When is the Liam Gallagher UK tour? Venues and dates for former Oasis singer’s first solo tour
The Britpop legend will be performing his first-ever shows without the help of a his band
FORMER Oasis singer Liam Gallagher is on the the road solo for the first time ever.
The Beady Eye frontman is touring the UK this summer and is donating profits from his Manchester gig to an appeal to help victims of the bomb attack. Here are the details...
When is Liam Gallagher touring and can I get tickets?
Britpop hero Liam is heading all over the world, from late May to early September, and he's playing four dates in the UK and Ireland.
Between tunes, gig-goers can expect a lot of catty comments about his brother Liam's unwillingness to reform Oasis as well as the usual, swear-laced existential angst.
Tickets for the gigs, which all kick off at 7pm, went on sale on May 26 and sold out rapidly.
This is an appeal to help those affected by the devastating bomb attack, ensuring victims and bereaved families don't suffer with "short-term financial difficulties."
He's said of this decision: “I just knew I had to. I’m not in it for the money.
"The gig was going to happen anyway and we all have to do what we can. I want to try and help pick people up. People like me, doing what we do, it’s our duty to give people a good time.”
Which festivals is Liam playing at this year?
When he's not doing his own gigs, Liam is dropping in at the Leeds and Reading Festivals, on Friday August 25 and Sunday August 27 respectively.
As for European festivals, he's playing at several of them, listed below with the Reading and Leeds dates.
Friday June 2 – Rock am Ring, Mendig, Germany
Sunday June 4 – Rock im Park, Nuremberg, Germany
Monday June 5 – Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Netherlands
Wednesday June 14 – Bergenfest, Bergen, Norway
Thursday July 6 – Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
Sunday July 9 – Les Ardentes, Liege, Belgium
Saturday July 15 – Benicassim Festival, Benicassim, Spain
Friday July 21 – The Tall Ships Races, Turku, Finland
Sunday July 23 – Lollapalooza, Paris, France
Friday August 25 – Leeds Festival, UK
Sunday August 27 – Reading Festival, UK
Friday September 1 – dcode, Madrid, Spain
Saturday September 9 – Home Festival, Treviso, Italy
Will Liam be indulging in a rock 'n' roll lifestyle on tour?
Oasis tours were notoriously raucous, and Liam - who's now 44 - says he wants to bring the spirit back, while also looking after his health a bit more.
“I never looked after it in the old days," he admitted.
"You’ve just got to be good when it comes to gigging, go easy on the cigs and alcohol. But it can’t all be no fun – I wouldn’t do it if it was.
"I’m not Aled Jones. It can’t be all work and no f***ing play. You’ve just got to pick your moments to let loose.”
When is Liam's debut solo album As You Were due out?
Fans will be able to hear Liam's first ever solo album As You Were when it comes out in October.
Until then you can pre-order his first solo single Wall Of Glass on iTunes.