The "other" Oasis History:
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The Apollo. The site of Noel's first concert at age 13. Located at Stockport Road, Manchester M12 6AP. |
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The Boardwalk. This is the place Oasis performed for the first time. There were
no more than 50 people in attendance that night on August 18th, 1991. Located on Little Peter Street in Manchester. Now closed. |
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Windsor Hotel. Oasis stayed here while playing shows at the Bikini Bar located just around the
corner. The female employees wore bikinis. The Bikini bar was the site of their 232nd show. Located at 37-49 S. Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RF. |
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Burnage High School. Paul McGuigan attended. Located on Burnage Lane, Manchester M19 1ER. |
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The Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre. Oasis took their name from this place when Noel was a Roadie (Drum Technician) for the Inspiral Carpets. Located at North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1EP. |
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Tameside Hippodrome. Oasis was supporting a band called "The Revenge". This was the first time Graham Lambert saw Oasis. Located at Oldham Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, England OLD 7SE. |
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The Hop and Grape, a student union bar on the University of Manchester. Marcus Russell and Johnny Marr see Oasis for the first time here. Also known as Manchester Academy. |
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Le Bateau. In the spring/summer of 1993, Oasis played here, with Paul McGuigan's band "Smaller" supporting Oasis. Located at Duke Street, Liverpool L1 SAA. |
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The Krazy House. In the spring/summer of 1993, Oasis played here, with Paul McGuigan's band "Smaller" supporting Oasis.
Oasis played their last date in 1993 here. Noel wrote "Supersonic" and "Take Me Away" that night. Located at 16 Wood St. Liverpool, L1 4AQ. |
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King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. On May 31, 1993, Alan McGee saw Oasis play here. He went there two hours early, by mistake.
Oasis was not booked to play. They just brought their gear in, set up, and played anyway. "I thought I could take
this, and maybe sell 200,000 copies worldwide," McGee later said... Located at 272a St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scotland G2 5RL. |
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Wulfrun Hall. Played here on November 3rd, 1993. Located at North Street, Wolverhampton West Midlands, England, WV1 1RQ. |
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The Cathouse. They played here on December 10th, 1993 (supporting The Verve) and on June, 12th and 13th, 1994. Located at 15 Union Street, Glasgow, Scotland. |
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Water Rats. Played here on January 27th, 1994 to a full house. People outside were trying in vain to get tickets to get in. Located at 328 King's Cross, London WC1X 8B2. |
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Gleneagles Golf Club. They played here a Sony Music convention on February 6th, 1994. Noel was told that all of their liquor
was free (big mistake). He ordered a $1,000 bottle of brandy and cigars. Located in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. |
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The Forum. Played here on March 26th, 1994. Located at Fonthill, The Common, Turnbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8YU. |
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Oxford Polytechnic. Oasis stole a TV from here so they could watch football. Located at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England. |
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The Jug of Ale. Noel met up with the band "Ocean Colour Scene" here. He ended up helping them get gigs. March 28th, 1994. Located at 43 Alcester Rd. Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8AA. |
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The Fleece and Firkin. They played here in the spring of 1994 (30th March). Located at 12 St. Thomas Street Redcliffe, Bristol, BS1 6JJ. |
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Moles. They played here in the spring of 1994 (31st March). Located at 14 George St. Bath, England BA1 2EN. |
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The Wheatsheaf. They played here on April 11th, 1994. "Supersonic" was also released on this date. Located at Sheaf St., Stoke on the Trent, England ST1 4LW. |
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The Adelphi. They played here on April 29th, 1994. Located at 89 De Gray St. Hull, England HU5 2RU. |
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The Good Mixer Club. Noel runs into Graham Coz of Blur here, and starts insulting him. Oasis starts playing
their gig, all the while making insults about Blur. Oasis got kicked out of the club and banned for life. Located at 30 Inverness St., Camden, London, NW1 7HJ. |
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King's Head Hotel. They stayed here on May 3rd, 1994. The bar at this hotel was called "The Oasis". They were
