US EditionLiam Gallagher hits out at Edinburgh council after Oasis fans branded 'rowdy'
- Liam Gallagher criticized the Edinburgh council on June 15, 2025, after official safety documents described Oasis fans as drunk, middle-aged, and fat ahead of three sold-out Murrayfield shows in August.
- The criticism followed a freedom of information release revealing safety briefings that warned of rowdy crowds, medium to high intoxication, and crowd control challenges coinciding with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
- The concerts form part of Oasis’s reunion tour with Liam and Noel Gallagher performing at Murrayfield on August 8, 9, and 12, expecting around 210,000 attendees amid extensive multi-agency planning.
- Gallagher stated the council's attitude “f****** stinks” and called labeling fans as drunk and fat a “nasty, sneering stereotype,” while Edinburgh’s culture convener highlighted thorough preparations to ensure safety and experience.
- The dispute highlights tensions between crowd management concerns and Oasis fans’ reputation, with the city aiming to balance residents’ needs and major event success during the highly anticipated reunion shows.
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Liam Gallagher, 52, rips into a Scottish council after they call Oasis fans ‘drunk, middle-aged and fat’
Liam Gallagher has hit back at Edinburgh Council after officials were accused of making derogatory remarks about Oasis fans in internal planning documents for the band’s upcoming reunion shows.The comments were found in safety briefings prepared ahead of the three sell-out Oasis Live ’25 Tour concerts at Murrayfield Stadium this August. Concerns were raised about the shows coinciding with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with some officials allege…
The qualifiers used by Scottish politicians about attendance at Oasis concerts generated outrage. The singer responded strongly to the controversy, according to Paris Match
In the press, reports of local elected officials insulting fans of Britpop's group fled.
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