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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
I've life-long memories from Oasis' rite of passage Cork '96 gigs – Croke Park shows will be special for a generation
Oasis have collected an army of younger fans over the years GIG OF SUMMER I've life-long memories from Oasis' rite of passage Cork '96 gigs – Croke Park shows will be special for a generation THIS weekend will be special and if you were there the first time you'll understand just how special. Oasis may have collected an army of younger fans over the years, followers who have had their dreams come true this summer at finally being able to see their heroes for the very first time. 6 Fans have flocked to Oasis concerts for years Credit: Stephen Chung / Alamy Live News 6 The Oasis Live '25 Tour has sent fans into a frenzy Credit:For many of us, seeing Liam and Noel on stage together, the songs, the atmosphere, just the general mood that goes with an Oasis concert, will be a throwback to those 1990s teenage years when life was a lot simpler. This week marks 29 years since Oasis were at the centre of the music universe when they played two iconic shows at Knebworth. But days later the lads were in Cork for two era-defining shows at Pairc Ui Chaoimh - gigs which became a rite of passage for a legion of Irish teenagers. And we still talk about it. It was the summer of 1996. The Euros in England were on, as was the Olympics in Atlanta. (What's the Story) Morning Glory had been released the previous October but we had to wait until the following summer before the band would bring an album and a cultural phenomenon to massive outdoor audiences. I had just turned 18. This was our summer of love. Pairc Ui Chaoimh was our Knebworth. Oasis had performed their first big headline shows in Ireland in March 1996 when they played two nights at the Point where I saw them for the first time (I was on a family holiday when they supported REM at Slane in July 1995 and my mother wouldn't let 16-year-old me near the Tivoli in September 1994). Within a couple of months of those shows it was announced we wouldn't have to wait too long for their return to Ireland but this time it would be bigger, during the summer, outdoors and very excitingly - outside of Dublin. Back in the 1990s you had to go to HMV, queue up and race to the counter once the doors opened. Your phone wasn't your ticket because there were no mobile phones, no computer screens and certainly no dynamic pricing. Ex-Celtic star goes wild as he does the huddle at Oasis gig with 70,000 fans It cost £22.50 (a full £8 more than their Point shows) to see a concert which would define our youth. So after my friend's mother had driven us into town at about 6am, we joined the queue like everyone else on Henry Street and 10 minutes after the doors opened at 9am we were all set for Pairc Ui Chaoimh on August 14, the first night of their two shows. I still remember the morning of the gig, slightly concerned that my lounge boy shift the previous night would prevent me getting a decent night's sleep. But I need not have worried. My dad dropped a gang of us to Heuston Station at about 6am for a 7am train to the Rebel County, bag of cans in hand and we were set. Naturally the journey down was full of arms around strangers, belting out Wonderwall, Live Forever and Don't Look Back in Anger. You never forget days like that. When we finally hit Cork, there was absolute carnage on St Patrick's Street, but the good kind. There was no trouble, perhaps the odd person who might have overdone it on the train down, but just a fun vibe of singing, street drinking in weather resembling this week's heat blast and trying to sneak out a few pints from pubs for pals who might not have hit 18 just yet. I've seen a combination of Oasis and Liam and Noel in various guises over 20 times since those early years but Cork stands out". Everyone seemed to make the walk down to the stadium together. I was lucky enough to have been there for Feile the previous year, a compromise with my mum for the guilt she felt at not allowing me to attend that first Irish Oasis show at the Tivoli. And once inside, we lay on the ground, got nostalgic with the Bootleg Beatles, went a bit crazy for the Prodigy and counted down the minutes to the lads walking on stage. And when they did at about 8.50pm to the sound of Columbia (a disappointing omission from their 2025 set list), Cork just exploded. The next two hours are a blur of songs, spilled beer and life-long memories that are still talked about. CROKE PARK WEEKEND The come-down on the train home was tough, while the next day I remember being jealous of the masses experiencing what we had the previous day. I've seen a combination of Oasis and Liam and Noel in various guises over 20 times since those early years but Cork stands out probably because of the stage of life I was at and because it was when Liam and Noel really were untouchable. I'm sure there were lads there that day who will be in Croke Park this weekend still sporting the same haircuts even if 30 years later mortgage, marriages, children and divorces have entered their lives. But teenage memories like this is why this weekend will be very special for a generation of us. So I'll be there giving it my best Suunnshinnnnes, Maaaaaybes and Mad For Its. Definitely, not Maybe. 6 Liam Gallagher of Oasis Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage 6 Noel Gallagher of Oasis Credit: Peter Byrne/PA Wire 6 The Gallagher brothers previously played at Pairc Ui Chaoimh Credit: PA Photos
CBC
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
The new Broken Social Scene documentary explores the band's formative years
A new documentary, It's All Gonna Break, describes the birth of Broken Social Scene — the iconic Canadian indie band that is still going strong, 25 years later. Directed by cinematographer and friend of the band Stephen Chung, the intimate documentary offers a portrait of how friendships, relationships, business and art blended together over the course of the band's arc, as they worked to create music on their own terms. It features previously unseen archival footage, and modern-day interviews with figures like Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Feist, and Amy Millan. Today on Commotion, music journalist and day-one fan Tabassum Siddiqui joins host Elamin Abdelmahmoud to share her memories of those early days and discuss the film. WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube:
