Noel on Entwistle's death

The 57-year-old bassist was found dead in a Las Vegas hotel room on the eve of the start of The Who's US tour on Thursday. The cause of death has not been officially determined, but the star is believed to have died of a heart attack.

Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher said: "John was one of the great bass players of all time, in one of the greatest rock'n'roll bands of all time. They don't make 'em like him any more, and he will be sadly missed."

Lairy Liam mashes a Swede

Serial scrapper Liam Gallagher got into a punch-up with a top Swedish comic after an Oasis gig.

The singer punched telly star Andres Lokko several times — twice in the face — at the aftershow party in Stockholm.
Oasis bassist Andy Bell, who is married to Swede Indha Ovelius and lives in her country, had to dive in to break up the fight before security men escorted the singer out.
Liam lost the plot at a bash thrown by his record company, Sony, at the StureCompagniet club.
One onlooker said: “Liam was being very flirty with Andres’s girlfriend Lisa Millberg.
Andres was telling him to stop but Liam turned on him and the fight was on.
“Liam leapt up and attacked Andres with several slaps and punches. He landed at least two heavy punches on his head.
Andres, 36, is a household name in Sweden for his telly performances with cult comedy troupe THE KILLING GANG.
He is also a popular newspaper columnist. Oasis had just played at the city’s Circus venue.
Sony laid on the bash to celebrate the launch of their new album Heathen Chemistry.
Comic Andres would only say: “Andy is of my best friends so I don’t want to get involved. Liam has gone to bed now.”

HEATHEN CHEMISTRY OUT NOW!!

Heathen Chemistry - the new album from Oasis - the fith studio album from one of the greatest rock'n'roll bands in history. It was released in Japan this week, is on sale in Ireland and Italy from today, the 28th June and hits shops around the rest of world from Monday the 1st July.

The Japanese version has a bonus track, You've Got The Heart of a Star, which is a slow acoustic based number sung by Noel. All versions of the album have a 'hidden' track at the end of the CD, an untitled instrumental. The album is produced by the band. Former Smiths guitarist, Johnny Marr contributes a guitar solo to track 8 and also slide guitar and backing vocals to Liams 'Born on a Different Cloud' Both Mike Rowe and Paul 'Strangeboy' Stacey appear on keyboards and piano throughout the album.

You can buy the album online and the two stores we recommend are:
amazon.co.uk - for just £9.99 [click here]
cdwow.com - for an amazing £8.99 including free worldwide postage [click here

Oasis on the web

With the impending release of Oasis's new album heathen chemistry released worldwide on the 1st July. to mark the release there is a whole lot going on over the web around the world. We have brought together here a selection of some of the online events and competitions for Oasis fans to browse.

UK

Radio One : chance to win a pair of tickets to each Finsbury Park show 5th/6th/7th July BBC Radio

Worldpop : view the video of Stop Crying Your Heart out and Oasis interview World Pop

Dotmusic : competition to see the band in the UK Dot Music

The Sun Online : competition to see the band in the UK The Sun

JAPAN

Check out The Hindu Times performance footage from Super Dry Live - ends 30th June MTV

SWEDEN

Check out Aftonbladet's site for a new Heathen Chemistry track streamed on the site everyday from the 24th June to 1st July Aftonbladet

CANADA

Check out the following sites for listening party details, two tracks from the new album Heathen Chemistry will be streamed from the 24th June with a full 24hour listening party on July 1st. mybc.com alberta.com myto.com

FRANCE

MSN.fr: Listen to tracks from Heathen Chemistry one track is streamed per day from 24th June msn.fr

BELGIUM

check out Studio Brussels 24hour album playback of Heathen Chemistry on 24th/26th June + comp to see Oasis at Finsbury Park Studio Brussels

NORWAY

Dagbladet are runningcompetition to see Oasis at the Stockholm Circus on June 26th,interview footage and streaming of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" Dagbladet

AUSTRIA

Jetweb.net will be promoting a download of "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" on line from July 1st - 14th Jetweb.net

GREECE

Flash Media Interactive are running promotions on the new album with streaming of the new album, Heathen Chemistry check out the site for more details Flash.gr

Oasis order Army to drop songs

The British army is retreating in the face of a famously combative enemy: the rock group Oasis.

The army said Sunday it was withdrawing a recruitment video featuring two Oasis songs after the Manchester group refused to give permission to use the tracks.

Lawyers for Oasis, led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, said the video for Scotland's Highlanders regiment used the songs "Wonderwall" and "Hello" without permission.

The video, which was shown in schools and shopping malls, depicts soldiers conducting exercises in Kenya to the sound of the songs from the hit 1995 album "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?"

A Defense Ministry official said the regiment did not realize it needed permission to use the songs until it was brought to their attention.

The regiment then contacted the group's record label to seek permission but was turned down and had to withdraw all copies of the video, the official said on condition of anonymity.

About 300 copies of the video were recalled, he said.

"(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" debuted at No. 1 in Britain and became the second-best selling album in British history.

September Germany shows announced

Oasis are pleased to announce two German shows in September, as part of their 2002 World tour.

Oasis will play Bremen, Pier 2 on Thursday 19th September and Stuttgart, Messe B on Friday 20th September. Both shows go on sale today, Saturday 22nd June at 10am through this link; Ticket purchase

 

More bands join Oasis at Finsbury Park

Oasis have added Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Cornershop and Shack to the line up for their sold out Finsbury Park shows on 5th, 6th and 7th July. Making each day a fantastic six band billing, Sweden's Soundtrack Of Our Lives, currently touring Europe as Oasis's Special Guests, will play the Friday show, Cornershop, regular openers for Oasis Stateside, have been added to the Saturday Bill and Shack will complete the billing on Sunday. Gates open at 2pm each day, fans are advised to arrive early in order to take in the fantastic line up.

The full line up is now;

Friday 5th July
Oasis
The Charlatans
Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club
Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Proud Mary
The Coral


Saturday 6th July
Oasis
The Charlatans
Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club
Cornershop
Proud Mary
The Coral


Sunday 7th July
Oasis
The Charlatans
Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club
Shack
Proud Mary
The Coral


Oasis release their fifth studio album ‘Heathen Chemistry’ on July 1st. The second single to be taken from the album, Stop Crying Your Heart Out’, was released on Monday. The band started their worldwide tour on Monday in France to rapturous reviews and will play Belfast Odyssey Arena on June 29th & 30th, Hull Arena on July 2nd & 3rd, Newcastle Telewest Arena on 10th & 11th July and Lancashire County Cricket Club on September 14th & 15th.

oasisinet

Special Oasis magazine from NME

The latest issue of NME Originals magazine is on sale now and is all about OASIS.
The mag includes their most controversial interviews plus lots more. It will set you back £4.99.

 

From NMEOriginals.com: We were there when they were getting high!

Live By The Sea US/Canada DVD Release!

Great news for all the people living in the the US & Canada. As you'll already be well aware Live By The Sea has never been released in this area but if you take a look at Amazon or CDNOW then the good news is there for all to see! Live By The Sea is indeed to be released on July 2nd on DVD region 1. This is fantastic news for all those in the US & Canada who have waited for a long time for this so get your orders in now!

 

Oasis to comfort an England loss

The new Oasis single has been picked as the soundtrack to England’s World Cup nightmare.
Both the BBC and ITV will use Stop Crying Your Heart Out at the end of match coverage if the team get knocked out.
Bosses at the rival channels reckon the sombre sound will perfectly match the nation’s mood.
Around 20million people are expected to tune in to England’s quarter-final match against Brazil on Friday morning.
The opening line of Stop Crying Your Heart Out is: “Hold up, hold on Don’t be scared, You’ll never change what’s been and gone.”

3rd New York show announced

Oasis are pleased to announce a third New York show as part of their North American 2002 tour, at the Roseland Ballroom on the 11th August.

The New York Beacon Theater shows on the 13th and the 14th August sold out in twenty minutes. To ensure that you get the best chance to get tickets to see the band, Oasisinet has teamed up with the venue, local radio stations and Ticketmaster to arrange special internet presales

Tickets for the Roseland show don't go on general release till 12pm on the 21st June but you can purchase tickets from 10am local time today, Wednesday through this link:

Ticket purchase

 

Heathen Chemistry - UK Club launch nights

To celebrate the release of Heathen Chemistry on July 1st, there are a selection of playback events happening for Oasis UK fans in the week prior to release at clubs and venues across the UK. Effectively club night 'hijacks', you will be able to hear the album, and have the chance to grab a poster, win T shirts, Zippo Lighters and Oasis 'footballs' as well as enter a national competition to win signed artwork. And as if hearing the album ahead of release wasn't enough !

Through the week....

From 22nd K1/K2 Liverpool

From 22nd Rock City/Rig Nottingham

From 22nd The Leadmill Sheffield

From 22nd Roadhouse Manchester



Launch Nights...

Sat 22nd Academy Bristol 10pm-3am

Wed 26th Tivoli Buckley 8pm-12am

Wed 26th Club Ifor Bach Cardiff 9:30pm-2am

Thur 27th Tavern Brighton 10pm-2am

Thur 27th Foundation/Stereo Newcastle 10pm-2am

Fri 28th Timepiece Exeter 9pm-2am

Fri 28th Academy Birmingham 10pm-3am

Fri 28th Liquid Rms Edinburgh 10pm-3am

Fri 28th Cockpit Leeds 10pm-3am

Fri 28th Wedgewood Rms Portsmouth 8pm-2am

Fri 28th Spiders Hull 9pm-2am

Fri 28th King Tuts Glasgow 8pm-1am

Sat 29th Krazyhouse Liverpool 9pm-2am

Sat 29th Little Civic Wolves 9pm-2am

Sat 29th Waterfront Norwich 10pm-2am

Please check at your local venue for further details

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Oasis to play Paris

Oasis have just annouced their first major show in Paris since 2001's incredible concert with Neil Young at the Palais Omnisport de Bercy.

