Oasis performed a sold-out show in Edinburgh on Saturday (August 9th), and during the gig Noel Gallagher was spotted getting emotional in the middle of an important song
Oasis concluded their second consecutive sold-out performance at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday (August 9th). With only one remaining gig on Tuesday (August 12th) before the band travels to Dublin to complete the UK and Ireland portion of their Live ’25 reunion tour, emotions are running high.
The series of packed concerts nationwide has represented the first occasion in 16 years that Noel Gallagher and his sibling Liam Gallagher have performed together as Oasis, after their dramatic split in 2009. Following their entrance onto the stage to greet the Murrayfield audience whilst holding hands, Noel was seen becoming tearful during one poignant song from their set.
A clip posted on TikTok by Oasis supporter Andrew Douglas captured tears visible in the 58-year-old musician’s eyes as he performed the 1995 B-side number Talk Tonight for the audience.
The supporter wrote alongside his footage: “The Noel Gallagher tearing up while playing at Murrayfield Stadium.”
Those responding to the clip were touched by Noel’s heartfelt moment, with several attendees commending his show and noting he “looked humbled the whole night”
One individual commented: “I just wanna give him a hug, he deserves all the love and appreciation.”
Another contributed: “He did have a tear. He looked humbled the whole night, but the crowd were amazing.”
A third shared: “I noticed this too! Thought I was imagining it!”
Whilst a fourth expressed: “Aww, he is tearing up, eh – wee soul.”
Some fans quipped that it was “probably the wind” causing Noel Gallagher’s teary-eyed appearance, while others suggested that watery eyes can simply be a part of getting older and not necessarily a sign of tears.
Talk Tonight was released as a B-side to Wonderwall in 1995 and later featured on Oasis’ B-side compilation album, The Masterplan, in 1998. The song was penned following a tumultuous period for the band in 1994, which saw Noel briefly leave the group after a notably disastrous gig in Los Angeles, USA.
Noel made an impromptu trip from LA to San Francisco without telling his bandmates, where he stayed with a woman he’d met at an earlier show. The sleeve notes of The Masterplan reveal that this woman persuaded Noel not to abandon Oasis, effectively talking him “off the ledge”.
In the 2016 documentary Supersonic, Noel admitted he couldn’t recall the woman’s name or face, but Melissa Lim later stepped forward in an interview, claiming she was the one who convinced him to stay with the band.
She recounted: “San Francisco has a reputation of being a place where bands come to die, like The Band and the Sex Pistols. I wasn’t going to let it happen on my watch. I told him, ‘You can’t leave the band – you’re on the verge of something big.'”.
Source: Mirror
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