Hello all - I've done my best with my transcription of what Liam says, but let me know below if you can hear something different :) JH

I was there. It wasn’t the best. Then I went to work the next day, fell 72 feet through a roof and spent 14 months in a coma. True story. Rough time.

I’m not gonna lie.. my respect for Noel went up astronomically after this performance. He kept it as professional as he could; also kudos to the rest of the band for truckin as well.

My respect for Noel has gone up massively after seeing this. I do believe Liam has calmed down now and Noel is stubborn. But with all the shit he went through for 15 years there’s no wonder why he is stubborn!

I cannot believe that just 24 hours before this night, they performed one of their best live shows of all time.

best line ever written, " thank you for the sun, that shines on everyone that deals drugs. " we got a hit!

Liam Gallagher is simultaneously the biggest knobhead and funniest person to ever live

How Noël kept the band together trying to make an audience happy is beyond me. The stress he must have been under. I was at Knebworth which was great, but I do remember people shouting "play something we know!" Lol 😅

I’ve never really been a fan of the band, but one concert in the mid 90s that was recorded is burned in to memory. ‘Liam lost his voice and therefore not performing’. Noel sings the gig. Liam is in the theatre 100ft away in a balcony seat drunk, screaming at Noel, the crowd, laughing. Noel was seething.

This Guy: I get the feeling Liam's wife cleaned out the apartment and he went home to an empty place Me: Boy, that's a pretty specific guess, seems a bit presumptuous don't you think? Liam: And there she goes with more furniture without leaving a fucking teabag! Me: Well, then...

This is why I think Noel does not want to get the band back. Because he lived through all of it. I find it quite surprising how people blame Noel for leaving when this was what he was dealing with. And if anything, it has actually done Liam a lot of good. Not only did his seriousness towards signing improve, but also his life turned around as well. And Noel had to shield Liam from a lot of things. After Oasis, Liam realized how hard it is to manage all other aspects of a performer's life and knew he had to straighten up.

I have this 2-CD live album and I knew they performed over 2 nites and the 2nd nite was shit cause Liam was drunk/stone, whatever. But the fact to learn the engineers took vocals from another performance in an earlier Japan show to mix this CD is truly amazing. Hats off to the folks behind the boards for this magical creation.

Noel deserves a medal 🏅 for not losing it and doing one ☝️

“I’m Bruce Forsyth, truth be told.” Made me shed a tear, such a powerful quote…

I was actually embarrassed about this gig. I went with my first love and we'd spent hours on the phone (as you did in those days) in the December of 99 trying to get tickets. Oasis were my life and I'd been to Earls Court in 95, Knebworth in 96, and saw them in Brum on the 'Be Here Now' tour in 97, so foolishly I really built this up for her, then we travelled down from Redditch on a lovely sunny day in 2000 to the big smoke for the gig, and it was appalling. Worse still, her Dad who was a musician himself was watching on the tele back in Redditch and I got it in the ear when we got home about how s&%t Oasis were lol, gutted. At least Doves were great haha.

this is probably my favourite video on youtube and single handedly got me (back) into oasis and listen beyond their first 3 albums

Just stumbled across this. What a brilliant, interesting and well put together video. Great work.

Probably the most interesting part of this to me, is that moment when you can tell a huge portion of the crowd has had enough of Liam's antics, so after Noel finishes one of his lead songs, they broke into a spontaneous "Noel! Noel! Noel!", as if to have him take over the rest of the set himself, ala "MTV Unplugged" (which, now that I think about it, probably would've ended up similar to this if Liam hadn't dropped out). Would've been interesting if he'd just "Liam is obviously unwell, I'll take it from here", haha. I mean, we know he can do it!

