Liam Gallagher Praises Fan Kicked Off Stage at Green Day Concert for Playing Oasis Hit
Shortly after a clip went viral of Armstrong looking bewildered while a fan strummed the opening chords to Oasis' signature hit — as opposed to the 1997 Nimrod cut, aka the song the prankster was supposed to play — Gallagher shared his approval on X. Replying to a video of the incident, he wrote sarcastically, 'Best song of the night.'
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It's become a tradition at Green Day shows for the band to invite musicians in the crowd to join Armstrong on stage and accompany him on 'Good Riddance' on acoustic guitar. At the group's Monday (June 30) performance in Luxembourg, however, the chosen fan went off course by playing a different tune, which at first confused the California frontman.
'You told me you could play this one!' Armstrong said before realizing what was actually happening, with the culprit playing what was unmistakably the intro to Oasis' Billboard Hot 100 No. 8 track. Promptly taking back his guitar as a crew member ushered the fan off stage, Armstrong then said, 'Nice try, nice try.'
As Green Day continues its summer run of shows and festivals, Oasis is also gearing up to hit the road again for the first time in 16 years. After burying the hatchet and putting an end to a yearslong feud, Liam and brother Noel Gallagher will finally reunite on stage on Friday (July 4), kicking off a global tour with a show at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
In the lead-up to the trek, the brothers have been teasing that their band is sounding better than ever in rehearsals. 'We have LIFT OFF Rastas sounded f–king FILTHY,' Liam wrote on X in June.
Even U2's Bono is amped for the reunion. 'I love them,' he recently told Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe. 'I'm still very close with Noel, and he sent a message to me saying he's kind of shocked by how great the band is [sounding]. I think we're going to have a good summer.'
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