, fans stomped and cheered as they demanded an encore. They returned to sing the likes of The Masterplan, Don't Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall before Liam thanked fans for supporting them. He said: "Thank you, beautiful people. This is it. Nice one for putting up with us over the years. We are hard work, we get it." He briefly paused before announcing the final song - Champagne Supernova. "Nice one for coming out," he added with his arms, as per usual, behind his back. Liam made several cheeky comments throughout the night. Earlier, he appeared to indicate someone in the audience, he said: 'I see you're still on the glue down here then?' Referencing the dynamic price surges, Liam at one point asked the crowd: "Are you having a good time? Is it worth the £40,000 you paid for a ticket?" The hotly-anticipated tour was the culmination of months of speculation, a feverish ticket sale and a long 16 year wait from fans. A shock comeback was unveiled in August 2024, with the band declaring: 'The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised.' A chaotic rush for tickets followed with 17 dates announced across London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Dublin before the band announced more concerts in North America, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Chile and Argentina - giving fans around the world the chance to hear the hits live again.
The Guardian
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
One for the bucket hat list: fans flock to Cardiff for Oasis's first gig in 16 years
In the front of Cardiff's Spillers Records – the oldest record shop in the world – there is a three-by-three vinyl display of records by artists 'playing locally soon!', announced by an orange paper slip inside the plastic sleeve. Despite the mass hoopla outside in the Welsh capital – where the main drag, St Mary's Street, is a racket of bars blasting Britpop anthems and spontaneous singalongs of Champagne Supernova are breaking out – it is still somehow astonishing to see a copy of Oasis's 1998 compilation The Masterplan in the top left corner of the shelf. The band's reunion may finally start today at the city's Principality stadium, but after 16 years apart, it still feels so unlikely. Spillers' owner, Ashli Todd, has worked at the shop for almost 30 years (and on her first day, sold Robbie Williams a copy of Super Furry Animals' debut album, Fuzzy Logic). 'They [Oasis] have never gone anywhere as far as we're concerned in terms of sales,' she says. 'Through various phases of their career, they've never dwindled. I can't think of a time where we haven't had them in the racks. And from an industry perspective, their team do a fantastic job of keeping their records in print.' Todd says it is 'exceptionally exciting to have their tour kicking off here', adding: 'It's bringing a lot of fans to the city, which is wonderful. I just had a father in his 50s in, who saw them in their heyday, telling me he's taking along his teenage child, which is beautiful.' On Friday afternoon, in the city centre, there are dozens of stories like these. Families are almost as prevalent as the anticipated groups of lads. In the St David's Dewi Sant shopping centre, a queue has formed for photographs in front of an especially installed 250-sq-ft (23-sq-metre) mural of Noel and Liam Gallagher that is comprised entirely of black and white bucket hats. Lottie, 11, wearing a Definitely Maybe T-shirt and 'Cardiff Live '25' bucket hat, is a big fan. 'My dad introduced me to them,' she says 'We bond over their songs.' Her aunt Rebecca chimes in. 'I first saw them here 31 years ago, at the Cardiff Astoria, while I was pregnant with him,' she says, pointing at her adult son. Her partner recalls the ticket price: £7.50, a figure that may smart a little for reunion tour ticketholders stung by Ticketmaster's controversial dynamic pricing policy. (Daniel and Laura, drinking outside the Traders Tavern, defend the cost of tickets. 'A lot of people are making a big thing about it but hotels tonight are also £800, £900,' says Daniel. 'I don't think it's just a Gallagher thing – it's this day and age unfortunately.') At an official pre-party at the Blue Bell pub thrown by Pretty Green, the fashion label that Liam Gallagher founded in 2009 (but no longer runs), William, 10, is wearing an Oasis-Adidas T-shirt. He says has come down from the north-east England with his dad, Steven, to celebrate his 10th birthday on Friday. For his birthday present, he is hoping they play Acquiesce, the B-side to Some Might Say. 'I like the hype of it,' William says. 'They both sing on it.' Steven first saw Oasis in 2000. 'I was 17 or 18,' he says. 'My dad took me, so it's come full circle.' There is a festival atmosphere in the city, the bars overflowing with fans and blaring with Oasis's anthems, creating a sonic effect down the high street that sounds like being stuck in an exhaust pipe. Outside the Principality stadium, Donna, a Big Issue vendor, is holding up the magazine's dual-cover edition, Liam on one, brother Noel on the other, and asking buyers who they prefer. It is a trick question: the answer is in fact Donna, AKA the Queen of Cardiff, who is this month's 'My Pitch' profile on the magazine's back page. Phil is selling copies of the Socialist Worker newspaper, which is leading on a defence of Kneecap and Bob Vylan. He isn't getting much interest from Oasis fans. 'I don't think there's anything rock'n'roll about them,' he says. 'Beatles ripoff band from the 90s.' The Gallaghers' dalliances with New Labour, Phil says, were 'runaway great branding' for both sides. Where, say, Bruce Springsteen concerts are a parade of fans proudly wearing vintage merchandise from gigs they saw in the 70s or 80s, most Oasis fans in Cardiff on Friday are kitted out in box-fresh items from the two official stalls the band have set up in the city, showcasing their own products and a bespoke tour collaboration with Adidas. The vintage shops Hobos and Beyond Retro report a run on old-school Adidas track jackets (though shop staff at both independently say that demand is nothing like Lana Del Rey's gig here last month, when white blouses and boho skirts sold out). There are warring street stalls selling knockoff bucket hats bearing the band's song titles. 