"My eyes are dead and my throats like an asian noel" 😂😂😂

Familiar To Millions (the CD) is one of my favourite albums ever. I've listened to it inside out. But I had no idea of this backstory, or that it was patched up in post to make it a listenable live album. I suspected as much as I watched this video, as the bits that were used sounded so recognisable to the CD, but I was doubting myself initially because of the omitted stuff that I hadn't heard before. Fascinating. Great video

Ah man, we dismiss Liam's antics as long as he can also showcase his immense talent and frontman skills. But intentionally sabotaging the gig...it suddenly seems not worth it anymore. The meanest is 19:55 quietly telling Noel he's ugly. There's no bravado, just being as hurtful as he can to try put him off performing. Such a shame. These two at their peak can conquer the world!

I was there with my best mate, traveled from Paris, arrived early in the morning, got drunk all day long with a group of Englishmen, waiting outside the entry gates. We were too busy getting completely smashed in the crowd to realize how dreadful the gig was. It sounded allright to us! I remember Liam talking a lot and understanding strictly nothing of what he was on about...

A lot of this is quite hard to watch. But Noel does such a good job of passing it off and being genuinely funny in between songs

I was at this gig, and at the time being 19 years old at my first stadium show I didn’t really think of it as being bad. All the little asides between Liam and Noel just felt funny and what you’d expect from them. Something that obviously didn’t get shown on the broadcast was Liam randomly walking out on stage during the middle of the Happy Mondays’ support set to a huge roar from the crowd, which I guess should have been the first flag that he was on one. I guess the state of Shaun Ryder’s vocals played a part in why I didn’t notice Liam sounding bad! Then at the end, after Rock and Roll Star, he wouldn’t leave, saying he wasn’t going to go until we’d all gone. At the time Familiar to Millions was announced, Noel tried to play down the fact that they were releasing Night 1 instead of Night 2, saying that everyone had already seen Night 2 or bootlegged it.

Thank you for this, man. 2023 and I still believe an Oasis reunion will happen. 🍻🍻

How Noel keeps it together on stage is beyond me. What a disaster.

I've always loved Liam, but I have to really hand it to Noel. He put up with a-lot of sht and stayed professional the whole time. Liam really bent things out of shape and was pretty self-absorbed. It's times like these that make me realize why Noel still holds a grudge to this day. I'm not happy about it, but I do understand it. I still love them both the same. Jus say'n.

i really enjoyed this. i only expected to go through about the first ten mins to be having ended up watching through its entirety. very well done, i hope to keep seeing great videos like this.

James just started watching your channel yesterday, hope you can see this comment you do such a great job! Im from America & I loved the Libertines since I was 13 & they talked about Oasis, which made me love Oasis. Your Channel is awesome love the insight you give & truly wish I could have seen Oasis once even at Whisky a Go Go. lol

James you make the best oasis content on KZfaq, hands down. The work you put into these is incredibe.

I was there on the second night, I had a mad weekend myself. Arrested in Birmingham the night before and released early that day, shot home and got my ticket, straight on the train to London, couldn't find my mates, missed the last train home and slept in an internet café surrounded by Chinese people speaking very loud. I actually thought the gig was ok, Happy Mondays with Nutz and Doves supporting them I think.

Thank you James I love your true honest inpartial input into the way it was, but the way you break it down is spot on.

Absolutely fantastic breakdown, James. Thanks a lot for this one. Found it super fascinating. Not an Oasis fan, but this was just pure entertainment!

The champagne supernova performance on the DVD night was incredible but that’s what we loved about Oasis. “Oasis was like a Ferrari: great to look at, great to drive, and it’ll fucking spin out of control every now and again.” As LG said

the 2000s era of Oasis is something that really fascinates me. So much happened from Noel leaving the band temporarily and them replacing him for a few gigs to the catastrophe of this gig. All in one tour.

thanks for doing this, much enjoyed it

James's absolute commitment is amazing. Love this channel.

Can I just say man, your channel is fantastic. Love learning stuff I never knew about my favourite band, all the juicy little bits that add up to the bigger stories. Brilliant work man keep it up I'm loving it 🙏

It's still one of Liams best entrances though "if you think I'm happy to be here you must be fucking tripping" 🤣🤣

Wow. You do amazing work in these videos. Thanks!

