OASIS DISASTER: Their Worst Gig Ever, Explained & Subtitled (Wembley Stadium, 2000)

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  • Опубликовано: 29 мар 2022
  • Oasis' second night at Wembley Stadium (July 22, 2000) went down in history as one of their worst gigs of all time. Join me to find out what happened in the lead up to the concert, and how it all went wrong.
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    Many thanks, JH.

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  • @JamesHargreavesGuitar
    @JamesHargreavesGuitar  2 года назад +533

    Hello all - I've done my best with my transcription of what Liam says, but let me know below if you can hear something different :)
    JH

    • @RicardoAGuitar
      @RicardoAGuitar 2 года назад +7

      Maybe pin this comment to make sure it gets seen

    • @WayneCatlin
      @WayneCatlin 2 года назад +14

      19:11
      I think he says "shit hole GROUND"

    • @pez---
      @pez--- 2 года назад +1

      cheers for the vids....very interesting

    • @meechneek
      @meechneek 2 года назад +2

      Great Job! Than you!! 👌👍🍻

    • @mryouvegottarollwithit4188
      @mryouvegottarollwithit4188 2 года назад +3

      Definitely a few things which aren't quite right, but pretty good overall sir!

  • @angermanagementstudios
    @angermanagementstudios Год назад +2316

    I was there. It wasn’t the best. Then I went to work the next day, fell 72 feet through a roof and spent 14 months in a coma. True story. Rough time.

    • @doodlebob3758
      @doodlebob3758 Год назад +63

      What was your experience of that? That sounds brutal.

    • @brandonfry1333
      @brandonfry1333 Год назад +213

      Which was worse? Kidding...

    • @bardakabrama5825
      @bardakabrama5825 Год назад +12

      sue them and you are going to be a millioner!

    • @roboticoperatingbuddy5443
      @roboticoperatingbuddy5443 Год назад +45

      the gig was that bad eh?

    • @angermanagementstudios
      @angermanagementstudios Год назад +257

      @@doodlebob3758 It was grim mate. Still struggle to this day, I’ve just had another spine surgery taking me up to a grand total of 29 operations in 20 odd years. Still rocking though, there’s plenty of folk worse off than me!

  • @MadRockDrummer18
    @MadRockDrummer18 Год назад +686

    I’m not gonna lie.. my respect for Noel went up astronomically after this performance. He kept it as professional as he could; also kudos to the rest of the band for truckin as well.

    • @davebain1982
      @davebain1982 Год назад

      And do you still have respect for him after what he said at Glastonbury recently? He's a vile disgusting excuse of a man

    • @robwood8331
      @robwood8331 Год назад +1

      @@davebain1982 what he say

    • @thomaslippiatt7107
      @thomaslippiatt7107 9 месяцев назад +21

      Noel knew people had paid very good money to see them

    • @marckhachfe1238
      @marckhachfe1238 9 месяцев назад +13

      Thats because hes a professional whereas his brother is a professional c u next tuesday

  • @richarlisongoat1476
    @richarlisongoat1476 3 месяца назад +22

    My respect for Noel has gone up massively after seeing this. I do believe Liam has calmed down now and Noel is stubborn. But with all the shit he went through for 15 years there’s no wonder why he is stubborn!

    • @mariyatakeuchi9009
      @mariyatakeuchi9009 14 дней назад

      Honestly leopards don’t change their spots imo
      It shouldn’t fix up tbf

  • @stoopidvideoz
    @stoopidvideoz 9 месяцев назад +45

    How Noël kept the band together trying to make an audience happy is beyond me. The stress he must have been under.
    I was at Knebworth which was great, but I do remember people shouting "play something we know!" Lol 😅

  • @Brianvanmoustache
    @Brianvanmoustache 2 года назад +241

    best line ever written,
    " thank you for the sun, that shines on everyone that deals drugs. "
    we got a hit!

    • @Azoria4
      @Azoria4 2 года назад +24

      “PG tips. Fucking psychopath” that was my favourite

    • @mywhychromosome
      @mywhychromosome Год назад +17

      I like the follow up better: "Now there's a million years, between my fantasies and fears...I've got drugs" lol

    • @flybuzz8241
      @flybuzz8241 Год назад +1

      Epic

    • @fresagrus4490
      @fresagrus4490 Год назад +4

      That was fucking hilarious, they should have kept it

    • @SpiritOfMontgomery
      @SpiritOfMontgomery Год назад +4

      “And my enemies all - Vidal Sassoon” made me burst out laughing, as did “my throats like an Asian Noel”

  • @tashrif46
    @tashrif46 2 года назад +295

    This is why I think Noel does not want to get the band back. Because he lived through all of it. I find it quite surprising how people blame Noel for leaving when this was what he was dealing with. And if anything, it has actually done Liam a lot of good. Not only did his seriousness towards signing improve, but also his life turned around as well. And Noel had to shield Liam from a lot of things. After Oasis, Liam realized how hard it is to manage all other aspects of a performer's life and knew he had to straighten up.

    • @knockedoutloaded279
      @knockedoutloaded279 Год назад

      If they reunite.. it will go wrong again..

    • @tashrif46
      @tashrif46 Год назад +11

      @@knockedoutloaded279 thats why they need to be back being brothers first. After that they can sort out the music.

    • @neilmoore5387
      @neilmoore5387 Год назад +28

      The band don’t need to get back. It’s over for them. Too much shit has passed. Their time has gone but I’m sure there’ll be young kids in bucket hats “ Mad for it”. They’ve had their time and Liam doing sound now on his own.

