After opening the eagerly awaited reunion tour in Cardiff tomorrow night, Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher will take the Oasis Live ’25 Tour to Heaton Park in Manchester the following week.
The Government has brought in special new drone laws to protect Noel and Liam Gallagher when they play at Heaton Park in Manchester next week. The Secretary of State, Yvette Cooper, has taken the unusual step of putting a no-fly zone in place over the concert venue – banning drones from flying within one-and-a-half miles of the brothers for the first time ever.
It means Oasis will be protected from possible security threats or unwanted press or public intrusion when they play their five sell-out reunion gigs at the venue to crowds of 80,000 each night. The order, which was drawn up in May, begins next Friday (July 11) when the concerts kick off.
It says: “The Secretary of State has decided that it is in the public interest to restrict the flying of unmanned aircraft in the area specified in regulation 3(1) by reason of the intending gathering of a large number of persons in the vicinity for music concerts.” The order then states: “In view of the expected large gathering of persons attending the music concerts and at the request of the Greater Manchester Police, the Civil Aviation Authority and the Department for Transport agree that the flying of unmanned aircraft should be restricted in the vicinity of the event for reasons of public safety and security.”
In the restricted airspace, no aircraft is permitted to fly below 1,400 feet above sea level. Unnamed local resident said: “I can’t believe the Government has intervened to protect the Gallagher brothers.
The Oasis Live ’25 Tour will begin tomorrow in Cardiff and the band will play 20 dates around the world. On Wednesday night drones hovered above the stadium to spell out Oasis and the original band logo in white lights. The band could be planning something similar in Manchester and if so they would not want other drones in the way. Drones could also record the gigs or take unwanted photos.
It was announced last week that Oasis, which also includes new drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, had lined up rehearsals at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff ahead of their first comeback gig. A source told us that Noel and Liam “want every night to be massive”.
A source told the Mirror: “With a new line up 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.”
They continued, “But that’s not possible, and Liam and Noel want every night to be huge.” They are taking this enormous comeback show very seriously. It all points to a fantastic comeback tour.
More recently, additional musicians on the tour were unveiled by the Mirror ahead of the opening night gig later this week. They included singer-songwriter Jess Greenfield, who is also a part of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
According to earlier reports, the tour schedule includes Alastair White on trombone, Christian Madden on keyboards, and Jess on backing vocals. Additionally, Joe Auckland will play the trumpet and Steve Hamilton is said to be playing the sax.
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