Such a brilliant breakdown! Thanks man

This is brutal. I started off thinking Liam was just being a colossal knob, but as you eloquently lay out how the night goes, song by song, you witness the pain that both men are under and feel pain for the both of them in very different ways

I wore my copy of Familiar to Millions out when it dropped in 2000. I still count it among my all time favorite albums, I had no idea this even occurred. This was so well done, thank you for taking time to make it!

Your videos about Oasis have reignited my fire for the band. And I must say Liam in Blackburn singing Slide Away in 2022 is IMO the best live version I've heard. Thanks doe inspiring me to dig into the band once again. Your knowledge of the band's catalog has added so much context that makes everything seem brand new again. Keep up the good work 'Mate'!

Cool channel, I'm glad I stumbled across this. These two are legends but the lore goes deeper than I thought

Love a well structured, mature dissection of an incident. Properly informative this, you’ve clearly done your research. Can’t wait for more.

Thank you so much for your effort on this. The first time I heard Familiar to Millions was on TIDAL HIFI with the extra songs. I had NO idea Liam was on one during this show. Props to the editors for making the album work. I’ve always loved it but wow this is like finding out a different side to someone or something you thought you knew. 40 mins felt like 10 mins. Very entertaining and educational.

What a fantastic video, very well put together

I'm not even an Oasis fan, but I kind of got hung up on your videos because they're so interesting. All this research and careful attention to detail: pretty impressive. I also liked your vids on Jarvis Cocker, INXS and the Spice Girls. Keep it up!

Their first night at Wembley Stadium, 2000 is literally my all time favorite gig. I literally own the LP Familiar to Millions and it’s absolute class

Really strong video. Thanks for making it. Liam was lost in pieces and I can't believe Noel was able to deal with that.

This is so entertaining. Thank you for putting this together. I wonder if Liam was starting to come down/calm down during song 5 and then during song 6 he took advantage of the offstage break to go and take some shots of his preferred liquor... and then the spirit comes back with a vengeance. Also, Liam clearly didn't want to face the band as the crowd called for an encore he must have felt, deep down, he didn't deserve... Although, I think he deserved it. I think this was fascinating and amazing.

Thank you James! And thank goodness I went on the first night. After the gig, my coach home from Victoria to Leeds wasn't for nearly 24 hours so, my friend and I decided to kill a bit of time and go to the twin towers to see if we could meet the band. Man, am I glad we did! When Noel eventually came out with Alan, he shook my hand and signed my programme (I couldn't believe how tiny wee he was!), as he did quite a few others. Andy and Gem followed suit, signed my programme too, and they were very lovely and cool. I even saw Peggy! Bless her. Liam, in typical fashion and maybe somewhat more understandably now you've explained the Patsy situation that evening, came swaggering out as he does, gave us all the Vs and jumped in the back of a waiting Range Rover, which promptly left. Chris Moyles came out looking like he was expecting people to ask for his autograph, which nobody did, and walked off into the night alone. I saw Meg on the first floor through the glass windows to the left of the left twin tower chatting to who I thought was Patsy but I'm guessing now that it wasn't. Before Oasis came out, The Happy Mondays were milling about. Poor Rowetta only had her AAA pass for Bolton and was sat outside on her make-up box as they wouldn't let her back in the stadium. She was upset and needed a smoke so, my friend and I gave her a cigarette. The ciggie stopped the tears but she was still not a happy bunny; and rightly so. We were all trying to explain to the Showsec buttheads that Rowetta was in the band but they wouldn't relent. Rowetta signed my programme as a thank you, and I think she gave my friend a t-shirt. Nuts signed his name Nutts, Bez was explaining as he signed his that "it's a good job my name is only three letters innit!", legend! Three letters maybe but, he still took half a page of the programme as he scrawled off on the 'z'.. And last but by no means least, Shaun signed my programme before disappearing onto his coach with some 'entertainment' shall we say ; ) After a quick lie down on the benches on Wembley Way, we proceeded to mill about London all night with 24 angel cakes for sustenance and to soak up all the ale; half of which ended up on the Wembley pitch; standard! After nearly getting set about in Soho we made a quick dart through China Town, and ended up chilling at Piccadilly Circus for a bit, where I saw someone cooking up heroin on a spoon in broad LED light, without a care in the world. Eye opening evening for an 18 year old lad I tell thee!

