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Die abrupte Absage von Oasis für das Festival Rock am See nach dem von Noel Gallagher verkündeten Ausstieg aus der Band brachte Veranstalter Dieter Bös (KoKo & DTK Entertainment) schwer ins Schwitzen. Innerhalb weniger Stunden gelang es ihm in einer buchstäblichen Nacht- und Nebelaktion, mit Deep Purple eine namhafte Alternative als Headliner zu verpflichten.

In der Nacht zum Festivaltag, dem 22. August, ereilte Bös der Anruf des Agenten von Oasis, der ihm mitteilte, dass die Band das Konstanzer Konzert ebenso wie geplante Gigs in Paris und Mailand nicht mehr spielen werde. “Da war erstmal Adrenalinausstoß angesagt”, so Bös im Gespräch mit MusikWoche. Er habe gleich eine Liste von Bands gemacht, die als Ersatz in Frage kämen, diese dann aber alle wieder als unrealisierbare Planspiele durchgestrichen. “Doch dann fiel mir ein, dass Deep Purple ein Open Air in der Schweiz am Freitag gespielt hatten. So rief ich deren Tourmanager an, der auf dem Weg ins Hotel in Zürich war.” Der habe sogleich den Deep-Purple-Tross, der schon wieder unterwegs nach England war, gestoppt. Nach Verhandlungen mit Management und Band sei dann nach wenigen Stunden die Verpflichtung der Hardrockaltmeister gelungen.

“Ich war natürlich froh, nicht mit leeren Händen dazustehen”, so Bös, obwohl es ihm klar sei, “nie und in keinem Genre” eine Band eins zu eins ersetzen zu können. “Das war auch in diesem Fall so, aber es war dennoch ein tolles Festival, die Leute haben einen schönen Tag gehabt, und Deep Purple haben ihre Sache gut gemacht.”

“Das ändert aber nichts an der Tatsache, dass ein Headliner abgesagt und sich unprofessionell und uninteressiert gegenüber dem Publikum verhalten hat”, bekräftigt Bös. “Es gab aber keinen Aufstand. Wenn, dann herrschte Verärgerung über Oasis. Die Leute waren fair und verständnsivoll. Keiner hat seinen begreiflichen Ärger am Veranstalter auslassen wollen”, berichtet Bös, der indes bestätigte, dass rund ein Drittel der rund 20.000 Zuschauer das Bodenseestadion vorzeitig verließ und Deep Purple nicht mehr sah. Die Mehrheit der Besucher sei aber “sehr engagiert” mitgegangen und habe für eine adäquate Kulisse für die Hardrockheroen gesorgt. Das Festival sei ja ohnehin nicht allein auf Oasis zugeschnitten gewesen: “Wir hatten ein kompaktes, gutes Programm, nicht einen Headliner mit sechs Vorbands. So haben Kasabian einen tollen Eindruck hinterlassen, ebenso The Hives mit großer Spielfreude. Und Mando Diao waren für viele Besucher allein schon der Grund, zu Rock am See zu kommen.”

Bös sei bislang nichts von Regressforderungen enttäuschter Oasis-Fans bekannt. Er betonte aber, dass er das nicht professionelle Verhalten der Band gegenüber dem Bandmanagement nochmals ansprechen werde und sich etwaige Maßnahmen vorbehalte. Er will auch Kontakt zu den ebenfalls betroffenen Veranstaltern der abgesagten Oasis-Shows in Paris und Mailand aufnehmen.

Auf der Rock-am See-Homepage hatte Koko & DTK auch den Kommentar von Noel Gallagher abgedruckt, mit dem er sein Ausscheiden bei Oasis mit den nicht mehr überbrückbaren Differenzen mit seinem Bruder, Leadsänger Liam Gallagher, begründet: “Mit einiger Traurigkeit und großer Erleichterung teile ich mit, dass ich Oasis heute verlassen habe. Die Leute sollen sagen und schreiben, was sie mögen, aber ich kann einfach nicht mehr einen Tag länger mit Liam zusammenarbeiten. Entschuldigung an alle Leute, die Tickets für die Shows in Paris, Konstanz und Mailand gekauft haben.”

Quelle: musikwoche.de

NOEL GALLAGHER branded brother LIAM a “f***ing moron” after quitting OASIS for good – then took a swipe at Liam’s new fashion label.

Guitarist and songwriter Noel walked out of the band on Friday night after one final nasty backstage fight at the Rock en Seine in Paris.

He told a pal later that night: “They say never work with children and animals. No one mentioned f***ing morons though, did they?”

