Definitely Maybe Tour

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Definitely Maybe Tour
Tour by Oasis
Associated albumDefinitely Maybe
Start date6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)
End date22 April 1995 (1995-04-22)
Legs10
No. of shows143
Oasis concert chronology

The Definitely Maybe Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis in support of their hugely successful debut album Definitely Maybe. The tour, which spanned the UK, Europe, Japan, the US and Canada, included 143 shows over a period of several months in 1994 and 1995 amidst 10 different tour legs. The tour started on 6 February 1994 with a short concert at Gleneagles, Scotland, and ended on 22 April 1995 at the Sheffield Arena. The latter show featured an acoustic debut of the future hit "Don't Look Back in Anger",[1] and was also the last concert to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll.

Definitely Maybe was released midway through the tour and was widely acclaimed,[2][3] propelling Oasis to become one of the foremost British acts and put them squarely at the forefront of the emerging Britpop scene. The Gallagher brothers regularly made tabloid headlines for their frequent fallouts and rockstar lifestyles, and the tour had several disruptions and cancellations. One such occasion occurred when the band used drugs prior to the 29 September 1994 gig at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in California. The gig was a failure with numerous mistakes and afterwards, Noel left the band for several days. He was ultimately tracked down by the band's management and persuaded to continue the tour. Noel wrote the song "Talk Tonight" during this time while away from the band. They then headed to a recording studio and recorded new songs.

The Cliffs Pavilion gig on 17 April 1995 was filmed and later released as the Oasis VHS/DVD Live by the Sea.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 19 October 1994 at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "
    Rock 'N' Roll Star
    "
  2. "Columbia"
  3. "Fade Away"
  4. "Digsy's Dinner"
  5. "Shakermaker"
  6. "Live Forever"
  7. "Bring It On Down"
  8. "Up In The Sky"
  9. "Slide Away"
  10. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  11. "Married With Children"
  12. "Supersonic"
  13. "I Am the Walrus"

Other songs performed:

