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Brett Ellis completed the 'full house' after seeing Noel Gallagher perform in Brighton. Image: PA
During my recent half-century celebrations, my wife gifted me, an Oasis fan, a pair of tickets to watch the chief, Noel, perform on Brighton Beach, which is where we found ourselves recently. Booking for a concert on the beach for the last day in July seemed like a great idea back in March when the tickets were on general release. The day itself, as well as the week and month, seemed to be a washout and even though the wind blew a gale nearly knocking us off our feet, spirits were high despite parking in the ‘local’ hotel car park which was as local to the hotel as Paris is to Rome. After self-check in it was time for a lie down.
Despite smashing my credit card to bits on the beer, I smiled as we watched Gallagher senior run through some High-Flying birds songs, ably assisted by two members of Oasis, before, halfway through, doing what everyone in attendance was there for: To smash out a series of Oasis bangers.
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