The Who sound-a-likes and look-a-likes even reached to their mentors to provide some musical thrill as they closed the night out with a powerful cover of “My Generation” – a song very close to home for the band’s drummer, Zak Starky – Ringo’s kid, yet another connection to the powerhouse bands of the '60s – as he has been touring with The Who as their stand-in drummer. Even though Oasis had been using “My Generation” as its closer for much of the tour, the Riverside-crowd seemed shocked when Starky led the charge and sent Milwaukee into an entertaining jumping and singing uproar.
Starky was by far the most impressive and entertaining band member on the night, as he nailed some great drum riffs and dominated the beats on nearly every song throughout the night. Of course, frontman Liam Gallagher provided plenty of creative illustration as well, as the slightly crazy singer stood stiffly at the front of the stage and left several times throughout the set, paving way for his brother Noel to rock out vocally and with his guitar.
Although many critics mock Liam and push his insanity, the Oasis frontman was very grateful and interactive with the sold-out Riverside crowd throughout the night as he was free with giving high fives, waving, flirtingly staring and even inviting a few Oasis diehards onto stage. And after the show, the super band even stopped to sign autographs and take photos with the 30-or-so fans screaming their names as Oasis tried to leave out the side ally door.
Oasis’ current tour has also marked the return to greatness for the band as they once again have been playing to sellout crowds – like the Riverside – helping connect them to the 90s when they sold out nearly every venue they stepped foot in. And as they have been using this tour to reconnect with fans – who have all seemed to jump, um, 10 years in age – Oasis has mixed plenty of new tunes with the old.
Throughout the tour, Oasis of course had to play the hits – like Champagne Supernova and Morning Glory, but they have also used newer songs like “Turn up the Sun”, “Lyla” and “Importance of Being Idle” to drive the shows – all tunes the Riverside crowd seemed to know every lyric to.
On the artsy front, the lighting was quite impressive and perfectly in sync with the classic tunes Oasis nailed throughout the night. The lighting helped cue the fans to the beat, thus providing a very interactive, jumping up and down sort of night, helping make Oasis’ return to the Midwest quite pleasurable, entertaining, and definitely worth the price of admission.
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