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Oasis<\/a> played a massive homecoming show in Manchester last night (Friday July 11). Check out footage, photos and the full setlist below, along with everything that went down.<\/p>\n

Having kicked off their long-awaited \u2018Live \u201925\u2019 tour in Cardiff<\/a> last week, the reunited Liam<\/a> and Noel Gallagher<\/a> returned to Manchester after 16 years away, taking to the stage in front of a huge crowd of 80,000 fans for the first of five sold-out concerts at Heaton Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the fucking place! This is it!\u201d proclaimed Noel, who once again walked out arm in arm with his kid brother. \u201cOasis vibes in the area!\u201d Liam shouted, maracas in hand. \u201cManchester vibes in the area!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"OasisOasis at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park. CREDIT: Big Brother Recordings<\/p>\n

The gig felt like the true opening night of the mammoth Live \u201925 tour, with Oasis mania taking over every part of the city. Fans from far and wide had queued overnight<\/a> to bag a good spot, the audience belted out \u2018Live Forever\u2019 hours before the Britpop icons performed (as captured<\/a> by first support act Cast<\/a>), and Heaton Park was treated to a big fireworks finale.<\/p>\n

Taking the production level even further, the Heaton Park screens measured 84 metres by 12 metres \u2013 a full 20 metres bigger than those fans were wowed by in Wales. However, we only really felt the full force of the dazzling visuals when darkness finally fell.<\/p>\n

On stage, Noel appeared more energetic and loose compared to in Cardiff \u2013 clearly comfortable with a few shows under his belt and before a hometown crowd. Liam\u2019s commitment to the parka didn\u2019t waver, amid blistering heat and an extreme weather warning<\/a>. Noel, meanwhile, sported shades and a polo as the band greeted us with opener \u2018Hello\u2019. \u201c10\/10,\u201d LG said of the Manchester audience. \u201cYou\u2019ve all got mad red heads, but you\u2019re all still pulling it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LiamLiam Gallagher performs with Oasis at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park. CREDIT: Big Brother Recordings<\/p>\n

A fan next to NME somehow got a tambourine past security, while another ticketholder\u2019s T-shirt declared it to be \u201cBritpop summer\u201d, as flares went off for the first song of the evening. Later, LG demanded that we do the Poznan for a rowdy outing of \u2018Cigarettes & Alcohol\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the tune starts, you jump up and down \u2013 it\u2019s fucking easy, man,\u201d he instructed. The crowd obliged, and lobbed pints in the air when the scuzzy riff kicked in.<\/p>\n

There were no changes at all to the setlist from the first two shows, as some fans had hoped for<\/a>, though the historic concert was peppered with various nods to Oasis\u2019 hometown. A cardboard cutout of Man City\u2019s Pep Guardiola stood behind Noel, and the real-life manager was in attendance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

LG dedicated \u2018D\u2019You Know What I Mean?\u2019 to \u201cthe greatest manager of all time\u201d, Guardiola, which drew a mixed reaction. \u201cWho are you fucking booing?\u201d the Chief asked in response. But whether you\u2019re blue or red, the vibe remained one of unity as Manchester\u2019s prodigal sons hosted the comeback of all comebacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one\u2019s for all the people from Burnage,\u201d Liam said ahead of \u2018Fade Away\u2019, shouting out the district where he and Noel grew up. Elsewhere, Noel paid tribute to Craig Cash and the late Caroline Aherne before playing \u2018Half The World Away\u2019 \u2013 the acoustic theme tune to their beloved sitcom, The Royle Family.<\/p>\n

He played the tender B-side ballad \u2018Talk Tonight\u2019 \u201cfor the ladies\u201d, while Liam honoured second support act, \u201cthe one and only Richard Ashcroft<\/a>\u201c, on \u2018Cast No Shadow\u2019. Next up, \u2018Slide Away\u2019 began with LG asking if there were \u201cany love birds in the house\u201d. The singer ended this particularly majestic rendition with a simple: \u201cNice one.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NoelNoel Gallagher performs with Oasis at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park. Oasis at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park. CREDIT: Big Brother Recordings<\/p>\n