    • @truelovewontwait
      @truelovewontwait 10 месяцев назад +5

      I agree. I love Oasis as much as the next guy but leave it. I'm afraid it will take their mother's funeral in order for them to straight things out.

    • @trekstarsam2494
      @trekstarsam2494 7 месяцев назад

      They're older and hopefully more mature now, hopefully off drugs and taking life a bit more seriously (Liam especially) They realize the errors of their younger days and I think they should try a couple of one off gigs to see how things go, the fans would love it.I hope one day they can reunite.

  • @eastendthug
    @eastendthug Год назад +226

    I cannot believe that just 24 hours before this night, they performed one of their best live shows of all time.

  • @forevercainges
    @forevercainges Год назад +21

    this is probably my favourite video on youtube and single handedly got me (back) into oasis and listen beyond their first 3 albums

  • @dylandavies3965
    @dylandavies3965 2 года назад +782

    Liam Gallagher is simultaneously the biggest knobhead and funniest person to ever live

  • @dalehanson7398
    @dalehanson7398 2 года назад +1276

    I was actually embarrassed about this gig. I went with my first love and we'd spent hours on the phone (as you did in those days) in the December of 99 trying to get tickets. Oasis were my life and I'd been to Earls Court in 95, Knebworth in 96, and saw them in Brum on the 'Be Here Now' tour in 97, so foolishly I really built this up for her, then we travelled down from Redditch on a lovely sunny day in 2000 to the big smoke for the gig, and it was appalling. Worse still, her Dad who was a musician himself was watching on the tele back in Redditch and I got it in the ear when we got home about how s&%t Oasis were lol, gutted. At least Doves were great haha.

    • @itsMrNoble
      @itsMrNoble 2 года назад +52

      You can always rely on Doves 🕊

    • @glencurtis6052
      @glencurtis6052 2 года назад +26

      Doves were really good that day

    • @FuckinLibertine
      @FuckinLibertine 2 года назад +8

      AMAZING GIG. LIAM HERR IS REAL ROCKSTAR.

    • @nathanmay7297
      @nathanmay7297 2 года назад +31

      Reading this and hearing that you’ve been to Knebworth and earls court is INSANE. I’m only 17 and my dream is to travel back in time and experience those two for myself.

    • @glencurtis6052
      @glencurtis6052 2 года назад +7

      @@nathanmay7297 I was at both too (plus this Wembley gig on the Saturday), good times

  • @hordman
    @hordman Год назад +231

    I have this 2-CD live album and I knew they performed over 2 nites and the 2nd nite was shit cause Liam was drunk/stone, whatever. But the fact to learn the engineers took vocals from another performance in an earlier Japan show to mix this CD is truly amazing. Hats off to the folks behind the boards for this magical creation.

    • @Kate31415
      @Kate31415 Год назад +13

      Honestly, I would have had no idea it was mixed that way unless I'd seen it online.

    • @halo19777
      @halo19777 Год назад +1

      What's the name of the live 2cd called?

    • @julianuary
      @julianuary Год назад +5

      @@halo19777 Familiar To Millions.

    • @ollyg235
      @ollyg235 Год назад +3

      It was only on one track “wonderwall” innit?

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад +12

      They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

  • @johnedwards5575
    @johnedwards5575 Год назад +327

    I’ve never really been a fan of the band, but one concert in the mid 90s that was recorded is burned in to memory. ‘Liam lost his voice and therefore not performing’.
    Noel sings the gig. Liam is in the theatre 100ft away in a balcony seat drunk, screaming at Noel, the crowd, laughing.
    Noel was seething.

    • @akahige8967
      @akahige8967 Год назад +63

      it's the mtv unplugged. unforgettable. great setlist too.

    • @kimmolaine8069
      @kimmolaine8069 Год назад +26

      It's a memorable gig. One of their best. Liam was in the front row with a beer at one point.

    • @ameliorationstation7081
      @ameliorationstation7081 Год назад +20

      I really only like their last two studio albums. The early stuff seems generic to me. That MTV unplugged album though? Hearing Noel sing his songs under duress, as a classy professional is hands down my most favorite renditions of their early stuff. Seems so authentic. Crazy he was probably having a panic attack and his brother was messing with him throughout the whole performance.

    • @apocalypsenow317
      @apocalypsenow317 Год назад +5

      Yeah, I switched over to Blur. Never looked back...

    • @ameliorationstation7081
      @ameliorationstation7081 Год назад +14

      @@apocalypsenow317 Ha. I switched to The Verve and then to Spiritualized. Something about Liam always bothered me. His diva attitude and temper tantrums probably had everything to do with that. Noel knew that was starting to bother people too. He once said, "You can hate the striker but don't hate the team."

  • @ExileOnDaytonStreet
    @ExileOnDaytonStreet 2 года назад +106

    This Guy: I get the feeling Liam's wife cleaned out the apartment and he went home to an empty place
    Me: Boy, that's a pretty specific guess, seems a bit presumptuous don't you think?
    Liam: And there she goes with more furniture without leaving a fucking teabag!
    Me: Well, then...

  • @mywhychromosome
    @mywhychromosome Год назад +355

    Probably the most interesting part of this to me, is that moment when you can tell a huge portion of the crowd has had enough of Liam's antics, so after Noel finishes one of his lead songs, they broke into a spontaneous "Noel! Noel! Noel!", as if to have him take over the rest of the set himself, ala "MTV Unplugged" (which, now that I think about it, probably would've ended up similar to this if Liam hadn't dropped out). Would've been interesting if he'd just "Liam is obviously unwell, I'll take it from here", haha. I mean, we know he can do it!

