Everett Center - Seattle (9-9-05)

[Betaray]

Recensione di un fan


The quality of the performance was good, but the crowd was very small. Arena less than half full. You could absolutely tell Liam was disappointed.

The arena would not let beer into the seating area, so the crowd was very subdued, something Liam made mention of early on.

Also, Noel mentioned at the start of the show that they boys had had a bad travel day, but he also noted that they had used a "Zen" approach to get through it. And to their credit, you would've never known.

I would guess there was about 5,000 ppl there, the upper level was completely empty, kind of depressing - but the boys played a good show, very professional, it was nice to see.

Example of what the guv'nor thought of the crowd: he sang all of the choruses of dlbia, no sing-along, b/c he probably knew people wouldn't know the words or really partcipate.

After having gone to two Manchester shows, MK and MSG in NYC, it was a major downer, but the good news is that Liam reacted in a good way, trying to get the crowd involved and not mocking them the way he might've in the past. He was a total pro. His voice was great, he did slack a bit on a couple songs, but nothing too bad.

I had a non-Oasis fan with me, her first Oasis show, and she LOVED it, so that should tell you something. Those of us that know the band really well and go to a lot of shows should realize that the music is really the thing - and to not worry about the other stuff too much. At the end of the day, the songs are just flat-out mega - so enjoy them. I'll never get sick of DLBIA live. Or LF, CS, WW, etc.

Overall, it was a good experience. And I'm so looking forward to the H-Bowl on Monday. That will be refreshing.

Also, I'm not slagging Seattle or Everett, ppl were cool and it's a smaller population base, so you can't really expect a huge crowd.

Setlist the same as Vancouver btw. Exactly.

[quizzy]

Ma non erano tutte sold out le date negli states?

[Chief&Liam]

Non erano tutte sold-out ma ho letto dal sito http://www.oasisnews.blogger.com.br/

che è sempre aggiornato che sia la data di Vancouver che quella di Seattle erano sold-out e anche la data di Loas Angeles del 12 settembre è sold-out

BOh, non capisco

[Betaray]

Ma non erano tutte sold out le date negli states?

no solo quelle di giugno
in queste secondo round solo la hous eof blues di Las Vega è sold out (2000/3000 persone)
il resto dipende
per esempio
alcune erano o sono vicine al sold out (Vancouver, Cleaveland, Houston, Los e altre che no ricordo) altre invece sono mezze piene per esempio San Diego, altre 2 sono festival

comunque si sapeva, senza un adeguata pubblicità e promozione non vai tanto lontano in Usa.
Gli Oasis in Usa non hanno copertura mediatica e pure su uno ci prova non ti caga nessuno.
l'importante e fare comunque un buon tour
attualmente solo u2 e eminem e gruppi hip hop o fenomeni pop fanno sold out ed in parte anche i Coldplay
per il resto è dura andate avedervi il forum dei Foo fighters
anhce loro hanno date con enorme disponibilità di biglietti

[plagiarist]

gli Oasis ormai sono passati negli States... non sono + una novità...

[Betaray]

Everett review
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EVERETT - You wouldn't have really known it to look at lead singer Liam Gallagher and his guitarist brother, Noel Gallagher, Friday night at the Everett Events Center, but they seemed pretty pleased.

Why, you might wonder?

The notoriously volatile pair are leading their band Oasis through something of a comeback after taking off like a rocket in the mid-1990s and fading into relative obscurity in this country well before the end of the decade.

There was a time when Oasis packed the biggest arenas in all the land, but they only drew a hearty crowd of about 4,500 at the Everett Events Center.

"Are we in Seattle, or some other place?" Noel Gallagher asked the crowd at one point, hearing only a chorus of mumbles and grumbles.

"Seriously," he replied. "Because we got on the freeway and drove for, like, 45 minutes."

Hearing a bit more of a response from folks in the front rows, he repeated, "Oh, Everett. OK."

And that seemed to be quite all right.

Fellow British group Kasabian opened the show with a raucous half-hour set before giving way to Jet, who proved once again that everyone in Australia is either famous or bound to be famous. The band sported shaggy hair and flared jeans to boot, in presenting its brand of recently resurfaced 1960s-style rock in a 40-minute set highlighted by its breakout hit, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?"

Oasis' on-again, off-again brothers, vocalist Liam Gallagher and guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher, are apparently on again. They've played nice since the release of the new album and throughout the first leg of the tour. They kept it together Friday along with their bandmates, guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell and drummer Zak Starkey, the son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr.

Standing nearly motionless, but nonetheless dramatic, Liam Gallagher mostly stayed at the front of the stage wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, dark blue jeans and shades. He kept his arms at his sides as he leaned into the microphone, often pushing it forward on the stand with his upper lip.

Apparently reaching his happy, playful limit, the stoic and straight-faced Liam Gallagher amused himself by occasionally balancing his tambourine on his nose or on his head - of course, remaining perfectly still so it wouldn't fall off.

In a more serious moment, Liam Gallagher dedicated the band's breakthrough 1994 hit, the hopeful power ballad, "Live Forever," to the people of New Orleans.

Oasis ripped through 17 songs in a 90-minute set that included a heavy dose of new material. The band kicked off the show with "Turn Up the Sun" and "Lyla," off the May release, "Don't Believe the Truth," on its way to playing seven songs from its new album.

But the guys mostly stuck to the bookends of their career, ignoring the three albums they produced during the past decade, much like most American fans did.

But it was a night of reflection and rebirth, and one that certainly left many fans hoping the band's resurgence isn't as fleeting as a green spot in the desert.

Heraldnet