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20,000 Oasis Fans Seek Refund - Noel Gallagher Critical

Posted: 20 Jun 2009 01:53 PM PDT

Don’t you just hate those people who offer you something and then either revoke the offer or moan about it afterwards. If so, you’ll inevitably dislike Noel Gallagher after he criticized the 20,000 fans who registered for the full refund from one of Oasis’ Manchester homecoming gigs. Why offer it in the first place if you’re then going to bitch about on your blog afterwards?

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Oasis played three gigs at Heaton Park in Manchester at the beginning of June. The second and third went off without a hitch but the first was blighted by trouble. First of all, The Enemy pulled out as support, to be replaced by Reverend and The Makers. Then, during Oasis’ set, the sound system blew twice, causing the band to be off stage for a total of 40 minutes.

When Oasis returned to the stage, both Liam and Noel both apologized before offering everyone present a refund. Details of how to claim were then posted on the official Oasis Web site, and 20,000 people have registered their name and address to claim the full face value of the ticket. Which should please Oasis because there were 70,000 people in attendance, meaning less than a third of all attendants have asked for a refund.

But no, Noel isn’t happy with the situation. He’s now posted on his blog about the 20,000 fans, calling them “cheeky ****s” and asking whether the requests for a refund were really justified.

“It seems that around 20,000 of you have asked for a refund from that night at Heaton Park, 20,000, so you were genuinely disappointed?”

“I don’t recall seeing a 20,000 gap in the crowd. Tsk… some people.”

OK, so it’s hardly a foul-mouthed rant which would have left all the fans spitting blood, but it’s still a bit of a kick in the teeth when these fans have only done what Noel and his brother asked them to do. Don’t say it’s a free gig and then moan when 30 percent of the fans who had you say that ask for their money back!

I’m guessing that next time an Oasis gig is halted by “technical difficulties,” the Gallaghers will return to the stage and resume playing without uttering a word. And if they do speak, I doubt words such as “free” and “refund” will trip off their tongues.

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