Definitely Maybe Tour

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Definitely Maybe Tour
Tour by Oasis
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
Associated album Definitely Maybe
Start date6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)
End date22 April 1995 (1995-04-22)
Legs10
No. of shows143
Oasis concert chronology

The Definitely Maybe Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis in support of their hugely successful debut album Definitely Maybe . The tour, which spanned the UK, Europe, Japan, the US and Canada, included 143 shows over a period of several months in 1994 and 1995 amidst 10 different tour legs. The tour started on 6 February 1994 with a short concert at Gleneagles, Scotland, and ended on 22 April 1995 at the Sheffield Arena. The latter show featured an acoustic debut of the future hit "Don't Look Back in Anger", [1] and was also the last concert to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll.

Contents

Definitely Maybe was released midway through the tour and was widely acclaimed, [2] [3] propelling Oasis to become one of the foremost British acts and put them squarely at the forefront of the emerging Britpop scene. The Gallagher brothers regularly made tabloid headlines for their frequent fallouts and rockstar lifestyles, and the tour had several disruptions and cancellations. One such occasion occurred when the band used drugs prior to the 29 September 1994 gig at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in California. The gig was a failure with numerous mistakes and afterwards, Noel left the band for several days. He was ultimately tracked down by the band's management and persuaded to continue the tour. Noel wrote the song "Talk Tonight" during this time while away from the band. They then headed to a recording studio and recorded new songs.

The Cliffs Pavilion gig on 17 April 1995 was filmed and later released as the Oasis VHS/DVD Live by the Sea .

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 19 October 1994 at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
  2. "Columbia"
  3. "Fade Away"
  4. "Digsy's Dinner"
  5. "Shakermaker"
  6. "Live Forever"
  7. "Bring It On Down"
  8. "Up In The Sky"
  9. "Slide Away"
  10. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  11. "Married With Children"
  12. "Supersonic"
  13. "I Am the Walrus"

Other songs performed:

  1. "Cloudburst [4] "
  2. "I Will Believe"
  3. "Listen Up"
  4. "Whatever"
  5. "Sad Song"
  6. "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman"
  7. "Take Me Away"
  8. "(It's Good) To Be Free"
  9. "Talk Tonight"
  10. "Headshrinker"
  11. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  12. "Acquiesce"
  13. "Some Might Say"

