Liam covers Noel classic
LIAM Gallagher closed his debut solo set at the Glastonbury Festival with a spine-tingling singalong of Oasis classic Don’t Look Back in Anger. Performing the song for the first time ever, Liam dedicated it to all of those who suffered in the Manchester Arena and London terror attacks and the Grenfell Tower blaze.
The night before at the festival, his brother Noel had also led a fan singalong of the tune, which has become an anthem of resilience in the wake of the attacks, as he introduced a screening of the Oasis film, Supersonic.
The 1996 song was originally sung by Noel and so it was quite something to hear Liam turn his growling vocals to the tune, completely a cappellla, on The Other Stage at Glasto.
He encouraged the thousands of fans packing into the field at the Somerset festival to sing along with him, leading to a huge chorus of the familiar lyrics.
He was also watched by Manchester United legend David Beckham - who was spotted with his son Brooklyn Beckham enjoying the gig from a backstage area.
David is encouraging son Brooklyn in his fledgling career as a photographer, and Brooklyn was seen with his camera in hand as Liam took to the stage.
It’s not known if Becks and Gallagher are pals although they’re likely to have some differing opinions when it comes to football given Liam is a diehard Manchester City fan!
It was another triumphant solo set for Liam, which included his new single Wall of Glass as well as Oasis classics Rock ’n’ Roll Star and Slide Away.
Afterwards, he was interviewed by the BBC’s Jo Whiley who asked what it it was like looking out at the huge audience.
He said: “It was amazing, I’m made for big gigs, I’m made for small ones as well, but the bigger the better you know what I mean, they don’t scare me.”
Jo asked if anything scared him and he said: “No. Well, losing my voice man scares me ’cos you sit around all day thinking is it going to be there when you walk out?
“You think it’s there... It was there tonight, I think. That’s the only thing I’m nervous about, ever.”
There was to be no reunion for the warring brothers during the festival, though.
During Noel’s visit on Friday night, he spoke for the first time of the impact of the Oasis song, which has been adopted as an anthem since the Manchester Arena terror attack on May 22.
He said he was left ‘speechless’ after watching the crowds spontaneously start to sing the classic after the emotional minute’s silence following the arena attack. He said: “I gotta say I was sat at home watching the minute’s silence when they started singing and for the first time in my life I was speechless. I was honestly taken aback.
“Even now, I still don’t what to say... the fact that people rallied around this song.” Noel Gallagher