Mixed reviews for 'f****** class' Irish crowd chant during Oasis Dublin show
This was the first of two sell-out shows for brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, who dedicated their Be Here Now classic, Stand By Me, to their mother Peggy, from Charlestown County Mayo, who was confirmed to be in attendance for her reconciled sons' return.
Oasis had already conquered crowds across Wales, England and Scotland before arriving in Ireland, but Dublin's atmosphere may have topped the charts.
At one stage, during Noel's solo section of the gig, where he performed Little by Little, Half the World Away and Talk Tonight, the eldest of the band's siblings took a moment to soak in the crowd as they chanted 'Olé Olé Olé' in unison. Oasis performed the first of two Croke Park shows on Saturday (August 16). (Image: Philip Fitzpatrick)
Various clips of the crowd's chants were uploaded to social media, with many quick to praise the Irish fans for their efforts in the first of two sell-out reunion gigs.
"Now that's Ireland," One user on X, formerly known as Twitter, commented on a 32-second clip showcasing the Olé chants, with Noel spotted on the stage's colossal screens taking a step back to admire.
Not everyone was so complimentary of the 80,000 crowd's antics, however, with one viewer adding the Olé chant was "the cringiest part of every concert in Ireland," though another added: "Why do people suddenly pretend to hate this. It's f****** class when you're there."
The popular chant is often heard across various sporting events, concerts and homecomings and its origin is widely accredited to the Italia '90 World Cup, where Ireland reached the quarter-final stage, eventually falling to the hosts.
Composer and lecturer at Dublin City University, Dr Seán Doherty has previously commented on the tune's interesting history.
The chant's tune comes from the 1985 Belgian song called Anderlecht Champion, which featured the French 'allez, allez, allez' lyrics instead of the Spanish 'Olé', which was formed the following year for the Mexican World Cup.
During Italia '90, Put 'Em Under Pressure was Ireland's anthem for the tournament, during which "it got inserted into every Irish person's brain," according to Dr Doherty.
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