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

[@JamesHargreavesGuitar]

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]

Maybe pin this comment to make sure it gets seen

[@SPANISH-TARQUIN]

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

[@pez---]

cheers for the vids....very interesting

[@meechneek]

Great Job! Than you!! 👌👍🍻

[@mryouvegottarollwithit4188]

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

[@angermanagementstudios]

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]

What was your experience of that? That sounds brutal.

[@brandonfry1333]

Which was worse? Kidding...

[@bardakabrama5825]

sue them and you are going to be a millioner!

[@roboticoperatingbuddy5443]

the gig was that bad eh?

[@angermanagementstudios]

@@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]

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]

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]

@@davebain1982 what he say

[@thomaslippiatt7107]

Noel knew people had paid very good money to see them

[@marckhachfe1238]

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

[@One.Zero.One101]

Liam just won't shut up. So annoying when singers talk in the middle of the song.

[@thew33pingsong]

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

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

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...

[@gdoubleyou3159]

I had the same reaction. Real super sleuthing Nancy Drew.

[@thomasley4006]

Same here.

[@luciac8767]

same☠

[@JaskellK]

@@luciac8767 Same lmao...

[@KurlozMakara16]

Same xD

[@tashrif46]

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]

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

[@tashrif46]

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

[@neilmoore5387]

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]

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]

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.

[@Gav24488]

Watching this again after the reunion announcement

[@ososnake97]

Hell froze over

[@brocksamson4245]

Should be the tour name 😆

[@SpecialAgentSamCooper]

@@brocksamson4245eagles 🦅

[@johnnykeane9633]

I think the eagles had hell froze over as their tour name before as well

[@nick_the_padbreaker]

@@johnnykeane9633 They had, back in 1994. The Eagles released one more album... 13 years later.

[@Brianvanmoustache]

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

[@Azoria4]

“PG tips. Fucking psychopath” that was my favourite

[@mywhychromosome]

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

[@flybuzz8241]

Epic

[@fresagrus4490]

That was fucking hilarious, they should have kept it

[@SpiritOfMontgomery]

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

[@stoopidvideoz]

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 😅

[@richarlisongoat1476]

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]

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

[@jeffrojacobs8094]

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.

[@dylandavies3965]

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

[@RicardoAGuitar]

That is a great description of Liam Gallagher

[@thepsychicalliance]

He contains multitudes

[@marksanders5637]

He’s just a knobhead

[@svenjansen2134]

A man with a fork in a world full of soup

[@thelordofdarkness141]

@@svenjansen2134 it's brilliant when Noel said that

[@emmalovelock6757]

I was there too. It was my 21st birthday! Liam was absolutely terrible, he was talking/ shouting about Patsy…. I remember he shouted ‘she even took the fucking sofa’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@rosequartz7841]

And so she should!

[@jameshighland9067]

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]

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

[@dalehanson7398]

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]

You can always rely on Doves 🕊

[@glencurtis6052]

Doves were really good that day

[@FuckinLibertine]

AMAZING GIG. LIAM HERR IS REAL ROCKSTAR.

[@nathanmay7297]

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]

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

[@eastendthug]

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

[@zachkeffer682]

For real. Night and day difference

[@deanfarquharson5224]

This was the 1st night.

[@paninovevo1162]

​@@deanfarquharson5224it was not

[@Stephen-os6tr]

​@@deanfarquharson5224incorrect. This is night 2.

[@JDubOnTheLowdown]

What show is that?

[@RichieProth]

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

[@neilsun2521]

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

[@syberian18]

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]

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]

This band sucks and always has

[@hordman]

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]

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

[@halo19777]

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

[@julianuary]

@@halo19777 Familiar To Millions.

[@ollyg235]

It was only on one track “wonderwall” innit?

[@GoLetItInGoBagItUp]

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.

[@JackTheBreadGuyOfficial]

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

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Can we be truly sure that he is NOT Bruce?

[@nomnom9992]

Who is dat?

