Oasis have released a live version of Bring It On Down recorded during the band’s sold out Murrayfield concerts.
Thousands of fans gathered in Edinburgh on August 9, 10, and 12 as Oasis played three highly anticipated shows at Murrayfield Stadium.
A stream of greatest hits has played out across the country’s stadiums, and now fans from the Edinburgh gig can immortalise their experience after the band released a live version of Bring It On Down recorded on Friday, August 9.
The tune comes with a live pop at Edinburgh Council courtesy of Liam Gallagher, as the raucous frontman entered a dispute with council chiefs after leaked documents revealed comments about fans in the lead-up to the shows.
Before introducing the track, the roaring crowds can be heard before Liam shouts: “We’re still waiting for our apology.”
Bring It On Down was written by Liam’s brother Noel and featured on the band’s debut album, Definitely Maybe, released in 1994.
The song also features a Scottish twist, as altered lyrics make reference to Buckfast tonic wine.
They changed the words from “you’re the underclass, but you don’t care because you’re living fast” to “you’re the underclass, but you don’t care because you drink Buckfast”.
The single, released on Spotify on Friday, joins previous live offerings from the tour, including fan-favorite Wonderwall from one of their recent shows in Dublin, Slide Away from the tour’s kick-off in Cardiff, Cigarettes and Alcohol from Manchester, and Little By Little from London.
Following a short break, the band will kick off their North American dates on Sunday at Rogers Stadium in Toronto – before heading south to Chicago, New Jersey, Pasadena, and Mexico City.
Council conflict
Prior to the gigs, it was reported that Edinburgh council bosses had described expectant crowds as “rowdy”, “middle-aged men” who “take up more room” and would drink to “medium to high intoxication”.
The frontman made several references to the supposed jibes during the band’s sold-out shows at Murrayfield Stadium.
He said on stage: “£3bn we’ve brought into this city over the past five days. And that’s between you and us. Three billion f****** quid.
“You won’t see f*** all, because they’ll rob it and spread it among their posh ugly mates.”
At Friday’s gig, the singer demanded an apology while calling the council “f***** slags”.
However, Edinburgh council leader Jane Meagher claims the comments were never made.
“I’m not surprised that Liam was angry based on what he read, but let’s be absolutely clear, these things were not said, and they were not said by council officers in any preparatory meeting that happened”, she said.
“I’m desperately keen to smooth things over. If anybody wants to check it out [the report], it’s available on the council website for all to find out.
“This came from one of the planning meetings and one of the considerations, for example, was levels of intoxication for maintaining public order.
“Nobody talked about drunk fans, nobody talked about that.”
It is estimated that the band could bring in £150m to the economy, and analytics already show the concerts created a huge boost in footfall.
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