{"id":330578,"date":"2025-08-09T12:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/330578\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T12:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:53:13","slug":"oasis-blast-edinburgh-council-chiefs-at-murrayfield-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/330578\/","title":{"rendered":"Oasis blast Edinburgh Council chiefs at Murrayfield gig"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n It comes after council officials were accused of suggesting the band’s fans are “drunk, middle-aged and fat”<\/a>, after\u00a0documents were leaked which showed bosses raising concerns that the band’s comeback tour would clash with the Edinburgh<\/a> Fringe festival.\n<\/p>\n

\n One note from the documents show officials warning that “middle aged men take up more room, consider this when working out occupancy”.\n<\/p>\n

\n \"LiamLiam and Noel Gallagher took to the stage at Murrayfield on Friday for the first of three gigs (Image: PA Wire) Another document detailed “concerns about crowds… as they are already rowdy and the tone of the band”.\n<\/p>\n

\n And one document suggests\u00a0there will be \u201cmedium to high intoxication\u201d at the concert, and to expect a \u201csubstantial amount of older fans\u201d, but adds there have been \u201cminimal arrests\u201d at recent Gallagher events.\n<\/p>\n

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\n At the band’s first of three gigs in Murrayfield on Friday, Liam Gallagher paused the show to hit back at council bosses, the Daily Record reports.\n<\/p>\n

\n He said: “One second, where do I start here with everyone at the city council, the fucking slags.\n<\/p>\n

\n “\u00a31 billion we’re bringing to this city over the next three days. \u00a31bn.\n<\/p>\n

\n “But you won’t see any of it because the Lord Provost will be splitting it between [his] posh ugly fucking mates.”\n<\/p>\n

\n Liam previously responded to the leaked documents on social media, where he said: “To the Edinburgh council I’ve heard what you said about Oasis fans and quite frankly your attitude fucking stinks I’d leave town that day if I was any of you lot.”\n<\/p>\n

\n He added in a second post: “I’d love to see a picture of all the people on the Edinburgh council bet there’s some real STUNING individuals.”\n<\/p>\n

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\n To the Edinburgh council I\u2019ve heard what you said about OASIS fans and quite frankly your attitude fucking stinks I\u2019d leave town that day if I was any of you lot\n <\/p>\n

\u2014 Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) June 15, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n During Friday’s gig, Noel Gallagher also made his feelings clear on the Edinburgh Fringe, which sees thousands of people flock to the city for the month of August.\n<\/p>\n

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\n “What the fuck’s going on in Edinburgh. All this jugglers and sword swallowing swords and all that shit. Load of fucking bollocks,” he told fans.\n<\/p>\n

\n Oasis are set to perform their second gig at Murrayfield on Saturday, with the third taking place on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n

\n Their Saturday gig also coincides with a major Orange Walk through the city centre<\/a>, as well as the launch of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.\n<\/p>\n