On the stage of Soldier Field, Chicago, on the meeting tour, the Gallagher have shown that they have a repertoire and audience to master the US stadiums
The last time the Oasis played in the United States was in December 2008, a few months before a behind -the -scenes fight in Paris, among the brothers Noel and Liam Gallagherwhich would end the tour early, pushing them away for more than a decade and burying any hope that the band conquered America in the same way that it dominated the United Kingdom.
Last night, however, in Chicago, at the first meeting of the meeting tour Live ’25 in the US – still difficult to believe it is happening – the Galllagherafter weeks exchanging warm hugs, smiles and even playful tapas, seemed determined to finish what started in the first American tour in 1994. Although 16 years apart, the band sounded ready to take over the stadium rock throne, which will soon be vague with veterans retirement as Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and U2.
But would US fans correspond to the energy of the euphoric crowds that Oasis Did you find in your shows in the United Kingdom? At least in Chicago, the answer was a resounding yes.
One day before the presentation – which filled the Soldier Field With 52,000 people-the most loyal fans faced up to 90 minutes in line at a pop-up store at Michigan Avenue, about 11 km from the stadium, to buy all kinds of merchandise: retro jackets, bucket hats and, of course, Adidas, omniple shoes in line. Many t -shirts also came from old tours, including the fateful DIG OUT YOUR SOUL TOURof 2008.
Any fear that the tour imploded before reaching the United States was unfounded. Fans celebrated the seemingly impossible on a perfect summer night in Chicago. Vibrated with the right choice of the opening, “Hello”, They were thrilled with the spirit of union of“Acquiesce”And even the Poznan ritual – typical of football fans, with intertwined arms and synchronized jumps – during“Cigarettes & Alcohol”, To the joy of Liam. “Everyone said Americans wouldn’t do this fucking,” he said after the song. “Of course they were going.”
The discipline and the centered posture of Liam have been one of the biggest surprises of Live ’25 Tour. No other rock frontman can convey so much doing so little. Node Soldier Fieldhis most expansive gesture was marching in the same place during the apotheotic “Supernova Champagne“. In “Wonderwall“He pulled Anorak’s hood over his face, almost hiding, letting his voice – still unmistakable and sharp – commanded the show.
But the fans of Oasis never expected great theatrical performances of Liam. He has already consolidated his place in the pantheon of the iconic rock silhouettes just for singing with his hands back and his neck erected toward the microphone. In “Stand by me“, Added a touch of humor, teasing the audience to sing the last chorus while stirring in their own ears.” It’s Fookin ‘Mega being back in America, “he said in his loaded accent.” We always love you. “
Noelin turn, it seemed lighter. If in the first shows of the tour some fans analyzed each expression – with the same obsession of scholars by unraveling the movie ZAPRUDER And they interpreted their reserved stance as discouragement, in Chicago this was left behind. Gradually, the guitarist and main composer of the band was relaxing, exchanging accomplices with Liamreleasing smiles and even presenting the band in a humorous way: “Mr. Bone”He joked when announcing the original guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs. In “Supernova Champagne”, Noel He even gave a wide smile.
THE Oasisknown for being methodical in his presentations, he played the same setlist of every night of the Live ’25 Tour. But it made no difference: each of the 23 songs was enthusiastically received. And for American public credit, they were not just there for the biggest hits of the 1990s. Although “Don’t Look Back In Anger”And“Wonderwall” – Both of the 1995 classic, (What’s the story) Morning Glory? – Have ripped the most intense reactions of the night, less known songs in the US, such as “Slide Away”And“Whatever”Were also celebrated, with hundreds of raised cell phones. During the exciting“Little by Little”, Fans accompanied Noel In unison, shouting: “My God Woke Up On The Wrong Side Of Hist Bed!”
The warm response to the entire catalog of Oasiscoupled with the remarkable presence of fans at the twenty -year house, showed that the band has gained a new generation of followers across the Atlantic. Thirty -one years after its first presentation in the United States, the Galllagher They can still, finally, “conquer America.” Or maybe, in Chicago, they already got it.
Below, see the Oasis setlist at Soldier Field in Chicago:
- “Hello”
- “Acquiesce”
- “Morning Glory”
- “Some Might Say”
- “Bring It On Down”
- “Cigarettes & Alcohol”
- “Fade Away”
- “SuperSonic”
- “Roll with it”
- “Talk Tonight”
- “Half the World Away”
- “Little by Little”
- “D’Eth Know What I Mean?”
- “Stand by Me”
- “Cast no Shadow”
- “Slide Away”
- “Whatever”
- “Live Forever”
- “Rock ‘N’ Roll Star”
- “The Masterplan”
- “Don’t Look Back In Anger”
- “Wonderwall”
- “Supernova Champagne”
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Source: Rollingstone
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