After \u2018Whatever\u2019 and \u2018Live Forever\u2019, Oasis closed the main set with \u2018Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Star\u2019. \u201cRight then, beautiful people. This is gonna be the last song,\u201d Liam said, though no one was convinced. \u201cI want to thank you all for sticking with us over the years. I know we\u2019re hard fucking work. You wanna try being in a fucking band, mate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noel introduced his bandmates for \u2018Don\u2019t Look Back In Anger\u2019, including \u201cthe man who started it all, Mr Bonehead\u201d \u2013 after the guitarist was last week hailed as being responsible for the reunion<\/a>. Here, there was the first slip-up in an otherwise slick performance: a fumble on the iconic piano intro.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe fucking did that \u2019cause I didn\u2019t give him a mention,\u201d Noel joked. \u201cThat\u2019s Christian on keyboards \u2013 he\u2019s from the fucking Lake District.\u201d Restarting the classic tune, he told us: \u201cNow, Manchester \u2013 you know what this next song means to us all. So feel free to join in with the chorus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before the requested communal chant, and the biggest moment of the night, Noel demanded: \u201cSing it, Manchester!\u201d. By the time the track wrapped up, Noel was visibly moved in a rare peek behind the shades.<\/p>\n

\"LiamLiam Gallagher performs with Oasis at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park. CREDIT: Big Brother Recordings<\/p>\n

Liam then strutted back on, telling fans: \u201cI know I\u2019m a cocky bastard, and I give it all that, but I fucking adore you all. You\u2019re all fucking beautiful, and I don\u2019t tell you enough. \u2018Wonderwall\u2019\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The reunited Gallagher brothers appearing side-by-side on the screens, delivering the call-and-response chorus, provided another touching and healing moment ahead of the epic, pyro-assisted closer \u2018Champagne Supernova\u2019.<\/p>\n

Following the final bursts of pyro, the celebrations spilt out into Manchester City Centre. A pub blasted out \u2018Supersonic\u2019, a busker led a drunk karaoke version of \u2018Don\u2019t Look Back In Anger\u2019, and flyers were handed out for some Britpop club afterparties that no doubt kept Oasis mania going till the early hours.<\/p>\n

Oasis return to Heaton Park to do it all again tonight (Saturday July 12), next Wednesday (16), Friday (18) and Saturday (19). Check out a range of footage from night one below, along with the full setlist.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Oasis\u2019 setlist at Manchester\u2019s Heaton Park, night one, was:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Hello\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Acquiesce\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Morning Glory\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Some Might Say\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Bring It On Down\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Cigarettes & Alcohol\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Fade Away\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Supersonic\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Roll With It\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Talk Tonight\u2019 (Noel lead vocals)
<\/strong>\u2018Half The World Away\u2019 (Noel lead vocals)
<\/strong>\u2018Little By Little\u2019 (Noel lead vocals)
<\/strong>\u2018D\u2019You Know What I Mean?\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Stand By Me\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Cast No Shadow\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Slide Away\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Whatever\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Live Forever\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Star\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018The Masterplan\u2019 (Noel lead vocals)
<\/strong>\u2018Don\u2019t Look Back In Anger\u2019 (Noel lead vocals)
<\/strong>\u2018Wonderwall\u2019
<\/strong>\u2018Champagne Supernova\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

After their five shows in Manchester, Oasis will play seven nights at London\u2019s Wembley Stadium<\/a>, and make stops in both Edinburgh and Dublin. From there, they will head to North America<\/a>,\u00a0South America<\/a>,\u00a0Australia<\/a>,\u00a0South Korea and Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the first of the band\u2019s 2025 reunion shows, NME gave their performance in Cardiff a glowing five-star review<\/a>: \u201cAfter a \u201890s heyday and an often maligned post-millennium era, this is Oasis redesigned for the 21st Century.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying before a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visual spectacular that never distracts but will look sick on a phone, they seem the quintessential stadium band playing the greatest hits of greatest hits.\u201d<\/p>\n