"The woman's face appeared on the big screen. She was crying her eyes out. "She's been in tears all night, this girl. Hopefully that's not a review of the f-king gig," Noel said. "This song's for you." He then played "Don't Look Back in Anger" and didn't bother approaching the microphone during the chorus, instead letting the crowd carry the melody for him."
"This wildly successful reunion tour, which has already sold 2 million tickets, and nearly as many bucket hats, has surely cemented Oasis as the biggest band in the world right now. Almost exactly 25 years ago, I watched Oasis play the old Wembley Stadium in London, with a different crowd of 90,000 fans. The band was so big in the United Kingdom that the show was broadcast live on national television."
Oasis's Pasadena reunion show drew 90,000 fans and featured Noel Gallagher singling out a tearful fan before playing "Don't Look Back in Anger," letting the crowd carry the chorus. Paul McCartney was observed recording the performance. The reunion tour has sold about 2 million tickets and spawned widespread merchandising such as bucket hats, reaffirming Oasis's global prominence. The band's rapid rise in the mid-1990s transformed them from unemployed youths on Manchester council estates to national icons, headlining Wembley Stadium. Large crowds often overwhelmed vocal lines, and publicized disputes between Liam and Noel became cultural touchstones, including Noel's invitation to Downing Street.
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