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‘Never seen buzz like this’: Oasis fever grips Manchester before reunion gigs


Pubs and shops witness surge in sales as global visitors join born and bred Mancunians to attend sold-out five night run

Behind the bar at an Oasis-themed pub in Manchester’s buzzy Northern Quarter, fans from across the world have planted their flags in a giant map of the globe to show the extraordinary international appeal of the city’s most famous musical sons. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianOasis will play five nights at Heaton Park, which neighbours the school attended by the band’s guitarist Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs, before moving on to London, Edinburgh, Dublin and then north America. “Cardiff was seamless, it was faultless, honestly it was unbelievable – but it was just a dress rehearsal for Manchester,” said Dave Foran, a music promoter whose Lions Den pub has ordered double its usual quantity of beer for the occasion.

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