"Liam’s smashing it, I’m proud of him." Oasis Live in 25

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Oasis recently wrapped up the opening UK and Ireland leg of their reunion tour, and will now head across the Atlantic for a total of nine dates in the US, Canada and Mexico.
There are no plans to change the setlist for international audiences. This news was revealed by Noel’s close pal Matt Morgan. Speaking on his podcast, Mprgan said: “It’s mad that they’re doing the same set. I thought they would vary it slightly. I said to Noel, ‘Don’t you just want to mix it up?’ He said, ‘No, I like it like that.’ He knows where he is. They bang it out.
“I don’t think that’s coming from a place of laziness, it’s that everyone is getting the same experience. It’s over two hours so that’s a lot of songs. I thought they would rehearse 30 songs and then switch them out for different nights and vary it a little but they are resolutely sticking to that setlist.”
Morgan continued “He looks so happy. He is. At various points I spoke to him in the last year about it and he sort of moved his opinion of what it’s gonna be and what it is. I think it’s done so well and felt so good he seems very happy with it. And he looks happy on stage, actually. He’s not plodding through it."

A few days earlier, Speaking on the phone to Talksport, Noel Gallagher reflected on the image of him embracing his brother at the end of the first show.
“It’s great just to be back with Bonehead and Liam, and just be doing it again. I guess when it’s all set and done, I’ll sit and reflect on it, but it’s great being back in a band with Liam. I’d forgotten how funny he was.”
“Liam’s smashing it, I’m proud of him,” he added. “Having been fronting a band for 16 years, I know how hard that is. I couldn’t do the stadium thing like he does it, it’s not in my nature, but I’ve got to say, good for you, mate. It’s been amazing.”
He was also asked if he was “stunned” by the positive reception to the shows, Noel answered: “Yeah, completely blown away. Everyone is. It’s difficult to put it into words actually.”
“Every night is the crowd’s first night, do you know what I mean? So every night’s got that same energy to it. But it’s been truly amazing. I’m not usually short for words, but I can’t really articulate it.”
He went on to talk about the moment before taking to the stage for the first time in Cardiff last month. “For me personally, I grossly underestimated what I was getting into. After about five minutes, I was like, alright, can I just go back to the dressing room and start this again?”
After a brief hiatus the tour starts again tonight in Toronto, it will be interesting to see if the international give the same overwhelming reception that they have received so clear from the UK and Irish fans.
 

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