another review form BBC manchester, although some of it there talkin utter bollox!
"after striking the first bars of Lyla, they had to stop as the barrier cracked" could of swore they opened with turn up the sun!!
"at times their performance was mediocre, flat and out of tune" you what! not from where i was standing it sounded spot on.
"a set of mainly classic hits from Definitely Maybe and Morning Glory spattered with a couple from their new album" a couple form the new album! obviously werent watch the same show i was! they played 7 of the new album as far as i can remember which is 3 quaters of the album...idiots
www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2005/07/04/020705_oasis_feature.shtmlOasis at City of Manchester Stadium - 8/10
Sue Denim (gig: 02/07/05)
On the day that a plethora of artists gathered together for one of the most significant music events taking place across the globe, another set of musicians were making an impact in the City of Manchester Stadium.
Live 8 coincided with the second date of Oasis’ three-night run in Manchester, but it wasn’t just the Gallaghers and co that made waves with the crowd.
At 4pm, the stage came to life with the lively, fun-loving The Redwalls. This fresh-faced charismatic quartet wouldn’t have looked out of place in 1965 London with the coolest Mod image and most incredible haircuts. With hints of early Beatles, The Who and the Small Faces worked into their catchy pop rock and gorgeous harmonies, this young Chicago band were the perfect openers and went down well with the Oasis fans, who had already half-filled the stadium.
An hour later, following some pre-recorded footage from Live 8 that had been projected on the big screens to satiate the music hungry crowd, the 22-20s took to the stage. In contrast to the light harmonies of The Redwalls, the 22-20s are darker and heavier, reminiscent of the Stooges and Stones, with a bit of The Animals-style white blues chucked in for good measure. Though suffering from a few sound problems, especially with the vocals, the band put on a great performance and left the crowd eager for more.
The Bees added a gentler, sunny vibe to proceedings. Their 60s influenced pop tunes taken from their debut album Free The Bees got the crowd dancing, especially tracks such as Wash In The Rain, the chilled out instrumental The Russian and Chicken Payback, which seems to have become their signature tune.
If the crowd wasn’t well warmed up by now, they had no excuse not to be after the performance of the final support. The Coral slouched onto the stage before blowing it away in a torrent of psychedelic guitar swirls and beats. They have matured well and sound better every time you see them. Playing classics such as Simon Diamond, Pass It On, Don’t Think You’re The First, Dreaming Of You and Skeleton Key, finishing with In The Morning, The Coral had made sure that Oasis had a lot to play up to.
Three quarters of an hour later, Oasis made their entrance, greeted in a hail of cheers from the packed stadium. However, after striking the first bars of Lyla, they had to stop as the barrier cracked and it was 30 minutes later, after being left impotently standing at the side of the stage, that they could finally start.
Liam, looking like a pimp in a red leather jacket and white beanie hat, was obviously up for it, especially after the unexpected delay, as was the expectant audience. Bursting into Lyla, Oasis had the crowd hooked, and though at times their performance was mediocre, flat and out of tune, this didn’t seem to bother their fans, who sang along at the top of their voices to a set of mainly classic hits from Definitely Maybe and Morning Glory spattered with a couple from their new album.
An hour and a half later, after the final strains of My Generation finally died away, Oasis had proved that the old tunes are the best, and while ever they play these anthemic singalongs, they’ll never be short if a fan or two.
Nov 4, 2024 5:04:30 GMT -5
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