    • @buzby303
      @buzby303 Год назад +8

      The crowd were chanting ‘Liam Liam Liam’ as well

    • @hiwayhighway9925
      @hiwayhighway9925 Год назад +6

      @@buzby303 those were the first millennials

    • @SagaciousFrank
      @SagaciousFrank 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@buzby303, and Fight, fight, fight....?! 🤷‍♂️

    • @walkaz
      @walkaz 9 месяцев назад +1

      That mtv set is what changed oasis forever. It was no longer liams “band”

    • @walkaz
      @walkaz 9 месяцев назад +1

      That mtv set is what changed oasis forever. It was no longer liams “band”

  • @jaywalkercrew4446
    @jaywalkercrew4446 Год назад +14

    Noel deserves a medal 🏅 for not losing it and doing one ☝️

  • @seth9097
    @seth9097 Год назад +17

    Just stumbled across this. What a brilliant, interesting and well put together video. Great work.

  • @jeffrojacobs8094
    @jeffrojacobs8094 Год назад +65

    I've always loved Liam, but I have to really hand it to Noel. He put up with a-lot of sht and stayed professional the whole time. Liam really bent things out of shape and was pretty self-absorbed.
    It's times like these that make me realize why Noel still holds a grudge to this day. I'm not happy about it, but I do understand it. I still love them both the same.
    Jus say'n.

  • @silvar4399
    @silvar4399 2 года назад +240

    "My eyes are dead and my throats like an asian noel" 😂😂😂

    • @ricjuk
      @ricjuk 2 года назад +8

      I always thought he said "ancient". As in 'old' / 'past it'..

  • @OSW
    @OSW Год назад +29

    Ah man, we dismiss Liam's antics as long as he can also showcase his immense talent and frontman skills. But intentionally sabotaging the gig...it suddenly seems not worth it anymore.
    The meanest is 19:55 quietly telling Noel he's ugly. There's no bravado, just being as hurtful as he can to try put him off performing. Such a shame. These two at their peak can conquer the world!

    • @WinchMan4
      @WinchMan4 Год назад

      They both need a can of coke honestly.

  • @patrickhall274
    @patrickhall274 10 месяцев назад +2

    thanks for doing this, much enjoyed it

  • @syberian18
    @syberian18 2 года назад +269

    I was there with my best mate, traveled from Paris, arrived early in the morning, got drunk all day long with a group of Englishmen, waiting outside the entry gates. We were too busy getting completely smashed in the crowd to realize how dreadful the gig was. It sounded allright to us! I remember Liam talking a lot and understanding strictly nothing of what he was on about...

    • @Mattthf
      @Mattthf Год назад +11

      Same here! Saw Oasis 6 times and this one was the best by far. The atmosphere was unbelievable, proper wild Oasis gig. Looks sh*t watching it back but you had to be there to appreciate it

    • @johnczechowski5657
      @johnczechowski5657 Год назад

      This band sucks and always has

  • @JackTheBreadGuyOfficial
    @JackTheBreadGuyOfficial 2 года назад +50

    “I’m Bruce Forsyth, truth be told.”
    Made me shed a tear, such a powerful quote…

  • @gerardmoran
    @gerardmoran Год назад +34

    Familiar To Millions (the CD) is one of my favourite albums ever. I've listened to it inside out. But I had no idea of this backstory, or that it was patched up in post to make it a listenable live album. I suspected as much as I watched this video, as the bits that were used sounded so recognisable to the CD, but I was doubting myself initially because of the omitted stuff that I hadn't heard before. Fascinating. Great video

    • @joncal6079
      @joncal6079 Год назад +2

      Likewise🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻, supersonic on wembley 2000 was rad for me😂

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад +5

      They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

  • @screenplayshark1553
    @screenplayshark1553 Год назад +1

    James's absolute commitment is amazing. Love this channel.

  • @RichieProth
    @RichieProth Год назад +95

    A lot of this is quite hard to watch. But Noel does such a good job of passing it off and being genuinely funny in between songs

    • @nellsun2521
      @nellsun2521 6 месяцев назад +1

      Without Noel's grounded reassurance this gig could've turned into something far worse.

  • @cullipyt
    @cullipyt 2 года назад +235

    I feel really sorry for Noel I would have walked off stage from the off. And I would love you to do a video on Standing on the shoulder of giants. Great video James

    • @Majerly_Annoyed
      @Majerly_Annoyed 2 года назад +20

      If anyone wants to know why Noel says he will never get back on stage with Liam...they just need to watch this video. I agree...I would have snapped.

    • @jamiewalker8772
      @jamiewalker8772 2 года назад +1

      Respect for the fans… it was already a make or break momentum moment also.

    • @user-ys9fg4ol9s
      @user-ys9fg4ol9s 2 года назад +1

      Agreed ,you can see and hear he is trying to be professional. Those looks of disgust he gives Liam says it all. Liam was different was someone like Pete Townsend, who could be an angry prick ( yet I think it was a calculated thing) Liam just was fucked, and this video shows me why , sorry to say , I never got into Oasis. Great Beakdown of the concert ... full of info. Its just me, I don't see , based on some of the comments here, how this COULDN'T be seen as omplete letdown and unenjoyable.

    • @user-ys9fg4ol9s
      @user-ys9fg4ol9s 2 года назад +2

      I hope Liam has kept to his word and realizes the mistakes he made.

