Noel Gallagher

[Melwen]

^Did you listen to Let The Lord... live on Brazil? I can't believe I'm going to see it live tomorrow! :o

 

The gig on Buenos Aires is going to be webcast on this page.

 

http://tn.com.ar/musica/hoy/00094730/mira-el-show-en-vivo-de-noel-gallagher

 

Going to bed right now. Big day tomorrow. I hope I can sleep. :P

[Prospector]

 

Brazil . . . you NEVER, EVER disappoint.

 

 

 

Obrigado.

 

 

De nada :D, I wish I had gone to his concert :bigcry:

[juanif94]

^Did you listen to Let The Lord... live on Brazil? I can't believe I'm going to see it live tomorrow! :o

 

The gig on Buenos Aires is going to be webcast on this page.

 

http://tn.com.ar/musica/hoy/00094730/mira-el-show-en-vivo-de-noel-gallagher

 

Going to bed right now. Big day tomorrow. I hope I can sleep. :P

 

Yeah I did! I wish he had played it here at DC but well, I got to hear The Importance Of Being Idle for the second time on my life :P

 

I will see the gig tomorrow! Have a great day tomorrow Melwen! :D

[Melwen]

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes comrades . . . so . . . Cordoba?

 

 

 

Had a funny sketch at the airport yesterday when a family came up to me while I was queuing to get on the plane. They approached me (Mum, Dad and two young boys) and asked the usual "is it alright if they (and pointed to the boys) take a picture?"

 

 

 

"Go on then" says I, and the parents turned around and gave the camera to the eldest lad and got HIM to take a picture of THEM with me!!!! I did laugh.

 

 

 

Cordon was double hot. Not that I got to benefit from any of the sun's rays as I was trapped in my fucking room all bastard day. There was crazy screaming kids everywhere. All over the hotel!!

 

 

 

Couldn't even go for a quiet bitter and a liddle drinky . . . screaming birds all over the place with their bastard cameras . . . "one picture, one picture!!!!" Can someone tell me what the fucking obsession is with taking pictures??? The gig was a good 'un. Played well . . . sang well. It was good.

 

 

 

The crowd had blue and white balloons just like the Brazilian kids yellow and green ones . . . very fucking cool if you ask me. They was all singing city songs as well!! Muchas gracias and all that.

 

 

 

Legged it early as I had to be up to get back to the airport in time to catch the Man City versus Newcastle match in the VIP lounge . . . it's a long story. I got a little shout out during the Spanish commentary!! One of my senior Argentinian aids heard they said that I was watching the game in the VIP lounge at Cordoba airport!! Which of course I was . . . but how did they know?? The lounge was empty!! Anyway . . . we won. A magnificent performance. Made all the more sweet as their manager is a tool what needs his hair ruffling and a kick in the shins.

 

 

 

So . . . landed here in Buenos Aires. There was a little madness at the airport. Only a little though, no drama. Gig here tonight AND a day off tomorrow . . . holy shit-balls it could get a bit Lionel Messi!!

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

 

 

 

And what can I tell about the gig last night? I was against the barrier. I was crushed and squeezed. My body hurts so much. But it was the best night ever!

[Melwen]

I forgot to add that he played A Simple Game of Genius on the soundcheck! It was amazing, but I didn't like that much the solo guitar. It's the same with Let The Lord Shine A Light On Me, I don't like the way Tim play it. I hope he add it soon to the setlist.

 

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[juanif94]

That's great!! I saw the concert online and it was amazing! I got a bit nostalgic because the last time he played in Buenos Aires Oasis was still together and I was there!

 

And great news about ASGOF!! :awesome:

 

I'm happy you were so close to him! :D

[Black Rose]

Support for the UK september tour is from Graham Coxon, with the Kooks in London.

 

Excellent choice

[Melwen]

That's great!! I saw the concert online and it was amazing! I got a bit nostalgic because the last time he played in Buenos Aires Oasis was still together and I was there!

 

And great news about ASGOF!! :awesome:

 

I'm happy you were so close to him! :D

 

Thank you! I can imagine that you where a little bit nostalgic. I missed Oasis, but yesterday I didn't think about Liam at all. With Noel, it's magic.

 

Support for the UK september tour is from Graham Coxon, with the Kooks in London.

