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Wales Online
an hour ago
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- Wales Online
Everything we know about Oasis' first night in Cardiff
Everything we know about Oasis' first night in Cardiff Liam and Noel Gallagher are back together and Oasis are performing this weekend at the Principality Stadium - here's what we know right now A special Oasis lights display has taken place over the Principality Stadium ahead of the band's massive reunion shows (Image: Jon Myers ) If you're heading to Cardiff for Oasis' two reunion gigs at the Principality Stadium on July 4 and 5 you'll need to be in the know about when you can expect the musical acts on stage, the songs they might be singing and more.. If you want the ins and outs of parking and road closures, you can click here. For stadium info, including seating anf gate plans and banned items, click here. But what about other things fans want to know like set list, band line-up, and if there'll be any special guests? Read on to find out. What time will it start Gates to the Principality Stadium open at 5pm for both gigs. How long will the show run for? Curfew at the stadium is at 10.30pm and if they push the gig right up to then, it could see the band on stage for two-and-a-quarter hours. What will the set list be? Though unconfirmed, these are the songs Oasis were overheard practicing at the stadium. It's a good balance of Liam leading and Noel leading - and, of course, who can wait to hear them sing together on classics like Stand By Me. Here's the songs rumoured to be making the setlist Oasis competition: Win tickets to see Oasis at Wembley Who's in the band for the comeback? Gem Archer, Bonehead and Andy Bell, who all previously served in Oasis, will make up the band. Joey Waronker, who performed with Liam Gallagher and John Squire last year, will be on the drums for the tour. Christian Madden is on keyboards, Jess Greenfield is on backing vocals, Alastair White is on trombone, Steve Hamilton is on saxophone duties, and Joe Auckland will be playing the trumpet. Notably, Greenfield is also part of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Will there be any special guests coming out? It's a thing nowadays for huge music acts to show off their famous friends - the latest being Olivia Rodrigo bringing on Robert Smith at Glasto. The Gallaghers aren't ones to follow the trend, or share the limelight.......... but they do like to show off, so who knows..? We already know the support will come from The Verve talisman Richard Ashcroft and guitar-hero Scousers, Cast. Richard and Liam duetted on a 2022 re-release of C'mon People (We're Making It Now) and to hear that live would be class. Liam's also pals and has toured with The Stone Roses' John Squire. While pulling one from the archives, Noel has featured on Chemical Brothers' Setting Suns and Let Forever Be, Goldie's Temper Temper and he's been a frequent session musician with Paul Weller. Can I still buy tickets? Yes, tickets for the Oasis reunion sold out across all venues due to huge demand when they went online earlier in the year. However, there are still several options available for fans trying to snag a last-minute spot. Viagogo and resale tickets Sites such as viagogo, Stubhub, and Vivid Seats allow fans to buy resale tickets from other fans. However, it is important to note that ticket conditions often prohibit resale after initial purchase. Those tickets may not be valid for admittance to gigs. Fans intending to buy tickets for live events through resale websites should check the ticket terms and conditions, to confirm whether resale is prohibited, before they buy. Ticket terms and conditions can be checked with the original seller, such as Ticketmaster or Live Nation. If resale is prohibited, tickets bought second-hand could be voided and admission to the event refused. Limited last-minute tickets can be bought from the official Ticketmaster resale site, where fans who can no longer go sell their seats, although these tend to go into and out of stock quickly. Elsewhere, resale sites like Viagogo, Vivid Seats, StubHub and Twickets are selling tickets for various dates with prices from £121, although fans should always bear in mind that many official sites, such as Ticketmaster and Live Nation, discourage the purchase of resale tickets. The merchandise stand opened at 10am on Wednesday and will remain open until Friday, July 4 (Image: WalesOnline ) How much is the Oasis merch for Cardiff? Article continues below Opening hours for the merch stands have been confirmed as 10am to 8.30pm on Wednesday and Thursday (July 3) and 10am until 11.30pm on Friday.
