Liam Gallagher, lead singer of British rock band Oasis, performs on stage at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff Photo: AFP STRINGER
A flare let off by a crowd member at the first of three Oasis concerts in Melbourne has incensed band co-founder Liam Gallagher, sparking an expletive-laden social media post.
The show, part of a world tour, after a 16-year hiatus from live performances - attracted a crowd of more than 50,000 to Docklands Stadium, but the behaviour of at least one crowd member drew the ire of Gallagher, known for his frequent unfiltered posts on X, formerly known as Twitter.
As the band played one of their most enduring hits, 'Champagne Supernova', a red flare was launched into the air. According to stadium management, no injuries were reported.
Gallagher took to X on Saturday morning, calling out the person who let the flare go: "To the massive C*** who launched that flare into the crowd last night at the gig in Melbourne you are 1 seriously f***** up individual and you will get yours trust me."
Stadium management told the ABC that security procedures, including bag searches and wanding, had been in place and security would be extra vigilant before Saturday night's concert.
They noted the lead singer had best described how everyone felt about the situation.
Concertgoer Brad Bultman, who described himself as an Oasis superfan, said the group "absolutely killed it" on night one of the Australian leg of the band's world tour.
He said, when the flare went off, he first thought it was part of the show.
"Then, very quickly, I saw it explode and expand a bit further, and then somebody actually pick up the live flair and toss it back in the air, and create more fire and smoke in a different area," he said.
"I was like, 'Oh geez', you hope nobody gets hurt."
He said after 'Champagne Supernova' - the final song in the set - came to an end, Gallagher said "naughty, naughty, naughty" in reference to the flare.
Victoria Police said there were no arrests at the stadium on Friday night and the flare had not been reported to them.
Tickets to the event started at $107.
After their three Melbourne shows, the band is due to perform twice at Sydney's Olympic Park.
- ABC
