After watching Oasis from the early days, I became bored of their later stuff and some of the crowds they were attracting. I never thought I’d be that interested in seeing them again if they reformed. Also had very little interest in their post Oasis stuff, with the odd exception here and there.
Then
@TheGhost got me a last minute freebie for Liam doing Definitely Maybe at the Co-Op last year - that was a class night, absolutely amazing the love in that venue for him and the music from fans of all ages and it was clear he still had it when it came to that catalogue of songs.
The whole ticketing thing this time around has been a farce though, from the scramble for tickets to the ridiculous surge pricing. My 16 year old lad paid £410 on my account for a ticket through Ticketmaster resale. Seemingly because one was bought on my account, I was then ruled out of buying another. I have searched regardless on there and the scam sites over the last couple of months, until yesterday when the prices didn’t drop, I decided to give up.
I drove up to Heaton Park to drop my lad off when who should ring but
@TheGhost, with two tickets in his Ticketmaster basket for the original £149 price. The car was promptly ditched and a beers consumed before heading in.
What a show, setlist, performance, crowd, atmosphere - even the venue wasn’t that bad and the weather was perfect. That band are still absolutely adored and it was a joy to be part of. I’m still absolutely buzzing this afternoon, as is my lad who this morning had it up there with the Treble in Istanbul as the best day of his life.