James Hargeaves is the go to man for Oasis content and analysis. Stuff we've all lived through over the last 30 years and, for us die hards, we think we know it inside out. Hargreaves is bringing some elite level new stuff to the table. Love all the videos. Keep it up. Hero.

I’ve never really cared about Oasis but this video was recommended. What a great job you’ve done - compelling viewing from start to end

Thanks for making this, really interesting. Poor Noel!

Loving your Oasis videos mate ... Keep em coming 🙌

That was simply fascinating. What an amazing analysis of a wild gig, and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it. Noel was total pro here, ironically. Only saw Oasis once, opening for Neil Young in Barrie, Ontario of all places.

Thanks for posting this James! I remember watching this on the telly at the time and wondering wtf was going on, now with the benefit of hindsight and your commentary it’s very clear Liam isn’t in a good place and why that’s the case. I always wondered why the Familiar to Millions Album didn’t sound anywhere near as bad, so your explanation of where most of that came from is appreciated. I saw them live at Leeds Festival 2000 the month after this on the last night of that tour, and there they were on🔥 that night. Liam was on form and much better vibes all round. Awesome content, look forward to your next upload 👍🏻

Cool video thanks so much for posting this w/ the sub titles.

Excellent video , well presented. Bravo sir .

A great video all in all man. A POV that didn't even crossed my mind and makes a lot of sense. And that beggining of the end fight between the lot actually could explain why their relationship is broken in so many levels. Keep them going man, your insight and research is something valued these days. As Mark Twain said, "Get your facts straight. Then distort them at leisure."

Just goes to show you what a class act Noel is. A true professional musician.

Thank you for this video!

Super awesome video - thanks mate ❤

This is incredibly well-researched as always James. I hadn't read that article on Noel's Vallium Addiction (or as Mark E. Smith would say, "Noel's Chemical Effluence") before.

I feel really sorry for Noel I would have walked off stage from the off. And I would love you to do a video on Standing on the shoulder of giants. Great video James

This was a great analysis. Thank you.

This video is amazing. Well done you

Great video! Was actually surprised it was 40 minutes. Seemed to go by so quickly.

Entertaining at 3 a.m. on a dead quiet night in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Thank you for doing this!

Brilliant as always James! I remember watching this on Sky one at the time thinking this is hilarious but also poor Noel who was literally seemingly trying to keep things professional and I actually thought some of his best guitar work live was during those 2 nights!

I fucking love this analysis. I’m a HUGE fan for the longest time. I love the history. How sad and a shame though it all was for Liam.

Great video as always James. Really informative. Thanks.

I can't believe I never knew about this. As a twelve year old lad the Familiar to Millions CD was the first Oasis release I heard and I listened to it constantly. All these years later they're still my favourite band. I guess the first night was used for most of it. But this explains so much to me about the band at the time. It's a testament to the charisma of the bloke that I still find this footage pretty cool haha.

Didn't know about this mess. Thanks for the tip, Schmitti.

Watched this video when it first came out, had to watch again when I saw it in my feed though, it's so great.

This was arguably Oasis' lowest point. Noel tries so hard to keep the gig together, but Liam is too busy arsing around to care. It was a shame as those Wembley gigs (and the "Familiar..." live album/DVD/VHS) were so hyped up. It's good that Liam saw it as a turning point and is a lot more professional now.

Another great oasis video, it helps me to relax when watching these videos, your content is great, shame oasis fell apart in the end

The ending is amazing. Great video

Had no intention of watching this long of a video, but somehow this one captivated my attention. Documentary of one of the biggest bands of the 90s going down in epic flames.

