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Liam and Noel Gallagher on stage (Jordan Pettitt\/PA)<\/p>\nIan Murray suggested the comments, made before the band\u2019s sold-out reunion tour, were \u201cclassist\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said it was part of a wider issue, referencing the alcohol ban at football matches, which is not in place for rugby, which he also described as \u201csnobby\u201d.<\/p>\n
Liam and Noel Gallagher on stage (Jordan Pettitt\/PA)<\/p>\n
Speaking at the Fringe, comedian Matt Forde told Mr Murray the council was not \u201cexcited\u201d about Oasis after it suggested the city should be \u201cprepared for an influx of overweight, middle-aged men who drink too much\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Murray joked\u00a0the description \u201csounds like a full council meeting\u201d, before adding: \u201cI think it\u2019s snobby.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, Murrayfield is a great example. You can go and see Scotland versus the All Blacks on a Saturday at three o\u2019clock and get as ratted as you want sitting watching the rugby, and people do, they spend most of their time at the bar.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I remember my team, Hearts, played Celtic there the following day on the Sunday, when Hampden was out of use for the Commonwealth Games, and there was a complete ban on drinking in the stands for the football fans. That\u2019s just classist and snobbery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if he wanted to bring back drinking at football stadiums, the Scottish Secretary joked it was either that \u201cor not have rugby drinking\u201d.<\/p>\n
In June, Edinburgh council came under fire from Oasis fans, and the band itself, after safety briefings showed officials\u2019 concerns about the crowds descending on the city for the group\u2019s performance at Murrayfield, which clashes with the Fringe.<\/p>\n
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Scottish Secretary Ian Murray (Ben Whitley\/PA)<\/p>\n
One note from the documents showed council officials warning that \u201cmiddle-aged men take up more room, consider this when working out occupancy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Another detailed \u201cconcern about crowds of Oasis on weekends as they are already rowdy and the tone of the band\u201d.<\/p>\n
It added: \u201cConcerned about the safety of the Fringe and its performers. Many performers are considering not attending for that weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
One document suggested there would be \u201cmedium to high intoxication\u201d at the concert, and to expect a \u201csubstantial amount of older fans\u201d, but added there had been \u201cminimal arrests\u201d at recent events involving either of the Gallagher brothers.<\/p>\n
Responding on social media at the time, Liam Gallagher said: \u201cTo the Edinburgh council I\u2019ve heard what you said about Oasis fans and quite frankly your attitude f****** stinks I\u2019d leave town that day if I was any of you lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a second post, he added: \u201cI\u2019d love to see a picture of all the people on the Edinburgh council bet there\u2019s some real stunning individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Council leader Jane Meagher said: \u201cEdinburgh is renowned for hosting some of the biggest and best events, letting residents and visitors enjoy access to outstanding performers and shows year-round. Beyond the cultural benefits, our packed events programme brings in hundreds of millions of pounds to the local economy too.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor all events, including the major Oasis Live 25 tour, we prepare extensively alongside multi-agency partners to ensure the safety and best possible experience of everyone involved. On each occasion the planning that goes into these reflects the fact that no two events are the same in terms of the needs of the audience or venue.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver recent months we\u2019ve been working closely with residents in the local area as well to make sure these concerts pass off as smoothly as possible, striking the right balance between communicating well with residents and fulfilling the needs of major events.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ian Murray suggested the comments, made before the band\u2019s sold-out reunion tour, were \u201cclassist\u201d. He said it was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-326219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114989657363555919","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}