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2. That vid of Liam and Noel is adorable ...
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:25 PM
Oct 3

calm before the LA storm

Watch Oasis’ Infamous 1994 L.A. Show with Special Guest Crystal Meth

By the time they took the stage at the Whiskey, the group had been up for days and were gacked out of their minds on crystal meth. Unsurprisingly, the show was a disaster from the start, especially since a roadie accidentally placed the wrong setlist in front of Noel. “They were all playing different songs at the same time,” said guitar tech Jason Rhodes. “I was like, ‘Wow, what is going on here?'”

They attempted to open with “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” but it was such a train wreck they had to stop the show and try it a second time. Tensions grew throughout the night until Liam threw a tambourine at Noel in frustration. “I could see Liam going down to one of the amps throughout the gig,” said guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, “and he was just snorting lines of crystal meth onstage.”

It was their biggest U.S. show up until that point, and they totally blew it. Noel was so mortified by the experience that he pulled the plug on their next nine shows. It gave them time to finally get some sleep, lay off the meth, and regroup. The tour resumed October 14 at the Uptown Bar in Minneapolis. They managed to get through that one without any instrument-throwing or onstage drug use.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/out-crystal-meth-tour-1994-1235088975/

A roadie accidentally placed the wrong setlist in front of Noel. “They were all playing different songs at the same time,”

That's going to set things off as much as the drugs.

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