Oasis brings Live 25 reunion to Toronto for two sold-out shows

Oasis brought the North American leg of their Live 25 reunion tour to Toronto over the weekend, playing two soldout nights at the newly built Rogers Stadium on August 24 and 25 as the Gallagher brothers and their band charged through a 23 song set that has remained unchanged since the tour began in July. The shows, which several outlets reported drew roughly 50,000 to 55,000 fans, mixed raucous singalongs with downpours, a fan-led Poznan celebration and isolated disturbances in the crowd.

The band opened promptly with Hello and ran through hits heavy on material from Definitely Maybe and What’s the Story Morning Glory?, including Morning Glory, Cigarettes and Alcohol, Live Forever, Dont Look Back in Anger, Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova. Set list databases and multiple concert writeups noted the same 23-song sequence the group has used from Cardiff to Toronto, a point Noel Gallagher addressed indirectly through a friend. British comedy writer Matt Morgan, speaking on his podcast after discussing the tour with Noel, said the guitarist and songwriter told him, I like it like that. He knows where he is. They bang it out. Noel has also said in interviews that he was blown away...