Tom Clarke
The Enemy frontman Tom Clarke has lept to the defence of Liam Gallagher after Oasis cancelled their Sunday night V Festival spot after he came down with laryngitis.
The decision has provoked criticism from some festival goers and media out-lets, while one paper has claimed the move is a further sign of the band’s rumoured plans to split. However, Clarke told Absolute Radio Oasis would have only cancelled for the right reasons, as the Gallagher brothers have been able to put off-stage differences to one side in the past. “If they’ve cancelled it’s for a legitimate reason,” he said. “I hope everyone cuts him a bit of slack and doesn’t whinge about it, ‘cos shit happens.”
“They’ve been on tour since forever. I’m pretty sure they’ve hated each other since the ’90s. I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have surmounted in Liam not playing V because they’ve just realised they don’t get on with each other.”
“They get on with it. They manage to go on stage and play amazing shows, probably the best live band in the world. The fact of the matter is, the lad’s probably got a sore throat. Give him a break. Let him have a day off.”
The decision brought an abrupt end to the UK leg of Oasis’ ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ tour, which will culminate with three European dates shortly. Snow Patrol filled in for Oasis at Chelmsford and covered the Manchester band’s classics ‘Wonderwall‘ and ‘Champagne Supernova‘.