Daily Record
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Oasis Live '25 full tour line-up including new female band member
Oasis have shaken up their band line-up by introducing a new female member ahead of their eagerly awaited 2025 reunion tour. It has stunned fans who learned that she's never witnessed the band perform live before. The much-anticipated Oasis gigs are set to kick off this coming Friday at Cardiff for two nights, before they take to Manchester's Heaton Park. They will perform in Edinburgh's Murrayfield on the weekend of 8 and 9 August, and on Tuesday, August 12. Liam Gallagher will be on leading vocals with Noel Gallagher on guitar, accompanied by close pals and regular collaborators Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Gem Archer, and Andy Bell. Joey Waronker features as the new drummer, following his performances with Liam Gallagher and John Squire on last year's tours. The Mirror reports a number of additional musicians joining the group; Christian Madden on keyboards, Jess Greenfield with backing vocals, Alastair White on trombone, Steve Hamilton on the saxophone, and Joe Auckland trumpeting. Jess Greenfield was a staple in Noel Gallagher' s High Flying Birds and the singer and songwriter has spoken previously about balancing her career as a working mum with touring alongside bands, discussing the challenges of maintaining family life while on the road. While appearing on the February edition of the podcast Behind The Curtain, when quizzed about the Oasis reunion, she expressed her shock. She said, "I found out pretty much when everyone else did. I'd heard rumours and then I heard for definite two days before through someone else. Yeah It was definitely a shock. "I'd love to go. Hopefully Wembley cos it is Wembley. It's amazing and the last time they performed those songs properly was in the Nineties when I was a teenager and I didn't go to the gigs back in the day. "So it will be nice to see it as an adult. I'm really looking forward to it." Jess also opened up about the highs and lows of touring life. Speaking candidly, she said: "Touring does fills an ego cup, like people saying I am a great performer and I can go to the gym and am surrounded by mates. But when you haven't got the cup it goes down again and as a mum I don't have time to go to the gym or put my makeup on. It is not always obtainable. "Touring is an amazing thing, but it is addictive." Jess was initially recommended to Noel by a music mate and didn't audition. She simply had a chat with Noel and then joined him on tour for six weeks in the US back in 2018, showcasing her talent and has been with him ever since. In 2019, she told Rolling Stone: "Noel and the guys are amazing. Getting to travel the world and play in front of thousands of people is a real dream come true." Trumpet player Joe Auckland, saxophonist Steve Hamilton and Trombonist Alastair White have also collaborated with Noel in his band The High Flying Birds, whilst Christian Madden plays keyboard with Liam. The programme also lists Bonehead as playing both guitar and piano on tour. Noel and Liam are set to share the stage for the first time in public since their infamous split nearly twenty years ago, with their first performance scheduled for Friday in Cardiff. The tour will also include performances in Manchester, Edinburgh, London and Dublin.
Scotsman
2 hours ago
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- Scotsman
Oasis live band revealed including brass band and backing singer
Meet the musicians joining Oasis ahead of their first reunion show in Cardiff this week. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Fans won't have to wait until later this week to find out who is joining Oasis during their 2025 reunion shows. The Gallagher Brothers will be joined by familiar faces including Bonehead, Gem Archer and Andy Bell. However, advance copies of their tour programme have also included several new names to join the band, including a backing singer. After months of speculation who might join the Gallagher brothers ahead of their eagerly-anticipated reunion shows this year, we have finally confirmation who'll be there. Some familiar faces join some not so familiar names as Oasis' live band have been revealed ahead of their first show in Cardiff this week. |As revealed by The Mirror's 3am, the publication disclosed that ahead of the first show at Cardiff's Principality Stadium this week that Liam and Noel will be joined by Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Gem Archer and Andy Bell - all former members of the group at one point in their history. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The addition of Joey Waronker, who Liam Gallagher previously spoke highly of, has also been confirmed after his performances alongside the Oasis lead singer and John Squire during their album tour in 2024. But the publication also revealed, as per the tour programme, that more musicians will be joining the members for their live shows. The instrumental line-up features Christian Madden on keyboards, alongside a brass section of Alastair White on trombone, Steve Hamilton on saxophone, and Joe Auckland on trumpet. Notably, White, Hamilton, and Auckland have all performed with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, while Madden plays keyboards with Liam Gallagher. The program also lists Bonehead as handling both guitar and piano during the tour. Providing backing vocals is Jess Greenfield, who is also a core member of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and an accomplished singer/songwriter, known for her contributions to the London-based soul ensemble Wonder 45. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Oasis announce full live tour line up including new female member of the band