  1. "Cloudburst[4]"
  2. "I Will Believe"
  3. "Listen Up"
  4. "Whatever"
  5. "Sad Song"
  6. "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman"
  7. "Take Me Away"
  8. "(It's Good) To Be Free"
  9. "Talk Tonight"
  10. "Headshrinker"
  11. "
    Don't Look Back In Anger
    "
  12. "Acquiesce"
  13. "Some Might Say"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Capacity Notes
Pre Definitely Maybe Tour
18 August 1991 Manchester England The Boardwalk Supporting Sweet Jesus
15 January 1992 Supporting Sweet Jesus
19 April 1992 Kent
Dartford Polytechnic
 Supporting The Ya-Ya's
20 April 1992 Middleton Hippodrome Supporting Revenge
5 May 1992 Oldham Club 57 Supporting The Ya-Ya's
14 July 1992 Manchester The Boardwalk
19 August 1992 Supporting
13 September 1992 Supporting The City Fringe
22 November 1992 Supporting Molly Halfhead
5 January 1993 Supporting The Essence
1 March 1993 Liverpool Le Bateau
1 April 1993 The Krazyhouse
1 May 1993 Manchester The Boardwalk
31 May 1993 Glasgow Scotland King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Signed By Creation Records
18 June 1993 Manchester England Manchester University
1 July 1993 The Boardwalk
July 1993 Manchester University Supporting Dodgy
July 1993 Liverpool Le Bateau
11 September 1993 Leeds The Duchess
14 September 1993 Manchester Canal Cafe Bar Creation Records Band Night
7 October 1993 Manchester University Supporting Liz Phair
14 October 1993 Supporting The Miltown Brothers
27 October 1993 Keele Keele University Supporting BMX Bandits
28 October 1993 Sheffield Sheffield University
1 November 1993 Derby The Warehouse
3 November 1993 Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall
4 November 1993 London The Powerhouse
28 November 1993 Sheffield The Leadmill Supporting CNN
1 December 1993 Birmingham Birmingham Institute Supporting St. Etienne
2 December 1993 Glasgow Scotland Crowne Plaza
4 December 1993 Warwick England Warwick University
8 December 1993 Wolverhampton Wulfren Hall Supporting The Verve
9 December 1993 Manchester Manchester University
10 December 1993 Glasgow Scotland The Cathouse
11 December 1993 Preston England The Mill
14 December 1993 Bradford The King's Hall
16 December 1993 Liverpool Krazyhouse Supporting The Real People
UK - Definitely Maybe Tour
27 January 1994 London England The Water Rats
6 February 1994 Gleneagles Scotland Gleneagles Golf Club
23 March 1994 Bedford England The Angel
24 March 1994 London 100 Club
26 March 1994 Tunbridge Wells The Forum
27 March 1994 Oxford Oxford Brookes University Student Union
28 March 1994 Birmingham Jug of Ale
29 March 1994 Southampton The Joiners Arms
30 March 1994 Bristol Fleece
31 March 1994 Bath The Moles Club
5 April 1994 Dundee Scotland Lucifer's Mill
6 April 1994 Edinburgh La Belle Angele
7 April 1994 Glasgow The Tramway
8 April 1994 Middlesbrough England Arena
11 April 1994 Stoke-on-Trent The Wheatsheaf
12 April 1994 Leeds Duchess of York
13 April 1994 Liverpool Lomax
29 April 1994 Kingston upon Hull The New Adelphi Club
30 April 1994 Coventry Coventry University
2 May 1994 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
3 May 1994 Newport Wales TJ's
4 May 1994 Derby England The Wherehouse
6 May 1994 Leicester Princess Charlotte
7 May 1994 Windsor The Old Trout
8 May 1994 Northampton Roadmender
10 May 1994 Chelmsford The Army and Navy
11 May 1994 Cambridge The Boat Race Supported by Beach Blanket Bingo
13 May 1994 New Cross The Venue Supported by Shed Seven and Cast
14 May 1994 Sheffield The Leadmill
1 June 1994 Birmingham Edward's No. 8
2 June 1994 Cardiff Wales Cardiff University
3 June 1994 Ilford England The Island
4 June 1994 London Royal Albert Hall
6 June 1994 Norwich Norwich Arts Centre
8 June 1994 London Marquee Club
9 June 1994 Manchester Hop & Grape
11 June 1994 Preston Avenham Park
12 June 1994 Glasgow Scotland The Cathouse
13 June 1994
18 June 1994 Brighton England East Wing Centre
26 June 1994 Pilton Glastonbury Festival
1 July 1994 Leeds The Warehouse
North America
21 July 1994 New York United States Wetlands Preserve
UK
31 July 1994 Strathclyde Country Park Scotland T in the Park
9 August 1994 Newcastle England Riverside
10 August 1994 Leeds Leeds Irish Centre
11 August 1994 Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Europe
13 August 1994 Hultsfred Sweden Hultsfredsfestivalen
UK
15 August 1994 Nottingham England Rock City
16 August 1994 London The Forum
18 August 1994 London Astoria Theatre
21 August 1994 London The Borderline "Cigarettes & Alcohol" video shoot
Europe
26 August 1994 Biddinghuizen Netherlands Lowlands Festival
28 August 1994
UK
31 August 1994 Buckley Wales Tivoli
Europe
2 September 1994 Stockholm Sweden Gino
3 September 1994 Dublin Ireland Tivoli Theatre
UK
4 September 1994 Belfast Northern Ireland Limelight
5 September 1994 Manchester England Hacienda
Europe
8 September 1994 Hamburg Germany LOGO
9 September 1994 Amsterdam Netherlands Hotel Arena
Japan
13 September 1994 Tokyo Japan Shibuya Club Quattro
14 September 1994
15 September 1994
16 September 1994
18 September 1994 Osaka Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
19 September 1994 Nagoya Nagoya Club Quattro
North America
23 September 1994 Seattle United States Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe
24 September 1994 Portland Satyricon
26 September 1994 San Francisco Bottom of the Hill
27 September 1994 Sacramento Melarky's
29 September 1994
West Hollywood
 Whisky A Go Go
14 October 1994 Minneapolis Uptown Bar
15 October 1994 Chicago Metro
16 October 1994 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
18 October 1994
Cleveland Heights
 Grog Shop
19 October 1994 Toronto Canada Lee's Palace
21 October 1994 Boston United States Local 186
22 October 1994 Pawtucket The Met
23 October 1994 Philadelphia JC Dobbs
26 October 1994
Washington
 9:30 Club
28 October 1994 Hoboken Maxwell's
29 October 1994 New York Wetlands Preserve
Europe
3 November 1994 Lille France Les Inrockuptibles
4 November 1994
5 November 1994 Lyon Transbordeur
6 November 1994 Marseille Théâtre du Moulin
16 November 1994 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Palladium
17 November 1994 Gothenburg Que Club
18 November 1994 Lund Dairy
20 November 1994 Berlin Germany Loft
21 November 1994 Hamburg Markthalle
23 November 1994 Frankfurt Batschkapp
24 November 1994 Cologne Luxor
25 November 1994 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso
27 November 1994 Essen Germany Zeche Carl
28 November 1994 Brussels Belgium L’Orangerie du Botanique
UK
30 November 1994 Southampton England Southampton Guildhall
1 December 1994 Sheffield Octagon Centre
4 December 1994 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
7 December 1994 Glasgow Scotland Barrowlands
11 December 1994 Wolverhampton England The Civic Hall
12 December 1994 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Astoria
13 December 1994 London England Hammersmith Palais
17 December 1994 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
18 December 1994 Manchester Manchester Academy
27 December 1994 Glasgow Scotland Barrowlands
29 December 1994 Brighton England Brighton Centre
30 December 1994 Middlesbrough Town Hall
North America
28 January 1995 Seattle United States DV8
29 January 1995 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
30 January 1995 Portland United States Roseland Theater
1 February 1995 San Francisco The Fillmore
3 February 1995 Hollywood The Palace
4 February 1995 San Diego SOMA
5 February 1995 Mesa Nile Theater
7 February 1995 Salt Lake City The Bar & Grill
9 February 1995 Denver Bluebird Theatre
11 February 1995 Dallas Deep Ellum Live supported by Deep Blue Something
12 February 1995 Austin Liberty Lunch
13 February 1995 Houston Urban Art Bar
15 February 1995 Memphis
New Daisy Theatre
17 February 1995
Carrboro
 Cat's Cradle
25 February 1995 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
3 March 1995
Asbury Park
 United States The Stone Pony
4 March 1995
Washington
 WUST Music Hall
5 March 1995
Virginia Beach
 The Abyss
7 March 1995 Philadelphia The Theatre of Living Arts
8 March 1995 New York The Academy
10 March 1995 Providence Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11 March 1995 Boston Avalon
12 March 1995 Montreal Canada Club Soda
14 March 1995 Toronto The Phoenix Concert Theatre
15 March 1995 Cleveland United States The Odeon
16 March 1995 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
18 March 1995 Indianapolis Tyndall Armory
19 March 1995 Chicago Vic Theatre
20 March 1995
Grand Rapids
 Orbit Room
24 March 1995 Minneapolis First Avenue
25 March 1995 Milwaukee The Rave
UK
14 April 1995 London England The White Room
17 April 1995 Southend-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion
Europe
20 April 1995 Paris France Le Bataclan
UK
22 April 1995 Sheffield England Sheffield Arena 12,000 / 12,000 First Arena Show

