2001 – Oasis, The Black Crowes and Spacehog headline new North American tour on This Day in Rock! Opening at The Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada, ‘The Tour of Brotherly Love’ features 3 bands, all with brother teams, Noel and Liam Gallagher, Chris and Rich Robinson, Royston and Antony Langdon. Hence the name of […]
2001 – Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was granted a quickie divorce from Meg Matthews at the High Court in London. The couple had split last September, eight months after Meg had given birth to their daughter, Anais.
2000 – Oasis singer Liam Gallagher and his singer/actress wife, Patsy Kensit, obtain a quickie divorce in London Divorce Court.
2000 – Oasis, Primal Scream, Foo Fighters, The Bluetones, Muse, Eminem, Beck, Stereophonics, Blink 182, Slipknot, Placebo, Pulp, Eminem, Rage Against The Machine, Gomez, Limp Bizkit, Embrace and The Wannadies all appeared at Carling Weekend Reading and Leeds festival in England.
2000 – A 17-year-old concertgoer is knifed before an Oasis show in Glasgow, Scotland. Police say he and his girlfriend were assaulted by a mob of Oasis fans who went on the rampage at a nearby school for the deaf.
2000 – Oasis are forced off stage at Switzerland’s Paleo Festival after being pelted with bottles and cans. A promoter says, “The arrogant, provocative attitude of Liam Gallagher is doubtless not unconnected to the reaction of the audience.”
2000 – Oasis release a statement saying that songwriter Noel Gallagher has left the band’s European tour. It’s believed he had fought with brother and bandmate Liam over his drinking.
2000 – While TVT Records sues Napster for copyright infringement, it’s discovered that unreleased albums by Radiohead and Oasis are being traded on the MP3-trading Web site.
2000 – During their first gig without guitarist Noel Gallagher, in Milan, singer Liam tells the audience, “Oasis are a f*cking band, not just one person.”
2000 – Oasis release a statement saying that songwriter Noel Gallagher has left the band’s European tour. It’s believed he had fought with brother and bandmate Liam over his drinking.
2000 – Noel Gallagher of Oasis became a dad when Meg Matthew’s gave birth to a girl, Anais at Portland Hospital, London.
2000 – Oasis declare they will release their fourth album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants on their own label, Big Brother, as the famed Creation imprint disintegrates.
