Billie Joe Armstrong could not have appreciated it when a fan invited on stage trolled him by taking part in Oasis‘ “Wonderwall” as an alternative of “Good Riddance” at a current Green Day present, however Liam Gallagher actually did.
Shortly after a clip went viral of Armstrong looking bewildered whereas a fan strummed the opening chords to Oasis’ signature hit — versus the 1997 Nimrod lower, aka the music the prankster was presupposed to play — Gallagher shared his approval on X. Replying to a video of the incident, he wrote sarcastically, “Greatest music of the evening.”
It’s grow to be a convention at Inexperienced Day exhibits for the band to ask musicians within the crowd to hitch Armstrong on stage and accompany him on “Good Riddance” on acoustic guitar. On the group’s Monday (June 30) efficiency in Luxembourg, nevertheless, the chosen fan went astray by taking part in a unique tune, which at first confused the California frontman.
“You instructed me you would play this one!” Armstrong mentioned earlier than realizing what was truly taking place, with the perpetrator taking part in what was unmistakably the intro to Oasis’ Billboard Hot 100 No. 8 monitor. Promptly taking again his guitar as a crew member ushered the fan off stage, Armstrong then mentioned, “Good strive, good strive.”
As Inexperienced Day continues its summer time run of exhibits and festivals, Oasis can be gearing as much as hit the street once more for the primary time in 16 years. After burying the hatchet and placing an finish to a yearslong feud, Liam and brother Noel Gallagher will lastly reunite on stage on Friday (July 4), kicking off a worldwide tour with a present at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Within the lead-up to the trek, the brothers have been teasing that their band is sounding higher than ever in rehearsals. “We now have LIFT OFF Rastas sounded f–king FILTHY,” Liam wrote on X in June.
Even U2’s Bono is amped for the reunion. “I like them,” he recently told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe. “I’m nonetheless very shut with Noel, and he despatched a message to me saying he’s sort of shocked by how nice the band is [sounding]. I feel we’re going to have a very good summer time.”