LEGENDARY GLASGOW GIG THAT LED TO RECORD DEAL

Live show in Scotland a key moment for Oasis

- BY DAVID MCLEAN

MONDAY, May 31, 1993 and Oasis hitch a lift to Glasgow with fellow Mancunians Sister Lovers.

The all-girl outfit had a slot booked at King Tut's, supporting Glasgow bands Boyfriend and 18 Wheeler, who were both signed to Creation Records.

Legend has it that Oasis, who were not on the bill, turned up at the venue and simply demanded to play.

For years, it was believed Bonehead, Oasis’ rhythm guitarist, had threatened to “trash the place” if they didn't perform. They had previously performed on stage just 14 times ~ eight of those at the Boardwalk in Manchester.

Here we look at several different versions of events from key figures both from Oasis and King Tut's to purge some rock and roll myths and examine what exactly happened that fateful evening.

Noel Gallagher

In 1997, Noel recalled: “We hired a van, put loads of people in it, charged them money for petrol and told them ‘we'll get you into the gig for free and have a good night'.

“We got to the gig, but the promoter said he'd never heard of us and refused to let us play.

“So we pointed out there were only two security guards and 17 of us. I said ‘what are you going to do about that then?”

“And he thought about it and replied ‘if you put it like that, you can do a few songs.”

Tony McCarroll

Writing in his book Oasis: The Truth, drummer Tony McCarroll, says the band travelled in a two-transit van convoy, with several of their mates, including one called Big ‘Un.

According to McCarroll, there really was violence in the air that night.