On Tuesday the 17th September Oasis return to Paris to play the Zenith, as part of their 2002 World tour. Tickets for the show will be on sale from 10.00am CET tomorrow, Saturday the 15th June, through fnac, ticketnet and usual outlets.

Oasis single Stop Crying Your Heart Out is released on Monday the 17th June.

Tokyo presale

As previously announced Oasis will play the Tokyo, Taiikukan on the 26th, 28th,29th September. Tickets go on sale on the 30th June but Oasis fans can pre order their tickets from 10am June 16th by calling T: 0180 993 313 (local) or following this link: Tickets

Chicago sells out!

Oasis's upcoming show at The Chicago Theater on August 20 sold out within hours of going on sale yesterday. This will be the bands 10th Chicago gig in 8 years since making their debut appearance there at the Metro back in October 1994.

Oasis dominating Top 5

Oasis is dominating the Much More Music Top 5 countdown. The show, which counts down the top 5 most requested songs from the website http://www.mmmtop5.com. Oasis now occupies the top 2 positions, with the videos for Stop Crying Your Heart Out and The Hindu Times occupying the top 2 positions on the chart. Be sure to keep on voting and maintain Oasis' dominance on the chart.

Chigaco and Detroit presales

From oasisinet:

 

Oasis's shows in Atlanta on the 5th August and Philadelphia on the 9th August is now sold out. To ensure that you get the best chance to get tickets to see the band, Oasisinet has teamed up with the venues, local radio stations and Ticketmaster to arrange special internet presales for most of the shows on the tour. Here are the next two to go on sale:

On 20th August Oasis play the Chicago Theater, tickets for this show don't go on general release till Saturday 8th June but you can purchase tickets from 10.00am local time on Thursday 6th June. Important!! - you will need the password MORNINGGLORY to access the page! Buy here

On the 21st August the band play the Detroit Fox Theatre, tickets will be available to the general public from Saturday 8th June but you can buy on line from 10.00am local on Thursday 6th June through this link: Buy here

05.06.2002

Noel's divorce settlement

In the English High Court this week Noel disputed the huge figure Meg claimed she needed in their divorce settlement case. The judge ordered Noel to pay Meg the lump sum of stg£4 million and give her a £1.2million home near London’s Regent’s Park. In return, Meg must move out of the £2.5million mansion in Chalfont St Giles, Bucks, that the couple bought as their marriage failed. The £25,000-a-month maintenance Noel was paying to Meg will also stop. The case, heard in secret, lasted three days. The couple divorced in January 2001 last year but the negotiations for a final settlement only finished on Thursday this week. 

A source close to Meg said: "She is feeling very victorious because Noel really didn't want to give her this money.
"But she insists it is for Anais - she just wants to bring her up in a way that befits the daughter of a multi-millionaire.
"Meg has now gone on holiday with friends and Anais. She feels she deserves this money. She had to put up with a lot during this marriage and she was also the inspiration behind Wonderwall. It was one of Oasis' biggest hits and it probably netted them nearly £4million on its own."
A pal of Noel's said: "He is not happy, things did not go his way. However, Meg is the mother of his baby so he does not want the row to get any more bitter."
Noel said he was prepared to give Meg £500,000 cash plus the home in Buckinghamshire.
But he has always argued against handing her lots of dosh as a settlement - saying he did not want the money to go on parties and shopping trips.

Australia and New Zealand?

According to the newspaper, The New Zealand Herald, Oasis are believed to be playing Australia and New Zealand in October after the Japanese tour dates. Any other new dates will be announced as soon as I get them.

Japan tour announced

To celebrate the release of their fantastic new album Heathen Chemistry this summer Oasis will be touring Japan in September and October . They are bringing their incredible live show to the following cities:

26th Sept Tokyo, Yoyogi Taiikukan

28th Sept Tokyo, Yoyogi Taiikukan

29th Sept Tokyo, Yoyogi Taiikukan

1st Oct Fukuoka, Kokusai Center

2nd Oct Osaka, Osaka Castle Hall

3rd Oct Osaka, Osaka Castle Hall

5th Oct Sendai, Miyagi-ken Taiikukan

7th Oct Hiroshima, Sun Plaza

8th Oct Nagoya, Rainbow Hall

Check out the Tour page for full venue details, pre-sale / on sale dates, international ticket orders / ticket purchase information.