  • @cirocjones9886
    @cirocjones9886 Год назад +1

    James just started watching your channel yesterday, hope you can see this comment you do such a great job! Im from America & I loved the Libertines since I was 13 & they talked about Oasis, which made me love Oasis. Your Channel is awesome love the insight you give & truly wish I could have seen Oasis once even at Whisky a Go Go. lol

  • @AxUnderground
    @AxUnderground Год назад +9

    i really enjoyed this.
    i only expected to go through about the first ten mins to be having ended up watching through its entirety. very well done, i hope to keep seeing great videos like this.

  • @amoloney1984
    @amoloney1984 2 года назад +37

    The champagne supernova performance on the DVD night was incredible but that’s what we loved about Oasis. “Oasis was like a Ferrari: great to look at, great to drive, and it’ll fucking spin out of control every now and again.” As LG said

  • @tornaclconor5149
    @tornaclconor5149 2 года назад +17

    James you make the best oasis content on RUclips, hands down. The work you put into these is incredibe.

  • @daveitferris
    @daveitferris 10 месяцев назад +2

    Absolutely fantastic breakdown, James. Thanks a lot for this one. Found it super fascinating. Not an Oasis fan, but this was just pure entertainment!

  • @evansgate
    @evansgate Год назад +1

    Cool channel, I'm glad I stumbled across this. These two are legends but the lore goes deeper than I thought

  • @gulliblemuppetsheep135
    @gulliblemuppetsheep135 2 года назад +32

    It's still one of Liams best entrances though "if you think I'm happy to be here you must be fucking tripping" 🤣🤣

    • @idrinkmilk282
      @idrinkmilk282 Год назад

      So hilarious. So smart and witty. What a funny guy. All for his adoring fans and paying customers. Nice guy.

  • @dfresh93086
    @dfresh93086 Год назад +49

    How Noel keeps it together on stage is beyond me. What a disaster.

  • @MarroniMusic
    @MarroniMusic Год назад +1

    Such a brilliant breakdown! Thanks man

  • @Proficience
    @Proficience Год назад +2

    Thanks for making this, really interesting. Poor Noel!

  • @wooley6914
    @wooley6914 2 года назад +229

    I was there on the second night, I had a mad weekend myself. Arrested in Birmingham the night before and released early that day, shot home and got my ticket, straight on the train to London, couldn't find my mates, missed the last train home and slept in an internet café surrounded by Chinese people speaking very loud.
    I actually thought the gig was ok, Happy Mondays with Nutz and Doves supporting them I think.

    • @greensgreens5386
      @greensgreens5386 2 года назад +20

      This sounds a sick night

    • @CraigABuchanan
      @CraigABuchanan 2 года назад +11

      I was there the first night, came down from Birmingham and ended up at some weird psychedelic nightclub on some pills a scouter gave me… then climbed a fence and slept in a park!

    • @saltypatriot4181
      @saltypatriot4181 2 года назад

      A bunch of Hooligans about

    • @fishfingers160
      @fishfingers160 2 года назад +14

      Oooh, you're 'ard.

    • @debbie1060
      @debbie1060 2 года назад +4

      Haha God I miss them days where I could be irresponsible. (Gosh I was naughty 😳). We didn't know we were living our best times of our lives did we. 😂💜

  • @jameshighland9067
    @jameshighland9067 2 года назад +72

    the 2000s era of Oasis is something that really fascinates me. So much happened from Noel leaving the band temporarily and them replacing him for a few gigs to the catastrophe of this gig. All in one tour.

    • @SuperSoulsaver
      @SuperSoulsaver 2 года назад +6

      in August of 2000 they were also stormed offstage by people throwing rocks at them in Portugal

  • @rptgaming
    @rptgaming Год назад +67

    I was at this gig, and at the time being 19 years old at my first stadium show I didn’t really think of it as being bad. All the little asides between Liam and Noel just felt funny and what you’d expect from them. Something that obviously didn’t get shown on the broadcast was Liam randomly walking out on stage during the middle of the Happy Mondays’ support set to a huge roar from the crowd, which I guess should have been the first flag that he was on one. I guess the state of Shaun Ryder’s vocals played a part in why I didn’t notice Liam sounding bad! Then at the end, after Rock and Roll Star, he wouldn’t leave, saying he wasn’t going to go until we’d all gone. At the time Familiar to Millions was announced, Noel tried to play down the fact that they were releasing Night 1 instead of Night 2, saying that everyone had already seen Night 2 or bootlegged it.

    • @FlatDerrick
      @FlatDerrick 10 месяцев назад +4

      I saw em a month or two after this at Leeds. I'd tell you how it was but I was in a worse state than Liam in this vid, fell over several tents on the way in and attempted to sniff poppers lying down (never do that) Didn't start sobering up until the riot police moved in on everyone afterwards for burning the portaloos down.

  • @karimba45
    @karimba45 Год назад

    Wow. You do amazing work in these videos. Thanks!

  • @sweatyalcoholic9898
    @sweatyalcoholic9898 2 года назад +11

    Can I just say man, your channel is fantastic. Love learning stuff I never knew about my favourite band, all the juicy little bits that add up to the bigger stories. Brilliant work man keep it up I'm loving it 🙏

  • @01JGill
    @01JGill 2 года назад +652

    This is brutal.
    I started off thinking Liam was just being a colossal knob, but as you eloquently lay out how the night goes, song by song, you witness the pain that both men are under and feel pain for the both of them in very different ways

    • @Bonnie-Lewis-Australia
      @Bonnie-Lewis-Australia 2 года назад +113

      Pain ?? Ohh poor little Liam his wife saw the light and walked out on the idiot- what about the pain of the audience , thousands who spent their hard earned money and spare time to witness self indulgent self pity -

    • @jeffreyholmes7216
      @jeffreyholmes7216 2 года назад

      Pain? Let's feel sorry for these troubled dickheads whose life is a total nightmare. One of the brothers seems ok. The other one is a total dick. And he isn't the songwriter.

