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Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Oasis fans blown away as couple get engaged during very emotional song
Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher were back at Heaton Park in Manchester as part of Oasis last night for the first of their homecoming gigs at the venue on their reunion tour A couple got engaged at an Oasis reunion gig this week. A proposal among the crowd was filmed as Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher took to the stage for the first of their five hometown gigs in Manchester earlier this week. After opening the Oasis Live '25 Tour a week ago at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, the band performed at Heaton Park last night. They will be back on the stage tonight before returning next week for three additional concerts. During the latest gig, a couple appeared to get engaged as Oasis performed their song Slide Away. Footage shared on social media shows a fan down on one knee amid the audience as they presented a ring to their partner. The couple, both seen wearing blue Oasis t-shirts in the video, appeared to then kiss before hugging. Other fans are seen celebrating, including cheering and clapping, whilst surrounding the pair after the proposal last night. Footage of the proposal was shared by the Manc on Instagram today. The caption read: "How could @oasis get any better? Spotting a couple getting engaged mid-gig. Let's find them! Massive congratulations to this lovely couple." Click here for the Mirror's live updates on Oasis' tour. The post prompted reaction from fans on the platform, with some sharing well wishes to the couple. One person teased: "She definitely maybe said YES!!!! Congrats guys." Another responded to the video: "This is how much brings people together and makes memories last forever." Oasis performed in front of 80,000 fans at the first of their five Heaton Park shows last night. Liam and Noel were joined by bandmates Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Joey Waronker for the concert. Slide Away was among the numerous songs featured on the setlist for the concert in Manchester. Oasis also played tracks such as Morning Glory, Cigarettes & Alcohol and Rock 'n' Roll Star for the homecoming crowd this week. Oasis: What's Their Story? An unofficial celebration magazine on sale now! A few simple words on social media on August 27 in 2024 were enough to spark pandemonium among Oasis fans and were the catalyst for the most eagerly awaited UK gigs of all time. This special unofficial magazine, available to order here, marks the reunion and honours the band both now and down the years with our incredible archive of photos and interviews - and with exclusive reviews and photographs of their first show! D'You Know What I Mean? was dedicated to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, who was in the crowd. Whilst Half The World Away, which was the opening theme for the Royle Family, was performed as a tribute to the late Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash, who created the sitcom. The setlist also included hits like Don't Look Back In Anger, with Noel leading a singalong as the band played the chart-topping song. Fans were treated to Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova as the gig came to a close too.
Irish Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Oasis fans boo Liam Gallagher as he dedicates song to the 'greatest of all time'
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher found himself facing boos from the crowd at the band's triumphant homecoming show at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday night. Although, somewhat predictably, it was due to football rather than anything to do with the performance. Reunited brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher walked out to a hero's welcome, hand in hand, at the huge park on Friday night. But mid-way through the show, Liam brought things to a halt to make a special dedication. He said: "I'd like to dedicate this to the greatest manager of all time, Mr Pep Guardiola." But the mention of the Manchester City boss sparked some boos in the crowd. Clearly unimpressed, Liam retorted: "Who you f***ing booing, who you f***ing booing?" A video also panned to a life-sized cut-out of Pep that was placed on stage, with a Man City scarf around his neck. Thankfully it was greeted by laughs from the audience and Liam launched into an emphatic version of D'You Know What I Mean. In fact, Pep himself was spotted backstage at the show ahead of the band's headline performance. He was pictured posing with members of the Gallagher family, including Noel's daughter and Liam's sons. Earlier in the show, Noel had made a dedication to Manc royalty - The Royle Family's creators, comedians Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash. He said: "This one's for Caroline and Craig" before performing an acoustic singalong of the TV show's theme tune Half the World Away. Ahead of the band performing, Cast brought out a surprise guest for their opening support slot, whilst Richard Ashcroft paid tribute to a Manchester music legend on stage. Oasis will perform two sold-out shows in Croke Park in Dublin next month. 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. 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, although fans should always bear in mind that many official sites, such as Ticketmaster and Live Nation, discourage the purchase of resale tickets. Meanwhile, Seat Unique has some VIP tickets available offering a host of additional perks alongside access to the gig. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Next stop, Heaton Parrrk' Liam Gallagher to voice tram stop announcements
