(You've Got) The Heart Of A Star (Acoustic) [5:52]
Wonderwall (Acoustic) [6:23]
She's Electric [4:09]
Little By Little [4:42]
Force Of Nature [5:08]
Hey Hey My My [5:07]
Don't Look Back In Anger [5:52]
Japanese Announcement [0:54]
Release Notes
Noel takes over as Liam loses his voice - the same thing happened in Fukuoka on the 2000 Tour!.
This is a different recording to the 'Trouble Star Again' cd. It is Ber Ber Less, ie, there is no idiot shouting the words 'ber ber ber' throughout various tracks (seriously annoying)
Diamonds in the Sky CD Tracks #17-19
Stop Crying Your Heart Out (Acoustic) [4:37]
Bittersweet Symphony (Acoustic) [3:26]
(You've Got) The Heart Of A Star (Acoustic) [5:27]
Release Notes
Improved quality, contains JWAVE and FM802 Radio sessions as bonus tracks.
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The infamous Fukuoka 2002 show where Liam left the stage, leaving Noel to complete the show with an acoustic set.
Trouble Star Again uses a source where a super annoying member of the crowd screams "ber ber ber" throughout "Bittersweet Symphony", hence the source without his input being called Ber-Ber-Less Symphony.
It is rumoured that Bayswater Records was planning to release a remastered version of this show with an improved source but cancelled it after discovering another Japanese bootleg label was about to release the same show.
Diamonds in the Sky is unfortunately a lossy/MP3 source.
During the break after "Live Forever" my friend Daisuke shouted out a request for "Bittersweet Symphony" which - incredibly - Noel honoured.
Noel takes over after Liam lost his voice - the same thing happened in Fukuoka on the 2000 Tour. Ticket holders were offered a VHS tape (a PROSHOT source of the Sept 29th show) and t-shirt by way of apology from the gig promoter. Below is a press release out out by the promoter which explains more:
From Kusu Music
To everyone who attended the OASIS Fukuoka concert
We sincerely apologize to all of you who attended the OASIS Fukuoka concert on October 1st for not being able to satisfy you. We apologize again for the fact that 10
days have passed since the concert, and that we were unable to come up with a solution that would satisfy many of you, even if we tried to find even the slightest possibility. We will explain the situation step by step, repeating the "situation on the day and the subsequent events" that we reported on our website on the night of October 7th
. ・Immediately after Liam left the stage, we strongly requested that he return to the stage.
・In the middle of the concert (during Noel's solo), when we judged that there was little chance of him returning to the stage, we asked the Oasis side to explain the situation to the audience, even if it meant interrupting the performance, but they refused, saying that they could not do so because it would disrupt the flow of the performance.
・The announcements immediately after the performance were also stopped, but since we were unable to provide any explanation or response, our staff made a semi-forceful announcement that we would ask everyone to keep their ticket stubs, which are proof that they attended the performance, and that we would notify them after October 7th.
・After the performance, our company strongly demanded the reason for leaving the stage, the opinions of Oasis and Smash regarding the Fukuoka performance, and a repeat performance or a half-price refund.
・Oasis's opinion was that "Oasis' performance was completed because they performed until the end, and we cannot accept any refunds." Meanwhile, Smash, who invited the band, said, "We want to respect the wishes of the four members who wanted to continue the performance. Refunds are only available for cancellations."
・Our company requested Smash to take measures such as realizing a repeat performance, as it cannot be argued that the Fukuoka performance ended up the same way twice, and we cannot accept that it was a performance that was completed under contract or custom.
・With the cooperation of the Fukuoka International Center, we secured venues for 10/6 and 10/12 and requested Smash to make the event happen, but we concluded that it would be physically difficult to move the equipment on 10/6, and impossible to make the 10/12 performance happen due to the Australian performance.
This is the background to the announcement on our website on the night of the 7th.
After that, we negotiated with Smash until the end to make another performance happen during the world tour until the afternoon of the 9th, when Oasis left Japan, but unfortunately we had to accept the conclusion that it was impossible. The only
time left for negotiation was after the Singapore performance on October 26th and the Glasgow performance on November 13th.
Fukuoka International Center was not possible due to the setup, tournament, and removal of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament from October 28th to December 1st, and Marine Messe Fukuoka had all its dates officially decided during that period, so it was impossible to make any adjustments.
There were also issues with the Oasis side's schedule during that period, but we were ultimately forced to give up due to the inability to make arrangements with the venue in Fukuoka.
To be honest, even if the venue had been arranged, the possibility of a repeat performance would have been very slim.
Since the end of the performance, we have received many emails and phone calls from people expressing strong protests, anger, and criticism. At the same time, we have also received many emails and phone calls of encouragement, requests for a repeat performance, and support.
From all of this, all of us on the staff have been reminded once again how much each and every one of you has been expecting and waiting for this performance. We, the staff,are Oasis fans just like you.
The first performance was scheduled for February 10, 1995 at Scala Espacio in Fukuoka (standing capacity 700 people), but the visit to Japan was canceled immediately after the announcement, and in 1998, there were no plans to perform in regional cities such as Fukuoka, so we gave up. The first performance in Fukuoka was finally realized on March 3, 2000, but Liam left the stage after three songs, just like this time, and last year, due to the 2000 incident, we actively negotiated with Smash to perform in Fukuoka after their appearance at Fuji Rock, but it did not happen. And now we have this performance.
Although the positions of the customers and the organizers are different, we, the staff, are also feeling the same disappointment, anger, frustration, and helplessness. However, even though our feelings are similar, our positions are very different.
We deeply apologize for not being able to deliver the Fukuoka performance that you were looking forward to with a satisfactory content, and for not being able to realize a repeat performance or refunds.
Since the 7th, while continuing the final negotiations and venue arrangements to realize a repeat performance, we have been discussing several plans with Smash in parallel. Especially from the 9th, when the possibility of a repeat performance became hopeless, we were at a loss as to what other measures we could take, and we had many discussions with Smash. Since refunds and repeat performances became impossible, we agreed that we should respond by giving people at least a little taste of this Japan performance, and we discussed concrete plans that were actually possible with Smash, and narrowed it down to a proposal to send everyone either an original CD of a live performance somewhere during the world tour, or an original VTR of a live performance. We considered the feasibility of each of these two proposals and the various issues regarding their realization, and as a result, We would like to send two items to everyone who came to the concert: a full-length videotape (VHS, approx. 90 min.) of the Tokyo concert
and a special Oasis T-shirt (original for the Fukuoka concert) . Normally, if a re-concert becomes impossible, we should make some kind of arrangement to hold the Fukuoka concert during the next concert in Japan, but we don't know if we can organize it. We haven't responded to everyone yet, and our staff is conflicted between wanting to look forward to the next concert and worrying that the same thing will happen again, so we are not in a position to think about the next concert. We would like to apologize again for the content of this concert, for not being able to explain it on the day of the concert, for not being able to hold the re-concert, for making you wait 10 days until today, and for the limitations of our response. We understand that this conclusion will not satisfy you, but we sincerely ask for your understanding and acceptance of this decision.
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