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Dig Out Your Soul Tour Tour by Oasis Associated album Dig Out Your Soul Start date 26 August 2008 End date 30 August 2009 Legs 8 Shows 116 (6 cancelled, 4 postponed) Oasis tour chronology Don't Believe the Truth Tour
(2005-2006)Dig Out Your Soul Tour
(2008-2009)The Dig Out Your Soul Tour was a world concert tour by English rock band Oasis, in support of their album Dig Out Your Soul. The tour started in Seattle, WA at the WaMu Theater and was planned to continue until 30 August, where they were scheduled to play their final show of the tour at the I-Day Festival in Milan, Italy. However, on 28 August 2009, after a fight between the Gallaghers in the backstage, their manager announced the cancellation of their concert at the Rock-en-Seine festival near Paris just minutes before it was about to begin, the cancellation of the European tour and that the group "does not exist anymore", referring a coming statement from Noel Gallagher.
Two hours later, a little before midnight, on the band website, a statement of Noel Gallagher read: "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." "Apologies to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan."[1]
Contents
History
Before the band embarked on the tour, songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher jokingly said he considered outplaying The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang Tour, which was the highest grossing tour of all time with $558 million earned, and lasted over two years. He fell back to minimising it to a year and a half, citing exhaustion as a reason.
The band played a special show for fans in their rehearsal studio on 14 August 2008. The setlist included some of their oldest tunes, but surprisingly included a track from Be Here Now, "My Big Mouth".[2] The band rarely play any of the album's songs live, other than special occasions and acoustic sessions.
So far, all of the tour's concerts are listenable on several forums and blogs.
Midway during their performance of "Morning Glory" in Toronto, Canada at the annual Virgin Festival, a man ran on stage and shoved Noel to the ground. He then went after singer Liam Gallagher as well, but Liam dodged the attack and the man was quickly tackled by stage security. The band left the stage, but after five minutes, the show continued.[3] It is unknown how the man slipped past security, although he was seen coming from backstage. A 47-year-old Canadian was charged with assault.[4] The incident sparked many well known media outlets all across the world, especially in North America, to report on the story.
Due to the injuries Noel sustained in the incident at the Virgin Festival, four concerts were postponed, including the 9 September show in London, Ontario,[5] and the first three shows of the European leg.[6] In addition, the 12 September concert in New York was cancelled.[7]
Since the Toronto incident from early September, security for the rest of the 2008 shows had cracked down to disposing personal belongings. Since the start of the summer tour, it has loosened up, noticeably at the Slane Castle shows where many thousands of people had passed security gates without being searched, urging many other people who had not paid to see the band attend as well.
The Wembley Arena, London (16 October) gig was broadcasted live in the British isles on MTV One.
On 24 October Oasis broke ticket sales for a single day in the UK selling over 500,000 tickets in 7 hours.
On 2 February Oasis performed in Milan, Italy in front of a crowd of 12,000 for the first time in more than three years. The Italian leg of the tour also included Rome, Treviso, Bolzano and Florence.
On 28 February, Oasis were informed by their Chinese promoters that the Chinese authorities that they had their performing licenses revoked and their gigs in Shanghai and Beijing cancelled. According to the promoters, the Chinese government had recently discovered that Noel Gallagher had performed at a Free Tibet Benefit Concert in New York in 1997, and on their MySpace page the band expressed disappointment and bewilderment at the decision.[8]
On 1 April, Oasis performed at Seoul Olympic Stadium, 3 years after their last gig in Korea at 2006. The band met such a wild and passionate crowd that during the show Noel commented that he was "good to be back...you seem to have grown crazier." The crowd sang along with the band for almost all of the songs including those from Dig Out Your Soul. Throughout the concert, there were repeated requests for the band to play Live Forever. Noel played the song acoustic after the rest of the band left the stage because "somebody said people would be very upset if they didn't hear Live Forever. So this is special for Korean fans." This was a rare occasion for the band to play Live Forever live.
On 30 April, Oasis played their first gig on Lima, Peru selling out all the tickets at Estadio Nacional, playing for more than 48,000 fans and thus surprising the band, who later on said that it was one of the best shows and crowds on the tour. During an interview in Chile before the show in Santiago, Andy Bell alongside Gem Archer said that the Lima gig was possibly his favourite gig and the best they have ever done, saying that it was "really incredible".
