Oasis

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

On 2/10/2025 at 6:46 AM, eastynh said:

I queued up all night outside Maine road for Maine Road tickets, outside the Apollo for Knebworth tickets and outside Virgin Records on Market street for G-Mex tickets. Queueing for tickets was an event in itself. Not sure I could do it these days, as my age.

 

Remember queuing from 10.30pm Friday night outside Sheffield Arena for U2 tickets.  They went on sale at 9am and we finally got sorted about 11am.  Great night was had by all.

[NorthernSoul52]

22 hours ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

 

Remember queuing from 10.30pm Friday night outside Sheffield Arena for U2 tickets.  They went on sale at 9am and we finally got sorted about 11am.  Great night was had by all.

Those were the days! I remember them doing it for Springsteen at Leeds Arena a decade or so ago, I think? They'd explicitly been non-committal on it - and then had counted two apiece for every punter in a queue around the town hall two hours before sale and handed them out at nine on the dot.

[fullfathom5]

On 2/20/2025 at 12:23 PM, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

 

Remember queuing from 10.30pm Friday night outside Sheffield Arena for U2 tickets.  They went on sale at 9am and we finally got sorted about 11am.  Great night was had by all.

I did that for U2 at the NEC and for Oasis at the NIA on the Be Here Now tour.

[NorthernSoul52]

Oh, those were the days.

 

If you had the time to be able to do it, of course.

[Suprefan]

On 2/20/2025 at 3:23 AM, Jamm said:

Tickets were never removed from my account, but haven't been able to transfer them since the day I got them.

 

Slightly annoying as I got through and got the tickets for my partner, two of her friends, and my cousin. I'm not going. Am I going to have to give them access to my ticketmaster account on the day probably?

nope. just wait. it happened with swift last year to where transfers were enabled a couple weeks before.

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, I'd imagine transfers will happen really late in the day. Usually the way of these things.

[Suprefan]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Yeah, I'd imagine transfers will happen really late in the day. Usually the way of these things.

 

24 hours is the absolute latest they could wait. . Youre inviting a ton of issues if you try to make it day of . I dont think they want a giant queue at the box office because an honest person wanted to get their ticket to their mate who is arriving later and isnt allowed or has an account issue. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Absolutely. Just becomes an absolute cluster-f otherwise.

[NorthernSoul52]

 

Obvious cobblers, but would be darkly amusing if Liam did indeed play just an hour.

 

Plenty of time for Noel to add on.

[NorthernSoul52]

Per NME, the band is:

 

Liam Gallagher 

Noel Gallagher 

Paul Arthurs

Gem Archer

Andy Bell

Joey Waronker

[Yokel Again]

35 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Per NME, the band is:

 

Liam Gallagher 

Noel Gallagher 

Paul Arthurs

Gem Archer

Andy Bell

Joey Waronker

Was never a fan of Joey Waronker's drumming when he drummed for REM. But then what do I know. Surprised it's not Chris Sharrock. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Honestly, I had just assumed it would be the High Flying Birds. 

[StuwieG]

Was probably going to be Zak but he got injured I think? 

 

Rehearsals will be starting soon I'd imagine. 

[mufcok]

I was told categorically the other day that Andy is doing it, which is mint.

 

The HFB stick people are using in an attempt to beat it - is Gem (... ex Oasis) and a backing singer, or two, from HFB - that is most definitely a good thing, with the voices not being what they once were.

 

Aside from Starkey, Sharrock or White doing it, this is the best option for it, in my opinion.

[StuwieG]

Don't know loads about REM. Was he their drummer throughout or just for a period? Did he play Glasto with them?

[Physical_graffiti]

1 minute ago, StuwieG said:

Don't know loads about REM. Was he their drummer throughout or just for a period? Did he play Glasto with them?

for about 4 years when their actual drummer wasn't. He's was (is?) Beck's drummer for a good while too, and Roger Waters fairly recently, and Atoms for Peace (Thom Yorke, Flea) when that was a thing. Assume he's known to Oasis as he was the drummer for Liam/John Squires album.

 

Yes I've been on wikipedia for 5 minutes this morning.

[Yokel Again]

He took over for abit when Bill Berry left.

But they didn't start rocking again (IMHO) until Bill Rieflin came in. 

I think JW would have been drumming for both Glastonbury performances though.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

More drummers than Spinal Tap

[NorthernSoul52]

He'll be fine on the sticks for what they need. 

[bennyhana22]

4 hours ago, Yokel Again said:

Was never a fan of Joey Waronker's drumming when he drummed for REM. But then what do I know. Surprised it's not Chris Sharrock. 

 

Is it too cheeky to suggest that the drum skills required are significantly higher for REM than for Oasis? I mean, I reckon I could probably muddle through on the kit for an Oasis set. And I play the 'ukulele.

 

Ben

[Justcalledtosay]

Liam has confirmed a different line up on twitter 🤣

[Yokel Again]

1 hour ago, bennyhana22 said:

 

Is it too cheeky to suggest that the drum skills required are significantly higher for REM than for Oasis? I mean, I reckon I could probably muddle through on the kit for an Oasis set. And I play the 'ukulele.

 

Ben

Well Bill Berry definitely had his own style, not sure any of the drummers in particular did.... or should I say, they all did, but changed so frequently!

Give me Alan White any day. 

[MEGABOWL]

2 hours ago, bennyhana22 said:

 

Is it too cheeky to suggest that the drum skills required are significantly higher for REM than for Oasis? I mean, I reckon I could probably muddle through on the kit for an Oasis set. And I play the 'ukulele.

 

Ben

I think that’s entirely fair. Berry wasn’t a phenomenal drummer but had to do a lot more than any Oasis sticksman (with a nod to White, I really liked him)

[MEGABOWL]

4 hours ago, Yokel Again said:

He took over for abit when Bill Berry left.

But they didn't start rocking again (IMHO) until Bill Rieflin came in. 

I think JW would have been drumming for both Glastonbury performances though.

From memory it was Waronker in 1999 and Rieflin in 2003. Totally agree the latter was superior.

 

Edit-it was Rieflin. His drumming on The One I Love and Finest Worksong sticks in my head as great

Edited March 12, 2025 by MEGABOWL

[NorthernSoul52]

Feels weird this is still happening, and that it's a six-piece too. Wondering if Bonehead will be more of a walk-on for the stuff from the beginning.