When your mate's 14-year-old son says Liam Gallagher's Cardiff Bay gig was the 'best night of his life' it's not hard to understand why after a stunning set that mixed Liam-led Oasis classics and more recent solo outings.
Crowds at Liam's gigs are, these days, populated with.... well, the same as they always were in the Oasis heyday, tanked up, bucket-hatted, chanting young people - as well as a large portion of OG Gallagher fans like myself and others who remember the 1990s as if they were about 10 years ago. It's Liam's generation-bridging appeal that's fascinating and ultimately endearing, whipping up the mixed crowd into a ball of energy and singing so loud, you can hardly hear the bloke on the stage in a cool mac.
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