Oasis reunion

Absolutely unbelievable experience. Group of about 30 of us and each one said best gig they'd ever been to.

Back to back bangers. Liam sounded great. No queues at bars. Great atmosphere. Loadsa Blues. Seen them 10 times over last 30 years and that was right up there.

Something incredibly unique about an Oasis gig.

Trying to go again next sunday but will be on the hill if not.
 
Eaststander1 said:
They probably would be near the top of that list if they hadn't been apart for the past 16 years!
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You can also say that people may have totally lost interest in them and their popularity may have waned. The fact they have not been together for 16 years has definitely contributed the increased interest in them coming back.
The exact same thing happened to the Stone Roses, although not to the same extent. The Roses ended as a laughing stock. They were absolutely ridiculed after their Reading festival performance. They then disappeared for god knows how many years, only to re-emerge to selling out football stadiums and multiple nights at Heaton Park.
Oasis have gone from mediocre record sales in America and playing arenas to selling out The Rose Bowl on 2 nights.

The poster who said New Order were better without offering any context was daft. The poster who said Oasis were one of the biggest bands in the world ever was also daft as that is factually incorrect. Oasis are a British phenomenon but Depeche Mode would sell more tickets world wide than Oasis would. That's with Oasis disappearing for 16 years and Depeche Mode touring every 4 years.

Just enjoy the reformation for what it is. Enjoy the gigs. Enjoy having a few beers with your mates and a sing song. Make some memories that you will never forget.

Life does not always have to be a competition about what is bigger and who is better. Life is for living.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
No craft ale but back in the day you could buy anything in the Midland (before it became the trendy Met). I spent a lot of my mispent youth in there because my mate worked behind the bar and gave me free drinks. It was an interesting customer-base in those days to put it mildly. Burton Road was yet to be gentrified!
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I wasn’t a regular back in the 90s as I was living in Fallowfield then but used to go there occasionally and to the Railway which was just half the width with a formica bar, and if I remember rightly was a Boddies pub back then. Can’t remember what beer the Midland sold but it was better known for being a drug den.
 
BimboBob said:
Wiggle wiggle
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What's that supposed to mean? Punk is an attitude... part of the zeitgeist. If you're trying to look clever, it's not working lad.

Pre-punk is the moaning / complaing period, Punk is the spirit / attitude that takes action to change things. Post-punk is where that action leads.

Joy Division... life is shit, I'm miserable...
New Order... things have got better, I'm happy.

Rock was punk
Elvis was punk
The Blues was punk
Ragtime was punk
Beethoven was punk
Cavemen bashing rocks together was punk

Punk is the attitude to create something new and different. , invariably through young people tired of the 'same old thing'.
 
Johnny Mars Bar said:
I don’t disagree with any of that.

I’ve seen oasis before and I’m going to see them next week.

I’ve seen New Order several times too.

They’re different bands and comparing one to the other makes no sense whatsoever. That’s the point I was very clearly making.
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And I was agreeing with you!

I think that Oasis have timed and promoted this 'reunion' perfectly, and have captured the imagination of young and old. I've not heard a bad word about it.

The venues, the support acts, the set list... Spot on.

The only thing they've got wrong imo has been the pricing, but it's obviously worked for them (and Ticketmaster).

Good luck to them. They'll probably do the same again in another 15 years!
 
So it’s ok for classical music from over two centuries ago to be played in concerts worldwide but music from thirty years ago is a big no ? At what point should I bin my vinyl and CD collection? Question for the music police on here , what’s the actual time limit for bands to reform or continue performing and should they be doing it free of charge ?
 
Lavinda Past said:
Zeitgeist.

New Order were born from music reflecting the gloomy, dark period of the late 1970s (Warsaw/Joy Division), and represented a brighter, modern technological world (Kraftwerk, Can, etc).

Before long, mamy bands (lucky enough to be signed by record companies) began to sound the same. As it was pre-punk, the big labels were deciding/determining what the public 'needed' to hear...

Alan McGee recognised that Oasis had the spirit of Rock and Roll and punk. Brash, fresh, and in your face. They were a million miles away from the polished, sterile, sound that record companies were promoting. Oasis were a kick up the arse... exactly what 1990s music needed.

Leap forward to 2025 and after 15 years of plastic, manufactured trash coming from the likes of X factor etc, the Gallagher brothers decide that the time is right to wake up a new generation of kids to Rock and Roll.

They don't even need to write new material... they've got a selection of songs that stand the test of time. They are The Beatles, they are Elvis, they are Led Zeppelin...

New Order...? Compared to Oasis, they're not even Freddie and the Dreamers.

We are witnessing musical history... A bunch of scruffs from Burnage really are one of the biggest bands in the world, ever.

Sit back, accept itfor what it is, and enjoy it.
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Bravo!
 
BimboBob said:
Beatlemania was more of a teenage girl thing. But it did happen all over the country everytime they played.
Comparing Oasis reforming and selling out a few stadiums to The Beatles isn't really the same.
Plus being on here might weight your opinion slightly!

My missus said Cardiff was like an out of body experience. Biblical. She's a big fan and was in the 90's. Was buzzing for days after. Still is now. Watching all the clips over and over. Obsessed!

None of my other close mates or family could give a flying fuck about Oasis. Then or now. Average band at best. If you break them down...singing? Not really singing is it, more of a whine. Competent guitar work. Same goes for the drums.

But I can understand the euphoria surrounding two Manchester born City supporting lads who made it big. That era of UK music passed me by as I was abroad for most of the 90's and they didn't really go global in the way they hit the heights in the UK.

Still...although I don't 'get' their music, I can understand how other people do.
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Yet here you are.
 
My 11th Oasis gig -

  1. Glastonbury 2nd stage mid afternoon - my ex is on my shoulder and Liam says ‘nice shirt love’ to her on the Channel 4 highlights
  2. T in Park 2nd stage early evening
  3. Manchester Academy
  4. Sheffield Arena supported by Pulp
  5. Maine Road - Sundays
  6. Glastonbury Pyramid headliner
  7. Loch Lomond
  8. Wembley Stadium (old)
  9. Heaton Park 2008
  10. Etihad Stadium
  11. Heaton Park 2025 - Friday first night
The first 5 were incredible but Friday night was right up there.

Wembley Stadium was probably the worst, band uninterested, loads of coked up twats fighting, with Heaton Park in 2008 not far behind it.
 
TheGhost said:
My 11th Oasis gig -

  1. Glastonbury 2nd stage mid afternoon - my ex is on my shoulder and Liam says ‘nice shirt love’ to her on the Channel 4 highlights
  2. T in Park 2nd stage early evening
  3. Manchester Academy
  4. Sheffield Arena supported by Pulp
  5. Maine Road - Sundays
  6. Glastonbury Pyramid headliner
  7. Loch Lomond
  8. Wembley Stadium (old)
  9. Heaton Park 2008
  10. Etihad Stadium
  11. Heaton Park 2025 - Friday first night
The first 5 were incredible but Friday night was right up there.

Wembley Stadium was probably the worst, band uninterested, loads of coked up twats fighting, with Heaton Park in 2008 not far behind it.
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Shame you didn’t make it to Knebworth. That was the best of all in my opinion (others are free to disagree)
 
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