    • @bend3rbot
      @bend3rbot 2 года назад +43

      Bwaaahahahahaha!! Yeah, a 29 year old throws a 12 year olds tantrum on stage on druhs, but we understand him sooo much better with a little explanation. There should have been more teddy bears and back rubs in his rider request. Thanks for the big laughs, love your irony

    • @lynette599
      @lynette599 2 года назад +15

      @@Bonnie-Lewis-Australia Yes, he finally cheated on her ENOUGH for her to walk out.

    • @kingtom8691
      @kingtom8691 Год назад +6

      @@Bonnie-Lewis-Australia now ur boy is doing giggs in wales with about 800 people n liams performing infront of 80k at knebworth again hahah

  • @greiserschmarren
    @greiserschmarren Год назад

    Thank you for this video!

  • @risboturbide9396
    @risboturbide9396 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for this, man.
    2023 and I still believe an Oasis reunion will happen. 🍻🍻

  • @jackrobertjones2874
    @jackrobertjones2874 Год назад +23

    Love a well structured, mature dissection of an incident. Properly informative this, you’ve clearly done your research. Can’t wait for more.

  • @andrewpelechaty7634
    @andrewpelechaty7634 2 года назад +55

    This was arguably Oasis' lowest point. Noel tries so hard to keep the gig together, but Liam is too busy arsing around to care. It was a shame as those Wembley gigs (and the "Familiar..." live album/DVD/VHS) were so hyped up. It's good that Liam saw it as a turning point and is a lot more professional now.

  • @edz619
    @edz619 Год назад

    What a fantastic video, very well put together

  • @curtbenjamins4405
    @curtbenjamins4405 Год назад

    Cool video thanks so much for posting this w/ the sub titles.

  • @leemcr60
    @leemcr60 2 года назад +12

    Thanks for posting this James! I remember watching this on the telly at the time and wondering wtf was going on, now with the benefit of hindsight and your commentary it’s very clear Liam isn’t in a good place and why that’s the case. I always wondered why the Familiar to Millions Album didn’t sound anywhere near as bad, so your explanation of where most of that came from is appreciated.
    I saw them live at Leeds Festival 2000 the month after this on the last night of that tour, and there they were on🔥 that night. Liam was on form and much better vibes all round.
    Awesome content, look forward to your next upload 👍🏻

  • @racelike
    @racelike 2 года назад +6

    Really strong video. Thanks for making it. Liam was lost in pieces and I can't believe Noel was able to deal with that.

  • @ARIXANDRE
    @ARIXANDRE 10 месяцев назад

    This was a great analysis. Thank you.

  • @TR-707
    @TR-707 Год назад

    The ending is amazing. Great video

  • @Brad772006
    @Brad772006 2 года назад +6

    Great video! Was actually surprised it was 40 minutes. Seemed to go by so quickly.

  • @aiturran
    @aiturran 2 года назад +6

    A great video all in all man. A POV that didn't even crossed my mind and makes a lot of sense. And that beggining of the end fight between the lot actually could explain why their relationship is broken in so many levels. Keep them going man, your insight and research is something valued these days. As Mark Twain said, "Get your facts straight. Then distort them at leisure."

  • @quarantinekitchencovers6347
    @quarantinekitchencovers6347 Год назад

    I'm not even an Oasis fan, but I kind of got hung up on your videos because they're so interesting. All this research and careful attention to detail: pretty impressive. I also liked your vids on Jarvis Cocker, INXS and the Spice Girls. Keep it up!

  • @schnoritz
    @schnoritz Год назад +1

    Didn't know about this mess. Thanks for the tip, Schmitti.

  • @cerseil4717
    @cerseil4717 2 года назад +21

    Thank you so much for your effort on this. The first time I heard Familiar to Millions was on TIDAL HIFI with the extra songs. I had NO idea Liam was on one during this show. Props to the editors for making the album work. I’ve always loved it but wow this is like finding out a different side to someone or something you thought you knew. 40 mins felt like 10 mins. Very entertaining and educational.

    • @tom7245
      @tom7245 Год назад +5

      Thats because the Familiar to Millions album was a recording of the previous (sober) night, not this one.

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад +1

      They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад +1

      @@tom7245 Correct. They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

  • @ChorusArtists
    @ChorusArtists 2 года назад +156

    That was simply fascinating. What an amazing analysis of a wild gig, and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it. Noel was total pro here, ironically. Only saw Oasis once, opening for Neil Young in Barrie, Ontario of all places.

    • @alanogy
      @alanogy Год назад +10

      Only saw Oasis once myself, in Portland, Oregon of all places in the mid-90's. And Noel had to be a total pro there - Liam got upset about missing a note in the first line of the first song and left the theater. Noel seamlessly continued singing where Liam left off, sang the entire night, and it was actually quite a good show.

    • @zenon459
      @zenon459 Год назад

      Oh wow, never knew they played here

    • @SagaciousFrank
      @SagaciousFrank 9 месяцев назад

      ​@@alanogy, blimey, he sounds like a right prima madonna puff.

  • @tomlisi1561
    @tomlisi1561 Год назад

    Loving your Oasis videos mate ... Keep em coming 🙌

  • @Felix_Finn
    @Felix_Finn Год назад

    Super awesome video - thanks mate ❤

  • @AFaceintheCrowd01
    @AFaceintheCrowd01 2 года назад +11

    Entertaining at 3 a.m. on a dead quiet night in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Thank you for doing this!

