Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher dedicates Stand By Me to older brother accused of rape
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Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher dedicates Stand By Me to older brother accused of rape
"Paul Gallagher, 59, denied the charge when he appeared at Harrow Crown Court, which was sitting at Southwark Crown Court, on Friday, He also pleaded not guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The alleged offences took place between 2022 and 2024, according to the charge sheet."
"Oasis have returned to the UK for two final shows at Wembley as part of their Live '25 tour before they head to Japan and South Korea, Australia and South America. The brothers arrived on stage on Saturday hand-in-hand, opening with Hello, from their 1995 album (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, with Liam holding a maraca. He greeted the rapturous crowd, saying: "Have you missed us?""
"The band also dedicated hit Live Forever to boxer Ricky Hatton, who died earlier this month at the age of 46. A picture of Hatton was projected onto the screen behind the stage at the end of the track from the band's 1994 album Definitely Maybe, to cheers from the crowd. The band concluded the show with a trio of their best loved songs - Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova."
Paul Gallagher, 59, appeared at Harrow Crown Court sitting at Southwark Crown Court and denied a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of intentional strangulation, two counts of making a threat to kill, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between 2022 and 2024. Oasis returned to the UK for two final Wembley shows on their Live '25 tour. The brothers opened hand-in-hand with Hello and performed numerous hits, dedicating Stand By Me to Paul Gallagher and Live Forever to boxer Ricky Hatton. The band closed with Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova and hinted at further dates in 2026.
Read at Irish Independent
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