Noel Gallagher 'tears up' during emotional Oasis set in front of Scottish crowd

Daily Record

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Noel Gallagher was seen with tears in his eyes during Oasis' second sold-out show at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday (August 9th) night, as fans said he 'deserved a hug'
Oasis concluded their second consecutive sold-out performance at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Saturday (August 9th), and with only one remaining gig on Tuesday (August 12th) before the group travels to Dublin to complete the UK and Ireland portion of their Live '25 reunion tour, emotions have begun to run high.
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The series of packed performances nationwide has represented the first time in 16 years that Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam Gallagher have appeared together on stage as Oasis, after their dramatic split in 2009. Following their entrance onto the Murrayfield stage while holding hands, Noel became tearful during one particularly poignant number from their set.
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In footage posted on TikTok by Oasis enthusiast Andrew Douglas, tears were visible in the 58-year-old performer's eyes as he performed the 1995 B-side number Talk Tonight for the crowd.
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The supporter wrote alongside his clip: "The Noel Gallagher tearing up while playing at Murrayfield Stadium."
Those commenting beneath the post were touched by Noel's heartfelt moment. Numerous other concert-goers commend his show and note that he "looked humbled the whole night."
One individual commented: "I just wanna give him a hug, he deserves all the love and appreciation."
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Meanwhile, another contributed: "He did have a tear. He looked humbled the whole night, but the crowd were amazing."
A third shared: "I noticed this too! Thought I was imagining it!".
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Whilst a fourth remarked: "Aww, he is tearing up, eh - wee soul."
Some fans quipped that it was "probably the wind" that caused Noel to appear tearful, while others suggested that watery eyes are simply part of getting older and don't necessarily indicate genuine emotion.
Talk Tonight was originally released as a B-side to Wonderwall in 1995 and featured on Oasis' B-side collection The Masterplan three years later, in 1998. The song drew inspiration from the band's near-collapse in 1994, when Noel briefly walked away following a disastrous performance in Los Angeles, USA.
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Noel departed LA for San Francisco without telling his bandmates and found refuge with a woman he'd met during their earlier show in the city. According to liner notes from The Masterplan album, she convinced Noel to reconsider and helped him understand that abandoning the group would be a mistake.
Speaking in the 2016 film Supersonic, Noel admitted he couldn't recall the woman's identity or appearance, though later that year Melissa Lim stepped forward claiming to be the person involved.
She revealed: "San Francisco has a reputation of being a place where bands come to die, like The Band and the Sex Pistols. I wasn't going to let it happen on my watch. I told him, 'You can't leave the band - you're on the verge of something big.'".
Whilst it remains unclear whether Noel was genuinely emotional during the Murrayfield performance, it's possible that recollections of nearly abandoning Oasis before their breakthrough flooded back whilst performing the track.