  • @anthonymichael3029
    @anthonymichael3029 2 года назад +42

    I wore my copy of Familiar to Millions out when it dropped in 2000. I still count it among my all time favorite albums, I had no idea this even occurred. This was so well done, thank you for taking time to make it!

    • @derrick031072
      @derrick031072 Год назад +1

      Me too… They did a brilliant work mixing, editing the songs…

    • @dama301
      @dama301 Год назад +1

      I loved the little rants they kept in

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад +1

      @@derrick031072 They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад

      They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

  • @Manoloelgato
    @Manoloelgato Год назад

    This video is amazing. Well done you

  • @harrysingh6061
    @harrysingh6061 Год назад +1

    Brilliant as always James! I remember watching this on Sky one at the time thinking this is hilarious but also poor Noel who was literally seemingly trying to keep things professional and I actually thought some of his best guitar work live was during those 2 nights!

  • @cb_jackal9059
    @cb_jackal9059 2 года назад +10

    James Hargeaves is the go to man for Oasis content and analysis. Stuff we've all lived through over the last 30 years and, for us die hards, we think we know it inside out. Hargreaves is bringing some elite level new stuff to the table. Love all the videos. Keep it up. Hero.

  • @sctmcg
    @sctmcg Год назад +34

    I’ve never really cared about Oasis but this video was recommended. What a great job you’ve done - compelling viewing from start to end

  • @alexwallach7683
    @alexwallach7683 9 месяцев назад +3

    You can tell Liam really didn't want to go backstage with Noel. He was fairly crapping his pants and staying out on that stage for as long as he could. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tomaszstefaniuk9449
    @tomaszstefaniuk9449 Год назад

    Great job. Thanks a lot.

  • @jameskemp8287
    @jameskemp8287 2 года назад +492

    Love these videos. I think it’s obvious Liam is having a break down here. Mental health wasn’t talked about then, and really not even now for men, but this is what it looks like. It’s kind of sad really. He’s snapped and that’s why he apologizes to Noel in his ear probably because he’s so up and down emotional roller coaster in pain. Remember Patsy took him from his mums house at 22/23 years old and this is the first time he’ll be alone, which he has said in interviews it does his head in to be alone. He can’t handle it. He’s only 27 here, the same age Noel was when Definitely, Maybe came out. Noel at age 27 was just as crazy acting, which I think a lot of people don’t think about when comparing the brothers. They compare Liam’s behavior to Noel’s, but they should compare it to how Noel acted at the age Liam is at the time. Patty Boyd wrote a book about her time with The Beatles and mentions how because they hit stardom so young they had everything done for them, so when it was done they didn’t know how to do basic adult things like get a drivers license, or lease a house and it was all overwhelming. I see that a lot in Liam he never had to learn anything basic in life and it’s overwhelming/scary when faced with it. Probably why he went straight into a relationship w Nic.

    • @Junkhead91
      @Junkhead91 2 года назад +11

      You're so right man

    • @mrmansville9340
      @mrmansville9340 2 года назад +13

      100% spot on. Glad there's blokes like you out there.

    • @callum5915
      @callum5915 2 года назад +1

      So true!

    • @user-do2ev2hr7h
      @user-do2ev2hr7h 2 года назад +41

      Just my opinion, but I think the difference is that Noel seems to have quickly realized he couldn't act like that if he wanted to be successful as a musician. Liam seems to have eventually realized the same thing, but it took the end of Oasis to get him to that same point.

    • @andmoreagain5323
      @andmoreagain5323 2 года назад +11

      when noel said he apologized i took it as he was kidding

  • @clivewarren8671
    @clivewarren8671 2 года назад +4

    Great video as always James. Really informative. Thanks.

  • @RWAalborg
    @RWAalborg Год назад +1

    Nicely done video. Good thing they recorded the first night. Great concert with Liam close to his best

    • @robwood8331
      @robwood8331 2 месяца назад +1

      The 1st night was terrific yes

  • @gaztaylor4178
    @gaztaylor4178 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you James I love your true honest inpartial input into the way it was, but the way you break it down is spot on.

  • @seinfeldfan442
    @seinfeldfan442 2 года назад +8

    Another great oasis video, it helps me to relax when watching these videos, your content is great, shame oasis fell apart in the end

  • @andrewwilson2025
    @andrewwilson2025 2 года назад +36

    James, I absolutely love your channel and uploads, especially the oasis related ones.
    It makes me sad though to think back in 97/98 when I was 19/20 years old, we used to think Oasis and their beautiful music would be around forever. Everywhere you turned back then they were present and prevalent. On the radio, tv, shop music systems, newspaper front pages, magazines, and they were always releasing the next quality single, album or announcing the next tour.
    It makes me sad as now I'm the 44 year old telling his kids how good they were and trying to get them to listen 😄

    • @wanderer299a
      @wanderer299a 2 года назад +2

      Rubbish band.

    • @NickFieldMedia
      @NickFieldMedia 2 года назад +2

      While I enjoy Oasis' tracks, I found it unlikely they'd be around forever with the amount of arguing the Gallagher bros did. At least they're both still out doing their own thing.

    • @andrewwilson2025
      @andrewwilson2025 2 года назад +2

      @@NickFieldMedia haha 😄 good point Nick, but they did always seem to make up and be tight as brothers, in the 90s anyway. In the early naughties you could see the cracks appearing

    • @Ali-mv3jc
      @Ali-mv3jc 2 года назад +2

      @@wanderer299a that's the magic of music, everyone likes different things

    • @jacktorrance2633
      @jacktorrance2633 Год назад

      @@wanderer299a Then why the fuck are you here?

