Liam Gallagher delivered a thunderous set at Leeds Festival tonight that saw him cover Oasis classics and very nearly threaten to steal every inch of glory from Muse.
Despite taking second billing on the main stage, the ex-Oasis man treated the performance like a headline occasion as he mixed songs from his new solo album with those of his most famous band.
Opening songs donβt come much better than βRock and Roll Starβ, and tonight it proved the perfect choice as LG began by reminding fans of how he initially went about cementing his status as a rock icon.
Itβs an immediate throwback vibe that continues straight away with βWhatβs The Story Morning Gloryβ, which resultes in the flare-igniting glory that Oasis effortlessly achieved at their very peak.
But from herein, itβs a performance that looks at Liam in the now, with recent single βWall of Glassβ received by the crowd like an old friend.
Itβs a similar story as he performs βFor What Itβs Worthβ, which prompted the kind of lighters-in-the-air singalong that he hasnβt received since βDonβt Look Back In Angerβ was first released more than 20 years ago.
That said, thereβs still time for a huge rendition of Oasisβ βDβyou Know What I Meanβ, and a performance of βSlide Awayβ that receives the warmest reaction of the night.
And as the set draws to an end, thereβs only one way he can possibly end it.
βYouβve come all this way and Iβve come all this wayβ, a triumphant Liam tells the crowd.
βIβm gonna do that Wonderwall shitβ.
You wouldnβt expect anything less.
Source: NME