Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has made a candid admission about his sobriety as Oasis kicked off their first gig at Dublin’s historic Croke Park on Saturday night time

Liam Gallagher made a ‘sober’ confession as Oasis launched their gig at Croke Park on Saturday night time (August 16). After already taking Cardiff, Heaton Park, Wembley Stadium and Murrayfield Stadium by storm, the Gallagher brothers returned to Eire for the primary time since 2008.

The final time Oasis carried out within the nation the place they as soon as had a vacation residence was at Slane Citadel, Eire’s largest music venue. Their two sold-out nights in Dublin had been hosted on the residence of the GAA, the sports activities federation liable for Gaelic soccer and hurling.

With over 160,000 tickets snapped up, many Irish followers had been left upset of their makes an attempt to safe the coveted tickets final yr, stories the Manchester Night Information. Pleasure was mounting all through the town all day, with loads of bucket hats being worn to fight the solar and excessive temperatures. It comes after Lennon determined to snub the Dublin live shows and jetted to Ibiza.

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As soon as once more, The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft served because the opening act, who managed to down a pint of Guinness in a single gulp, selecting to not cut up the G. Following the identical set-list used in any respect their gigs to this point, Oasis kicked off their present with Whats up, earlier than diving into Acquiesce and Morning Glory.

Liam donned his signature inexperienced Kangol, whereas Noel wore a crisp white shirt, because the youthful brother introduced ‘Dublin Metropolis within the space’. Earlier than performing Some Would possibly Say, Liam took a second to mirror on enjoying in Croke Park for the primary time.

He mentioned: “I believe I am a Croke Park virgin! We’ve not performed right here earlier than, have we? All I do know [is] this [is] the soberest I have been in Eire since I used to be about 4 or 5 or one thing like that,” he mentioned.

While Liam is right in saying it was his maiden look on the venue, Noel had beforehand backed U2 along with his Excessive Flying Birds in 2017. Later through the night, Liam challenged the viewers’s clapping and Mexican waves simply moments after hailing them as ‘lunatics’.

“I by no means requested you to clap out of time or do a Mexican wave. However you have gotta flip round and put your arms up and bounce up and down like you do not care. If I can do it, so are you able to,” he quipped.

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