The singer played two 'Definitely Maybe' homecoming shows over the weekend Liam Gallagher debuted the ‘rap’ from the Sawmills demo of Oasis ‘ ‘Columbia’ during one of his recent shows in Manchester. Watch the footage below. The Britpop band released the previously unheard version of the song – titled ‘Columbia (Sawmills Outtake)’ – last week to preview their upcoming 30th anniversary edition of ‘Definitely Maybe’ .
Mixed for the first time by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho, the extended early take of the track clocks in at over seven minutes, and is based around an effectively simple chord structure. It boasts “hypnotic rhythms” that “spiral into delayed drums and droning feedback”, as well as a ‘rapped’ segment from Liam. The singer incorporated the ‘rap’ into his live performance of ‘Columbia’ at his show at the Co-Op Live arena on Saturday night (June 15) – which marked the first ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour date since the demo dropped.
Later, a fan on X/Twitter asked Liam if he was “gonna rap again for the rest of the tour”. He responded: “Why not.” He then told another follower that the new live version was “there to stay”.
You can check out the fan-shot footage below, along with those interactions. Liam Gallagher debuted the rap from Columbia demo for the first time ever live last night in Manchester 👏🏻 📷roisinrouje pic.twitter.
com/w7tMDs2zT3 — Liam Gallagher Daily (@liamgdaily) June 16, 2024 Liam Gall.
