Oasis have finally returned to their hometown to perform together for the first time since 2009 as Liam and Noel Gallagher walked out hand in hand once again for their reunion shows

The mood is thankfully retrieved by those spine tingling, hairs standing up on the back of your neck moments that Oasis do so well, from the utterly magical Stand by Me, sumptuous Cast No Shadow, and romantic Slide Away which is almost drowned about by the crowd belting it back to Liam and Noel.

Nowhere, however, is the Oasis hype quite like it is in Manchester. The Gallaghers’ shows at Heaton Park aren’t just more tour stops: these are homecoming dates at a venue that has a special place in the band’s history. Oasis played three nights at Heaton Park back in 2009 and this time they’ve upped the ante, lining up five dates.