Oasis fans can grab FREE pints in Edinburgh before Murrayfield gig this weekend
BEER WE GO Oasis fans can grab FREE pints in Edinburgh before Murrayfield gig this weekend
OASIS fans can get their hands on some free pints in Edinburgh ahead of one of the Murrayfield gigs this weekend.
Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are set to take to the stage at the home of Scottish rugby on Friday, Saturday and next Tuesday.
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Oasis fans can get their hands on free pints in Edinburgh on Saturday
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Oasis have already played gigs across the UK including Wembley last week
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Innis & Gunn are giving away free beer to Oasis fans - but there's a catch
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A whopping 210,000 fans are expected to flood into the city over the three nights – right in the middle of the Edinburgh Fringe.
And fans of the Britpop legends can grab free pints in the capital on Saturday, August 9.
Oasis fans are being invited to belt out one of the band's classic hits, as Innis & Gunn launch the first‑ever Wonderwall World Championships in Edinburgh.
The open mic competition at Stockbridge Social, the company's new outdoor food and drink market on Raeburn Place.
And anyone who steps up to the mic will get a free pint of Innis & Gunn Lager Beer.
Hosted by A View from the Terrace's Craig Telfer, performances will be judged by a panel of Wonderwall connoisseurs.
The winner will take home a 'Wonderwall' of Innis & Gunn - six feet of award‑winning Scottish beer.
Anyone can enter on the day.
Dougal Sharp, Founder and Master Brewer at Innis & Gunn, said: "Like Oasis, we have never been afraid to do things our own way.
"Wonderwall has cemented itself into British culture and everybody knows it.
Oasis superfans form huge queue down Scots street to bag gig merch as buzz around Edinburgh shows begins
"And after all, as soon as those opening chords ring out, you know it's going to be a good time.
"With the Gallaghers coming to Edinburgh, we thought it was the perfect time to let people have their own moment in the spotlight.
"Grab a pint, grab the mic and show us your Wonderwall."
We told earlier how ticketless Oasis fans have been warned to steer clear of Edinburgh this weekend ahead of the band's three sold out shows.
Fans who didn't manage to bag tickets have been told by council chiefs that they must stay away from the venue.
And city bosses, desperate to avoid chaos, are urging fans to only travel to the stadium or nearby areas if they've got a ticket.
It comes after killjoy council bosses in Manchester tried to stop fans congregating on Heaton Park's 'Gallagher Hill' for Oasis' triumphant final concert.
The council's actions irked caught the attention of Liam, 52 and Noel, 58, who went to special lengths to honour those gathered on "the hill".
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