An Oasis fan who attended the opening night of their reunion tour in Cardiff has been criticised online after she was caught searching up a hit song on her phone
As Oasis fans around the world who were unsuccessful in getting tickets to their Live ’25 tour enviously watch the much-anticipated reunion gigs kick off in Cardiff on Friday (July 4), one fan who was in attendance was criticised for not knowing one of the biggest hits of the 90s.
Liam and Noel Gallagher treated Oasis fans at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on both Friday and Saturday (July 5) to a setlist full of smash hits including Wonderwall, Supersonic, and Don’t Look Back in Anger. They were supported by Cast and Richard Ashcroft, who were tasked with warming the audience up before the brothers took to the stage for the first time in 16 years.
But one fan in the crowd was caught on camera having to use the app Shazam to find out what a hugely popular hit from the 90s actually was – leaving some furious commenters on social media wondering why she bought a ticket.
A TikTok account dedicated to both Oasis and Richard Ashcroft shared a video of The Verve frontman performing the band’s biggest hit, Bitter Sweet Symphony, during the opening night of the tour on Friday.
The video then pans across the crowd, most of whom were singing along to the well-known track, before settling on one woman who had the Shazam app open on her phone. Shazam can tell you the name of a song just by listening to it and is widely used by people to find details about tracks playing in shops or even on adverts.
But social media users were left baffled at the woman’s apparent lack of knowledge of the 1997 hit, especially given her presence at an Oasis gig. Several even referred to Bitter Sweet Symphony as so well-known that it should be the “national anthem” of the UK.
The TikTok account wrote on the video: “Did they just Shazam the national anthem? “
And they added in the caption: “Imagine not knowing the greatest song of all time. “
Most commenters were in agreement, with many disgruntled fans claiming they “deserved” tickets to the sold-out shows more than others who don’t know the words to some of the biggest tracks performed on the night.
One person said: “There’s no way I lost tickets to someone Shazaming one of the most popular songs of the Britpop era. “
Another added: “How are you going to an Oasis gig not knowing Bitter Sweet Symphony? “
Even the official Jedward account posted: “If you don’t know Bitter Sweet Symphony, we can’t be friends. “
But others were on the woman’s side, pointing out that she bought tickets to see Oasis and shouldn’t be expected to know the support acts, no matter how famous other people might think they are.
Someone pointed out: “Concerts were originally made for people to discover new music, not for die-hard fans who know every song; this is actually really valid of her. “
Another declared: “Going to a concert and not knowing all of the songs is normal, calm down. “
Source: Mirror
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