Gene Gallagher reveals his VERY down-to earth rider request as he prepares to support his father Liam on Oasis tour
Liam Gallagher 's youngest son Gene, 24, based in London, is said to be one of the acts supporting Oasis on their sell-out reunion tour with indie rock group Villanelle, which he fronts.
Before news broke, Gene reportedly confided in friends that he will be one of ten warm-up acts when his father, 52, and uncle Noel, 58, take to the stage.
An insider told MailOnline at the time: 'Gene is supporting Oasis. He's been telling a few people and he's really excited. He loves playing with his dad and knows it will be huge for his music career.'
And now that Gene's upgrading from small, local venues to stadiums welcoming thousands, he'll be able to reap the benefits - including putting his pre-show requests in a rider.
But in a 2024 interview with The Face, the singer revealed his down to earth requirements, which include Birds Eye fish fingers and premium lager.
He said after doing a local gig in Nottingham, 'For these shows, it's usually just beer they give us. But for the Definitely Maybe shows, I'm gonna get some fish finger sandwiches on there.
'I'm craving those. The proper orange, Birds Eye ones – with ketchup. And some premium lagers – Asahi.'
Discussing his career hopes, Gene, who is from Liam's six-year marriage to the All Saints singer Nicole Appleton, previously said: 'I want to be the biggest band in the world.'
Gene is no stranger to life on the road, and his band spent much of last year touring small UK venues.
The Mail revealed Gene and his cousin, Anaïs, 24, who is Noel's daughter, played a major part in reuniting the warring brothers for the tour - 15 years after they last played together.
Liam's time with his youngest son brought them closer together and a source said: 'Liam has seen the passion the younger generation have for the Oasis tracks. Some of them weren't even born when the band split.
'It hadn't dawned on Noel and Liam until recently that their own kids had never properly seen them together. They didn't want to wait until it was too late to show them why they are Britain's biggest band.'
Meanwhile, Gene's older half-brother, Lennon, from Liam's marriage to the actress Patsy Kensit, and his band, Automotion, have not been called up to support their father.
Speaking about his sons' bands in 2019, the Live Forever singer said: 'They're both eyeing each other up... from across the room. Gene has got a little band and Lennon has got a little band, they're sort of working it out.
'Lennon's music is a bit more spaced out, like early Verve, pretty chilled. Whereas Gene is more like in-your-face, Arctic Monkeys style. Go for it I say.'
After 15 years, the brothers will finally reunite for 41 shows across Europe and the 900,000 fans who have eagerly snapped up tickets will not be disappointed with the set list which is crammed with the nineties band's classics.
Opening with Acquiesce - a song from their first 1995 album, they will follow with Morning Glory the titular song of the second studio album with Supersonic playing sixth.
Elsewhere Liam and Noel will play Half the World Away, Slide Away, Live Forever before finishing with their three most popular songs Don't Look Back in Anger, Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova.
And ahead of the highly-anticipated evening, footage and pictures from a special drone show over Cardiff Principality enticed.
The duo lit up the sky with brightly coloured drones which spelt out the word 'OASIS'.
It comes after a supermarket is celebrating the long anticipated Oasis comeback with a very special tribute to the Britpop band - and it's sure to catch the attention of devoted fans.
Tapping into the musicians' northern roots, Aldi has rebranded one of its locations in Manchester to be pronounced with the distinctive Mancunian accent Noel and Liam Gallagher are known and loved for.
The store - now labelled as 'Aldeh' to signal a phonetic change - is sure to delight shoppers in the Bury New Road store in Prestwich, where many will likely be stopping by ahead of the group's concert in nearby Heaton Park, taking place from 11th to 20th of July.
The performances, kicking off this weekend, have come after years of reunion rumours repeatedly squashed by the notoriously feuding musicians.
Oasis kick off their reunion gigs on 4th July, and will be playing in their home city at Heaton Park from 11th –20th July.
'Manchester is a vibrant city with a rich musical history, and with the Oasis reunion, we wanted to mark the occasion,' said Julie Ashfield, Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK.
'By temporarily renaming our Bury New Road store to "Aldeh", we're celebrating both the local dialect and the legendary band that has brought so much joy to fans worldwide.'
As part of the Oasis celebrations, the supermarket has also launched a new range of Aldimania Bucket Hats (£4.99) which will be on sale in stores nationwide from 3rd July, while stocks last.
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