'You look like a supermodel,' one vendor tells a woman umming and ahing over a blue hat, then sings 'would I lie to you?' at her. Molly, 16, is getting a glittery transfer of Oasis on her cheek from another high street stall. After discovering Don't Look Back in Anger, 'that was it from there', she says, citing Bonehead's Bank Holiday as an unlikely favourite song. 'I love Liam. He's so funny. No filter.' Inside St David's Dewi Sant, Asad, 24, is one of the staff at the official shopping centre popup, but he' is been drafted out of the shop by security to help manage a queue that snakes around an entire concourse. 'It's been very hectic but surprisingly well behaved,' he says. The shop has been playing non-stop Oasis. 'Some songs I didn't know they were by them,' he says. 'I've been interacting with people coming from Rome, Italy, Miami, Canada – they touch this many people, it's crazy.' Sadly, he does not have a ticket. 'I wish I did.' In the queue, Trevor, 43, and Michelle, 52, are wearing homemade Oasis T-shirts but waiting to buy some official Adidas jackets. Trevor has an immaculate version of Liam Gallagher's most famous haircut: long sideburns, bit spiked on the top. 'I'm contractually obliged to have this haircut,' he says. 'I'm Liam in a tribute band.' It turns out that Hemel Hempstead's own Oh-aces have their own turbulent history. 'The first lineup failed,' says Michelle. 'Me and Noel fell out,' says Trevor. 'It's been this lineup since January.' It is when he puts on his stage gear and glasses and has a couple of beers that he starts to feel like Liam. Tonight, he says, 'I'll definitely be looking for some tips, but not judging.' Outside the Principality stadium there is another merchandise booth, where Marina, 36, and Shun, 29, are waiting while holding a Japanese flag. They have flown 16 hours from Tokyo to see Oasis for the first time. It is personal for them, too. Marina translates for Shun: 'He has a brother and it was not a good relationship, similar to Oasis. But they are in a band: Shun plays drums and his brother plays guitar, and they have a good relationship now. The music helps.' At least a few fans seem to have travelled from even further away. Back in Spillers, a group of three friends are wearing T-shirts that say: 'We live in desert looking for Oasis – 2025.7.5 – From Shanghai to Cardiff – 8100km'. The trio travelled to the UK last month for their first Glastonbury and to finally see Oasis live after 20 years of being fans. Teresa, 37, has loved the band since she was 13. 'When I feel sad, their songs make it better. The songs mean a lot – their spirit gives me the hope to meet difficult things and it can become the energy for me. I think the concert will become very important for me in my future life,' she says.
Wales Online
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
The Who star 'left in tears' over Oasis track ahead of reunion
The Who star 'left in tears' over Oasis track ahead of reunion As Liam and Noel Gallagher prepare to take to the stage in Cardiff this evening, a number of famous fans have been speaking about their favourite tracks from the band Pete Townshend has spoken about his favourite Oasis song (Image: Tristan Fewings, Getty Images ) The Who's Pete Townshend has shared that an Oasis track brought him to tears, as the Manchester band prepares for their first gig in Cardiff tonight since reuniting. Music icons have been reflecting on their beloved Oasis hits ahead of the tour that marks Liam and Noel Gallagher's return together after a long hiatus. Discussing with The Times his affinity for Oasis, Pete, 80, confessed being particularly touched by Liam's vocal prowess, particularly in 'Half the World Away'. He said: "The thing that got me about Oasis was Liam's voice, not so much the attitude. It took me a while to get used to the attitude, and I felt Noel was the one with the most edge. "I feel a bit exposed, talking about it now, but the song that brought me to tears is this one. I've heard it again and again because I'm such a fan of The Royle Family, and it moves me." BBC Radio 1 Breakfast show presenter Greg James also mentioned 'Half the World Away' among his top picks. Article continues below The Oasis tour begins in Cardiff He noted: "The genius of Craig Cash and Caroline Aherne is that they recognised, wrote about and celebrated family life in all of its complex, confusing and often hilarious colours on The Royle Family. "And in Oasis, they chose a band built on the same foundations." Released in the late 1990s, 'Half the World Away' was featured on Oasis' compilation album 'The Masterplan' in 1998. In the run-up to the band's highly anticipated comeback, enthusiasts have been reminiscing about their indelible mark on British culture that began to emerge in the early 1990s. Gary Crowley, who conducted the duo's initial national TV interview back in 1994, has been sharing his insights on the duo's profound influence. Liam and Noel Gallagher Reflecting on what it was like to converse with them before they soared to fame, he discussed with the BBC: "It just felt like a tornado had just blown in from Denmark Street. They just both exuded this energy. "Liam was like a squirrel on a washing line. He was here, there, everywhere... sort of doing that Liam walk, that swagger that he has. He was very charming. When he focused on you, you couldn't help but be sort of charmed by him. Article continues below "Noel, it felt to me, had written all the books about what you had to do to become a pop star. He was very funny and very irreverent as well - slagging off a lot of the other bands we'd had on the programme."
The Verge
18-06-2025
- Business
- The Verge
Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM EDT 1 Comment / 4 New
Jony Ive is pivoting to museums. The ex-Apple designer, now working on AI hardware for OpenAI, just joined the British Museum's board of trustees. The London museum is going through a huge redevelopment, ominously dubbed 'The Masterplan,' and it sounds like Ive will give guidance on how tech could be a part of that. No word yet on who he thinks should have the Parthenon sculptures.