playing at a club called TJ's located on Clarence Road. Located at 18 Old Market St. Usk, Newport, England NP15 1AL. |
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The Charlotte. Played here on May 6th, 1994. Located at 8 Oxford St., Leicester, England LE1 SX2. |
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The Old Trout. They played here on May 7th, 1994. Located in Windsor. Now defunct. |
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The Leadmill. They played here on May 14th, 1994. Located at 6 Leadmill Road, Sheffield, England S1 4SE. |
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Rock City. They played here on August 15th, 1994. Located at 8 Talbot Street, Nottingham, England NG1 5GG. |
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The Forum. They played here on August 16th, 1994. Located at 9-17 Highgate Road, Kensington, London NW5 1JY. |
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The Astoria Club. They played here on August 18th, 1994. Located at 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EL. |
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The Virgin Megastore. They played here an acoustic session on August 30th, 1994 and did a signing. Located at 14-16 Oxford Street, London, England W1D 1AR. |
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The Whiskey A Go Go. Their first experience with crystal meth occurs here. Located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA 90069. |
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The Uptown Bar. They played here on October 14th, 1994. Located at 3018 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA 55408. |
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Royal Court. Noel met Lee Maver's of the La's here. Located at 1 Roe Street, Liverpool, England L1 1HL. |
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The Brighton Centre. Oasis played here on June 18th and December 29th, 1994. Located in Brighton on King's Road at the seafront. |
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Middlesbrough Town Hall. They played here on December 30th, 1994. Located at Albert Rd., Middlesbrough, TS1 1CP. |
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Albany Pub. They played the Sunday Social Party here in 1994. Noel makes the comment that the best thing
that happened in 1994 was that he met Paul Weller. Located at 240 Great Portland Street, London, W1W SQU. |
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The Commodore Ballroom. They played here on January 29th, 1995. Before the show, Bonehead is in severe pain
and needs surgery on his tooth before the gig. Located at 868 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V62 1K3. |
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The Roseland Theater. They played here on January 30th, 1995. Liam had voice problems, and his voice gave out
during the show. He throws a fit and smashes up the dressing room. Located at 8 NorthWest 6th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, USA 97201. |
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The Palace Theatre. They played here February 3rd, 1995. Located at 1735 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA 90028. |
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The Dry Bar. They played here on February 28th, 1995. Liam ends up getting in a fight. Located at 28-30 Oldham Street, Northern Square, Manchester, M1 1JN. |
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The King's Head. Alan White's playing debut with Oasis occurred here. Located at 4 Fulham High Street, London, SW6 3LQ. |
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Cafe Delancey. Noel first meets Alan White here. Located in 3-4 Delancey Street, Camden, London, NW1 7NN. |
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Slane Castle. Played here on July 22nd, 1995, supporting R.E.M. Located in Slane, County Meath, Ireland. |
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Club Citta. They played here on August 22nd, 1995. Located at Ogawacho Kawasaki, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan. |
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The Garden Hall. They played here on 25th and 26th August, 1995. Located at Yebisu 4-20 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. |
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Brixton Academy. They played their rehersals here. Located at 211 Stockwell Road, London SW9 9SL. |
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The Westbury Hotel. Michael Hutchence from INXS was here on March 22nd, 1996. Liam and Michael had an incident
two years prior at the Paris MTV awards. Apparently, Hutchence's girlfriend Pamela Yates was pursuing Liam. A
row was avoided, but words were exchanged. Located at Grafton Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. |
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The Point Depot. They played here several times. Located at North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland. |
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Lee's Palace. The site of their Canadian debut. This was also Patsy Kensit's first Oasis show. Located at 529 Bloor Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
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The Viper Room. They shot the video for "Don't Look Back in Anger" here. Located at 8852 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA. |




















































