Noel Gallagher has played the Oasis song ‘Stand By Me’ for the first time with his band, the High Flying Birds, during his latest tour. Fan-filmed footage of the performance can be seen online. The performance took place at Poole’s Lighthouse venue on March 17, which marked the official start of his mini-tour throughout March, which includes showings in Portsmouth and London. Gallagher will close the shows at the Royal Albert Hall on March 21 for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
The show saw Gallagher perform ‘Stand By Me’ as part of his encore. Prior to performing the song, he asked the crowd: “Does anyone know a song called ‘Stand By Me?’ Well, I’m going to play it.” The crowd cheered as Gallagher began to sing. This marks the first time Gallagher has played ‘Stand By Me’ with the High Flying Birds live.
Gallagher also performed fan-favorites ‘Lock All The Doors’ and Oasis’ ‘Talk Tonight’ during the same show. These two songs had not been performed live by Gallagher since 2019.
He is reportedly heading to the studio to record his next solo album, which he has revealed will have enough songs for “two albums worth”. Gallagher teased in a recent interview with NME that he wanted to write with Johnny Marr of the Smiths, with whom he has worked on several tracks. He revealed the collaboration was still in the discussion stage and that he was hoping they would write a track together.
Gallagher will perform a series of summer shows across the UK, including stops at Warwick Castle and London’s Alexandra Park. This tour will feature guest appearances by Johnny Marr and The Waeve. Tickets are available now.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ Poole setlist was: ‘Pretty Boy’, ‘Council Skies’, ‘Open the Door, See What You Find’, ‘We’re Gonna Get There in the End’, ‘Easy Now’, ‘You Know We Can’t Go Back’, ‘We’re on Our Way Now’, ‘In the Heat of the Moment’, ‘Lock All the Doors’, ‘If I Had a Gun…’, ‘AKA… What a Life!’, ‘Dead in the Water’, ‘Going Nowhere’ (Oasis cover), ‘Talk Tonight’ (Oasis cover), ‘Half the World Away’ (Oasis cover), ‘Little by Little’ (Oasis cover), ‘The Masterplan’ (Oasis cover), ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ (Joy Division cover).
Encore: ‘Stand by Me’ (Oasis cover), ‘Live Forever’ (Oasis cover), ‘Whatever’ (Oasis cover), ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ (Oasis cover)
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