Augusztus 8-án, a sziget zárónapján mindenki érdeklődve várta, vajon botrányok nélkül bonyolódik-e le az Oasis koncertje. A buli előtt egy úriember tisztességes szurkolásra szólította fel a közönséget, majd a mindig nyugodt (vagy csak fáradt?) Gerendai Károly is megpróbált rögtönzött köszönőbeszédjével higgadtságot szugerálni a tömegbe. Az aggodalom felesleges volt. Az Oasis a Sziget egyik legnagyobb szabású, legsimább buliját vezényelte le.

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Az Oasis eljátszotta a csomó dalukat, amit itthon is sokat játszottak a rádiók - azt ne tudjuk meg mi van Nagy-Britanniában, ott csak ez megy a rádióban, nagyon komolyan.

Szóval az Oasis elhozta nekünk a hazai mélymunkásosztályi attitűdjét, amihez nem nagyon tudunk viszonyulni. Hogy például miért nem magánügy, hogy isznak mint a gödény. Vagy hogy a Liam miért játssza el nekünk a szögletes munkabeszüntetést, hogy csak akkor jön elő ha bele kell mekegni a mikrofonba.

Hát azért, mert neki így kell demonstrálni, hogy ők keményen proliak, mink meg csak idegeskedünk, annyira emlékszünk csak, hogy nekik törött le a legnagyobb della.

Pepsi Sziget festival is the biggest musical and cultural festival in Central Europe. It is a seven-day multicultural expo offering more than 800 programs on more than 30 venues. Sziget means island in Hungarian and Pepsi Sziget besides being on an island in the heart of Budapest, is an island in the metaphorical sense.

Sophie Fazekas says...

If anyone liked to know the truth about the Oasis' gig in Hungary, you should read my review. Me & my boyfriend were standing in the first row. We know what happened !

The gig started with Fucking in the Bushes which was literally very exciting. When they entered the stage i felt i would going crazy. Liam, Gem, Andy, Alan and Matt were just musicians. Absolutely. Without disguises or show elements.

Without that fucking reggea circus that was before Oasis' gig or dull Hungarian band Quimby who thinks themselves playing the best music (they had three drummers... I think they should finally find one good drummer)... Quimby is a rubbish pop-band, rubbish like Hungarian music... I must say, though I'm Hungarian...

Well, Oasis were pure Rock 'n' Roll-ers! Go Let It Out was a really good start. But, there was some problem with Gem's guitar. He changed it four times, I think. Who Feels Love? was really powerful as well as Supersonic or Live Forever. Unfortunately, Hungarian audience didn't know the lyric of Acquiesce. Stand By Me or Champagne Supernova were just great. I think both songs were as a replacement of Noel's "ballads". Roll with it was a real "roll with it" Very Good.

Now let me tell you more about my favourite Oasis' song ever : Gas Panic!

The story is that my boyfriend has never been a real Oasis fan. His opinion is that Led Zeppelin means music and anything else is rubbish. I said to him before the gig that he should come with me to see Oasis live because Liam sang very well in the last months, Gem Archer is phenomenal guitarist and Andy Bell is the best bassist. He didn't believe me, of course. But he stood with me in the front row and the gig made him change his opinion.

The huge guitar - solo at the end of Gas Panic! was more than phenomenal or fantastic. It was supernatural, really. We felt that Gem & Andy would have played hours long. It was a sort of being free feeling.

The last song was Rock 'n' Roll Star, of course. I couldn't really enjoy it because I knew it meant the end. Unfortunately, I couldn't see Alan & Matt from my position. Anyway, Liam's voice was good. Much better than on the Be Here Now tour. He sang well and powerful. I loved it !

I know that there are bad opinions in Hungarian media about the Oasis' gig. They say Liam was too cold to the audience, didn't speak and staff. Because they were playing only for the money. I say Hungarians are fucking idiots. Oasis is a Rock 'n' Roll band. They're not the products of the designer or the entertainment industry. Liam, Gem, Andy, Alan & Noel - Matt as well, of course - are not show elements. They're just GOOD musicians. If someone is interested in the design (or wants to hear lines like : you're the best audience), he/she should go to the circus.

Me and my boyfriend wanted pure Rock 'n' Roll. We GOT it from Oasis on the 8th of August on Pepsi Island. I thank the guys so much.

I'm waiting for their new album with the hope that Noel & Liam are in peace with each other. And I hope I see Oasis live soon !!!!

On the last day of what is fastly has become the most visited and most popular Central-European open festival, Pepsi Sziget (Pepsi Island) of Budapest, Hungary, Oasis was meant to be the highlight.

The band's performance was highly awaited by all of those who have followed the band's long way from Longsight of Manchester through international stardom to becoming a band being closest ever to split up.

On a positive note, their Hungarian concert was at least not cancelled and was eventually fully played. They promised to play 90 minutes and so they did.

In the beginning a note was addressed to the crowd calling attention to the risk of the band immediately leaving the stage, should any flying object land on stage.

Fucking in the bushes was playing from the tape as the band took their stands from where they would not move until the end of the gig. The play list included, inter alia, Fucking In The Bushes, Go Let It Out, Supersonic, Roll With It, Wonderwall, Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Acquiesce, Gas Panic, Champagne Supernova, Stand by me and finally Rock 'N' Roll Star.

Liam was definitely sober and was drinking only Hungarian mineral water. He said some friendly Hungarian words but aside therefrom he did not say anything but the title of the coming songs. altough he did not indicate that he is bored by performing by picking to the microphone while singing the line "I'm tired of talking on my phone" as he had done in a previous gig.

The line did not include Whitey, who must have been having some rest after being thrown with a stone in the head by Portugal fans. Unfortunately there was no contact between the people and Liam, which was partly due to the Hungarian crowd being sometimes reluctant to slap their hands during and between the tracks. And, clearly, Liam was not on the top yesterday night's gig, but that's all.

A tree (!) that some funny people tried to forward to the stage twice prompted laughs. Regarding its purpose, various funny ideas have been offered within the crowd. Despite the "throwing" warning, however, I definitely saw some things thrown towards the stage, which left Liam without any concern.

It may have contributed to the most peculiar finish of a concert I have ever witnessed. Liam said: Rock and roll star, this is our last song and he said goodbye. It was not more than one minute after the song when the roads started to pack things together from the stage thereby paving the way for the last plastic bottles and food leftovers to be thrown to the stage. Oasis left its fans without any single encore which prompted some obvious disappointment, however, it was interesting in the same place that the crowd was not really surprised and probably was glad to have attended a full concert after the bad news coming from cancelled shows from Switzerland and Portugal and was satisfied to have seen the biggest british band of the nineties, even if by way of such a concert.

Anyway, many thanks indeed to Oasis for coming to Budapest, Hungary, it was worth waiting for you for so long.

Altough rumours has it that it is game over for the band after the end of their tour, we all no that it ain't over till it's over. At least Noel does not say so.