On 3 May, Oasis played their fourth gig on Buenos Aires, Argentina. At the end of "Don't Look Back In Anger", Noel Gallagher got sentimental due the accompaniment of the public towards him. Before "I Am The Walrus", the people started to sing "Live Forever" (this also happened in Lima), suggesting the brothers to play it. The band didn't accept and then continued with the final song. After that, Noel Gallagher said it was one of the best shows of his life.
During interviews in early 2009, Noel had stated that this may be the last tour they will ever embark on or at least for several years due to growing older.
On 4 June 2009, Oasis played the first of three concerts at Manchester's Heaton Park and after having to leave the stage twice due to a generator failure, came on the third time to declare the gig was now a free concert, much to the delight of the 70,000 ticket holders inside the venue. Although in his diary entry he said the gig ended "in fuckin' shambles", he later admitted he still enjoyed himself under the circumstances. An estimated 20,000 fans had taken up the offer to receive a refund, to which Noel Gallagher had jokingly called them all 'Cheeky cunts!'
On 9 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium, Noel dedicated "Live Forever" to the lead singer of "The Verve" Richard Ashcroft who was in the crowd watching the show.
On 9 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium, Oasis suffered yet another sound problem whilst playing their hit song "Wonderwall" towards the end, but fans at the show were able to sing a long and help the band finish of the song in one piece.
On 11 July 2009 with the rain pouring at Wembley Noel played the guitar to Don't Look Back in Anger and didn't sing a word and the whole crowd sang it back to him, he gave the crowd a round of applause at the end of the song.
On 20 August, at 'The Spa', Bridlington. Yorkshire, Oasis played what seemed to be their last ever gig. The show was watched by under 3000 people, having been hosted in such a small venue. The gig was described as "colossal" and "Very Intimate" by a small number of fans, who were greeted by members of the band, Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, Chris Sharrock and Jay Darlington, who were signing autographs and allowing pictures to be taken with their fans, outside the venue bar shortly after the gig. Fans were allowed to look inside the Oasis tour bus briefly, moments after Liam Gallagher offered a fan his half drunk beer. Noel Gallagher, however, had disappeared moments after the end of the gig, due to the increasing sibling fall-outs of which the Gallagher's were experiencing.
On 23 August 2009, The band pulled out of their headlining slot at V Festival in Chelmsford. The official reason given was that Liam was suffering with Laryngitis, but rumours started speculating that a split was imminent. This makes the V Festival slot at Weston Park, Stafford on 22 August 9 as the last Oasis gig.
This marked the end of Oasis. On 28 August 2009, Noel admitted he could no longer work with Liam, and that the tour was now finished.
Support acts
- Cachorro Grande
- Caesars
- Detroit Social Club
- Estelares
- Everlaunch
- Free Peace
- Glasvegas
- Howard Eliott Payne (7–10 November 2008)
- Kasabian
- Los Tipitos
- Matt Costa
- Primavera de Praga
- Reverend and The Makers
- Ryan Adams
- Sergeant
- The Blizzards
- The Cardinals
- The Enemy
- The Floor Is Made of Lava
- The Peth
- The Prodigy
- The Secret Machines
- The Sixteen Tonnes
- Tomte
- Turbopotamos
- Twisted Wheel
Set list
First North American leg set listFirst and Second European legs, Second North American leg, Asian leg, South Africa leg and South American leg set list- Fuckin' in the Bushes (Intro)
- Rock 'n' Roll Star
- Lyla
- The Shock of the Lightning
- Cigarettes & Alcohol
- The Meaning of Soul
- To Be Where There's Life
- Waiting for the Rapture
- The Masterplan
- Songbird
- Slide Away
- Morning Glory
- Ain't Got Nothin'
- The Importance of Being Idle
- I'm Outta Time
- Wonderwall
- Supersonic
Encore:
Summer open-air shows set list- Fuckin' in the Bushes (Intro)
- Rock 'n' Roll Star
- Lyla
- The Shock of the Lightning
- Roll with It
- Cigarettes & Alcohol
- To Be Where There's Life
- Waiting for the Rapture
- The Masterplan
- Songbird
- Slide Away
- Morning Glory
