Noel Gallagher’s ex-wife Meg Mathews has “set it straight” after being seen leaving Oasis’ first reunion gig early in Cardiff on Friday (July 4).
The Britpop icons ended a 16-year absence and made a triumphant return to the stage on Friday evening (July 4) at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in entrance of over 70,000 followers.
Mathews, who was married to the guitarist and songwriter from 1997 to 2001 and is the mom of his daughter Anaïs, was in attendance on the present, however was seen leaving the stadium throughout ‘Wonderwall’ within the band’s encore.
On Saturday, she took to Instagram to clear up tabloid hypothesis that she picked that second to depart as a result of that track – which Noel has stated was written about her – was an excessive amount of for her to hearken to.
She wrote: “5 stars, cherished each minute thanks Oasis…you had been sensible.” She went on to say that it was “definitely worth the countdown”, earlier than including: “And to all of the F**king papers I left earlier than the encore as I’ve left many a stadium on the finish and it’s carnage…..However sure I might hear ‘Wonderwall’ as I walked to my automotive! Pleased now..”
Anaïs Gallagher was additionally in attendance in Cardiff on Friday, posting on her personal Instagram that “it’s good to be again”, referencing the lyrics to the band’s opening track ‘Hey’.
Opening the second Cardiff present, Noel and Liam walked on stage hand in hand, as they’d carried out the earlier evening, earlier than bowing to one another. They then took their positions on reverse sides of the stage and launched into the opener ‘Hey’. Take a look at the second, the setlist from evening two, and a few fan reactions, right here.
On evening one, each brothers took turns poking enjoyable at Ticketmaster’s dynamic ticket pricing system – one thing they’ve publicly denied understanding something about. The opening gig additionally included a tribute to late Liverpool star Diogo Jota throughout a efficiency of ‘Stay Without end’. Jota was killed in a automotive crash on Thursday (July 03) at simply 28 years previous.
NME gave the historic evening one gig 5 stars, in a evaluation that learn: “After a ‘90s heyday and an usually maligned post-millennium period, that is Oasis redesigned for the twenty first Century. Enjoying earlier than a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visible spectacular that by no means distracts however will look sick on a telephone, they appear the quintessential stadium band taking part in the best hits of best hits.”
Followers have additionally shared their takes, with one deeming it “higher than Jesus’ return!” and one other including that the brothers’ reunion is “probably the most stunning factor I’ve ever seen” and “the second we had been all ready for”.
Oasis subsequent play 5 homecoming exhibits at Manchester’s Heaton Park, with seven nights at London’s Wembley Stadium to come back, in addition to stops in Edinburgh and Dublin. In a while the Oasis Stay ’25 trek, they’ll head to North America, South America, Australia, South Korea and Japan.