I told Oasis their name was bad & songs too loud

WHEN Oasis take the stage on their £50million reunion tour this summer, one promoter will be reflecting on the advice he once gave the trailblazing brothers.

- BY MATT ROPER

Colin Sinclair first met Noel and Liam when he ran the iconic Boardwalk venue in Manchester in the 90s. He went on to befriend the Gallaghers as they conquered the world but his first impressions were not great.

Colin recalls: “When Oasis first started, they brought me the demo tapes they had recorded.

“I would say, ‘Some of the louder songs are indecipherable’.

“I thought the songwriting was brilliant - but I did say that Oasis was a bad name for a band.

Humble

“I told Noel and Liam, ‘You need a better name.’ There was a shop in the Arndale centre called Oasis and a soft drink with the same name as well.

“If they had listened to me and changed their name, they probably wouldn't have made it. It was their idea and that was part of it.”

Liam made his debut as the band’s singer at the Boardwalk aged 18 on August 18, 1991, but to a much more humble crowd than the 1.4million who managed to get tickets for the UK tour.

“There were about six people there!” says Colin. But he added: