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On This Day, 12 June 2009, Manchester supergroup Oasis played Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium on the group’s Dig Out Your Soul World Tour. Support was provided by Rhys Ifan’s band The Peth, The Enemy and Kasabian.
The tour started in Seattle, Washington at the WaMu Theater on 26 August 2008 and was planned to continue until 30 August 2009, where they were scheduled to play their final show of the tour at the I-Day Festival in Milan, Italy.
However, on 28 August 2009, after a fight between the Gallaghers in the backstage, their manager announced the cancellation of their concert at the Rock-en-Seine festival near Paris just minutes before it was about to begin, the cancellation of the European tour and that the group "does not exist anymore", referring a coming statement from Noel Gallagher.
Two hours later, a little before midnight, on the band website, a statement of Noel Gallagher read: "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer. Apologies to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan."
Review - South Wales Echo
GENERATOR problems and power cuts may have marred the opening nights of this tour, but Oasis last night had no problem electrifying thousands of fans on their only night in Wales.
Liam and Noel Gallagher put on a united front at the Millennium Stadium.
The pair have had their public differences over the years, never more so, it seemed, than earlier this year, when Noel publicly derided his brother as “rude, arrogant, intimidating and lazy”.
Certainly last night the atmosphere between the siblings was noticeably tense, even if there was no evidence of the civil war that threatened to break out following Noel’s outburst in April.
Nonetheless, the growing difference between the pair was evident from the moment they strode confidently out in front the rabid crowd of around 70,000.
Liam’s trademark green parka – part of his new Pretty Green clothing range – looked positively scruffy next to his brother’s immaculate white blazer, paired with a striped pale pink scarf.
But both outfits fitted the bill adequately as they launched into set opener Rock’n’roll Star.
Bravely following the Definitely Maybe classic with two new songs, the Manchester Britpop veterans capitalised on the teeming enthusiasm among the crowd with a sequence that might have lost the attention of a less involved audience.
Liam’s chance to shine came shortly afterwards, with early song Slide Away showcasing his distinctive vocals, and his own composition Songbird. The budding songwriter grasped it with both hands.
Kicking the evening into gear in style, the band rolled out the anthem Morning Glory, before cheekily dedicating My Big Mouth to Charlotte Church.
From there on in, there was nothing but adoration for a band fans had travelled from miles around to see, as hit after hit was blended stylishly with tracks from latest album Dig Out Your Soul.
Early support sets had come from The Peth, complete with a hobbling Rhys Ifans, and The Enemy, who were followed by a barnstorming outing from Kasabian – very much from the Oasis school of macho-posturing – which threatened to steal the show.
But a vivacious performance from the Manchester favourites put paid to any argument they should disappear quietly into the sunset
SETLIST
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock of the Lightning
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Roll With It
To Be Where There's Life
Waiting for the Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
My Big Mouth
The Importance of Being Idle
Half the World Away
I'm Outta Time
Wonderwall
Live Forever
Supersonic
Encore:
Don't Look Back in Anger
(Acoustic)
Falling Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am the Walrus
(The Beatles cover