[@PossiblyGenii]

@@nomnom9992legendary actor/dancer, tv presenter in the uk for decades who spent the 90-00s as the lead singer of Oasis!

[@benfinesilver2250]

Nah, he’s Jim Bowen… Nothing in this game for two in a bed 😅🎯🎯

[@dfresh93086]

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

[@jimkelly7908]

I’ve only ever heard a small snippet of Liam ‘singing’ the first verse to “Roll With It” and that was more than enough 😆

[@hammondOT]

Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake is my guess lol

[@clicheguevara5282]

As a musician, this video gives me major anxiety. Lol

[@jaywalkercrew4446]

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

[@mywhychromosome]

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]

The crowd were chanting ‘Liam Liam Liam’ as well

[@hiwayhighway9925]

@@buzby303 those were the first millennials

[@SagaciousFrank]

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

[@walkaz]

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

[@walkaz]

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

[@sctmcg]

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

[@risboturbide9396]

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

[@tsbuty]

called it

[@ianmangan7308]

This aged well

[@merrymonarch]

Reunion, never gonna happen!

[@johnedwards5575]

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]

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

[@kimmolaine8069]

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

[@ameliorationstation7081]

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]

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

[@ameliorationstation7081]

@@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."

[@gerardmoran]

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]

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

[@GoLetItInGoBagItUp]

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.

[@MasterOfThe_Beef]

I don’t know what you think but the drums on the album version seem to go out of time at least once on every time with the snare. Its most noticeable on the pre chorus for don’t look back in anger. It’s wierd as in the video version they don’t go out of time at all. Just a random observation.

[@alexwallach7683]

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. 🤣🤣🤣

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

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

[@wooley6914]

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]

This sounds a sick night

[@CraigABuchanan]

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]

A bunch of Hooligans about

[@fishfingers160]

Oooh, you're 'ard.

[@debbie1060]

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. 😂💜

[@CaptainJackSparroh]

As a musician myself, I can NOT fathom how everyone on stage and working FOH didn’t do anything to stop Liam’s bullshit. Man this is hard to watch lol

[@selty]

I think that would make it worse image wise and obvious it wasn’t planned. They probably wanted to try and play it off and do their job

[@craggle2332]

Powder keg. Fifty cuffs.

[@anthonymichael3029]

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]

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

[@dama301]

I loved the little rants they kept in

[@GoLetItInGoBagItUp]

@@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]

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.

[@dannybowden5296]

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]

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]

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

[@mjh5437]

@@GoLetItInGoBagItUp That`s the 500th time you`ve said that.

[@tornaclconor5149]

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

[@seth9097]

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

[@patrickhall274]

thanks for doing this, much enjoyed it

[@ChorusArtists]

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]

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]

Oh wow, never knew they played here

[@SagaciousFrank]

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

[@nobover]

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

[@idrinkmilk282]

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

[@hammondOT]

I'd always heard about the drama surrounding these guys but was never able to piece it all together. Great job, thanks.

[@andrewpelechaty7634]

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.

[@rptgaming]

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]

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.

[@OldAussieAds]

@@FlatDerrick Good times 😄

[@legvalmont]

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.

[@01JGill]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@kingtom8691]

@@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

[@amoloney1984]

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

[@johnnypreer5276]

“Keep the faith for it and it will be back, because I’m mad for it” hits DIFFERENT now. Welcome back Oasis.

[@racelike]

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

[@OffBelay_]

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

[@daveitferris]

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

[@Corvy952]

It’s always crazy listening to Liam talk. This guys even at his lowest is insane. Love oasis but I wasn’t old enough at the time to ever see them live, looking back I’m surprised these guys Liam and Noel ever made it that far considering the animosity between the two

[@hgreen8666]

I think Liam is mildly autistic but then that doesn’t explain the nastiness.

[@OSW]

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]

They both need a can of coke honestly.

[@smj7773]

the caption says he said "you're ugly" but you can't actually hear him say it or even read his lips 🤔

[@RoyLazarus-IRL]

Jay Hunter and or Steve ya fookin animals you! Can of coke to ya lads!

