Manchester. What a stupid, damp city. Swarms of middle-aged idiots in Adidas Samba waddle around with their bowed Ian Brown legs poking out from their khaki jackets and dreadful moddish haircuts, all recalling a time when it was alright to ‘ave it.
Alas, those Madchester days are long behind them, leaving them nostalgic and pink faced from cans of Stella, clutching their copies of It’s Great When You’re Straight, Yeah and feeling more mellowed toward The Smiths since Johnny Marr started acting like one of them.
And sure, while bands like The Enemy and Kasabian are around to plug a gap, there’s nowt like a band of Manc gobshites to really scratch that itch. So when Oasis split, the world seemed over. But then! Lo! Liam Gallagher brought Beady Eye to be the rebirth of NoWaySis which they could shout “COME ON!” in their Pretty Green t-shirts! And then Noel Gallagher released a sensitive solo single which reflected The Manc’s new, softer outlook on the world which coincided with the birth of their first daughter – Stacey. All they need is a night out with Noel. A gig to relive the glory years. BUT WAIT. What’s this? No show?
Noel Gallagher has announced three shows this October in support of his upcoming solo album. And there is no Manchester gig.
‘Noel Gallgher’s High Flying Birds’ is due the same month, but the former Oasis’er won’t be stomping around his old haunt (not surprising for a man who said moving to London was the best thing he ever did).
The short tour dates are as follows:
October
23 Dublin Olympia Theatre
27 Edinburgh Usher Hall
29 London HMV Hammersmith Apollo
So not only does Noel not want to play Manchester, but he’s also not bothering with the whole of Wales either. Oh well, at least Mancs are great at surviving off little more than nostalgia, eh?
Oh… if you don’t know what the NoWaySis reference was all about… look here. This actually happened.
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