July 14th 2009
The rain came down, but the crowd sang on.
After postponing their gig at The Eden Project last September, Liam and Noel finally made it to the South West on what can only be described as a typical British summer evening, as the Heaven’s opened.
The rain came down, but the crowd sang on.
After postponing their gig at The Eden Project last September, Liam and Noel finally made it to the South West on what can only be described as a typical British summer evening, as the Heaven’s opened.
Despite the weather though, the relatively tiny 6,000 crowd put down their umbrellas and put their hands in the air, as they sang their way through the two hour set. Oasis didn’t disappoint, playing many classics from as far back as the 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe .
The notoriously moody band were on good form, especially Noel, who joked with the crowd that they didn’t know the words to Whatever as they sang along, and teasing the crowd with his west country impressions, “Get orf my land!”
But it was of course the music that really made the night after opening with Rock and Roll Star, a song which truly epitomises the band; they whipped the crowd into a frenzy. But it was the end of the night that truly showed Oasis off for what they are as they played their most iconic tunes of the past 15 years, with Wonderwall, Supersonic, Champagne Supernova and a touching acoustic version of Don’t Look Back in Anger. They ended the show with a rousing cover of The Beatles’ I am a Walrus, leaving a soaking wet Cornish crowd still begging for more.
Almost a year after the originally postponed date, I think everyone would agree it was well worth the wait.
Natalie McEwan
