Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' triumphant gig for Absolute Radio

Featuring Oasis classics

Noel Gallagher in Bournemouth
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 8th Sep 2023
Last updated 22nd Mar 2024

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds triumphed at their very special concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth back on Monday 31st July.

The intimate show at the 1,800-capacity O2 Academy sold out within minutes of going on sale, and it preceded Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds series of UK arena shows in December.

Introduced on stage by Absolute Radio’s Sarah Champion and Richie Firth, Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds band mates kicked off their set with their phenomenal single ‘Pretty Boy’, which is lifted from their critically lauded fourth studio album ‘Council Skies.’

Noel Gallagher concert in Bournemouth

New songs from ‘Council Skies’ dominated the first part of the set, before Noel Gallagher and co. unleashed their huge singles ‘AKA... What a Life!’ and ‘If I Had a Gun...’

The rest of the rapturously received concert featured incredible renditions of Oasis classics like ‘The Masterplan’, ‘Half the World Away’, ‘Little By Little’, ‘Live Forever’ and set closer ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger.’

Watch Noel Gallagher's concert for Absolute Radio:

As part of Absolute Radio's 15th celebrations this month, we aired extended highlights of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' concert in Bournemouth during Live Music Thursday on 7th September.

There are five songs from the gig - 'Council Skies', 'Open The Door, See What You Find', 'We're On Our Way Now', 'The Importance of Being Idle' and 'Little By Little' - that can be watched on Absolute Radio's YouTube channel right here:

See photos of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds' concert for Absolute Radio:

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform in Bournemouth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Absolute Radio's Sarah Champion and Richie Firth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Absolute Radio's Sarah Champion and Richie Firth

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds play an exclusive concert for Absolute Radio at O2 Academy Bournemouth.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ setlist at O2 Academy Bournemouth:

Pretty Boy

Council Skies

Open the Door, See What You Find

We're Gonna Get There in the End

Easy Now

You Know We Can't Go Back

We're on Our Way Now

In the Heat of the Moment

If I Had a Gun...

AKA... What a Life!

Dead in the Water

Going Nowhere

The Importance of Being Idle

The Masterplan

Half the World Away

Little by Little

Encore:

Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)

Live Forever

Don't Look Back in Anger

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ UK tour dates:

DECEMBER 2023:

London OVO Arena Wembley – 14th

Birmingham Utilita Arena – 15th

Cardiff International Arena – 17th

Leeds First Direct Arena – 18th

Glasgow OVO Hydro – 20th

Liverpool M&S Bank Arena – 21st

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