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		<title>Liam Gallagher Releases Second Solo Album &#8216;Why Me?, Why Not&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 09:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher has today released his second solo album, ‘Why Me?, Why Not’. The solo project has already spawned a number of singles including ‘Shockwave’, ‘Once’, ‘The River’, and ‘One Of Us’. Following the success of his Platinum certified solo debut back in 2017 ‘As You Were’, the Mancunian returned to the studio alongside Greg Kurstin [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/liam-gallagher-review-why-me-why-not-tracklist-noel-oasis-keane-cause-and-effect-a9111966.html">Liam Gallagher has today released his second solo album, ‘Why Me?, Why Not’</a>. The solo project has already spawned a number of singles including ‘Shockwave’, ‘Once’, ‘The River’, and ‘One Of Us’. </span>Following the success of his Platinum certified solo debut back in 2017 ‘As You Were’, the Mancunian returned to the studio alongside Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt, collaborators who bought his first album to life, on his second musical outing.</p>
<p class="p1"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/liam-gallagher-review-why-me-why-not-tracklist-noel-oasis-keane-cause-and-effect-a9111966.html">In a review with The Independent</a>, which awarded the album four out of five stars, the article said of the album, <i>“And, deliberately or not, Why Me? Why Not. proves once and for all that, when Liam is as good as he is here, there’s little reason for an Oasis reunion beyond pleasant if vaguely pointless nostalgia.”</i></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Of the songs, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/19/liam-gallagher-why-me-why-not-review">The Guardian wrote in their review,</a><i> “The songs, it’s worth noting, are uniformly well-written, at least within their self-imposed parameters: they’re certainly melodically stronger than his brother’s recent experiments.” </i></span></p>
<p class="p1">In summary, The Guardian closed their review saying,<em> &#8220;It does what it sets out to do: provide Gallagher with material hooky enough that the arena crowds don’t storm the bars and lavatories when he stops playing Oasis songs. As Liam Gallagher knows, for his audience at least, that’s enough.&#8221;</em></p>
<p class="p1">Recently, <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/19/liam-gallagher-gets-emotional-addresses-keith-flints-death-terrible-got-stage-10775086/">during an interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music’s Beats 1,</a> Liam addressed the death of The Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint. <em>&#8220;It’s terrible that he got to that stage where he just had to do something like that, and all the other people that do that&#8221;</em> Liam said.<em> &#8220;I don’t know… and I’m sitting here, I don’t know I couldn’t, I couldn’t do that man. I couldn’t believe it man. There’s days like… I know Liam a lot more than Keith and that and speak to him every now and again and it must be terrible man.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>Liam performed &#8216;Now That I&#8217;ve Found You&#8217; live at <a href="http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-unplugged/news/liam-gallagher-stuns-hull-city-hall-with-biblical-mtv-unplugged-set">MTV Unplugged in Hull</a>, on August 3. The full show can be seen on September 27. The song serves as a poignant tribute to his daughter Molly, whom of which he had only just met at the age of 21. He performed a 15 song set in the city, covering a portfolio of work from his two solo albums, as well as covering the Bob Marley classic &#8216;Natural Mystic&#8217;. Liam spoke to MTV before the show and of the choice of song said.<em> &#8220;I like it, it’s one of my favourite songs of his, and I think I sing it pretty well…or half decent!”</em></p>
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		<title>Slowthai Announced as Support Act for Liam Gallagher&#8217;s Upcoming Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 12:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liam Gallagher has announced that rapper Slowthai will be the support act for his upcoming tour, in November, which saw tickets sell out almost instantly when they went on sale yesterday (July 12), at 9am. The only tickets left for sale were to shows at Aberdeen&#8217;s P&#38;J Live, on the 14th of November and an [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liam Gallagher has announced that rapper Slowthai will be the support act for his upcoming tour, in November, which saw tickets sell out almost instantly when they went on sale yesterday (July 12), at 9am. The only tickets left for sale were to shows at Aberdeen&#8217;s P&amp;J Live, on the 14th of November and an additional date at London&#8217;s O2, on the 29th of November 2019. The full dates can be seen below.</p>
