Liam Gallagher played Oasis & new solo songs at intimate NYC shows (pics, setlists, videos)
“Any Oasis fans here?” The answer from everyone was “duh,” as Liam Gallagher asked the crowd at Rough Trade, his second of two very intimate NYC shows of the weekend. With his first solo album, due October 6, he was here to do a little advance promotion and remind folks he, not his brother, is the voice behind some of the biggest rock songs of the ’90s.. Clearly nobody at Rough Trade this afternoon needed a refresher, and chants of “LIAM LIAM LIAM” rang out between nearly every song (when people weren’t yelling “FUCK NOEL”).
Even before he came out on stage, the tone was set with a banner of “ROCK N” ROLL” draped over the keyboard stand. Following suit, he opened the show with “Rock N’ Roll Star” followed by another Oasis song, “Morning Glory.” Still in his definitive stance, leaning forward to the mic with his hands clasped behind his back, he and his four-piece band (which included a member of Kasabian) sounded pretty much like you’d want/expect. Great start.
Some of the new stuff — rockers like “Wall of Glass” (very “Supersonic”) and “Greedy Soul” –recalled the heyday of Oasis; acoustic anthems like “Chinatown” and “Eh La” (which he said was the first time they’d ever played it live) didn’t fare quiet as well. He wisely ended his set with two more Oasis songs, “Be Here Now” and, of course, “Wonderwall,” which had nearly every person in the place holding up their phones while singing along.
Liam’s even more intimate show on Friday (7/28) at the McKittrick Hotel, was a little longer (as you’d expect from a show that cost $100 a ticket), with four more songs total than Rough Trade (where you only had to preorder his new LP to get in), including “D’You Know What I Mean” and “Slide Away.” Setlists for both shows are and few videos (including a full performance of “Wonderall” at Rough Trade) are below. Check out pictures from Rough Trade in the gallery above.
You can catch Liam on tour this fall, including NYC’s Terminal 5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfqU-9bXWuM
SETLIST: Liam Gallagher @ McKittrick Hotel 7/28/2017
Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (Oasis song)
Morning Glory (Oasis song)
Wall of Glass
Greedy Soul
Bold
D’You Know What I Mean? (Oasis song)
Slide Away (Oasis song)
Chinatown
I Get By
You Better Run
Universal Gleam
Be Here Now (Oasis song)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
SETLIST: Liam Gallagher @ Rough Trade 7/30/207
Rock N Roll Star (Oasis)
Mornign Glory (Oasis)
Wall of Glass
Greedy Soul
Eh La
Bold
Chinatown
Be Here Now
Wonderwall
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photos and “Wonderwall” video by Dana Distortion
