Liam Gallagher and John Squire @ Manchester Apollo: Gig Of The Week

Liam Gallagher and John Squire’s first tour of the UK went home to Manchester earlier this week – revisit Live4ever’s live coverage right here.

Liam Gallagher and John Squire are set to conclude this month’s tour after playing the Manchester Apollo on March 20th with gigs in Leeds and London during the next few days.

It’s supporting the release of the pair’s self-titled debut album, awarded a solid 6.5 by Live4ever:

“We’ll get to what it’s not in a bit, but for now let’s talk about the noise made and the stories told,” our review reads.

First, they’re obviously having a ball; opener Raise Your Hands confirms this, an unapologetic distillation of numerous Britpop anthems (see esp. Supergrass, Dodgy, Ocean Colour Scene) which the likely audience will have danced to across many sticky nineties’ carpets.

“This sense of older and wiser euphoria continues with Mars To Liverpool, Squire fully employing his pedal collection, whilst the chorus is sneakily tuned to annex Radio 2 for the next several years.”

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