[@PeterCamberwick]

immense talent my arse! LOL

[@cbj4sc1]

Love your work guys

[@thew33pingsong]

Some of the lyrical changes i just find hilarious. 'Throat like an asian Noel', the Who Feels Love/Deals Drugs bits, 'it's only f**king furniture'

[@cb_jackal9059]

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.

[@cutekanjii]

Its a real shame because this gig had alot of songs they very rarely played live. Especialy the likes of Gas Panic & Go Let it Out & Who feels Love. It had the potential to be one of their greatest ever gigs with the comeback after going quiet for 3 years since their heyday to show they hadn't gone away just yet and still were the best band around.

[@thestoryshark]

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

[@dumpwoodhere]

I remember this also as the lowest point. I bought the pay per view gig on sky and couldn't belive this was the same band that had changed the face if music just five years before. I was convinced they would break up after this debacle. Credit to Noel for striping the band down and rebuilding it for the Heathen tour two years later.

[@jesseemullen]

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.

[@russell_szabados]

Noel’s chemical effluence-uh

[@mattwarrington1]

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

[@russell_szabados]

@@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]

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

[@mywhychromosome]

@@jesseemullen Yeah, there is definitely an element of that, which is why he tended to shit all over later British rockers who, admittedly, were often doing even harder drugs, but he'd say things like "back in our days, we were just havin' fun, now it's all about self harm and destruction!", like...come on dude, you were strung out on coke, lol. Although bits of honesty about it did come out in the songs, like "Gas Panic", or especially the "I asked my doctor for one more line / He said, 'Son...words fail me' " from "Being Idle"

[@TPD]

this is absolutely WILD. made me appreciate Noel so much more than I already did

[@cullipyt]

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]

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]

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

[@user-ys9fg4ol9s]

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]

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

[@Brad772006]

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

[@adammonaghan9592]

Fuck after watching this my respect for Noel grew massively, dude just wanted to go on stage and play music professionally as he knew this gig was being broadcasted and used for a live album and you could tell he felt fucking shit for the crowd at Wembley as well. Seeing him trying to hold it all together while also suffering with anxiety at the time is so hard to watch

[@estebancomulet]

Yeah, it's a good in-depth summation of the gig. I was there and there was a dark energy. Having seen them in the 90s, compared to the 2000s, when I also saw them several times, there was a palpable change. In the 90s they were great/full of beans. Post-2000 the gigs felt static and dull. Could just be me, but they lost something when the line-up changed. Not just the members...

[@liammuc]

Same here. I only saw them once in the 90's but the gig I saw in 1997 was so much better than next one in 2000. I liked them all for the fact that I was just happy to see them live at every gig I was but the feeling got less exciting from one tour to the next. The worst for me was in 2009 - Liams vocals were totally shit and they had no connection at all on stage. It's almost unreal how good he sounds again since he went solo in 2017. Liam now compared to 2009 - totally different people.

[@chrisbailiss7309]

@@liammuc The think that most annoyed me in 2009 was he was unable or couldn't be bothered to finish words when he sang them, cutting off the last bit of the last word in each line he sang. I think he was in a pretty bad place mentally - couldn't have been helped by being continually wound-up by Noel in that blog he wrote (Tales from....). That 2009 tour had the feel of a band on it's last tour. Noel had picked a couple of old songs that they hadn't done live in the UK for years, i.e. My Big Mouth and Whatever. Almost like Noel saying goodbye. I said to my wife at the Wembley (2009) gig that this feels like the last time we'll seem them. I was at the Wembley 2000 gig as well - and while a chaotic mess, it certainly didn't feel like the end.

[@chrisk7082]

@@liammuc I agree! They almost sounded like a version of a bad tribute band after 97. For me Oasis started the slide post Knebworth. It was their spike island.

[@jeztaylor6308]

Aye, seen them in Cardiff, with The Coral, Razorlight and Foo's.....Oasis didn't seem bothered, musically ok but no 'show' at all, the only thing LG said during the whole show was 'This is for George Best' introducing Cigg's and Alcohol, their show i know but felt a bit flat.