“I think all that modelling malarkey has gone to his head. It’s a pleasure to give him time and space to work on his autumn/winter collection.”

Noel headed back to London soon after Friday night’s bust-up and has kept his head down at home ever since.

But frontman Liam – who recently started his new clothes label, Pretty Green – has been treating the aftermath as one big holiday. And he’s relieved it’s all over too.

Shame

The singer headed to Lake Como in Italy on Saturday with wife NICOLE APPLETON, Oasis bass player ANDY BELL and his girlfriend.

Clearly, Andy is taking Liam’s side in the split.

Yesterday, Liam and Nicole looked very happy and were kissing and cuddling as they messed about on the water.

It’s a shame it all had to end this way, but Noel has found the last year on the road with Liam pure hell.

A source told me: “Liam has been drinking heavily for the duration of the tour and regularly got very abusive and personal. He has taunted Noel’s girlfriend, Sara, other band members and the crew. People have been frightened to go near him. He is one very angry man who needs to sort his issues out.”

The long-simmering tension came to a head backstage in Paris when Liam – who was unaccompanied – turned up for the show completely drunk.

He had taken the Eurostar on his own to Paris and arrived… steaming.

I’ve heard he’d been on a bender for days since pulling out of the V Festival a week ago.

Noel was disappointed that no one from management or security had the guts to challenge Liam’s drinking.

So he confronted Liam about being unprofessional.

But Liam exploded in rage and started saying horrendous things about Noel’s kids.

Liam hurled his acoustic guitar at Noel. It was a gift from his missus Nicole and had a personal message on it.

Noel then stamped on the guitar, smashing it into pieces and walked out – never to return.

Maybe that moment will go down in music history as a fitting end, with the band being so driven by the brothers’ conflict.

Let’s face it. There was never going to be a fairytale ending with this pair walking towards the sunshiiiine together.

Quelle: thesun.co.uk

29. August 2009

Dearly beloved, it is with a heavy heart and a sad face that I say this to you this morning.

As of last Friday the 28th August, I have been forced to leave the Manchester rock’n'roll pop group Oasis.

The details are not important and of too great a number to list. But I feel you have the right to know that the level of verbal and violent intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades has become intolerable. And the lack of support and understanding from my management and band mates has left me with no other option than to get me cape and seek pastures new.

I would like firstly to offer my apologies to them kids in Paris who’d paid money and waited all day to see us only to be let down AGAIN by the band. Apologies are probably not enough, I know, but I’m afraid it’s all I’ve got.

While I’m on the subject, I’d like to say to the good people of V Festival that experienced the same thing. Again, I can only apologise – although I don’t know why, it was nothing to do with me. I was match fit and ready to be brilliant. Alas, other people in the group weren’t up to it.

In closing I would like to thank all the Oasis fans, all over the world. The last 18 years have been truly, truly amazing (and I hate that word, but today is the one time I’ll deem it appropriate). A dream come true. I take with me glorious memories.

Now, if you’ll excuse me I have a family and a football team to indulge.

I’ll see you somewhere down the road. It’s been a fuckin’ pleasure.

Thanks very much.

Goodbye.

NG.

Quelle: oasisinet.com

“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.”

Quelle: oasisinet.com

Liam Gallagher

Oasis will never split, according to Liam Gallagher’s sister-in-law.

Natalie Appleton told the Mirror: “Oasis will die before they split up… they’re going to go on for ever until they are old men.” There had been reports that the rockers were about to call it a day after they pulled out of their V festival gig on Sunday.

The last-minute cancellation was blamed on Liam’s “viral laryngitis” but there have been rumours that the constant infighting between him and brother Noel had finally taken its toll.

But Natalie, 36, whose sister Nicole is married to the Oasis frontman, scoffed: “The rumours are absolute rubbish. Even in his sick bed Liam was vowing to get back on stage. We were all hoping to go down to V together but sadly it didn’t happen.”

“The guys were so devastated. Liam watched from his sick bed.”

Snow Patrol filled Oasis’s headline slot at the festival in Chelmsford and covered some of their tunes, along with Keane.

Speaking at Frankie’s restaurant in Knightsbridge at the launch of Adee Phelan’s Fabulous Haircare, Natalie added: “Liam was so happy Snow Patrol and Keane sang some of their songs. He thought that was brilliant.”

Quelle: mirror.co.uk

Silent singer users Twitter to apologise to fans

Liam Gallagher has broken his silence after Oasis were ruled out of V Festival yesterday (August 23).

