Ahead of the Croke Park gigs next weekend, our music critic John Meagher looks at the band’s best anthems from a full-on rock-stomp to a hymn for the ages
Budding rock ‘n’ roll stars: Oasis in 1993, from left, Bonehead, Tony McCarroll, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul McGuigan. Photo by James Fry/Getty Images
They are the most eagerly awaited shows of the year and, for many, a prospect that looked increasingly unlikely as the years went by. Noel and Liam Gallagher have put their differences behind them and have already played a batch of enthusiastically reviewed UK shows. Next weekend’s two dates at Croke Park will be their first Irish shows since headlining Slane in 2009.
The setlist to date is heavily weighted on their imperial phase – 1994 and 1995 – and wisely ignores later albums. But what are Oasis’ finest songs? It’s hard to look beyond the following 10…