Tour dates

List of 1994 concerts
DateCityCountryVenue
6 February 1994 Gleneagles Scotland Gleneagles Golf Club
23 March 1994 Bedford EnglandThe Angel
24 March 1994 London 100 Club
26 March 1994 Tunbridge Wells The Forum
27 March 1994 Oxford Oxford Brookes University Student Union
28 March 1994 Birmingham Jug of Ale
29 March 1994 Southampton The Joiners
30 March 1994 Bristol Fleece
31 March 1994 Bath The Moles Club
5 April 1994 Dundee ScotlandLucifer's Mill
6 April 1994 Edinburgh La Belle Angele
7 April 1994 Glasgow The Tramway
8 April 1994 Middlesbrough EnglandArena
11 April 1994 Stoke-on-Trent The Wheatsheaf
12 April 1994 Leeds Duchess of York
13 April 1994 Liverpool Lomax
29 April 1994 Kingston upon Hull The New Adelphi Club
30 April 1994 Coventry Coventry University
2 May 1994 Portsmouth The Wedgewood Rooms
3 May 1994 Newport Wales TJ's
4 May 1994 Derby EnglandThe Wherehouse
6 May 1994 Leicester Princess Charlotte
7 May 1994 Windsor The Old Trout
8 May 1994 Northampton Roadmender
10 May 1994 Chelmsford The Army and Navy
11 May 1994 Cambridge The Boat Race
13 May 1994 New Cross The Venue
14 May 1994 Sheffield The Leadmill
1 June 1994BirminghamEdward's No. 8
2 June 1994 Cardiff Wales Cardiff University
3 June 1994 Ilford EnglandThe Island
4 June 1994London Royal Albert Hall
6 June 1994 Norwich Norwich Arts Centre
8 June 1994London Marquee Club
9 June 1994 Manchester Hop & Grape
11 June 1994 Preston Avenham Park
12 June 1994GlasgowScotland Cathouse
13 June 1994
18 June 1994 Brighton EnglandEast Wing Centre
26 June 1994 Pilton Glastonbury Festival
1 July 1994LeedsThe Warehouse
21 July 1994 New York United States Wetlands Preserve
31 July 1994 Strathclyde Country Park Scotland T in the Park
9 August 1994 Newcastle EnglandRiverside
10 August 1994LeedsLeeds Irish Centre
11 August 1994 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
13 August 1994 Hultsfred Sweden Hultsfredsfestivalen
15 August 1994 Nottingham England Rock City
16 August 1994London The Forum
18 August 1994London Astoria
21 August 1994London The Borderline
26 August 1994 Biddinghuizen Netherlands Lowlands
28 August 1994
31 August 1994 Buckley WalesTivoli
2 September 1994 Stockholm SwedenGino
3 September 1994 Dublin Ireland Tivoli Theatre
4 September 1994 Belfast Northern Ireland Limelight
5 September 1994ManchesterEngland The Haçienda
8 September 1994 Hamburg GermanyLOGO
9 September 1994 Amsterdam NetherlandsHotel Arena
13 September 1994 Tokyo JapanShibuya Club Quattro
14 September 1994
15 September 1994
16 September 1994
18 September 1994 Osaka Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
19 September 1994 Nagoya Nagoya Club Quattro
23 September 1994 Seattle United StatesMoe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe
24 September 1994 Portland Satyricon
26 September 1994 San Francisco Bottom of the Hill
27 September 1994 Sacramento Melarky's
29 September 1994 West Hollywood Whisky A Go Go
14 October 1994 Minneapolis Uptown Bar
15 October 1994 Chicago Metro
16 October 1994 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
18 October 1994 Cleveland Heights Grog Shop
19 October 1994 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
21 October 1994 Boston United StatesLocal 186
22 October 1994 Pawtucket The Met
23 October 1994 Philadelphia JC Dobbs
26 October 1994 Washington 9:30 Club
28 October 1994 Hoboken Maxwell's
29 October 1994New YorkWetlands Preserve
3 November 1994 Lille FranceLes Inrockuptibles
4 November 1994 Paris La Cigale
5 November 1994 Lyon Transbordeur
6 November 1994 Marseille Théâtre du Moulin
16 November 1994StockholmSwedenStockholm Palladium
17 November 1994 Gothenburg Que Club
18 November 1994 Lund Dairy
20 November 1994 Berlin GermanyLoft
21 November 1994Hamburg Markthalle
23 November 1994 Frankfurt Batschkapp
24 November 1994 Cologne Luxor
25 November 1994AmsterdamNetherlands Paradiso
27 November 1994 Essen Germany Zeche Carl
28 November 1994 Brussels BelgiumL’Orangerie du Botanique
30 November 1994SouthamptonEngland Southampton Guildhall
1 December 1994Sheffield Octagon Centre
4 December 1994Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
7 December 1994GlasgowScotland Barrowlands
11 December 1994WolverhamptonEngland Civic Hall
12 December 1994CardiffWalesCardiff Astoria
13 December 1994LondonEngland Hammersmith Palais
17 December 1994Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
18 December 1994Manchester Manchester Academy
27 December 1994GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
29 December 1994BrightonEngland Brighton Centre
30 December 1994Middlesbrough Town Hall
List of 1995 concerts
DateCityCountryVenue
28 January 1995SeattleUnited StatesDV8
29 January 1995 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
30 January 1995PortlandUnited States Roseland Theater
1 February 1995San Francisco The Fillmore
3 February 1995 Hollywood The Palace
4 February 1995 San Diego SOMA
5 February 1995 Mesa Nile Theater
7 February 1995 Salt Lake City The Bar & Grill
9 February 1995 Denver Bluebird Theatre
11 February 1995 Dallas Deep Ellum Live
12 February 1995 Austin Liberty Lunch
13 February 1995 Houston Urban Art Bar
15 February 1995 Memphis New Daisy Theatre
17 February 1995 Carrboro Cat's Cradle
25 February 1995VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
3 March 1995 Asbury Park United States The Stone Pony
4 March 1995WashingtonWUST Music Hall
5 March 1995 Virginia Beach The Abyss
7 March 1995Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
8 March 1995New YorkThe Academy
10 March 1995 Providence Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11 March 1995BostonAvalon
12 March 1995 Montreal Canada Club Soda
14 March 1995TorontoThe Phoenix Concert Theatre
15 March 1995 Cleveland United StatesThe Odeon
16 March 1995DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall
18 March 1995 Indianapolis Tyndall Armory
19 March 1995Chicago The Vic Theatre
20 March 1995 Grand Rapids Orbit Room
24 March 1995Minneapolis First Avenue
25 March 1995 Milwaukee The Rave
17 April 1995 Southend-on-Sea England Cliffs Pavilion
20 April 1995ParisFrance Bataclan
22 April 1995SheffieldEngland Sheffield Arena

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
18 February 1994 [a] AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoFerry incident
30 September 1994San DiegoUnited StatesCasbahCancelled after infamous Whiskey gig and Noel disappeared to San Francisco
1 October 1994 Tempe Boston's Bar and Grille
3 October 1994Salt Lake CityThe Bar and Grill
4 October 1994DenverMercury Cafe
6 October 1994DallasTrees
8 October 1994AustinLiberty Lunch
10 October 1994 St. Louis Cicero's
11 October 1994 Lawrence The Bottleneck
12 October 1994SpringfieldThe Bottom Line
8 December 1994MiddlesbroughEnglandTown HallLiam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to 30 December 1994
9 December 1994LiverpoolRoyal CourtLiam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to 17 December 1994
20 January 1995 [b] Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium Liam contracted laryngitis
22 January 1995 [b] Melbourne Australia Melbourne Showgrounds
26 January 1995 [b] Sydney Sydney Showground
29 January 1995 [b] Gold Coast Gold Coast Parklands
3 February 1995 [b] Adelaide Adelaide Showground
5 February 1995 [b] Perth Fremantle Oval
9 February 1995 Kawasaki Japan Club Citta
10 February 1995 Fukuoka Scala Espacio
20 February 1995KawasakiClub Citta

Notes

  1. ↑ Supporting The Verve
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Concert was part of Big Day Out

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