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Reading diary: Oasis in lightning form
Liam weathers the storm at Reading
By BBC Monitoring's Martin Vennard
Lightning lit up the skies after Oasis started to play at the climax
of the first day of Reading Festival on Friday, but thankfully
neither of the tempestuous Gallagher boys stormed off stage.
They gave a thundering performance by their standards, and standards
is what they gave their fans, who were starting to feel the first
drops of bank holiday weekend rain.
From Stand by Me to Wonderwall and Cigarettes and Alcohol, they
rolled out the old favourites. Fraternal harmony even seemed to have
broken out between the sometime bother brothers.
Thousands fighting for a glimpse of their idols
The stage was decorated with a New York skyline backdrop from their
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants album, and standing on a giant's
shoulder was about the only way of getting a clear view of the
Gallaghers' band.
Sell out
Their appearance has helped make weekend Reading tickets a sell out
and there was a reported turnout of 70,000 fans.
Those who had fought their way to the front chanted Liam's name as he
swaggered about the stage and took up his characteristic singing
posture of hands behind a bent back and face looking up at the
microphone.
Liam's between-song anecdotes rarely exclude the f-word, but Noel
didn't really open his mouth until he sang Don't Look Back in Anger.
Noel: in almost perfect harmony with Liam
The sentiment even seemed to be shared by his brother as when his was
hit by a plastic bottle from the crowd the band played on. After two
recently reported walk-offs, lightening didn't strike for a third
time.
After a 75-minute set they came back for an encore of Neil Young's
Rock n' Roll will Never Die, and the backdrop changed to a wild west
scene, which went well with the camp fires the crowd had lit from the
rubbish strewn around the site.
As they prepared to play their final number, Rock n' Roll Star, Liam
quipped that if they went over time he would pay for it on his
American Express Gold Card. And on Friday night they were just that:
rock n' roll stars, with not a prima donna performance in sight.
Friendly skies
Bobby Gillespie charmed the fans with his charisma
Earlier in the evening, under friendlier skies Foo Fighters had
warmed up the crowds.
Primal Scream gave a blistering performance, switching from thrash to
much more melodious sounds, backed up with keyboards and a brass
section.
Singer Bobby Gillespie's charisma dominated centre stage and they
rocked on with Get Your Rocks Off.
The fact that a group as well known as Shed Seven managed to draw
thousands to a neighbouring stage at the same time, just shows the
size and diversity on show at Reading, and its northern counterpart
in Leeds this year.
The main question on the minds of thousands of rain-drenched festival
goers on Saturday was whether the weather would succeed in dampening
the spirits over the rest of the weekend.
With groups like Pulp, Beck, Stereophonics and Placebo to come, it is
worth looking on the bright side.
BBC Monitoring, based in Caversham in southern England, selects and
translates information from radio, television, press, news agencies
and the Internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages.
BBC.CO.UK
Cheers!
Patsy "Gallagher"
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A long moment. Very long.
Everyone waited for something to happen.
Nothing did.
--John Ridley. U-Turn
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