Liam Gallagher shocked fans by performing ‘Half the World Away’ and a cover of rival sibling and former bandmate Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds song. The brothers have feuded ever since Oasis split following a backstage bust-up between the pair at their final concert in Paris in 2009, but during the opening night of his solo 'Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary' tour, in Sheffield on Saturday night (01.06.
24), Liam dedicated 1994 B-side ‘Half the World Away’, which was originally led by Noel, to “my little brother”. The 51-year-old singer took it one step further and put his own spin on a demo version of ‘Lock All the Doors’ by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, in another apparent tribute to his 57-year-old arch-nemesis. The rock 'n' roll star previously claimed his estranged sibling turned down his offer to reunite with him on the jaunt.
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. When a fan asked if Noel would be taking part, Liam replied: “He’s been asked and he’s refused." Liam is, however, joined by Oasis guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, 58.
The tour is heading to cities including London, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Dublin. As well as performing hits including 'Live Forever', Cigarettes and Alcohol' and 'Supersonic', he'll sing fan-favourites ‘Whatever’, ‘Fade Away’, ‘Listen Up’ and his version of ‘Sad Song’. Oasis are also releasing the reissue 'Definitely Maybe (30th Anniversary Deluxe .
