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NOEL GALLAGHER & CO WIN READERS VOTE AS FAVOURITE GIG AT SUNDERLAND’S GROUND
Oasis will live forever as the greatest gig at the Stadium of Light so far.
Following the news last week that there are no gigs planned at the home of the Black Cats this summer while the club focuses on football, we rounded up all 15 past concerts and put them to the reader vote.
More than 1,000 of you voted in our online poll to take your pick from Take That and Oasis in 2009; Pink in 2010; Take That and Kings of Leon in 2011; Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen in 2012; Bon Jovi, Rihanna and North East Live in 2013; One Direction and North East Live in 2014; Foo Fighters in 2015 and Beyoncé in 2016.
Indie legends Oasis, who had a stellar support line-up of The Enemy, Reverend and the Makers and Kasabian, came out trumps with almost 15% of the vote, closely followed by Coldplay, who put on one of the most visually-spectacular shows, with 14% of the vote.
Rock seems to be a popular choice with Echo readers, with Foo Fighters coming in in third place, thanks to an energetic performance from frontman Dave Grohl.
Rihanna, however, who last year cancelled a planned second gig at the Stadium of Light, failed to wow Wearside with her first outing and came in last with just 3% of the vote.
Though there are no planned gigs in between this year’s football seasons, the club hasn’t ruled out staging gigs in the future. The events, which have attracted national media coverage for the city over the years, are estimated