ARRIVING on stage to a hero's welcome, the chants of "Liam, Liam, Liam" ringing out, pint pots flying, the groan of the guitar to open with Rock 'n' Roll Star, it all sends this home crowd into a frenzy.
And the pace never really lets up from thereon in.
Surveying the adoring arms reaching out to him, Liam booms: "Manchester vibes in the area" acknowledging the rapture.
Signs on the way into this gig on Saturday said it was being filmed. He's never going to nail a more perfect gig, or a more raucous response, than here on home turf so it might as well be filmed for posterity.
This tour of Oasis's seminal debut album Definitely Maybe in its 30th anniversary year is the dream ticket for fans. The audiences here merrily sing every word on the setlist, and whether in the mosh pit or up in the tiers, most are up bouncing along like it's 1994 again. And I think some kind of world record was claimed for the longest time arms were held aloft at one gig.
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