"St Monica’s School over there is where I learnt the chords to Wonderwall…I used to run across this field hiding from my PE teacher."Cries of “any spare tickets!” are the first thing I hear when getting off the tram at Heaton Park on Saturday afternoon. Oasis are performing possibly their last ever concerts in Manchester this weekend, and the entire city wants to be there. Thanks to ticketing controversy and the rest of Britain also wanting a piece of the action, they can’t be. But walking the streets around the park, it’s clear that Manchester isn’t going to let the small matter of tickets get in the way of worshiping their spiritual leaders.A group have parked themselves on the kerb opposite the main entrance to the arena, where fences block most of the view. A girl waves her arms and shouts “go on Richard” as former frontman of The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, tonight’s main support act, strikes up. Just dow
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