Having played the Staffordshire leg of the event, the band pulled out of Chelmsford after Liam Gallagher caught viral laryngitis.

Using Twitter, the singer apologised to fans and bemoaned his inability to sing.

“The voice may of disappeared but I’m still here,” he wrote. “First things first V I’m gutted, you’re gutted. I’m sorry, what can I say? Fuck all at the moment.”

He added: “Secondly, respect to those bands who covered Oasis last night, even though I might of given some of you shit in the past.”

Snow Patrol, Keane and MGMT all played Oasis covers at the Chelmsford leg of V Festival last night (August 23).

Gallagher also dismissed tabloid speculation that the band were set to break-up.

“Finally reports in smartarses’ column about Oasis last British gig ever,” he concluded. “The kid’s talking out his arse, I mean Rkids, beware of darkness.”

Quelle: nme.com

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Liam on V Festival

As many of you may be aware, Liam took to his private Twitter page yesterday to apologise for Oasis not being able to play at Sunday’s V Festival and quash tabloid trash about it being the last ever Oasis UK gig:

“The voice may of disappeared but I’m still here.1st things first V I’m gutted your gutted,I’m sorry what can I say fuck all at the moment.”

“Secondly, respect to those bands who covered Oasis last night, even though I might of given some of you shit in the past…”

“Finally reports in smartarses column about Oasis last british gig ever. The kids talking out his arse, I mean rkids, bware of darkness. LG”

V Festival was always scheduled as the last UK gig for this ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ World Tour. Oasis will complete the rest of the world tour in Europe and then take some well-earned time off before they begin to think about the next album and tour.

Quelle: oasisinet.com

Band cover absent Oasis in Chelmsford

MGMT played a headline tent show at the V Festival tonight (August 23), covering Oasis and playing with a cardboard cut-out of the Manchester legends’ singer Liam Gallagher on stage.

The gesture was a tribute to Gallagher‘s band, who had pulled out of a headline slot on the V Stage tonight due to Liam suffering from laryngitis.

Yesterday (August 22) the Brooklyn act had played at the same time as Oasis and had thanked fans for coming to see them despite the competition.

Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser opened their set with a version of Oasis’ ‘Live Forever‘, with the Liam cut-out placed at the front of the stage. The crowd responded with huge cheers, erupting into leaps and hand-waves when MGMT played their own hit ‘Kids‘ next.

As well ‘Kids‘ and similarly well-received older songs ‘Time To Pretend‘ and ‘Electric Feel‘, the band played new songs ‘Congratulations‘, ‘Song For Dan Treacy‘ and ‘It’s Working‘.

The new songs are set for the duo’s next album, due out next year.

Keeping chat to a minimum beyond asking the crowd “How’re you doin’?”, they ended their set with an encore of ‘Pieces Of What‘ and an amped-up version of ‘The Handshake‘, helping to close the final day of the 2009 festival.

MGMT played:

‘Live Forever’
‘Kids’
‘Of Moons, Birds & Monsters’
‘Congratulations’
‘Time To Pretend’
‘Song For Dan Treacy’
‘Weekend Wars’
‘The Youth’
‘Future Reflections’
‘Electric Feel’
‘It’s Working’
‘Pieces Of What’
‘The Handshake’

Quelle: nme.com

Chelmsford’s makeshift headliners happy to fill in ‘for best crowd ever’

Snow Patrol covered Oasis on the final night (August 23) of V Festival 2009 at Chelmsford, after they had to fill in as headliners for the illness-stricken band.

Gary Lightbody‘s men topped the bill after Liam Gallagher caught viral laryngitis.

To make-up for their absence, the group covered ‘Wonderwall‘ and ‘Champagne Supernova‘ acoustically during their encore, with frontman Lightbody declaring: “The mighty Oasis should be here tonight!”

Snow Patrol had discovered that despite boos greeting news of Oasis’ cancellation earlier in the day, they were warmly received as headliners by the V Stage crowd.

“Already you’re one of the best crowds we’ve ever played to,” Lightbody declared after just two songs. “It’s a dark, dark time but we’ll try to shed some light on it.”

Later the band dedicated ‘Run‘ to Elbow, who had played just ahead of Snow Patrol. Lightbody declared them “a national treasure”.

Enjoying loud crowd sing-a-longs throughout their set, ‘Shut Your Eyes‘ saw the band play the halves of the V Stage arena off against the other with a series of shout outs.

Following the Oasis covers, Snow Patrol completed their encore with their own ‘Tiny Little Fractures‘ and ‘You’re All I Have‘.

