Liam Gallagher dedicates Oasis anthem to the late Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne
At their gig on Friday night, the band lit up a screen featuring a picture of the Black Sabbath frontman, who died on Tuesday aged 76, during their 1994 Top Ten hit, Live Forever.
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It marked the first of seven Wembley dates that Noel and Liam Gallagher are playing as part of their sold-out Live '25 reunion tour.
The brothers also sang the track Rock 'N' Roll Star, from the same year, in honour of Ozzy, who was the self-proclaimed Prince of Darkness.
Liam told the 81,000-strong crowd: 'I want to dedicate this one to Ozzy Osbourne — a rock 'n' roll star.'
Ozzy had his family — including his wife of 43 years, Sharon Osbourne — by his side as he passed away at home in Welders, Bucks.
The dad of six revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
A friend said his health had declined following his Back To The Beginning benefit gig at Villa Park, in his hometown of Birmingham, on July 5.
But Ozzy's close friend — Megadeath star David Ellefson — called the rock icon's final performance a way 'for him to say goodbye while he was still here' instead of showbiz friends staging a concert in his memory once he was gone.
David said of the gig, which raised £140million for charity: 'I feel like this was the wake, the celebration of life for him while he was still here.
'Rather than, 'Oh, he passed. Let's throw a concert now. It's sad'. Sharon really did a great job, and all the organisers, to do that for Ozzy — but also for him to say goodbye to us, or for all of us to say goodbye to him, while he's still here.''
Speaking to Fox 10 Phoenix in the US, David added: 'The way it all teed up — it couldn't have been any better, man. That was just such a remarkable thing because now that he's gone, we have great memories of him and having just seen him perform for us, rather than going, 'Gosh, I wished I could have seen him one last time'.
Ozzy Osbourne is seen in touching final video having breakfast with his family just two days before his death
'So I think there is a little bit of divine beauty in how it all has played out, actually.'
Ozzy was a true icon till the end.
Noel's blazing passion
NOEL GALLAGHER revealed a true love of his life – and he wasn't talking about girlfriend Sally Mash.
He lamented the passing of London's Chiltern Firehouse bar, the celebrity haunt burned down in February after wood fell from a pizza oven.
He said on stage at Wembley: 'There have been many tragedies, including The Plague, The Great Fire, The Blitz.
'This year there was a tragedy greater than all of them – my favourite bar, the Firehouse, burnt down.'
Before belting out 1996 hit Don't Look Back In Anger, he then added: 'I dedicate this next song to all the staff at the Firehouse.'
Meanwhile, brother Liam, who has stayed off X/Twitter to focus on the Oasis tour, revealed he is keeping shtum to avoid grief.
He told fans: 'Every time I open my mouth these days I seem to get myself in a lot of f***ing trouble. So I am just going to do the singing.'
Tom at gig with 20 mates
TOM CRUISE splashed out on 20 tickets for himself and friends to enjoy the first of Oasis's seven Wembley gigs.
A source said of the Mission: Impossible star: 'Tom has been in awe of the tour and wanted in on the action.'
Others there on Friday included Jimmy Carr, David Walliams, Davina McCall and Fearne Cotton, while Kate Moss and – last but not least – Liam's mum Peggy attended last night.
And it seems Oasis fever is gripping the UK, as Barclays bank boffins calculated the total spend by fans on the Live '25 Tour will hit £1.06billion – in a boost for the economy beating the £1billion for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour last year.
The average Oasis fan is estimated to fork out £766, when accommodation, travel, merchandise, food and drink are also included.
Oasis kicked off the tour in Cardiff on July 4 and 5 – generating more than £4million in beer and cider sales alone.
Cheers to that.
'LIV LARGE LIKE CARRIE
SHE recently went public with her drummer boyfriend Eddie Burns – but Olivia Dean says her new album The Art Of Loving is inspired by Sex And The City singleton Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker.
She said: 'I'd never seen Sex And The City before, and started watching it from the beginning. I have been living my Carrie moment – her influence will be there.'
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Olivia also revealed a song on the album, due out on September 26, is about situationships.
Speaking at Rough Trade in New York, she said: 'Something In Between is about when you are between being with somebody and not, and you are like, 'I don't want to just have you in my life, like now we are not supposed to talk?''
It's sheer murder for Dannii
DANNII MINOGUE is returning to acting – 35 years after leaving Aussie soap Home And Away.
The former X Factor judge and singer is starring in glamorous Channel 5 drama Imposter opposite ex-Corrie star Kym Marsh.
Dannii, younger sister of chart-topper Kylie, began filming Down Under last week.
The series' Succession-like plot centres on a twisted family betrayal, and a murder, in a seaside hotel.
A source said: 'It's been decades since Dannii last acted on the small screen, and she loved the script.'
She now presents BBC dating shows I Kissed a Boy and I Kissed a Girl.
On Dannii's new acting role, our source added: 'Her character will be one of the suspects in the murder, as the family all fight it out over their empire.'
Delight for Defoe
FORMER England striker Jermain Defoe can't stay single for too long.
And now I can reveal that the ex-Premier League star is dating recruiter Farran Tomlin – 11 years his junior.
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The loved-up pair jetted to Bodrum, where Turkish singer Dilek Sert Erdogan posted a pic of the couple at a five-star hotel.
Jermain left wife Donna in 2023, just seven months after they wed, for influencer Alisha LeMay.
While dating Alisha, he was caught kissing wedding planner Paige Mallabourn-Edmondson.
Let's hope he doesn't stray this time.
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