[@matthewcox1585]

A 'dark energy'. You put it perfectly. I felt that at some Oasis gigs post 2000s.

[@HeilAmarth]

If this was a theater of 2000 capacity, people would've walked. I think Noel didn't leave the band just because of the 2009 incident, it was building over time of course. You just get enough of one person like Liam, and don't want to ever be in any sort of contact, because he's f- with you for so long. Very hard to overcome such emotions from viewpoint of a guy who has been in the receiving end of abuse. Liam was sacked by his girlfriend and we all know how that might feel if you still have feelings for the one who leaves you, so he was pissed, angry and desperate to death here. He did not give a f- about anything, which is crazy if you're playing Wembley, you have to always maintain a certain level of professionalism at this level. Maybe he thought Oasis was done anyway at this point, getting the feeling he really thinks that way. I don't think Liam is genuinely a bad person, but the guy was bonkers in his youth, now he has finally pretty much grown up. I bet at this point Liam just thought, well what the hell, it's just rock n' roll. To point out, drugs meddle with brain chemistry badly, and if you do cocaine and other stuff, pills for 5 years straight, heavy weight, you're pretty much a walking dead mentally. It's like sucking insides out of receptors in your brain, with "just one more high" when your brain can't take it anymore.

[@Tim85-y2q]

Yeah, Oasis were always such a volatile band. To be fair, that was part of their image back in the day, but I can't blame Noel for reaching a point where he needed something more stable. Noel just seems like the kind of guy who just wants to play his music, make a living and live his life relatively quietly with his family. Liam wasn't like that (though it does seem like he's finally grown up for the most part)

[@gfgfhfffgffgfgfgfgfg]

I don't know if Liam is just an asshole or a really bad person, so much so that in 2001 when he came to my country he ended up harassing a flight attendant grabbing her buttocks. Attitude worthy of a bad person

[@lozebel]

@@ari55a Noel has always been clear that he was in it for the money, and he makes plenty of it from Oasis still as the main songwriter. Liam has clearly chilled as he's got older, and has stated that he now only makes music because he loves doing it. He also makes it clear that he has enough money and doesn't need to keep making more, which is why he donated 100% of the proceeds of All You're Dreaming Of to a children's charity. I also recall reading in a 1997 Select magazine interview that he said he donated £25,000 a month to children's charities (it was phrased more "I give £25,000 a fucking way"). It was a throwaway comment, but at the time he would have been around 24 years old.

[@mywhychromosome]

@@lozebel I wouldn't say Noel was ever "in it for the money"; if he had been, he would've made use of more than a handful of the countless requests to use songs he's written in advertisements/movies/shows/etc. I wouldn't say Liam was either. The difference, at least when they were younger, was that Noel just wanted to play the songs, give a bunch of people a great night, and move on--if I wanted to describe it cynically, I wouldn't say "money", I'd say he was in it for the music "and the adoration". Liam, on the other hand, dove headfirst into all the other things you can have that comes along with being in rock 'n roll--the drugs, the women, the fights, the excess. Noel took part, but even then, always in a more measured way. It's all pretty much there from the very beginning, in that "Wibbling Rivalry" interview from '94: Liam describes Noel being "in bed with yer fookin' books" while the rest of them got in a fight and got arrested, while Noel angrily protests that rock and roll isn't getting rowdy, it's "goin' there, doin' yer gig, playin' yer music, and sayin' you blew 'em the fuck away!". If I was as young as they were and had the success they did, I'd probably respond closer to how Liam did. But Noel, at least in his youth, had more of the soul of the 'quiet guy who just wants to sit with his guitar forever' than the 'cash grab bloke', y'know what I mean?

[@drummerhere]

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.

[@VegasLounge]

I was a little late getting into Oasis, so "Giants" was the first album I had of theirs that I bought when it actually came out. I was pretty obsessed with them and saved from my after-school job to buy the Wembley live album on the release date. I think I might have actually put my name down to reserve a copy. I came home from the record store, popped the CD into my garbanzo-bean colored Mac, put on my headphones, clicked play...and within 15 minutes was thinking, "Oh. Oh, this is bad."