 

Excellent choice

 

Yeah, I was hoping that The Kooks where the support band for Noel in here. They are going to play in Buenos Aires in a few days, so it makes sense. Instead, they putted a horrible argentinian band named Airbag. :( The stupid singer even said "We are going to make a couple of songs and then we let you with Oasis". :rolleyes:

[juanif94]

Thank you! I can imagine that you where a little bit nostalgic. I missed Oasis, but yesterday I didn't think about Liam at all. With Noel, it's magic.

 

It happened the same to me, when I saw Noel here I didn't think about Liam at all!! Noel said once before this tour that he was pretty nervous of being the frontman of the band and to sing all the songs himself, but I think he is making a great job!

[Melwen]

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes comrades . . . so . . . Buenos Aires?

 

 

 

Fucking great show. It always is in that place. It never disappoints. Big crowd, about 10,000!! Just like the old days (man)!!

 

 

 

The gig itself was out doors right beside a busy railway line and quite near an airport AND it was a full moon! At times it was like playing inside a mad video game. My favourite banner read: NOEL . . . ADOPT ME PLEASE!!!! Funny that innit? They love a banner down here let me tell you. Now the gig was being filmed and will probably make it onto Youtube at some point. Please look out for what can only be described as an "interesting" version of "Supersonic" . . . it started quite badly . . . stopped . . . started again . . . didn't get much better until it died a sorry death. The best bit though and I do hope this comes across on the footage is right at the very end just at the point where I go into the very last chord . . . there's a dramatic pause . . . and right on cue a train passes and honks it's horn . . . very discordant and very loud!! It was maybe the greatest review of a performance in the history of all music.

 

 

 

Argentina I love you. See you next time.

 

 

 

You currently find me in Paraguay.

 

 

 

Lord have mercy!!!!!!!

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

 

:heart: :dazzled:

 

I don't know why, but when I read this, I cried a little bit. Maybe because my body still hurts or because I'm in a post gig depression. :bigcry:

[Guest howyousawtheworld]

It's so clear Noel loves Argentina! He really does show a lot of love and respect for that country. Hope you enjoyed his show Melwen. Tonight I was just thinking about his one I went to in Glasgow back in February with my brother. Bloody hell what a show it was. The best I've ever been to!

[Melwen]

It's so clear Noel loves Argentina! He really does show a lot of love and respect for that country. Hope you enjoyed his show Melwen. Tonight I was just thinking about his one I went to in Glasgow back in February with my brother. Bloody hell what a show it was. The best I've ever been to!

 

Yes, it was for me the best gig I've ever been. What a great year. First Roger Waters, now Noel. And one year ago, it was Ian Anderson. That was mega too.

 

 

 

 

This is the New Tales... and it's so funny! :laugh1:

 

Yes comrades.

 

 

 

So . . . Paraguay? Holy shit-balls what a crazy country!! We'll get to the gig in a bit but first let me take you on a little journey from the hotel to the soundcheck. 40 minutes it took and honest to God you've never seen anything like it . . . well I haven't anyway.

 

 

 

So . . . we set off in a convoy of sorts. 3 vans, security guards armed to the teeth in unmarked cars, police in off road vehicles sirens wailing and some on motorbikes which looked like they may have been brand spanking new at some point in the 80's . . . closely followed by crazy fans in a separate convoy of private cars and taxis; It quickly turned into some kind of stunt driving chase scene from a James Bond movie. The faster we went the faster these kids went. Each time we hit traffic (quite literally I might add!) and slowed down to a crawl these kids jumped out of their cars and surrounded mine banging on the roof and waving random memorabilia like they were some kind of religious artifacts. At one point we were hurtling up some kind of dual carriageway and a fucking cow just appeared in the middle of the road . . . A FUCKING REAL COW . . . just casually out for a stroll!!! We skidded right up to it's gloriously gormless bonce as it give us that look that cows do and mooed at us as if to say . . . "watch your speed gringo!"

 

 

 

On we went at various points I seen:

 

 

 

A fully functioning gym just "there" at the side of the road.

 

 

 

Brand new-shrink wrapped-office furniture just stacked up in the middle of a flooded street.

 

 

 

A LOT of broken down motorbikes.

 

 

 

A herd of chickens . . . in the middle of the road (probably looking for the cow).

 

 

 

A seemingly endless army of young men at traffic lights holding out bunches of bananas (for sale presumably).

 

 

 

Big houses, little houses, bombed out houses and half built houses no-one could be arsed finishing.

 

 

 

A city of tents.

 

 

 

Something what looked like a car repair work-shop/pet shop!!