Oasis have a new female member after they revealed the full line up of musicians hitting the road for their Live 25 tour - and she has never seen the band play live. The Oasis gigs kick off on Friday at the Principality stadium in Cardiff with two nights there before they move onto Manchester's Heaton Park. The initial line up revealed by the Mirror is correct with Liam Gallagher as the frontman and Noel Gallagher on guitar alongside close pals and regulars Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Gem Archer and Andy Bell. The new drummer is Joey Waronker, who performed with Liam Gallagher and John Squire last year on a tour. But in the tour programme there is also a list of additional musicians playing with the band and they are; Christian Madden is on keyboards, Jess Greenfield is on backing vocals, Alastair White is on trombone, Steve Hamilton is on saxophone and Joe Auckland will be playing the trumpet. Jess Greenfield is an integral part of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and a singer/songwriter in her own right, including being in London-based soul ensemble Wonder 45. She is a working mum and has spoken in interviews about balancing homelife with being on the road with bands. In February on the podcast Behind The Curtain she was asked about the Oasis reunion and said: 'I found out pretty much when everyone else did. I'd heard rumours and then I heard for definite two days before through someone else. Yeah It was definitely a shock. 'I'd love to go. Hopefully Wembley cos it is Wembley. It's amazing and the last time they performed those songs properly was in the Nineties when I was a teenager and I didn't go to the gigs back in the day. 'So it will be nice to see it as an adult. I'm really looking forward to it.' Jess also spoke about trying to balance the joy of touring with the comedown you feel afterwards in normal life. Speaking honestly she said: 'Touring does fills an ego cup, like people saying I am a great performer and I can go to the gym and am surrounded by mates. But when you haven't got the cup it goes down again and as a mum I don't have time to go to the gym or put my make up on. It is not always obtainable. 'Touring is an amazing thing, but it is addictive.' Jess was initially recommended to Noel by a music pal and didn't audition. She just had a chat with Noel and then went on tour with him for six weeks in a States in 2018 and showed her talent and has been with him ever since. In 2019 she told Rolling Stone: "Noel and the guys are amazing. Getting to travel the world and play in front of thousands of people is a real dream come true." Trumpet player Joe Auckland, saxophonist Steve Hamilton and Trombonist Alastair White have also worked with Noel in his band The High Flying Birds, whilst Christian Madden plays keyboard with Liam. The programme also lists Bonehead as playing both guitar and piano on tour. Noel and Liam will walk on stage for the first time together in public, since the band split nearly two decades ago, on Friday in Cardiff. There will also be dates in Manchester, London and Dublin as part of the tour.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Oasis star Noel Gallagher slams Glastonbury as 'woke' and 'virtue signalling'
Oasis' Noel Gallagher slammed Glastonbury as "woke" in a podcast interview before this year's festival got underway. In the interview the musician called the festival at Worthy Farm "kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling". Historically, Glastonbury has supported left-wing political causes for more than fifty years, including when the Oasis guitarist appeared there with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in 2022, the Express reports. READ MORE: Glastonbury fans blast Sir Rod Stewart for 'disrespect' after message to festival founder READ MORE: Glastonbury fans make same complaint moments into Neil Young's headline set Join the Manchester Evening News WhatsApp group HERE But his regular attendance there didn't stop Gallagher from hitting out at Glastonbury. He told podcaster Matt Morgan: "It's getting a bit woke now, that place, and a bit kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling. "I don't like it in music - little f**king idiots waving flags around and making political statements and bands taking the stage and saying, 'Hey guys, isn't war terrible, yeah? Let's all boo war. F**k the Tories man,' and all that. It's like, look – play your f**king tunes and get off." He added: "Donate all your money to the cause – that's it, stop yapping about it" The musician went on to say he doesn't think that drawing attention to politics at Glastonbury makes any difference. He said: "Let's just say, for instance, the world is in a bit of a f**ked up place … what's all the kids in a field at Glastonbury going to do about it? "Everybody knows what's going on in the f**king world, you've got a phone in your pocket that tells you anyway. "What is the point of virtue-signalling?' Gallagher's comments were made before this year's Glastonbury festival got underway, but have resurfaced after some acts made political statements onstage. These included punk duo Bob Vylan who led a chant of "death, death to the IDF" at the West Holts Stage in their set on Saturday, which have been condemned by Glastonbury and are reportedly being investigated by police. Irish rap group also led chants of "f*** Keir Starmer" during their performance. Glastonbury has sought to distance itself from the artists' comments, saying in a statement: "With almost 4,000 performances at Glastonbury 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stages whose views we do not share, and a performer's presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs." "However, we are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the Festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence."