Oasis fans making their way to the band's five Heaton Park homecoming gigs are in for a surprise on some Metrolink trams, with a very familiar Rock 'N' Roll star set to take over one stop's announcements. The unmistakable tones of Liam Gallagher will grace the Bee Network to help passengers stay on track with their journeys when travelling to the Oasis Live '25 shows. Four different announcements voiced by Liam are being played at the Heaton Park stop on all concert dates, with fans encouraged to listen out for each of the lead singer's different messages, as well as some 'supersonic' signage on the tram network. READ NEXT: All you need to know about the Oasis Live '25 homecoming gigs in Manchester READ NEXT: Oasis Live '25 - updates as fans flock to Heaton Park In the run up to their Greater Manchester reunion, Oasis have been encouraging people to 'go electric' and use public transport where possible to get to and from the concerts. There is no parking allowed in Heaton Park, no official pick up or drop off points nearby and there are residential permits and restrictions in place on surrounding roads. You can follow our live blog for real-time updates as the first gig is set to take place tonight, Friday. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said: 'We've not got long to wait now until our city-region hosts the most eagerly awaited homecoming of all time and the excitement is already building here in Greater Manchester. 'It's brilliant that Liam is lending his legendary vocals to the Bee Network once again and I'd urge everyone to listen out for them when getting off the tram at Heaton Park for the gigs. 'We want everyone who's going to have the time of their lives and I'd just like to remind everyone that the best way to get to Heaton Park and back is to take advantage of the public transport options available, as backed by the band themselves.' It's not the first time Liam has lent his vocals to the Bee Network in bid to get more people on board with public transport. In 2023, the Manc legend took over 'next stop' announcements on the Ashton line in support of Beyond the Music – a festival and change-making conference that put the spotlight on new music, grass roots venues and developing talent and infrastructure support in Greater Manchester and beyond. And in June this year, the Bee Network unveiled three special Oasis-branded vehicles to celebrate the band's upcoming gigs in Greater Manchester, with a bus, a tram and an electric bike wrapped with the band's famous 'She's Electric' song title. Eagle-eyed fans may have also spotted the huge murals of both Liam and Noel Gallagher on the bus and tram too.
RTÉ News
22-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Time to reclaim the internet from #GAAdopes
There is a great story from a few years back of a memorable character on the club management scene. At half-time he assessed the performance of his first 15. A good portion of his players got a similar message, the same line in the same tone delivered individually, "You are a dope". The few that were omitted from this assessment were given a question and an answer "What do you not do with a dope? Don't pass them the ball". Face-to-face communication styles have evolved in the decade or so since. Unfortunately, we do a lot less face-to-face communication now than we did even then. We do a lot more social media communication. Social media communication, while relatively new, has rapidly devolved into some of the most despicable nonsense imaginable. Exaggerated anger and vitriolic personal attacks are commonplace. The microphone that is the internet, omnipresent in our hands, has provided people with a tool to highlight their ignorance to the masses, in perpetuity. This microphone of ignorance is too often overused by Irish adults to personally belittle our sportspeople. GAA supporters are not alone but it hits a little different given how we like to congratulate ourselves on our wholesomeness. In general, sports followers in Ireland like to tell ourselves what great supporters we are (*when our team is winning and there is a bandwagon to be jumped on). At the same time, we, adults I remind you, will lazily fulfil sporting stereotypes. "The self-congratulatory moral superiority of the GAA fan needs to be checked. We need a kick in the backside" LOI fans have a go at Premier League fans for not supporting their local teams. Premier League fans born and raised in Ireland having a go at each other for being Manc or Scouse scum. Rugby fans preaching about rugby values while tearing down the ability, personality, even family of Sam Prendergast or Jack Crowley, based purely on the province they come from. GAA fans having a go at others because they are so civilised that they can, wait for it, sit or stand beside each other on the terraces. The self-congratulatory moral superiority of the GAA fan needs to be checked. We need a kick in the backside. I picked up my phone last Sunday evening. After a madcap weekend of enthralling football, logic would suggest that social media would be in raptures at the scores, blocks, tricks and flicks that built a brilliant crescendo to the football championship group stages. Nope. Not the case. Instead there was exaggerated bile flying back and forth between followers of different counties, a large amount of it between followers of counties who hadn't even played each other. The target? More or less everyone that did anything. Like life, the only ones to escape critique were the ones who did nothing only sit in the background. Opposition supporters, opposition management, fixture makers, referees, supporters of non-opposition counties, management of non-opposition counties, own county's supporters, own county's management... all got personal attacks. The most common target were of course players, the ones who push themselves for most of the year to give you 70 minutes of entertainment when you decide to flick on your TV or go to a game. The guff that caught my eye was that directed at Donegal's Michael Murphy. The apparent, completely contrived, alleged issue was that he may have tried to get to the dressing room after