Snow Patrol played:

‘If There’s A Rocket Tie Me To It’
‘You Could Be Happy’
‘Hands Open’
‘Spitting Games’
‘How To Be Dead’
‘Somewhere There’s A Clock Ticking’
‘Set The Fire To The Third Bar’
‘Make These Go On Forever’
‘Run’
‘Shut Your Eyes’
‘Chasing Cars’
‘It’s Beginning To Get To Me’
‘Take Back The City’
‘Open Your Eyes’
‘Wonderwall’
‘Champagne Supernova’
‘Tiny Little Fractures’
‘You’re All I Have’

Taking the top spot on the 4Music Stage Keane also compensated for Oasis’ absence by covering ‘Cast No Shadow‘ acoustically.

The trio thanked fans for choosing to see them over the other headline acts. “We’re immensely proud of every single one of you,” declared frontman Tom Chaplin as they played a set including ‘Everybody’s Changing‘, ‘Spiralling‘ and ‘You Don’t See Me‘ which Chaplin admitted was his favourite Keane song, asking the crowd to hold up lighters and phones and light the place up “like a Christmas tree”.

Quelle: nme.com

Liam Gallagher forced out of tonight’s (Aug 23) festival-closing set due to illness

Oasis have cancelled their headline slot at the Chelmsford leg of the V Festival tonight (August 23) due to singer Liam Gallagher falling ill.

The frontman is suffering from viral laryngitis.

The Manchester band performed last night (August 22) at the Staffordshire leg of the festival, although after that set Noel Gallagher blogged that he too felt unwell, writing: “Don’t feel too clever. Outrageous stomach ache. Feel like I’m coming down with summat (sic)”.

Tonight’s show was due to be Oasis’ final UK date of their ‘Dig Out Your Soul‘ world tour.

An Oasis spokesperson explained that the V Festival slot was the first gig to be cancelled on the year-long trek.

“After a year of being on the road this is the first performance to be lost to a band member’s illness, so naturally we are all completely gutted. Liam is resting up and should be fine to resume the tour next Friday (August 28) in Paris,” they explained.

Snow Patrol will now headline the V Stage at Chelmsford tonight.

Quelle: nme.com

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Liam ill – Tonight’s performance at V Fest off

The promotors at V Festival have released the following news below:

London Sunday 23rd August 2009: V Festival organisers regret to share the news with fans that unfortunately tonight’s headlining performance will not go ahead as planned. Unfortunately front man Liam Gallagher is unwell with Viral Laryngitis and has been advised by Doctor’s not to perform at tonight’s event.

Organisers are pleased to be able to announce that Snow Patrol will be filling the headline slot.

An Oasis spokesperson commented: “After a year of being on the road this is the first performance to be lost to a band member’s illness, so naturally we are all completely gutted. Liam is resting up and should be fine to resume the tour next Friday in Paris.”

Festival Director, Bob Angus commented:

“Fans will naturally be disappointed but of course – the artist’s health must come first. The acts on the V Stage are sure to play their set of their lives so fans have a fantastic Sunday night at V Festival, Chelmsford”

Oasis headlined the Weston Park leg of the two day event last night with Las Vegas indie kids The Killers repeating their Chelmsford performance for an eager crowd tonight at the Staffordshire based event.

Quelle: oasisinet.com

Noel is set to hook up with the psychedelic band Amorphous Androgynous to perform their epic re-working of ‘Falling Down‘ on September 17th at Matter in London. Their 5-part, 22 minute remix of ‘Falling Down‘ was released earlier in the year as a B-Side to the Oasis single and received great reviews.

Readers of Noel‘s ‘Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere‘ will be familiar with the band as upon finding their album last year he wrote, ‘If you’re wondering what to ask Santa for x.mas, ask him for an album called “A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind (Vol 1. Space Rock)”. It’s a compilation album by someone called “The Amorphous Androgynous” (I’d hazard a guess that’s a made-up name). I’ve had it on in the dressing room for a month now. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever, ever heard. Go and find it NOW! It’ll blow your tiny little minds.’

This special, one-off performance is to celebrate the release of Amorphous Androgynous’ new album ‘Vol 2 – Pagan Love Vibrations’ which will be available to buy from 26th October.

Classic 70s space-rock pioneers Hawkwind are also set to perform so it’s sure to be a very special gig!

Tickets are now on sale HERE!

To buy the Amorphous Androgynous remix of ‘Falling Down’, click HERE!

Quelle: oasisinet.com