[@tom7245]

It's a great live album, recorded on the previous night. I don't know why everyone thinks that release was the pissed night.

[@silvar4399]

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

[@ricjuk]

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

[@amberhyland]

Noel trying to salvage the horrendous situation at 15:58 bless him Liam's drunken rants gave me secondhand embarrassment

[@GibusWearingMann]

I love how even Noel is like "anyway here's Wonderwall"

[@carson2668]

Lmaoo I scrolled down here for this 💀

[@jameskemp8287]

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]

You're so right man

[@mrmansville9340]

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

[@callum5915]

So true!

[@Tim85-y2q]

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]

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

[@youthofyesterdayrecords]

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.

[@aiturran]

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."

[@MusicFanatical1]

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

[@scottclark3139]

Everyone needs to watch this before fretting about getting tickets to Wembley!

[@scruffyp9480]

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.

[@nez9751]

It’s good to see this again , there’s no revelations here to any oasis fan, his marriage had broken down etc etc. I remember just days after the backlash Noel sticking up for Liam and telling the critics and fans to leave him alone as he was going through some shit etc

[@TWKnightYT]

The changing lyrics is something Liam has always done with 90% of songs he is on and dont forget this was a hard time for both brothers

[@cerseil4717]

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]

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

[@GoLetItInGoBagItUp]

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]

@@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.

[@themenace3145]

It’s hard to watch this gig, such a shame cuz the first night sounded great .

[@aidycannon5190]

Absolutely loved that gig, one of my favs. Legendary

[@jackrobertjones2874]

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

[@Phrankster163]

I saw them twice, both times at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, the first time in 1997 and the second in 2009 (about a month and a half before they broke up). They were two very different concerts. The first one was much more wild and untamed (with the brothers at one point almost getting into a fight on stage) and while I´m pretty sure they were on at least one thing (and probably at least one other substance) for that show, you still couldn´t deny that it had been extremely entertaining to watch them. Even a friend of mine, who hated all Britpop with a fiery passion at the time and who I had to spend hours convincing to come and see them with us, had to admit that he had a blast and that it was one of the best concerts we saw at that entire festival. We saw many bands at that festival, Radiohead for example to name one, who were much better musicians and played their songs perfectly, but they didn´t come close to have that feeling of it being raw rock n roll, that the Oasis boys did. Both them and Blur (who played there later the same day) made quite a few jokes at each other´s expense, but it all seemed to be in the name of good fun. The second one can best be described as thoroughly professional through and through. By this time, they were clearly a band that knew how to do a big stadium rock show and that´s exactly what it felt like. Was it good? Yeah, but it didn´t come anywhere close to the 1997 show in my opinion, even if it was no doubt played at a much higher technical level and with fewer mistakes. Oasis were always meant to be wild and untamed and any attempt to tame them would only take away what made them so great to begin with.

[@darrenporter1850]

2009 concerts were horrible

[@whssy]

I moved to Denmark the week I was supposed to see them at Manchester Uni on the Definitely Maybe tour in 94 - had already missed them after turning up on the off chance at the Hacienda for the album launch night - and not getting in. Didn't see them till Roskilde 95 and the tent was packed. Remember not being that impressed. Blur made a surprise appearance the same weekend and I really enjoyed their show. Saw Oasis again at KB Hallen the following year (was moved from Grå Hal in Christiania) and not being particularly blown away - never bothered with them after that. I suspect I missed them at their very best that night at Manchester Uni. The first album is the only Oasis record I have ever owned.

[@midlander4]

I don't know what everyone's fretting about. I'd say it's one of Frank Sidebottom's best vocal performances of that era

[@youpeopl_music3220]

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.

[@sweatyalcoholic9898]

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 🙏

[@kenny75photography2]

Congrats on hitting 1 million views for this one, James. Great video and deep dive into a memorable gig.

