What just happened?
Did Liam and Noel Gallagher walk on stage holding hands? Did they leave with Liam giving Noel a solid high five as he walked off stage at the end of Champagne Supernova? Did they then hold on and build it into a solid man shoulder-bump almost-hug?
Yes. That did happen. And for those lucky few (thousand) crammed into the Cardiff Principality stadium, this was the money shot, what we all wanted to see. We’re so invested in the Gallaghers and their sibling rivalry and the genius that sparked between it, that this physical acknowledgement of each other was enough to turn half the crowd to mush.
But before the tears – and there were plenty of tears – there was the beginning.
The anticipation awaiting this gig, the first of Oasis’ reunion tour was huge. One of those shows where the expectation risks disappointment. Quite easily this could have been some corporate cash-in. Instead it was a reassertion of who Oasis are and what they could continue to be.
Liam and Noel Gallagher walked on hand-in-hand – well Liam clutching Noel’s raised hand – and looked before them to see masses of bodies going wild. Limbs, hands, tongues, teeth, open throats and distended organs mashed up against bone somewhere beneath. It was all quite uncontrollable.