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Date City Country Venue Reason
February 18, 1994[a] Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso Ferry incident
September 30, 1994 San Diego United States Casbah Cancelled after infamous Whiskey gig and Noel disappeared to San Francisco
October 1, 1994 Tempe Boston's Bar and Grille
October 3, 1994 Salt Lake City The Bar and Grill
October 4, 1994 Denver Mercury Cafe
October 6, 1994 Dallas Trees
October 8, 1994 Austin Liberty Lunch
October 10, 1994 St. Louis Cicero's
October 11, 1994 Lawrence The Bottleneck
October 12, 1994 Springfield The Bottom Line
December 8, 1994 Middlesbrough England Town Hall Liam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to December 30, 1994
December 9, 1994 Liverpool Royal Court Liam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to December 17, 1994
January 20, 1995[b] Auckland New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium Liam contracted laryngitis
January 22, 1995[c] Melbourne Australia Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
January 26, 1995[d] Sydney Sydney Showground
January 29, 1995[e] Gold Coast Gold Coast Parklands
February 3, 1995[f] Adelaide Royal Adelaide Showgrounds
February 5, 1995[g] Perth Fremantle Oval
February 9, 1995 Kawasaki Japan Club Citta
February 10, 1995 Fukuoka Scala Espacio
February 20, 1995 Kawasaki Club Citta

Notes

  1. ^ supporting The Verve
  2. ^ Concert was part of Big Day Out
  3. ^ Concert was part of Big Day Out
  4. ^ Concert was part of Big Day Out
  5. ^ Concert was part of Big Day Out
  6. ^ Concert was part of Big Day Out
  7. ^ Concert was part of Big Day Out

References

  1. ^ "Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger: 12 Things You Didn't Know". NME. 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ "15 reasons why Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' is definitely amazing - NME". NME. 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ Thomas, Lou. "BBC - Music - Review of Oasis - Definitely Maybe".
  4. ^ Taylor, Luke (7 March 2019). "Part Of The Forever Young: Neil Primett 50 Years". 80's Casual Classics. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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