the final whistle. This, for some, made him a particularly terrible human. The same man that has spent weeks of his life signing autographs and chatting to fans from all counties, was being personally attacked for (important to note - based primarily on the limited but apparently bullet-proof evidence of a few TV images only) not hanging around for an hour or so with supporters on the pitch. In the name of Jaysus. What a nonsense. If Murphy did commit this apparently heinous crime, did anybody consider the context it was committed in? That he may not have wanted to be the one to hold up a coach load of his team-mates from starting their three-hour journey home at 7pm on Sunday evening, having left their homes and families on Saturday morning? That he may have had an early Monday morning work meeting abroad that he had to catch a flight for? That he may have had an injury he wanted to get assessed so his ancient 35-year-old body may be ready to go again for a knockout game six or seven days later? Or, a multitude of other things he and all the players in action last weekend may have had going on in their real lives away from the screens of people waiting to have a go at their personalities or qualities as humans? As GAA supporters we need to park the self-righteousness and call out this increasing trend of mindless abuse before it spikes into normality. For me, social media is a tiny minority at extremes shouting, as loud as possible, hyperbolic and deliberately spiteful diatribe back and forth at each other while the silent majority sit silently in the middle scrolling past but subconsciously absorbing their hate. We know in the GAA that most supporters are sound. Go to a game and the hate is not thrown around between supporters. If anyone oversteps the mark with their attempted comedy or overly passionate support the reaction of those around them shows them up enough to shut them up. Caution is required. For a few years hatred related to politics, race, creed, sex, nationality was confined to the loud online shouting. Allowing it flourish online has seen it become more prominent on our streets. Keep it away from our GAA pitches. The people spraying personal abuse to GAA people online fall into two categories. Category one, dopes who are looking for a cheap laugh from their friends for how brave they were to publicly attack someone. Category two, dopes who crave attention and attempt to say something so insulting that others will give them the attention they crave by biting back at their personal jibes. When these dopes were 14 and sat down the back of the classroom performing their routine with smart remarks their ignorance was witnessed by only a few. The others in the class were quickly laughing at them not with them. The worst remarks were quickly forgotten because they weren't written down and shared with millions. While the dopes' audience has increased their ignorance is now recorded for all to see forever. If you have read this and are a dope, then stop. If you are thinking of being a dope, don't. If you see or hear a dope on social, well this is the one we struggle with. Like in the classroom, learn to ignore them where possible. If they have gone too far, maybe we can start to call them out but without getting into a conversation. Use '#GAAdope' to check our behaviour and start to dampen and in time eliminate the hate. The club manager at the start has evolved but maybe there is still an occasional need for his curt communication style. Follow a live blog on the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday and Sunday on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.15pm and The Sunday Game from 9.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
The Irish Sun
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Noel Gallagher looks stony-faced as he makes lonely tube journey to Oasis rehearsals – but Liam's entrance is chaotic
OASIS's famously grouchy songwriter Noel Gallagher proved he's still a man of the people as he took the Tube to his band's rehearsals in London. The Britpop legends got together Advertisement 8 Noel Gallagher took the Tube to Oasis rehearsals today Credit: Click News and Media 8 The music star was pictured alone at Paddington Station, London Credit: Click News and Media 8 His brother Liam was pictured in the back of a car Credit: Click News and Media Dressed in all black, the bomber jacket wearing musician, who is worth an estimated £25m, was pictured sitting alone at Paddington Station before hopping aboard a train. It was a far cry from his rock 'n' roll star brother Liam's arrival as cameras clamoured to get a shot of him through the window of a car. The 52-year-old frontman looked to have loaded up on cough syrup and Lockets, presumably a bid to protect his trademark raspy vocals. However, the sight of a box load of throat medicine is likely to leave ticketholders, particularly those at dates later in the run, feeling a little nervous about Liam's stamina. Advertisement READ MORE ON OASIS It was Liam who yesterday revealed the brothers Gallagher would be blowing off the cobwebs and belting out their classic tunes today ahead of their hotly-anticipated summer stadium shows. The group's last gig was at V Festival in 2009, before The next month. Noel and the rest of the Advertisement Most read in Music The singer revealed the news in a post on social media platform X. One fan asked: "Happy Sunday man! Are you ready for rehearsals "There are only a few days left and you're joining the others?' Liam replied: "Yes Rasta D I'm in Tuesday to blow there minds [sic]." Advertisement Another fan asked whether the Wonderwall singer was "excited" to begin rehearsals, to which Liam replied: "Can't wait." This latest exciting news comes just days after The Sun revealed the According to our sources, Noel's eldest daughter The model, who is from Noel's first marriage to Advertisement The 25-year-old figured the 8 Noel was a surprise sighting on the District Line Credit: Click News and Media 8 The Manc legend looked relaxed dressed all in black as he tucked his hands into his pockets Credit: Click News and Media An insider said: 'Anais was one of the biggest sources of comfort and support for Noel following his divorce . Advertisement "She was the one that was helping him get back on his feet and return to doing things he loved that had fallen by the wayside. 