Live Forever, despite rain in "legoland": Oasis making fans happy at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, no matter the weather

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It hadn't been raining when Liam and Noel walked on stage, raised hand in raised hand, and bowed to each other and hugged - another of the shows of unity on this reunion tour that their fans love. The rain started a bit more than halfway through the setlist, and it was pouring when they got to Live Forever, a few songs later.

Liam, whose usual parka turned out to be really handy, was having fun, and amusing Noel and their old friend and favorite guitarist Bonehead.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oasis/comments/1mzp7lj/when_your_brother_gets_possessed_by_the_biblical/

The joking "legoland" remark that Liam made was aimed at Rogers Stadium, the temporary stadium built by Live Nation to be Toronto's largest music-only venue. A venue that fans and artists aren't very happy with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Stadium_(Toronto)

CBC story on the concert this morning:

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1. Live Forever sounds off (a bit)

Nobody ever mentions the weather
Can make or break your day

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2. Jet lag and the dry air in planes can mess with singers' voices, too.

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3. Rave review of last night's show:

https://www.spin.com/2025/08/how-is-oasis-live-25-going-so-far-so-fuckin-brilliant/

How is Oasis Live ’25 Going? So Far, So Fuckin’ Brilliant
A recap of their rainy North American kick-off in Toronto, absent tantrums, insults, cricket bats, swinging guitars, or middle fingers
Written by Karen Bliss |
August 25, 2025 - 3:30 pm

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Liam dedicated “D’You Know What I Mean?” to the “warriors,” and he couldn’t have been more split-second prophetic before the rain began—a little at first, around “Stand by Me,” “Cast No Shadow,” and “Slide Away” and then it was windy and torrential. People put boxes on their heads. Some ran to guest services to get plastic ponchos. Some even used their merch bags or new Oasis swag to cover up. Even Liam put the hood of his signature parka up while they waited on some towels so they wouldn’t wipe out on the slippery stage

“It’s only a bit of rain, man. We’re from Manchester,” Liam said. As the weather got more unapologetic, he said “Don’t you just love it? A little bit of chaos when the weather comes,” while later joking that he was told he wouldn’t need a parka during Toronto’s summer, just “shorts, a Bermuda shirt, you’ll have a fucking lovely time.”

Quipped Noel, “All this money we’re making and we can’t afford a bit of fucking carpet.”

And then as they played through the next hour—“Whatever” (incorporating a bit of the Beatles’ “Octopus’s Garden,” which they did in the ’90s too), “Live Forever,” and “Rock ‘N’ Roll Star”—the crowd settled in and went with it, enjoying the rain, dancing and pogoing, hugging and singing, spirits undampened by the damp. No doubt, it was the universe playing a hilarious joke, testing our willingness to get soaked to the skin after waiting 16 years for the brothers to make up.

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First I'd heard of the stage being slippery. Hope they'll be prepared tonight, if there's a chance of rain again, as a weather page I saw yesterday was predicting for tonight.

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4. This is THE Rock 'n' Roll event of the decade..

Historic. I liked their music in the '90's but never realized how much it meant to their fans. Think Taylor Swift x2. As this tour has progressed, have felt an unguarded affection for the Gallagher brothers. Amazing. When I arranged tickets for there Sydney show,.I had no idea how excited I would be to actually see then. And Liam, please don't wear that bucket hat! Wearing that hat at every show at Wembley must mean something. The film?

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5. Their fans include actor Jon Cryer and Canadian writer and politician Charlie Angus:

Did I go to the Oasis pop up?

Definitely maybe.

— Jon Cryer (@mrjoncryer.bsky.social) 2025-08-25T02:48:19.325Z

Gearing up to see Oasis. Gonna be epic.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJU...

— Charlie Angus (@charlieangus104.bsky.social) 2025-08-24T11:16:07.130Z

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6. Re this tour being historic - I want it to be more historic than Taylor's Eras tour, which was a lip-synching pop diva

showing off what I admit was a very impressive catalogue of pop songs.

Oasis are guitar rock, and I hope their reunion will lead to a resurgence in what to me is quintessential rock. The British Invasion of the '60s was all about guitar rock, and it not only led to an artistic explosion, it picked up a lot of the role folk music had previously played in terms of political messaging.

Something that IMO pop music focusing on costumes and dancing really isn't able to do as effectively. Because the theatricality - along with the very unfortunate trend to committee-written pop hits - distract from and muddy any message the artists might have.

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7. I forgot about the Era's tour.

Taylor is a top tier lyricist with an unremarkable voice, who writes unremarkable melodies. She is also the most ambitious and competitive woman in popular music, and for that reason attracts a lot of haters. I've tried to get into her music, but it's too MOR for me.

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8. Re your having had no idea how excited you'd be to see them - I'd had no idea how impressed I'd

be by their music when I took a closer look at it again, after I'd initially dismissed it in the '90s because of a lack of time then, plus dislike of what seemed like arrogance, plus their sibling rivalry reminding me of my own brothers, only worse.

As this tour has progressed, I have felt unguarded affection for the Gallagher brothers. Amazing.

For me, the change had to do with learning much more about the abusive childhood they survived, just how bad it really was. They managed to channel that trauma and need to escape into music.

Which is, btw, another reason I want to see a resurgence of guitar rock, as opposed to corporate-crafted and assembled solo artists and pop groups. Rock bands can offer real support for young artists who need it. Neither corporate puppetmasters nor videos + tech on YouTube and TikTok can substitute very well for that.

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9. "learning much more about the abusive childhood they survived"

.. and the poverty. It makes sense that they had trouble dealing with their spectacular overnight success, fame, and fortune.

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10. Poverty was a factor, too. But I'd guess that a lot more musicians experienced poverty when

young than also had to survive an alcoholic, violent father who beat them and their mom.