 

 

 

And to cap it all somebody transporting a horse on the back of a truck . . . not a wagon . . . a little truck . . . not in a horse box, oh no, just standing on the back of a little truck with some lad holding onto it's mane!!! All this while travelling over pot-holes the size of swimming pools!! (It's probably fair to say you won't be seeing Morrissey anytime soon!!).

 

 

 

The time was 2:30 in the afternoon. God help us all when it goes dark I thought to myself.

 

 

 

The gig itself was HUGE. Another 10,000!! It was held at a jockey club race track thing. As night fell and the dust was being kicked up and the floodlights were on it looked like something out of Apocalypse Now, or apocalypse yesterday . . . whatever . . . it was cool as fuck!!

 

 

 

Now, as we know these South Americans love a banner and of course there were the usual marriage proposals and paternity claims etc,etc . . . but this next one has to go down as the weirdest one yet . . . here goes:

 

 

 

IF I HAD A GUN I'D SHOOT A HOLE INTO THE FRUITS BACKSTAGE!!!

 

 

 

What the holy fuck is that supposed to mean? Surely they didn't mean my band??

 

 

 

Had a nice little (I say little but it was perfectly adequate) bra slung onstage too!! Always a treat. One side of it was a sequined Paraguayan flag . . . the other a sequinned Union Jack!! And in that wonderful moment our two great nations had never been closer.

 

 

 

That – comrades - is the power of music (and probably a little bit of alcohol) right there.

 

 

 

Makes you proud eh?

 

 

 

Paraguay. You are madness personified.

 

 

 

I loved you very much.

 

 

 

We'll meet again.

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

[Melwen]

New Tales From The Middle of Nowhere:

 

Yes comrades . . . so Lima? (that's in Peru by the way)

 

 

 

It's also the place where I wrote that song of mine called "If I Had A Gun".

 

Nice place. Foggy. Stinks of dead fish!! Got a little bit wasted the first night on that drink "pisco sour"? The locals say you should only ever have 2 and under no circumstances should one attempt a 3rd. I must admit that did sound like a bit of a challenge at the time and one I would live to regret!! Think I got into double figures. Great night . . . horrific morning. Terrible hangover.

 

 

 

Someone suggested a walk about the following afternoon and as I'd never actually left the hotel last time I was here I thought "fuck it . . . why not?"

 

 

 

It quickly descended into farce with an ever growing mob of kids (fans and that . . . ) following us everywhere. Felt a bit like Jesus (looked a bit like Jesus if the truth be told!!). It was decided we should fuck it off and jib back to the hotel. Someone then mentioned that there was an ancient pyramid nearby so a couple of us set off to find it. I do like a pyramid me . . . mysterious pointy things . . . I love 'em!! Trouble is when we got there it was closed (not like a shop . . . it's a tourist attraction innit!!) but they let us in anyway, only they have us a guide who started to give us a brick by brick account of it's history. I felt the life being sucked out of me as the centuries whizzed by until . . . I just . . . walked off (you know when you just need a lie down?) he's no doubt probably still yakking on about wedges and building techniques!!

 

 

 

Anyway . . . the gig!! The gig was great . . . it was in a football stadium . . . well at least part of a football stadium. I wouldn't say it was the best place I've ever played, but top night all the same. Great crowd . . . loud . . . and lot's of 'em! The night ended with a police escort back to the hotel. Now . . . I've been in a few police escorts in my time but I can safely say I've NEVER been overtaken in one . . . by a bus . . . TWICE!!!!! High speed it was not. Job done though.

 

 

 

Adios Peru. You were slightly unhinged but mega . . . in a scary kind of way.

 

I am currently in Santiago (that's in Chile by the way). Getting an early night. Got to be up early tomorrow to watch Manchester City. We need one more win and we'll be crowned champions!!!

 

 

 

Gonna be a tense morning . . . .

 

 

 

If god wills it etc . . . .

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

 

 

 

Yes, he likes pyramids very much. I love the song Teotihuacán.

 

 

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[Prospector]

He's a Manchester City fan isn't him? Congrats to Noel! :D

[Melwen]

He's a Manchester City fan isn't him? Congrats to Noel! :D

 

Yep, he is in Chile right now. Liam was at the stadium, I saw him on TV.

 

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[Prospector]

^ Yeah I saw him on TV, man what a game!

[Cheese Nip 2]

I read something about a live DVD. Anyone know anything about this?

[Melwen]

I read something about a live DVD. Anyone know anything about this?