- My Big Mouth
- The Importance of Being Idle
- Half the World Away
- I'm Outta Time
- Wonderwall
- Supersonic
- Live Forever
Encore:
Other songs performed:
- "Whatever" (Noel acoustic) (Several concerts in Japan) (London, 12 July 2009) (Cornwall, 14 July 2009)
- "Live Forever" (Noel acoustic) (Seoul, 1 April 2009)
- "Half the World Away" (Brussels, 13 January 2009)
- "My Big Mouth" (Liverpool, 7 October 2008)
Soundcheck songs that were used but not included in any of the set lists during the course of the whole tour:
Credits:
- "The Meaning of Soul", "Songbird", "Ain't Got Nothin'" and "I'm Outta Time" written by Liam Gallagher
- "To Be Where There's Life" written by Gem Archer
- "I Am the Walrus" written by Lennon/McCartney
- All remaining tracks written by Noel Gallagher
It is the longest and most diverse setlist since the Standing on the Shoulder of Giants era[9]
- (Definitely Maybe) = 5 songs
- ((What's the Story) Morning Glory?) = 5 songs
- (Be Here Now) = 1 song
- (The Masterplan) = 3 songs
- (Standing on the Shoulder of Giants) = 1 song
- (Heathen Chemistry) = 1 song
- (Don't Believe the Truth) = 3 songs
- (Dig Out Your Soul) = 6 songs
- (Other) = 1 song
Tour dates
First North American leg
Date City Venue 26 August 2008 Seattle, United States WaMu Theater 27 August 2008 Vancouver, Canada General Motors Place 29 August 2008 Edmonton, Canada Rexall Place 30 August 2008 Calgary, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome 1 September 2008 Winnipeg, Canada MTS Centre 4 September 2008 Ottawa, Canada Scotiabank Place 5 September 2008 Montreal, Canada Bell Centre 7 September 2008 Toronto, Canada Virgin Festival 9 September 2008 London, Ontario, Canada John Labatt Centre Postponed to 15 December[11] 12 September 2008 New York, United States Terminal 5 Cancelled First European leg
Date City Venue 27 September 2008 Bodelva, England Eden Project Postponed to 14 July 2009[6] 29 September 2008 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theatre Postponed to 7 November[6][12] 30 September 2008 Paris France Bataclan Postponed to 10 November[6][13] 7 October 2008 Liverpool, England Liverpool Echo Arena 8 October 2008 Liverpool, England Liverpool Echo Arena 10 October 2008 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena 11 October 2008 Sheffield, England Sheffield Arena 13 October 2008 Birmingham, England National Indoor Arena 14 October 2008 Birmingham, England National Indoor Arena 16 October 2008 London, England Wembley Arena 17 October 2008 London, England Wembley Arena 20 October 2008 Bournemouth, England Bournemouth International Centre 21 October 2008 Bournemouth, England Bournemouth International Centre 23 October 2008 Cardiff, Wales Cardiff International Arena 24 October 2008 Cardiff, Wales Cardiff International Arena 26 October 2008 London, England Roundhouse 29 October 2008 Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey 30 October 2008 Belfast, Northern Ireland Odyssey 1 November 2008 Aberdeen, Scotland Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre 2 November 2008 Aberdeen, Scotland Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre 4 November 2008 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 5 November 2008 Glasgow, Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 7 November 2008 Cologne, Germany Gloria Theatre 8 November 2008 Copenhagen, Denmark Falkoner Theatre 10 November 2008 Paris, France Bataclan Second North American leg
Date City Venue 25 November 2008 Mexico City, Mexico Palacio de los Deportes Cancelled 26 November 2008 Mexico City, Mexico Palacio de los Deportes 28 November 2008 Guadalajara, Mexico Arena VFG 29 November 2008 Monterrey, Mexico Arena Monterrey 3 December 2008 Oakland, United States Oracle Arena 4 December 2008 Los Angeles, United States Staples Center 6 December 2008 Las Vegas, United States The Pearl 8 December 2008 Broomfield, United States Broomfield Event Center 10 December 2008 Minneapolis, United States Target Center 12 December 2008 Rosemont, United States Allstate Arena 13 December 2008 Detroit, United States Palace of Auburn Hills 15 December 2008 London, Ontario, Canada John Labatt Centre[11] 17 December 2008 New York, United States Madison Square Garden 19 December 2008 Camden, United States Susquehanna Bank Center 20 December 2008 Fairfax, United States Patriot Center Second European leg
