Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds are currently on the road for their “Stranded on the Earth World Tour” in support of their November, 2017 release Who Built the Moon?, pulling out all the stops by bringing along a huge band including backup singers and a horn section.
The Oakland, California show found every chair at the seated show full, at least until the band took the stage at which point many probably wondered why the chairs were necessary, especially up front where the loyal fans appeared slightly perturbed by the empty space between them and the stage where there wasn’t even a barricade.
The set started with the new material, pulling the first 4 songs off of Who Built The Moon? where the expanded band really shined. Gallagher tended to pause between every few songs to initiate banter with the first few rows. With his tone ranging for light to downright sarcastic, his dry humor came across as, dare I say, endearing.
At one point early in the set, he read aloud a sign being held by a girl (Ella) in the front row, asking Liam to invite her on stage to introduce a song because Liam (his brother and fellow Oasis band member with whom he has endlessly feuded) had done the same. Noel’s response, “was it one of mine?” was met with a roaring laugh from the audience.
The Oasis fans didn’t have to wait long and when Noel asked, “we’re all Oasis fans, right?” the crowd erupted and the band tore into “Little by Little.” And while Noel drew heavily from his solo material including 7 songs from Who Built The Moon?, the Oasis fans did not get left hanging. “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger” got the expected reaction and Ella eventually got her invitation to get on stage and introduce “Half the World Away.”
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
SETLIST
Fort Knox
Holy Mountain
Keep on Reaching
It’s a Beautiful World
In the Heat of the Moment
Riverman
Ballad of the Mighty I
If I Had a Gun…
Dream On
Little by Little
The Importance of Being Idle
Dead in the Water
Be Careful What You Wish For
he Taught Me How to Fly
Half the World Away
Wonderwall
AKA… What a Life!
ENCORE
The Right Stuff
Go Let It Out
Don’t Look Back in Anger
All You Need Is Love (The Beatles cover)
