Tens of thousands of Oasis fans descended on Wembley as the Gallagher brothers reunited for their first live show in the capital in 16 years.
Liam and Noel Gallagher performed in front of 90,000 Adidas-clad fans at Wembley in one of the most anticipated gigs of the year in London on Friday.
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“Hello, hello. It’s good to be back, good to be back,” screamed Liam Gallagher as the band got underway with their hit Hello before quickly moving onto Acquiesce and Morning Glory.
Jokes at the expense of Arsenal FC’s struggle to win the Premier League and the Royal Family followed as the band played two hours of hits.
The 90,000-strong crowd at Wembley remained on their feet throughout the show as songs like Talk Tonight, Cast No Shadow and Cigarettes & Alcohol rocked the stadium.
The band also paid tribute to the late Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who died weeks after his final gig.
A picture of the heavy metal vocalist was projected on stage as Oasis finished playing Live Forever before the group dedicated their next song, Rock and Roll Star, to Osbourne.
Liam Gallagher shouted, “I want to dedicate this next song to Ozzy Osbourne” as the first chords of Rock and Roll Star rang out.
The show was the first of seven gigs at Wembley that Oasis will perform at the venue across the summer.
At one stage, it seemed impossible that the band would ever perform together again following an intense backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in 2009.
But last year the band announced “the guns have fallen silent” and they reconnected at Cardiff earlier this month before playing a series of homecoming gigs in Manchester.
Earlier on Friday, a sea of bucket hats, Adidas merchandise and plenty of Manchester City football kits (both old and new) had swept down The Olympic Way, better known to many as Wembley Way.
Hundreds of fans had queued from the early hours of the morning to try and get the best spots possible at Wembley.
For many, Oasis’ return was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, with some fans spending thousands of pounds to cross the world to watch the band come back to London.
An Oasis fan who is battling terminal cancer said it’s a dream come true to see the band at Wembley on Friday.
Dianne Lucey travelled with her husband John to London from Boston to see her favourite band once again.
The 56-year-old has been battling breast cancer for over a decade but the disease has now spread to her brain.
She told the Standard: “I love Oasis. I didn’t know if I was going to see them before I passed away.
“I have seen them several times. I was [not sure] if they would get back together to do this.”
Mrs Lucey explained that she had been due to see Oasis perform back in 2005 but she dislocated her ankle and was unable to go to the gig.
“I was so upset when my tickets went away last time,” she continued. “I’m a huge fan so just seeing them is unforgettable.”
Mrs Lucey said coming to events like the Oasis gig keeps her going and that visiting Australia is next on her bucket list.
“I’m hoping to make it to 60,” she added.
The pair and their four sons all got up at 3.30am in Boston when tickets were first released to secure their tickets at face value.
Two Oasis superfans travelled more than 6,500 miles to see the band perform at Wembley Stadium.
Nabil Noor, 28, and Diana Ismail, 27, travelled from Singapore to watch Oasis’ first gig in London since 2009.
The couple paid around one thousand Singapore dollars, roughly £500, for two tickets and spent around £2,000 on flights for a one-week stay in London.
Meanwhile, Andrea Di Donfrancesco was at the front of Oasis for the third time this tour.
The 27-year-old nurse told the Standard: “I was in Cardiff for the first date. In Manchester for the second and this is the third one.
“The Cardiff one was the first one, so we had to go. The Manchester one was their home and London has Wembley, which is biblical.”
The Italian, who lives in Bologna, managed to secure 20 tickets across the Oasis tour for his friends and family, each costing around £150.
Robert Eales, 41, came to watch Oasis with his teenage son Harrison and his girlfriend.
Ahead of the gig, Mr Eales said: “I went to a lot of the Oasis gigs back in the day and I’ve waited a lot longer than this and been a lot further back.
“I’m buzzing to get down the front and see them for the first time in 16 years.
“The last time I saw Oasis was in 2009 at Wembley Stadium. This is my 14th time seeing them.
“When we were last here, I came with my wife and she was pregnant. My son wasn’t born so it’s really nice to be here with him today. It’s even better that he’s into the band and he’s buzzing for it as well.”