  • @postpunk6947
    @postpunk6947 Год назад

    Thank you for your work. Greetings from Poland.

  • @s04giovanni
    @s04giovanni 10 месяцев назад

    Best gig ever. Thank you for captions😂

  • @shhtha
    @shhtha 2 года назад +147

    You should make a video on Noels playing/arranging styles in the different Oasis era's

    • @Tas896
      @Tas896 2 года назад +7

      That would be interesting actually

    • @pez---
      @pez--- 2 года назад +4

      He put a lot of the change down to reading Neil Young book 'Shakey'...apparently.
      Neil Young had a 'WWDD' (what would Dylan do) approach early on...maybe Noel had a 'WWNYD' (what would Neil do) in the later years.

    • @emmetlynch14
      @emmetlynch14 2 года назад +6

      This would be great. Especially his Be Here Now era style

    • @yinyangyin
      @yinyangyin 2 года назад +1

      how would you do that ? nothing changed.
      🏴‍☠️

    • @presumingsean
      @presumingsean 2 года назад +3

      @@yinyangyin The arrangements got more similar to the album versions (musically anyway) once Gem and Andy got involved because Gem started doing some of the lead guitar parts that Noel normally missed out live (on Morning Glory for example)

  • @GarethE94
    @GarethE94 2 года назад +3

    This is quite astonishing really. Never analysing the gig and what was said so closely. I just figured he’s pissed and to forget about. All very telling and concerning about Liams frame of mind at the time. Great content again mate.

  • @spideyshiz
    @spideyshiz Год назад +1

    This was such a fun watch! New fan and subbed!

  • @TheChadTI
    @TheChadTI 9 месяцев назад

    Watched this video when it first came out, had to watch again when I saw it in my feed though, it's so great.

  • @BloomsIZG
    @BloomsIZG 2 года назад +109

    Their first night at Wembley Stadium, 2000 is literally my all time favorite gig. I literally own the LP Familiar to Millions and it’s absolute class

    • @didjano
      @didjano 2 года назад +1

      @Astro Jenkins chill

    • @didjano
      @didjano 2 года назад

      @Astro Jenkins ?

    • @henryatherton1654
      @henryatherton1654 2 года назад

      @Astro Jenkins salty

    • @henryatherton1654
      @henryatherton1654 2 года назад +2

      @Astro Jenkins yeah I agree by around 98 it started to fall apart live but studio wise they were still good, sotsog is a great album but yeah liams voice and the band did start to go downhill but if this guy likes this gig (I do too to be honest) we should be entitled to an opinion no?

    • @GetOnTheFloor82
      @GetOnTheFloor82 2 года назад +2

      1st night. Excellent. Have the CD Double.
      The live show for Night 2 was disgusting. Liam was a disgrace. I lost all respect for him after this gig. Utter lowlife. Poor Noel ❣️

  • @jesseemullen
    @jesseemullen 2 года назад +177

    This is incredibly well-researched as always James. I hadn't read that article on Noel's Vallium Addiction (or as Mark E. Smith would say, "Noel's Chemical Effluence") before.

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 2 года назад

      Noel - FACE LIKE A SLAPPED ARSE.
      Liam - A SCALLY PRICK THAT GOT LUCKY.
      Lots of good music though.

    • @russellszabadosaka5-pindin849
      @russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 2 года назад +7

      Noel’s chemical effluence-uh

    • @mattwarrington1
      @mattwarrington1 2 года назад +8

      Noel likes to make out that he just stopped and it was easy for him as well

    • @russellszabadosaka5-pindin849
      @russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 2 года назад

      @@mattwarrington1 I hate people like that. You see them at a 7-11 limping, missing a shoe, looking like death warmed over with dried puke stains on their shirt & face, then six months later ask them how they’re doing and it’s like “Oh, I was back at work after the weekend. Yeah, I can kick anytime, I was fine”. Sure you were fuckstick.

    • @jesseemullen
      @jesseemullen Год назад +5

      @@mattwarrington1 I think there's a false sense of pride in that for him. Almost like he's "above" traditional addiction.

  • @youthofyesterdayrecords
    @youthofyesterdayrecords 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is so entertaining. Thank you for putting this together. I wonder if Liam was starting to come down/calm down during song 5 and then during song 6 he took advantage of the offstage break to go and take some shots of his preferred liquor... and then the spirit comes back with a vengeance. Also, Liam clearly didn't want to face the band as the crowd called for an encore he must have felt, deep down, he didn't deserve... Although, I think he deserved it. I think this was fascinating and amazing.

  • @twiggyeison
    @twiggyeison 7 месяцев назад

    Excellent video , well presented. Bravo sir .

  • @youpeopl_music3220
    @youpeopl_music3220 2 года назад +11

    Liam could have totally poured this energy into lyrics for the next album. Instead... ya got this. Excellent video. Really interesting, to see the backstory and the way the day went.

  • @OffBelay_
    @OffBelay_ 2 года назад +100

    Just goes to show you what a class act Noel is. A true professional musician.

  • @carlamari9682
    @carlamari9682 Год назад +10

    I wonder why Patsy left Liam? He seems like such a catch! 😂

    • @maxmeier532
      @maxmeier532 3 месяца назад

      I have a feeling him being him, was the reason she started dating him in the first place. She didnt go out with a single dad janitor who makes 50 grand a year.