'Over the years, Noel had offered an olive branch to Liam, but he'd never taken it up. 'Anais could tell her dad really wanted both his brothers, Liam and Paul, by his side after the split so was determined to get them back in touch. 'She gets on great with Liam's sons Advertisement Oasis - The Gallagher Feud Timeline Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have a long history of ongoing fights - both physical and verbal - here's the full history of the band and what they've said to each other. 1991 - Liam Gallagher forms Oasis with Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll, later asking Noel to join. 1993 - The band sign to Creation Records and start work on their debut album. August 1994 - Oasis shoot to fame with their debut album, Definitely Maybe, with tracks including Rock n Roll Star, Live Forever and Supersonic. It's one of the fastest selling debuts ever for a British band. September 1994 - Noel temporarily leaves the band's tour after Liam smacks him in the face with a tambourine on stage in Los Angeles. 1995 - The band release their second album, (What's The Story) Morning Glory? which features Wonderwall, Don't Look Back in Anger, and Champagne Supernova. 1996 - Liam is forced to sit out a leg of tour shows due to laryngitis, but causes chaos when he was filmed heckling his brother from a balcony while a taping of MTV Unplugged. 2000 - Noel quits the band temporarily for a second time when, while partying in Barcelona, Liam riles Noel by questioning if his daughter, Anais, is actually his. The pair get into a fist fight. 2005 - Noel tells Q Magazine that he's 'never forgiven' Liam for his comments about Anais and he's 'never apologised. He tells the mag: "He's my brother. I hope he's reading this and realises that. He's my brother but he's at arm's length until he apologises for what he's done." 2009 - Noel admits in an interview with Q that he 'doesn't like Liam', branding him "rude, arrogant, intimidating, and lazy". "He's the angriest man you'll ever meet," he added. "He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup.' Liam later retaliates and tells NME: 'It takes more than blood to be my brother. He doesn't like me and I don't like him.' August 23, 2009 - Oasis pull out of a headline slot at V Festival in the UK due to Liam having laryngitis. August 28, 2009 - Ahead of the Rock en Seine festival, Noel and Liam get into another fight, during which time Liam breaks one of Noel's guitars after "waving it like an axe" according to Noel. August 28, 2009 - Noel quits the band for the third and final time, saying in a statement: "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." 2010 - Oasis win 'best album of the last 30 years' at the Brit Awards for (What's the Story) Morning Glory. Liam picks up the gong, and thanks everyone except Noel. He later says this was misinterpreted as a dig. 2011 - Liam tries to sue Noel after he claims in the interview they cancelled their V Festival performance due to Liam being hungover. Liam disputed it said the comment "questioned my professionalism". He later apologised and the lawsuit was dropped. 2011 - Noel admits regrets at quitting before the Paris gig, telling Absolute Radio and admits if he did "we may never have split up." 2011 - 2014 - Liam and the other bandmates continue under new name, Beady Eye, while Noel forms new band, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. 2015 - After years of jabs online, especially through media and Twitter, Liam teases he's buried the hatchet with Noel by sharing an All Areas pass from a High Flying Birds gig. However, the fight would recommence two months later after Noel publicly dismissed suggestion Oasis would reunite for Glastonbury 2016. 2017 - Liam performs at Manchester's One Love concert after the bombing at Ariana Grande's show, with Don't Look Back In Anger becoming a unifying anthem for the incident. He then slams Noel for not attending. Noel later tells Sunday Times: "Young music fan were slaughtered, and he, twice, takes it somewhere to be about him. He needs to see somebody.' 2018 - Liam suggests a reunion for the 2018 World Cup on Twitter, writing: 'let's get the big O back together and stop f***ing about the drinks are on me'. When it fell on deaf ears, he added: "I'll take that as a NO then." 2019 - Noel speaks out after Liam sends 'threatening messages' to Anais after a comment made about then wife Sara McDonald. Liam later apologises publicly to Anais. 2020 - Liam urges Noel to reunite for a one-off charity gig. 'They said they thought he would be receptive, so she then asked Liam to reach out to his brother to lend support. 'Liam's always wanted Oasis back together so he got in touch.' The source said: 'It was all very slow-going behind the scenes to get the brothers talking again. 'Anais spending so much time with her dad allowed her to realise how much he missed his brother, despite the jibes they both made. Advertisement 'It enabled her to plant the idea of a reconciliation on both sides. Thanks to her close relationship with Liam, she was able to call him. 'She worked hard to make sure they didn't look back in anger, if you like. 'Once Liam called Noel, the rest was left up to them.' The Gallagher brothers Advertisement The 8 The Gallagher brothers have played music together for the first time in 16 years Credit: Instagram/Oasis 8 Noel and Liam - seen here in the 90s - are feeling the brotherly love again Credit: Getty 8 Oasis dominated the music scene in Britain during the 90s Credit: Alamy Advertisement
