Weather warnings have been issues by both organisers and Oasis themselves as the Gallagher brothers gear up for their first show at Manchester’s Heaton Park tonight (July 11).
This weekends two shows will mark the bands first performances in their hometown since 2009 – with more than 80,000 people expected each night – with temperatures forecast to reach 30 degrees Celsius.
These high temperatures have led to Oasis taking to social media to offer a warning to those in attendance. They have urged fans to take special care, giving the instructions: “Please prepare for extreme sun and heat. Wear sun screen. Stay hydrated – at the concert and when travelling. Wear a (bucket) hat. Where possible stay in shade. Look after yourself and each other.”
The dangerous heat is not the only warning given to concert-goers ahead of tonights show, as the Police have released a statement to discourage any anti-social behaviour.
Posting on Facebook, Bury Police said (via Far Out): “There is a S34 dispersal in place for Heaton Park and surrounding areas until 2am tomorrow – there is no immediate risk but safety is our main priority; officers can ask anyone to leave the area if they are engaging in, or likely to engage in, anti-social behaviour.”
This warning comes after Manchester City Council expressed safety fears about ticket-less fans trying to sneak into Heaton Park. The Council explained in a statement how it’ll be near-impossible to breach the area.
The statement read: “There are no facilities for them at the park and they will not be able to see the concert or get into the event arena – which is double-walled with solid high security fencing all the way round and in excess of 2,000 event security staff and police officers on duty around the site to ensure both the safety and wellbeing of ticketholders and that only those who have tickets access the concert.”
Despite all the warnings, the anticipation is building for the massive homecoming shows. Fans have been spotted queuing at the gates since before 7am this morning, including fans from all over the world such as Australia, Italy and South Korea.
Cast are due to take the stage at 6pm before Richard Ashcroft at 7pm, with Oasis kicking things off at 8:15pm. If last weeks shows in Cardiff are anything to go by, it can be expected that the Britpop icons will remain on stage until around 10:30pm.
Check out all the news from the first weekend of the historic ‘Oasis Live ’25’ tour here at mxdwn.co.uk.