[@MrBillyboyroge]

I had the misfortune of attending the 2nd night at Wembley. When the ‘Happy Monday’s’ and Shaun Ryder staggered out on stage trying to sing like Elvis Presley throughout their set I knew Oasis would be a let down having seen Oasis previously at Knebworth 1996. I was reluctant to go to any future Oasis gigs after that. However I saw them again at the Milton Keynes Bowel a couple of years later and they were superb again

[@geathWAWAW]

I was at the mk bowl on the Sunday night, that weekend was HOT came home dehydrated & with sunstroke but was a great gig

[@adrianyoung5979]

I was there too (at MK), it was amazing.

[@1982words]

I was at the gig and the crowd were loving it. The onstage banter was incredible and the band sounded great. Yes Liam's vocals at time's were all over the shop but the energy on stage and in the crowd was incredible.

[@alo4912]

Yes it was blast!!! Thank god for noel

[@mywhychromosome]

When you're at that big of a venue, assuming you're not RIGHT in front of the stage, by the time the sound even gets to you, it's on a delay. There's almost no direct feedback between band and audience. So, it becomes more about the energy in the crowd, how many drinks you've had, and then "Ah! I think I hear the strains of a familiar song I've listened to countless times and enjoy!" feeding into it, than it does about the performance, so in a way, it almost didn't matter what they did. That's why I hate going to gigs of that size

[@lorenmorgan1931]

Had no intention of watching this long of a video, but somehow this one captivated my attention. Documentary of one of the biggest bands of the 90s going down in epic flames.

[@MostlyLoveOfMusic]

Honestly, all of the "sabotage" only serves to make the concert more special, unique and fascinating to have a full recording of

[@leemcr60]

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 👍🏻

[@Voltanaut]

I love Noel to bits. Such a legend. Liam is intolerable.

[@jackboltonjr3642]

I prefer Asian Noel

[@seinfeldfan442]

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

[@PSYCHIX18]

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!

[@jflop]

I was there.. and had a great time. I’ve heard this mentioned time and time again but never noticed and this wasn’t the only time I saw them

[@AxUnderground]

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.

[@johncarr9387]

I genuinely love this. And believe the riff between Liam and Noel...and the struggles in their life from relationships to fame to drugs and alcohol and everything in-between...is what makes them. Though the quality of music suffered in a tightness kind of way...the entertainment of it all was next to none. It was the perfect storm for a swag not seen before or after.

[@the4thway51]

Very good breakdown of the biggest ever disfunctional concert. Never realised that the live album was edited together from other takes, cos there sure as hell is no reference to that on the cover !

[@maukkamaunula4372]

It's not. The DVD and the album are from the first night. Not sure why there's confusion about that.

[@Supersonic_racing]

Fascinating. At the same time i feel bad for trying to disect all the overflowing emotions. Sadly, there is no way to cancel a gig without risking massive insurance claims

[@efficiencygaming3494]

I think this gig is legendary, though not for the right reasons. It's so much more than just Liam deciding to be unruly during a performance. It's obvious that Liam is having a mental breakdown on stage. It's the sort of thing that a bad breakup and lots of drugs will do to you. I think Noel is aware of what's going on with his brother, so he's trying his best to defuse the situation by being positive. The ironic thing about Liam trying to sabotage the gig is that his attempts are quite hilarious at times. Him butchering "Shakermaker" is too funny to take seriously, and some of the alternate lyrics like "she makes me burp" and "Pick up your face!" work a little too well. The way Noel tried to keep things under control by being calm and professional is impressive. You can tell how much more positively the crowd reacts to Noel compared to Liam. Some bands would probably break up immediately after a disaster concert, but Noel kept working with Liam for almost another decade. What a man. This gig is sad, hilarious, disappointing, and impressive all at the same time. It's not often that you find concerts like this with such an interesting story behind them. Great video!

[@gaztaylor4178]

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.

[@BloomsIZG]

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]

@Astro Jenkins chill

[@didjano]

@Astro Jenkins ?

[@henryatherton]

@Astro Jenkins salty

[@henryatherton]

@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]

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 ❣️