Date City Venue 12 January 2009 Nantes, France Zenith 13 January 2009 Brussels, Belgium Forest National 15 January 2009 Dresden, Germany Messehalle 16 January 2009 Hamburg, Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle 18 January 2009 Berlin, Germany Arena Berlin 21 January 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall 22 January 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall 24 January 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark Forum Copenhagen 25 January 2009 Gothenburg, Sweden Scandinavium 27 January 2009 Oslo, Norway Oslo Spektrum 28 January 2009 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena 30 January 2009 Lille, France Zenith 31 January 2009 Bordeaux, France Medoquine 2 February 2009 Milan, Italy Datchforum 4 February 2009 Düsseldorf, Germany Philips Halle 12 February 2009 Madrid, Spain Palacio de Deportes 13 February 2009 Barcelona, Spain Pavello Olimpic de Badalona 15 February 2009 Lisbon, Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico 17 February 2009 Toulouse, France Zenith 18 February 2009 Marseille, France Dome 20 February 2009 Rome, Italy Palalottomatica 21 February 2009 Treviso, Italy Palaverde 23 February 2009 Bolzano, Italy Palaonda 24 February 2009 Florence, Italy Nelson Mandela Forum 26 February 2009 Vienna, Austria Stadthalle 27 February 2009 Munich, Germany Zenith 1 March 2009 Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion 3 March 2009 Paris, France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Asian leg
Date City Venue 18 March 2009 Nagoya, Japan Nihon Gaishi Hall 20 March 2009 Tokyo, Japan Makuhari Messe, Hall 9 22 March 2009 Sapporo, Japan Makomanai Ice Arena 24 March 2009 Osaka, Japan Intex Osaka 25 March 2009 Osaka, Japan Intex Osaka 28 March 2009 Tokyo, Japan Makuhari Messe, Hall 9 29 March 2009 Tokyo, Japan Makuhari Messe, Hall 9 1 April 2009 Seoul, South Korea Olympic Gymnastics Arena 3 April 2009 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall 5 April 2009 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 7 April 2009 Hong Kong AsiaWorld Arena South African leg
Date City Venue 10 April 2009 Johannesburg, South Africa Riversands Farm 13 April 2009 Cape Town, South Africa Lourensford Wine Estate South American leg
Date City Venue 28 April 2009 Caracas, Venezuela Campo de Futbol USB 30 April 2009 Lima, Peru Estadio Nacional 3 May 2009 Buenos Aires, Argentina River Plate Stadium 5 May 2009 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena 7 May 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Citibank Hall 9 May 2009 São Paulo, Brazil Arena Anhembi 10 May 2009 Curitiba, Brazil Expotrade Arena 12 May 2009 Porto Alegre, Brazil Gigantinho Summer open-air shows
Date City Venue Attendance 4 June 2009 Manchester, England Heaton Park 70,000 6 June 2009 Manchester, England Heaton Park 70,000 7 June 2009 Manchester, England Heaton Park 70,000 10 June 2009 Sunderland, England Stadium of Light 55,000 12 June 2009 Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 70,000 14 June 2009 Vienne, France Théâtre Antique de Vienne 17 June 2009 Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 60,000 20 June 2009 County Meath, Ireland Slane Castle 100,241 2 July 2009 Werchter, Belgium Rock Werchter 3 July 2009 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival 7 July 2009 Coventry, England Ricoh Arena 40,000 9 July 2009 London, England Wembley Stadium 90,000 11 July 2009 London, England Wembley Stadium 90,000 12 July 2009 London, England Wembley Stadium 90,000 14 July 2009 Bodelva, England Eden Project 16 July 2009 Benicàssim, Spain FIB Benicàssim 18 July 2009 Berne, Switzerland Gurtenfestival 19 July 2009 Gräfenhainichen, Germany Melt! festival 21 July 2009 London, England iTunes Festival, The Roundhouse 24 July 2009 Naeba, Japan Fuji Rock Festival 26 July 2009 Jisan Valley, South Korea Jisan Valley Rock Festival 20 August 2009 Bridlington, England The Spa 22 August 2009 Staffordshire, England V Festival 23 August 2009 Chelmsford, England V Festival Cancelled 28 August 2009 Paris, France Rock en Seine Cancelled 29 August 2009 Konstanz, Germany Rock Am See Festival Cancelled 30 August 2009 Milan, Italy I-Days Festival Cancelled References
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