Be Here Now Tour

infobox concert tour
concert_tour_name = Be Here Now Tour


caption = .
artist = Oasis
dates = June 14 1997 - March 25 1998
number_of_legs = 10
number_of_shows = 85

The Be Here Now World Tour was a large scale concert tour by English band Oasis in support of their eagerly awaited third album Be Here Now, which took place in 1997 and 1998, in the UK, Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, Some parts of Asia, South America and Mexico. The tour started on the June 14, supporting U2 at the KROQ Weenie Roast, Irvine, CA, United States, and ended on March 25 at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico.

Many performances were bootlegged by fans, and are avaliable through file-sharing websites, torrent websites and Oasis fan forums. Some performances were also professionally recorded, and broadcast on various radio and television stations, such as the concert at December 14 at the G-Mex, Manchester, United Kingdom.

tage Set-up

Oasis had a unique stage set up for the tour. It featured a rolls royce, telephone box, and many other items from the Be Here Now album cover. The band entered the stage from the door of the telephone box, actually a door to the backstage area. Just before the band would enter the stage, a man in a tailor suit would come on to excite the crowd, and beckon them to scream and clap, while the introduction for the song "Be Here Now" played over speakers.

et list

The band's typical set list was:

#"Be Here Now"
#"Stay Young"
#"Stand By Me"
#"Supersonic"
#"Some Might Say"
#"Roll With It"
#"D'You Know What I Mean?"
#"Don't Look Back In Anger"
#"Wonderwall"
#"Live Forever"
#"It's Gettin' Better, Man!"
#"All Around The World"
#"Fade In-Out"
#"Champagne Supernova"
#"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
#"Acquiesce"

The band would occasionally feature "Whatever", "I Hope, I Think, I Know" and "My Big Mouth". They would also sometimes break while Noel perfomed a selection of songs acoustically, like "Help!" in Budokan, Nippon; "Talk Tonight"; and a song that he collaborated on with The Chemical Brothers called "Setting Sun". This would normally lead straight into an acoustic version of "Fade In-Out".

For the U2 support slots, Oasis played between 7 and 12 songs, generally from the same setlist as the main tour, but Noel acoustically performed "Cast No Shadow".

Tour dates

U2 Support Dates

*14th June - KROQ Weenie Roast, Irvine, CA, United States
*18th June - Coliseum, Oakland, CA, United States
*19th June - Coliseum, Oakland, CA, United States

European Venue & Festival Dates

*8th September - Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
*9th September - Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
*10th September - Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark

UK dates

*13th September - Westpoint Arena, Exeter
*14th September - Westpoint Arena, Exeter
*16th September - Arena, Newcastle
*17th September - Arena, Newcastle
*19th September - Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen
*20th September - Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen
*22nd September - Arena, Sheffield
*23rd September - Arena Sheffield
*25th September - Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London
*26th September - Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London
*27th September - Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London
*29th September - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
*30th September - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

US dates

*7th October - Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
*8th October - Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY

European dates

*22nd November - Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
*3rd November - Zenith, Lille, France
*8th November - Pabellon Principe Felipe, Zaragoza, Spain
*10th November - Palacio De La Comunidad, Madrid, Spain
*11th November - Palau Dels Esports, Barcelona, Spain
*13th November - Arena, Geneva, Switzerland
*15th November - Palasport, Bologna, Italy
*16th November - Forum, Milan, Italy
*17th November - Forum, Milan, Italy
*19th November - Olympichalle, Munich, Germany
*21st November - Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic
*22nd November - Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
*24th November - Messehalle, Hannover, Germany
*25th November - Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
*26th November - Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London, United Kingdom
*27th November - Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, Netherlands
*28th November - Arena, Oberhausen, Germany

UK & Ireland dates

*3rd December - The Point, Dublin, Ireland
*4th December - The Point, Dublin, Ireland
*5th December - The Point, Dublin, Ireland
*7th December - SE&CC, Glasgow, United Kingdom
*8th December - SE&CC, Glasgow, United Kingdom
*10th December - Indoor Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*11th December - Indoor Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom
*13th December - GMEX Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
*14th December - GMEX Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
*16th December - Water Rats, London, United Kingdom
*17th December - Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
*18th December - Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom

US & Canada dates

*8th January - Sony E Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States
*9th January - Patriot Center, Washington, DC, United States
*10th January - A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
*12th January - Continental Airlines Arena , E Rutherford, NJ, United States
*15th January - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada
*17th January - Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL, United States
*18th January - Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, United States
*23rd January - GM Place, Vancouver, Canada
*24th January - Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA, United States
*26th January - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, United States
*27th January - Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, United States
*28th January - Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, United States
*31st January - Bronco Bowl Auditorium, Dallas, TX, United States
*1st February - Theatre At Bayou Place, Houston, TX, United States
*5th February - WPB Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
*6th February - UCF Arena, Orlando, FL, United States
*8th February - Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, United States

Asia dates

*18th February - Budokan, Nippon, Japan
*19th February - Budokan, Nippon, Japan
*20th February - Budokan, Nippon, Japan
*22nd February - HKCEC Hall 3, Hong Kong, China

Australia & New Xealand dates

*26th February - Entertainment Center, Perth, Australia
*28th February - Entertainment Center, Adelaide, Australia
*1st March - Entertainment Center, Melbourne, Australia
*3rd March - Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia
*6th March - Entertainment Center, Brisbane, Australia
*9th March - Carter Holt Pavilion, Auckland, New Zealand
*10th March - Queens Wharf Event Center, Wellington, New Zealand

outh American Dates

*14th March - San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium, Santiago, Chile
*17th March - Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*18th March - Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*20th March - Metropolitan, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*21st March - Polo de Arte e Cultura de Anhembi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
*24th March - Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico
*25th March - Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico