Paul McCartney and Billie Eilish were among the Oasis fans at the Rose Bowl last night. Paul called the show "fabulous"

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Reddit thread with video another fan got of Paul making sure he had video of "Little By Little"

https://www.reddit.com/r/oasis/comments/1nal6gl/paul_mccartney_filming_oasis_perform_little_by/

the Oasis song I posted about on Friday, including video of the complete song from the band's concert at Wembley on August 2:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034151004

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica were also there.

See this story in NME:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartney-and-billie-eilish-enjoy-oasis-reunion-tour-in-la-3890655

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1. Video of Paul McCartney at the Rose Bowl:

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2. From that NME article:

https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartney-and-billie-eilish-enjoy-oasis-reunion-tour-in-la-3890655

The latter can be seen in clips on social media filming while Noel Gallagher sang ‘Little By Little’, with many noting he was the only one in his section who stood up throughout. In a separate clip, fans approached him as he left the venue and asked what he thought of the show, to which he replied: “Fabulous”.

As far back as 2015, Noel had joked that if McCartney wrote their comeback single, he’d be willing to discuss a reunion. The same year, he walked back comments he made to MTV, where he said Oasis were bigger than The Beatles, which McCartney said was the biggest mistake of their career.

“I thought, ‘So many people have said that, and it’s the kiss of death,‘” he said at the time. “Be bigger than The Beatles, but don’t say it. The minute you say it, everything you do from then on is going to be looked at in the light of that statement.”

Both brothers revere McCartney, with Liam fondly recalling a now infamous interaction they’d had while speaking to NME in 2017.

Paul had offered Liam a margarita at a party, and Liam had thought he said "pizza."

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3. I've cross-posted this to the Lounge:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10182222368

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4. Billboard article on Sir Paul being there:

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/paul-mccartney-oasis-rose-bowl-concert-review-1236060771/

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Fans on social media were eating up the moment of McCartney — the only one standing in his section — filming Noel onstage, with one writing alongside the video: “Sir Paul McCartney watching Oasis tonight in Los Angeles. The teacher watching the student. Night of legends.” Another wrote: “noel gallagher is gonna go home tonight to the news of paul mccartney recording him, do you understand how insane that is? i’m so happy for them.” Another added: “Paul McCartney watching Oasis tonight like an elder wizard watching over his students. Beautiful.”

Another posted throwback photos of the Gallagher brothers wearing Beatles shirts with the caption: “i wonder if these guys know paul mccartney just recorded them on his phone while watching them sing the music he inspired them to make.”

When Oasis came out of the gate in the ’90s with the one-two punch of 1994’s Definitely Maybe and 1995’s What’s the Story (Morning Glory)?, they were often compared to The Beatles because of the band’s strong influence on the Gallaghers’ musical style, but they got off to a rocky start because of Noel Gallagher’s “bigger than The Beatles” comment. In a 2021 interview, Noel reflected on the time, saying, “When Oasis started, we were so big we were compared to [The Beatles] size-wise and musically, embarrassingly, compared to them as well.” When the interviewer asked why it was embarrassing, he said: “Because we weren’t as good as them.”

Also in 2021, Noel Gallagher played a set at the 50th birthday of Paul’s daughter Stella McCartney and even joined Sir Paul for The Beatles’ “Birthday” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”

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6. More video of Paul watching Oasis and filming, here as Liam sings Rock 'n' Roll Star:

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