This is quite astonishing really. Never analysing the gig and what was said so closely. I just figured he’s pissed and to forget about. All very telling and concerning about Liams frame of mind at the time. Great content again mate.

Love these videos. I think it’s obvious Liam is having a break down here. Mental health wasn’t talked about then, and really not even now for men, but this is what it looks like. It’s kind of sad really. He’s snapped and that’s why he apologizes to Noel in his ear probably because he’s so up and down emotional roller coaster in pain. Remember Patsy took him from his mums house at 22/23 years old and this is the first time he’ll be alone, which he has said in interviews it does his head in to be alone. He can’t handle it. He’s only 27 here, the same age Noel was when Definitely, Maybe came out. Noel at age 27 was just as crazy acting, which I think a lot of people don’t think about when comparing the brothers. They compare Liam’s behavior to Noel’s, but they should compare it to how Noel acted at the age Liam is at the time. Patty Boyd wrote a book about her time with The Beatles and mentions how because they hit stardom so young they had everything done for them, so when it was done they didn’t know how to do basic adult things like get a drivers license, or lease a house and it was all overwhelming. I see that a lot in Liam he never had to learn anything basic in life and it’s overwhelming/scary when faced with it. Probably why he went straight into a relationship w Nic.

I genuinely love this. And believe the riff between Liam and Noel...and the struggles in their life from relationships to fame to drugs and alcohol and everything in-between...is what makes them. Though the quality of music suffered in a tightness kind of way...the entertainment of it all was next to none. It was the perfect storm for a swag not seen before or after.

Thank you for your work. Greetings from Poland.

Liam could have totally poured this energy into lyrics for the next album. Instead... ya got this. Excellent video. Really interesting, to see the backstory and the way the day went.

It’s good to see this again , there’s no revelations here to any oasis fan, his marriage had broken down etc etc. I remember just days after the backlash Noel sticking up for Liam and telling the critics and fans to leave him alone as he was going through some shit etc

This was such a fun watch! New fan and subbed!

Thanks for your work mate in deciphering that gig. I'm not a native English speaker and by that time I couldn't understand much. I thought it was funny that lyrics got changed or audience would sing unusual bits of the song. But now I know differently: Liam was in a VERY bad place. And though I feel the pain Noel had to go through, I can't help but feel sorry for his brother. He's a human being after all.

It’s always crazy listening to Liam talk. This guys even at his lowest is insane. Love oasis but I wasn’t old enough at the time to ever see them live, looking back I’m surprised these guys Liam and Noel ever made it that far considering the animosity between the two

I was at this concert. I just want to say thanks for explaining what Liam was going on about all night.

That was actually perfectly fitting with my own mindset right now. Gonna watch it again.

Nicely done video. Good thing they recorded the first night. Great concert with Liam close to his best

I was at the gig and the crowd were loving it. The onstage banter was incredible and the band sounded great. Yes Liam's vocals at time's were all over the shop but the energy on stage and in the crowd was incredible.

Its a real shame because this gig had alot of songs they very rarely played live. Especialy the likes of Gas Panic & Go Let it Out & Who feels Love. It had the potential to be one of their greatest ever gigs with the comeback after going quiet for 3 years since their heyday to show they hadn't gone away just yet and still were the best band around.

Great job. Thanks a lot.

Best gig ever. Thank you for captions😂

I was there on the second night, right at the front in the pit. It was brilliant, Liam's antics made the day rather than destroying it. I'd seen too many Oasis gis where they just stood there, performed the tunes and then went home. This was real,. The fact that you're talking about it 20+ years later tells you that. I never realised until today just how much went on.

I remember this also as the lowest point. I bought the pay per view gig on sky and couldn't belive this was the same band that had changed the face if music just five years before. I was convinced they would break up after this debacle. Credit to Noel for striping the band down and rebuilding it for the Heathen tour two years later.

Absolutely loved that gig, one of my favs. Legendary