Noel Gallagher Slates "Cheeky" Fans
The Oasis man hits back at gig-goers who want a refund from their Heaton Park show...
Noel Gallagher has hit out at Oasis fans who are claiming a refund from their troubled Heaton Park show earlier this month. The Manchester gig had to be stopped for over half an hour when a problem with the power affected the stage just as the band started their headlining set. On the night, Gallagher told the audience, "This is a free gig - anybody who has kept their ticket will get a full refund."
However, on his blog, Noel has attacked fans who appear to be taking advantage of his generosity. "It seems that around 20,000 of you have asked for a refund from that night at Heaton Park," he wrote. "20,000! So you were genuinely disappointed? "I don't recall seeing a 20,000 gap in the crowd. Cheeky c***s.Tsk... some people."
It's estimated that refunding the 20,000 tickets would cost the band around £1 million.
STOP PRESS! A collection of fans have approached the North Western arm of music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins into suggesting that anyone who manages to get a refund out of Oasis should donate some or all of the money to the cause... of which Oasis are patrons!
Xfm listener Paul Jenkins says, "Noel obviously regrets his offer, so what a peacemaking deal for fans to be offered the chance to make a worthy contribution to a charity with which Oasis are familiar? We are calling on the music loving public to consider re-directing some or all of their returned funds to a charity....DIG OUT THEIR SOULS!"
For more on Nordoff Robbins, see www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk.
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