Oasis
One band making quite an impression backstage is Oasis — they’ve been saying hi to all and sundry as they saunter around the corridors. Liam’s wearing a fetching crochet hat in black while Noel sports a rather more understated avaiator jacket in distressed brown. Both look super cool. And every spare bloke in the place is down the front in the audience pit when Manchester’s finest rock’n’roll band step ontstage to play.

Oasis run through their full setlist twice. We won’t tell you what it is, but we can tell you it’s unmissable, and much longer than Noel’s original estimate of three songs ( hint — watch the BRITS Encore show after the main awards). As a wall of screens behind them projects images of the band’s history, they are standing onstage, Liam in his crochet hat and Noel with his red guitar, making history once more. Noel sings one song alone. When he does this on the second run through, Liam bounds into the dining area, high above the stage, to watch his brother and band mates play, and survey the very scene the music industry’s VIPs will see when Oasis take to the stage to celebrate their Outstanding Contribution BRIT Awards win. Oasis — and all the other bands who rehearsed today — will return for the big show on Wednesday. Tomorrow a new set of stars come to Earls Court to play.


Courtesy of Brits.co.uk.