Oasis honour late rocker Ozzy Osbourne with sweet Wembley show tribute
Liam and Noel began their reunion tour at the start of July and have already played to hundreds of thousands of fans, marking their first tour together since disbanding in 2009.
This evening, they returned to London as a group for the first time in over a decade, greeted by a sold-out crowd of cheering supporters who were lucky enough to win the Ticketmaster Hunger Games.
There have been plenty of headline-grabbing moments from the once-feuding siblings on stage so far, most notably their entrance on night 1, as they proudly held hands and proved the guns have, indeed, fallen silent.
But there have also been some emotional moments, like tonight's tribute to the Black Sabbath legend following his death.
Towards the end of the gig, they remembered the musician via the song Rock 'n' Roll Star.
Lead singer Liam told what he described as a 'f***ing beautiful' crowd: 'I wanna dedicate this one to Ozzy Osbourne, Rock 'n' Roll Star.'
Then, after Live Forever, which is 'dedicated to the Oasis fans that can't be here but are here, if you know what I mean', photos of Osbourne appeared on the screens.
As video footage of the sweet moment later surfaced on social media, fans were quick to honour 'legend' Osbourne themselves, declaring the tribute a 'class' act.
The Black Sabbath star's death at the age of 76 was announced earlier this week.
A statement issued by his wife Sharon and their children on Wednesday read: 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.
'He was with his family and surrounded by love.
'We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.'
The Crazy Train superstar played his own final show with his bandmates just two weeks ago to a rowdy crowd at Birmingham's Villa Park.
His health struggles were well-documented, as he was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2020 and, in the years that followed, suffered mobility issues, forcing him to stop touring.
The Prince of Darkness' wholesome tribute isn't the only one to appear at an Oasis gig thus far, as the brothers also remembered Portuguese footballer Diogo Jota a few weeks ago after he died in a car crash aged 28.
Elsewhere tonight, Oasis superfans in bucket hats and branded T-shirts covered the capital, having travelled from all over the world to see their favourite band.
As with previous gigs, Liam and Noel walked out to the roaring reception hand-in-hand, opening with Hello and proceeding to belt out many of their classics, including Some Might Say and Morning Glory.
The packed-out stadium was in full voice throughout, and at one point, Liam threw a tambourine into the jubilant crowd, while later positioning one on top of his head.
Despite pledging to concentrate on his vocals rather than talking, telling those gathered, 'every time I open my mouth at these gigs I seem to get myself into a lot of trouble, so I'm just going to do the singing', Liam later engaged in some light football banter.
The well-known Manchester City fan appeared to poke fun at Arsenal fans in the crowd, joking about their position in the Premier League.
Hello Acquiesce Morning Glory Some Might Say Bring it on down Cigarettes & Alcohol Fade Away Supersonic Roll With It Talk Tonight (Noel sings) Half the World Away (Noel sings) Little by Little (Noel sings) D'You Know What I Mean Stand By Me Cast No Shadow Slide Away Whatever Live Forever Rock and Roll Star The Masterplan (Noel sings) Don't Look Back in Anger (Noel sings) Wonderwall Champagne Supernova
Phone camera torches lit up the stadium as darkness fell and the show concluded, closing out with huge tunes Don't Look Back in Anger, Wonderwall, and Champagne Supernova. More Trending
Friday's show—the eighth of the tour—followed a five-night run of homecoming gigs in Manchester's Heaton Park and the two opening shows in Cardiff earlier this month.
Following the first part of their Wembley stint, the band will head up north to Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium, followed by Dublin's Croke Park.
The group will then head to Japan, South Korea, South America, Australia, and North America later in the year.
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He is survived by his wife Sharon and his five children Jessica, Louis, Aimee, Kelly and Jack. Daily Mail revealed last Wednesday that an air ambulance was called to Osbourne's grand country home as paramedics battled to save his life for two hours. Friends told the Mail's Alison Boshoff that his heartbroken wife Sharon was considering now burying Ozzy in the gardens of the 350-acre estate in an intimate family funeral. Ozzy was born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham in 1948, and dropped out of school at the age of 15. After serving two months in prison for burglary, he decided to pursue his love of music. By 1970, Black Sabbath - originally going by the name of Earth - had gained a huge following in the US and UK with the release of their first album. Ozzy quit the band in 1978 and four years later divorced his first wife Thelma Mayfair, with whom he had two children, amid his ongoing substance abuse problems. He went on to marry second wife Sharon, who helped him transform into a successful solo artist and the couple had three children together. Ozzy gained a whole new audience of fans with the family's reality TV show The Osbournes in 2001. Kelly wore Ozzy's trademark purple glasses in a heartbreaking nod to her father at his funeral procession today