 

Yes, he said it on Talk Sport. That a DVD is going to be released at Christmas. At 7.30:

 

http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/andy-goldsteins-sports-bar/120516/gallagher-man-city-title-win-had-nothing-do-money-172238

 

And I don't know if it is for the DVD, but in Peru he was making a documentary. He even took pictures with fans:

 

 

Lucky girls!

[cc3078]

That is a great photo. I was able to see Noel in Milwaukee a couple months ago and the show was outstanding.

[Melwen]

He was very kind with the fans in Peru. Maybe because he was making the documentary. :lol:

 

 

Since the beginning of the tour, Scully always film fans at the gigs. Maybe some of the footage is going to be on the DVD.

[Melwen]

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play the iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse in London on the 12th September! Tickets are only available to competition winners and you can apply either by downloading the free official iTunes Festival app, or check back here soon as we will also have some to give away!

 

http://www.itunesfestival.com/

 

Great! An iTunes Festival EP and maybe a live webcast!

[Melwen]

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes comrades.

 

 

 

You might have guessed we've had a few days off. Back in London. Very nice it was too.

 

 

 

So . . . where were we? Santiago? Don't remember much about the gig. I'm sure it was stunning.

 

 

 

To be honest I was on cloud 9 after the football. I don't remember much at all. You'll know by now that we (Manchester City) pulled it off. In the most dramatic scenes ever witnessed. What a rollercoaster. We had it, we lost it, we got it back, we lost it again and right at the death we won it.

 

 

 

I went fucking mental and I don't mind telling you I might have lost it for a little bit.

 

 

 

I must have watched it a hundred times since and it's still blowing me away every time.

 

 

 

Anyway . . . oh yeah!! When we got to the gig that night just before we was about to go onstage my tour manager stuck her head round the door and says "the British ambassador is outside and wants to see you!!"

 

 

 

"What for?"

 

 

 

"He wants to congratulate you on Man City winning the league!!"

 

 

 

Fuck me eh?? Manchester City . . . the pride of Great Britain? Who'd have thought . . . .

 

 

 

You find me back in Japan. Got a little tour and a couple of tv things to do. Then a little jib over to Korea (the south . . . obviously . . . as much as I've tried that northern mob have remained immune to my charms . . . cloth eared communist fuckers!) where for the first time ever I will spend my birthday onstage!!!!!! Mad that innit?

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

[juanif94]

:laugh3:

 

I love Noel's tales from the middle of nowhere :lol:

 

My birthday is one day before Noel's. I wish I was born one day later!!

[Melwen]

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes comrades. It’s been a couple of days. This jet-lag is a fucker. Hardly slept a wink. So . . .

 

 

 

Did a show a couple of days ago at the Budokan. Quite a prestigious gig. Bob Dylan played here back in the day as did a little known band from Liverpool called The Beatles. It’s quite a big deal. Up there with Madison Square Gardens, Wembley Stadium, the Hollywood Bowl and erm . . . the Boardwalk!!

 

 

 

Did it in the round and all, which I have to say I really like. That's the second time we've done that kind of thing on this tour and I love it. Not sure if the people behind the stage would agree but . . . y'know . . . fuck 'em!!!

 

 

 

The gig was great. Very hot. My old mate Alan McGee turned up to see us which was nice as I haven't seen him in a long time. Great crowd. The heat didn't help the jet-lag though. I felt rooted to the spot. It really is a killer that gear.

 

 

 

So, yesterday after being chased through the train station we jumped on the bullet train to Nagoya. Had a gig in a mega little theatre. Stunning. Reminded me of one of my living rooms!!

 

 

 

Remember that girl what coined the phrase "Noel or die"? Well, anyway she was there with what seemed like a brand new posh as piss sign. Thing is the "Noel" and "die" bits were in bright luminous yellow and the "or" bit was in fucking navy blue all sewn (by hand one would imagine) onto a black background so all I could see was a sign that said "NOEL DIE!!" It was only when the lights went up at the end of the show that I realised what the fuck was going on!!

 

 

 

Great gig though.

 

 

 

Back in Tokyo now. Got some TV show to do today. No doubt it'll be utterly bizarre. They usually are. Singing live vocal to a backing track. I fucking HATE that gear. Mustn't grumble though.

 

 

 

Right . . . I'm off.

 

 

 

ONWARDS.

 

 

 

GD.

[Melwen]

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"...Back in Tokyo now. Got some TV show to do today. No doubt it'll be utterly bizarre. They usually are. Singing live vocal to a backing track. I fucking HATE that gear. Mustn't grumble though."

 

That wasn't bad at all. Chill out, Noel! :D