Here’s how Liam Gallagher kicked off the Oasis ‘Definitely Maybe’ anniversary tour

2 June, 2024

Liam Gallagher 'Definitely Maybe' 2024 tour Sheffield

Liam Gallagher has kicked off his latest tour performing songs from the debut Oasis album ‘Definitely Maybe’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

Yesterday (June 1) at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, UK, Gallagher performed all songs from the 1994 album with his band – several of which were the first time ever he’s performed them outside of Oasis – along with B-sides from that era, including the originally Noel Gallagher-led ‘Half the World Away’ and a cover of a Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds song. See fan footage from the night, along with the setlist, below.

The night began with album opener ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’, after which Gallagher and his band performed the songs in a different sequence from its tracklist. Last week (May 22), Gallagher confirmed that he would not be performing the album in order as he “can’t be singing ‘Live Forever’ [four] songs into the set.”

Midway through the night, Gallagher dedicated 1994 B-side ‘Half the World Away’ to “my little brother” Noel, who recorded lead vocals on the track. “I’ve never sung that song bfore somebody stop me cmon”, Liam wrote about it in response to a fan question on X last year.

Later on, he would then perform the demo version of ‘Lock All the Doors’ by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. “Sheffield you was and always will be BIBLICAL go easy you mad heads LG x,” he wrote after the performance.

Liam Gallagher’s setlist for the ‘Definitely Maybe’ anniversary tour in Sheffield was:

‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’
‘Columbia’
‘Shakermaker’
‘Up in the Sky’
‘Digsy’s Dinner’
‘Bring It On Down’
‘Cloudburst’
‘I Will Believe’
‘Half the World Away’
‘D’Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?’
‘Fade Away’
‘Lock All the Doors’ (Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds cover)
‘(It’s Good) to be Free’
‘Whatever’
‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’
‘Married With Children’

Encore:
‘Supersonic’
‘Slide Away’
‘Live Forever’

Encore 2:
‘I Am the Walrus’ (The Beatles cover)

Tonight (June 2), Gallagher brings the tour to Cardiff ahead of a four-night residency at London’s The O2. See the full list of tour dates below and find any remaining tickets here.

JUNE 2024
01 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield
03 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
06 – The O2, London
07 – The O2, London
10 – The O2, London
11 – The O2, London
15 – Co-Op Live, Manchester
16 – Co-Op Live, Manchester
19 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
20 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
23 – 3Arena, Dublin
24 – 3Arena, Dublin
27 – Co-Op Live, Manchester
28 – Co-Op Live, Manchester

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