<p>The announcement comes after, Gallagher, last month, had said he hoped Slowthai would support him on the tour, <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/liam-gallagher-november-tour-slowthai-fat-white-family-support-2507070">praising the Northampton rapper’s “Johnny Rotten vibe”</a>. Gallagher confirmed the news in a tweet, saying: &#8220;I’m delighted to announce tickets are on sale for my UK tour and the one and only slowthai will be main support.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m delighted to announce tickets are on sale for my UK AND IRELAND tour and the one and only slowthai will be main support.<br />
Why Me? Why Not. LGx <a href="https://t.co/SZ3jwSSosw">https://t.co/SZ3jwSSosw</a></p>
<p>— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) <a href="https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1149608659736940544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In an interview with Matt Wilkinson, on Beats 1, about the forthcoming tour, Gallagher said: &#8220;I’ve seen Slowthai on &#8220;Soccer AM&#8221; and he had a bit of a Johnny Rotten vibe about him. I think he’s going to come on tour with us, in November. Because it’s alright having a load of guitar bands on there, but it does get a bit…&#8221; Gallagher, continued on to say that is was his son, Gene, who introduced him to Slowthai’s music, adding: &#8220;I’ve never met him, but I think he’s going to play with us in November.&#8221;</p>
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<p>During the same interview Gallagher also expressed his enjoyment of Fat White Family, adding that he had hoped they would join the tour too. But he admitted: &#8220;I was thinking of taking them on tour, but I don’t think they want the showbiz. They’re still into being an underground band.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Gallagher’s upcoming, November, tour is in support of his second solo album, &#8216;Why Me? Why Not.&#8217;, which is scheduled to be released, on the 20th of September 2019. Gallagher will kick start his tour, in Cardiff, at the Motorpoint Arena, on the 11th of November, hitting Birmingham; Aberdeen; Glasgow; Newcastle; Sheffield; Manchester; Liverpool; Dublin; and Nottingham, before concluding with two shows in London, at the O2 Arena, on the 28th and 29th of November 2019.</p>
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<p>The announcement comes after Slowthai recently released his debut album, &#8216;Nothing Great About Britain&#8217;, which he released, in May. <a href="https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/slowthai-nothing-great-britain-review">In a four star review, NME&#8217;s Natty Kasambala said</a>: &#8220;The Northampton rapper&#8217;s unique debut album is authentic and honest in all its garish glory, an indication of the sprawling possible paths for his career to grow into. <span lang="UZ-CYR">With mammoth buzz comes mammoth responsibility. </span><span lang="UZ-CYR">Fortunately for Tyron Frampton, armed with his theatrical cadence, menacingly textured grime production and disruptive, political rhymes, Slowthai bounds comfortably into his appointment as prince of the under-protected.</span></p>
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<p class="normal"><span lang="UZ-CYR">&#8220;After his steady stream of strong releases for the past two years, including two EPs and numerous singles, this is a debut record that dares to dismantle ill-informed nationalism, rebuke fetishisations of working-class culture and speak candidly about dire reality facing so many disenchanted Brits – all while offering solace in vulnerability and charisma. Here Slowthai has succeeded in crafting a unique – yet varied – voice for himself, one that’s both urgent and completely energising.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>November looks set to be a busy time for the 24-year-old Northampton rapper, as not only will he be supporting Liam on his 12-date tour of the UK and Ireland he will also be touring the UK on his own £5 tour. The rapper will begin his five-date tour, in Newcastle, on the 13th of November 2019, hitting Glasgow; Manchester; and Bristol, before concluding the tour, in Brixton, London, on the 18th of November 2019. The full dates for Slowthai&#8217;s £5 tour can be seen below.</p>
<p><strong>Liam Gallagher’s UK and Ireland Tour Dates 2019:</strong></p>
<p>11/11/2019 &#8211; Motorpoint Arena &#8211; Cardiff<br />
12/11 &#8211; Birmingham Arena &#8211; Birmingham<br />
14/11 &#8211; P&amp;J Live &#8211; Aberdeen<br />
15/11 &#8211; SSE Hydro &#8211; Glasgow<br />
17/11 &#8211; Utilita Arena &#8211; Newcastle<br />
18/11 &#8211; FlyDSA Arena &#8211; Sheffield<br />
20/11 &#8211; Manchester Arena &#8211; Manchester<br />
21/11 &#8211; M&amp;S Bank Arena &#8211; Liverpool<br />
24/11 &#8211; 3Arena &#8211; Dublin<br />
26/11 &#8211; Motorpoint Arena &#8211; Nottingham<br />
28/11 &#8211; O2 Arena &#8211; London<br />
29/11 &#8211; O2 Arena &#8211; London</p>
<p><strong>Slowthai £5 UK Tour Dates 2019:</strong></p>
<p>13/11/2019 &#8211; Newcastle University &#8211; Newcastle<br />
14/11 &#8211; SWG &#8211; Glasgow<br />
16/11 &#8211; Manchester Academy &#8211; Manchester<br />
17/11 &#8211; Bristol O2 Academy &#8211; Bristol<br />
18/11 &#8211; Brixton O2 Academy &#8211; London</p>
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