The band is still tweaking their live performance because Noel and Liam Gallagher want it to sound amazing.
Oasis are heading into ‘extra time’ in Cardiff’s Principality stadium – by holding rehearsals this week at the venue.
Some bands would only soundcheck on the day of gigs, but with this being such a huge comeback show when they have not played together for over a decade, Noel and Liam Gallagher are leaving nothing to chance. The band, which also includes new drummer Joey Waronker and guitarists Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, have lined up rehearsals this week in the rugby and football stadium to make sure they sound their best right from the start of the tour.
A source close to the band 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 begin with a smaller show, while others take a week or two to regain their momentum. However, Liam and Noel want every night to be huge, and there is no such thing as a timer.
They are taking this show very seriously because it is such a big comeback,” she said. It all points to a fantastic comeback tour.
Liam Gallagher confirmed the band will walk on stage in Cardiff for the first night’s show at 8.15pm on Friday night. He posted on X about the start time adding “don’t be late or we’ll start without you and you don’t want that now”.
The post was later removed, but Richard Ashcroft will play at 7pm and Cast on at 6pm, according to the Mirror. The band has also provided DJs for those arriving early because the stadium’s gates open at 5 p.m.
The band are anticipated to entertain the 74,500 fans with a set that will last roughly two hours.
Noel told TalkSport last week he has the weekend off but that in rehearsals last week the band were sounding “huge”.
Liam was asked on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday if the stadium’s roof would be open or shut down for concerts. It will be coming off either way, Liam replied.
As well as Cardiff there will also be dates in Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Dublin as part of the tour. New merchandise by the band made with Adidas has been a huge hit with some items selling out.
Noel, 57, left the Manchester rock band on August 28, 2009, saying he “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.” The brothers had previously made disparaging remarks about one another.
That all changed when the tour was announced in August of last year. The pair exchanged several photos to confirm the band’s long-awaited reunion on Tuesday, saying, “The great wait is over.
In a new poll released in advance of the band’s eagerly awaited reunion tour this summer, Live Forever by Oasis was named the best British song of all time in April.
Noel and Liam Gallagher’s Manchester band placed 16 incredible tracks in Radio X’s top 100 results. The top 10 also included “Don’t Look Back In Anger,” “Slide Away,” and “Champaign Supernova.” The 10th annual Best of British, hosted by B& and Q poll, was on Radio X.
Richard Ashcroft and Cast, who are band friends, will also be playing in the new live performances.
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Source: Mirror
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