  • @dannybowden5296
    @dannybowden5296 Год назад +11

    Thank you James! And thank goodness I went on the first night. After the gig, my coach home from Victoria to Leeds wasn't for nearly 24 hours so, my friend and I decided to kill a bit of time and go to the twin towers to see if we could meet the band. Man, am I glad we did!
    When Noel eventually came out with Alan, he shook my hand and signed my programme (I couldn't believe how tiny wee he was!), as he did quite a few others. Andy and Gem followed suit, signed my programme too, and they were very lovely and cool. I even saw Peggy! Bless her. Liam, in typical fashion and maybe somewhat more understandably now you've explained the Patsy situation that evening, came swaggering out as he does, gave us all the Vs and jumped in the back of a waiting Range Rover, which promptly left. Chris Moyles came out looking like he was expecting people to ask for his autograph, which nobody did, and walked off into the night alone. I saw Meg on the first floor through the glass windows to the left of the left twin tower chatting to who I thought was Patsy but I'm guessing now that it wasn't.
    Before Oasis came out, The Happy Mondays were milling about. Poor Rowetta only had her AAA pass for Bolton and was sat outside on her make-up box as they wouldn't let her back in the stadium. She was upset and needed a smoke so, my friend and I gave her a cigarette. The ciggie stopped the tears but she was still not a happy bunny; and rightly so. We were all trying to explain to the Showsec buttheads that Rowetta was in the band but they wouldn't relent. Rowetta signed my programme as a thank you, and I think she gave my friend a t-shirt. Nuts signed his name Nutts, Bez was explaining as he signed his that "it's a good job my name is only three letters innit!", legend! Three letters maybe but, he still took half a page of the programme as he scrawled off on the 'z'.. And last but by no means least, Shaun signed my programme before disappearing onto his coach with some 'entertainment' shall we say ; )
    After a quick lie down on the benches on Wembley Way, we proceeded to mill about London all night with 24 angel cakes for sustenance and to soak up all the ale; half of which ended up on the Wembley pitch; standard! After nearly getting set about in Soho we made a quick dart through China Town, and ended up chilling at Piccadilly Circus for a bit, where I saw someone cooking up heroin on a spoon in broad LED light, without a care in the world. Eye opening evening for an 18 year old lad I tell thee!

    • @GoLetItInGoBagItUp
      @GoLetItInGoBagItUp Год назад

      They only took Liam’s vocals from Japan for (most of) Wonderwall (except one line). The rest of Familiar to Millions uses Liam’s Wembley 2000 vocals from the 1st night when he was not drunk.

    • @TSKyanite
      @TSKyanite 5 месяцев назад +1

      As an american, this is the most British thing I have ever read

  • @scruffyp9480
    @scruffyp9480 2 года назад +12

    I can't believe I never knew about this. As a twelve year old lad the Familiar to Millions CD was the first Oasis release I heard and I listened to it constantly. All these years later they're still my favourite band. I guess the first night was used for most of it. But this explains so much to me about the band at the time. It's a testament to the charisma of the bloke that I still find this footage pretty cool haha.

  • @gavincraddock5772
    @gavincraddock5772 2 года назад +140

    I was there on the second night, right at the front in the pit. It was brilliant, Liam's antics made the day rather than destroying it. I'd seen too many Oasis gis where they just stood there, performed the tunes and then went home. This was real,. The fact that you're talking about it 20+ years later tells you that. I never realised until today just how much went on.

    • @robertcooper5604
      @robertcooper5604 2 года назад +7

      me too. I thought it was brilliant. rock and roll as they say....

    • @slow-mo_moonbuggy
      @slow-mo_moonbuggy 2 года назад +9

      Liam keeping it real up in the feel yo.

    • @MartinVanDerSande
      @MartinVanDerSande 2 года назад +1

      Same! Was awesome.

    • @LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName
      @LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName Год назад +2

      I'm watching this, and I think it would have been amazing! What moment to experience!

    • @dama301
      @dama301 Год назад +1

      It's a great story. Memorable gigs are just as good as the musically brilliant ones

  • @alloyfactory
    @alloyfactory Год назад

    Great video, thanks!

  • @anderslai
    @anderslai 10 дней назад

    Brilliant stuff James

  • @MusicFanatical1
    @MusicFanatical1 Год назад +6

    I was at this concert. I just want to say thanks for explaining what Liam was going on about all night.

  • @PSYCHIX18
    @PSYCHIX18 2 года назад +10

    Wow. I do feel sorry for Noel in this gig. Liam was seriously mad. Liam in the last 10 years ish seems to have really mellowed and calmed down now. They wont, but if they had a reuinion of any kind, I think they'd actually get on quite well. But that won't happen since that whole situation with Noels wife and Liam in 2019.
    The first night of Wembley, I think is one of my favorite gigs though. Its all on point. Love it.
    Nice video mate, very well put together. Cheers!

  • @drummerhere
    @drummerhere Год назад +3

    I fucking love this analysis. I’m a HUGE fan for the longest time. I love the history. How sad and a shame though it all was for Liam.

  • @louisjamin7195
    @louisjamin7195 Год назад +1

    That was actually perfectly fitting with my own mindset right now.
    Gonna watch it again.

  • @TheChadTI
    @TheChadTI 2 года назад +6

    This video was epic and was a breezy 40 something minutes, could have used more actually.🤙 Thank again man.

  • @AnearPlayz
    @AnearPlayz 2 года назад +4

    Can't wait to watch this!

  • @legvalmont
    @legvalmont 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for your work mate in deciphering that gig. I'm not a native English speaker and by that time I couldn't understand much. I thought it was funny that lyrics got changed or audience would sing unusual bits of the song.
    But now I know differently: Liam was in a VERY bad place. And though I feel the pain Noel had to go through, I can't help but feel sorry for his brother. He's a human being after all.