Noel was met with a chorus of boos when he asked his Irish audience one question(Image: Tony Nicoletti/Daily Record)Noel Gallagher was met with brutal boos when he graced the stage for Oasis‘ closing night in Ireland during their ongoing reunion tour. Noel, 58, was on stage for the second of two performances at Croke Park when he riled up the crowd.
Prior to belting out Half The World Away on Sunday night on August 17, Noel enquired: “Anyone from Manchester?” However, he didn’t expect the reaction as the audience began a chorus of boos.
Stunned by the reception, he continued: “Excuse me, excuse me? Booing for the people in Manchester? Oh no, no, no, no, that won’t do! Be nice!”
It comes as Liam’s eldest son Lennon chose to bypass the Dublin gigs and jet off to Ibiza, according to the Mirror. As Noel presented Half The World Away, he declared: “This is for the Royle Family – the real Royal Family,” taking a dig at Windsor.
Before the late Queen Elizabeth‘s Platinum Jubilee, he mentioned he wasn’t “anti-royal” but observed that the “appeal” of the monarchy had been “dwindling”.
Noel Gallagher’s daughter Anais joined him at his first Dublin show this weekend.(Image: Dave Hogan/Getty Images for BMI London Awards)“There are other things for people to be interested in,” he remarked, before describing the monarchy as “a bit farcical.”
The reception from the Dublin crowd couldn’t dampen what proved to be a Supersonic weekend for Noel and Liam, who delivered two completely sold-out performances at the Irish venue, which holds more than 80,000.
Liam disclosed that his mum Peggy was observing from the stands on Saturday as he devoted a song to her. Prior to performing Stand By Me, he announced to the crowd: “This one I want to dedicate to my mum, my mum is here tonight.”
Peggy Gallagher has been backing her two sons since they chose to set aside their feud to entertain fans following a break from music back in 2009.
During an interview earlier in June, Peggy was questioned about playing a role in bringing Noel and Liam back together. She responded: “I was the instigator, yes. But sure, wasn’t it always going to happen at some time or other? It was their choice, of course. Look, you can’t force them to do things they don’t want to do.”
Also attending Saturday’s performance was Noel’s 25-year-old daughter Anaïs Gallagher. Revelling in the atmosphere among the audience, she posted video clips on social media of a pal belting out Live Forever.
She also shared a snap of her dad alongside her uncle Liam, as they performed on stage to the joy of a wave of Oasis rockers. After the Dublin shows, Oasis will next head to Canada where they will take to the stage in Toronto.
The band will then embark on a North American tour before returning to the UK for two additional London performances. Following this, they jet off to Asia, Australia, and finally South America, with the tour set to end in Brazil at the end of November.
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