Definitely Maybe Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Definitely Maybe Tour
Album:Definitely Maybe
Number Of Legs:10
Number Of Shows:143
This Tour:Definitely Maybe Tour
(1994–95)
Next Tour:(What's the Story) Morning Glory? Tour
(1995–96)

The Definitely Maybe Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis in support of their hugely successful debut album Definitely Maybe. The tour, which spanned the UK, Europe, Japan, the US and Canada, included 143 shows over a period of several months in 1994 and 1995 amidst 10 different tour legs. The tour started on 6 February 1994 with a short concert at Gleneagles, Scotland, and ended on 22 April 1995 at the Sheffield Arena. The latter show featured an acoustic debut of the future hit "Don't Look Back in Anger",[1] and was also the last concert to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll.

Definitely Maybe was released midway through the tour and was widely acclaimed,[2] [3] propelling Oasis to become one of the foremost British acts and put them squarely at the forefront of the emerging Britpop scene. The Gallagher brothers regularly made tabloid headlines for their frequent fallouts and rockstar lifestyles, and the tour had several disruptions and cancellations. One such occasion occurred when the band used drugs prior to the 29 September 1994 gig at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in California. The gig was a failure with numerous mistakes and afterwards, Noel left the band for several days. He was ultimately tracked down by the band's management and persuaded to continue the tour. Noel wrote the song "Talk Tonight" during this time while away from the band. They then headed to a recording studio and recorded new songs.

The Cliffs Pavilion gig on 17 April 1995 was filmed and later released as the Oasis VHS/DVD Live by the Sea.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 19 October 1994 at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
  2. "Columbia"
  3. "Fade Away"
  4. "Digsy's Dinner"
  5. "Shakermaker"
  6. "Live Forever"
  7. "Bring It On Down"
  8. "Up In The Sky"
  9. "Slide Away"
  10. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  11. "Married With Children"
  12. "Supersonic"
  13. "I Am the Walrus"

Other songs performed:

  1. "Cloudburst[4] "
  2. "I Will Believe"
  3. "Listen Up"
  4. "Whatever"
  5. "Sad Song"
  6. "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman"
  7. "Take Me Away"
  8. "(It's Good) To Be Free"
  9. "Talk Tonight"
  10. "Headshrinker"
  11. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  12. "Acquiesce"
  13. "Some Might Say"

Tour dates

Date!width="150"
CityCountryVenue
6 February 1994GleneaglesScotlandGleneagles Golf Club
23 March 1994BedfordEnglandThe Angel
24 March 1994London100 Club
26 March 1994Tunbridge WellsThe Forum
27 March 1994OxfordOxford Brookes University Student Union
28 March 1994BirminghamJug of Ale
29 March 1994SouthamptonThe Joiners
30 March 1994BristolFleece
31 March 1994BathThe Moles Club
5 April 1994DundeeScotlandLucifer's Mill
6 April 1994EdinburghLa Belle Angele
7 April 1994GlasgowThe Tramway
8 April 1994MiddlesbroughEnglandArena
11 April 1994Stoke-on-TrentThe Wheatsheaf
12 April 1994LeedsDuchess of York
13 April 1994LiverpoolLomax
29 April 1994Kingston upon HullThe New Adelphi Club
30 April 1994CoventryCoventry University
2 May 1994PortsmouthThe Wedgewood Rooms
3 May 1994NewportWalesTJ's
4 May 1994DerbyEnglandThe Wherehouse
6 May 1994LeicesterPrincess Charlotte
7 May 1994WindsorThe Old Trout
8 May 1994NorthamptonRoadmender
10 May 1994ChelmsfordThe Army and Navy
11 May 1994CambridgeThe Boat Race
13 May 1994New CrossThe Venue
14 May 1994SheffieldThe Leadmill
1 June 1994BirminghamEdward's No. 8
2 June 1994CardiffWalesCardiff University
3 June 1994IlfordEnglandThe Island
4 June 1994LondonRoyal Albert Hall
6 June 1994NorwichNorwich Arts Centre
8 June 1994LondonMarquee Club
9 June 1994ManchesterHop & Grape
11 June 1994PrestonAvenham Park
12 June 1994GlasgowScotlandCathouse
13 June 1994
18 June 1994BrightonEnglandEast Wing Centre
26 June 1994PiltonGlastonbury Festival
1 July 1994LeedsThe Warehouse
21 July 1994New YorkUnited StatesWetlands Preserve
31 July 1994Strathclyde Country ParkScotlandT in the Park
9 August 1994NewcastleEnglandRiverside
10 August 1994LeedsLeeds Irish Centre
11 August 1994WolverhamptonWulfrun Hall
13 August 1994HultsfredSwedenHultsfredsfestivalen
15 August 1994NottinghamEnglandRock City
16 August 1994LondonThe Forum
18 August 1994LondonAstoria
21 August 1994LondonThe Borderline
26 August 1994BiddinghuizenNetherlandsLowlands
28 August 1994
31 August 1994BuckleyWalesTivoli
2 September 1994StockholmSwedenGino
3 September 1994DublinIrelandTivoli Theatre
4 September 1994BelfastNorthern IrelandLimelight
5 September 1994ManchesterEnglandThe Haçienda
8 September 1994HamburgGermanyLOGO
9 September 1994AmsterdamNetherlandsHotel Arena
13 September 1994TokyoJapanShibuya Club Quattro
14 September 1994
15 September 1994
16 September 1994
18 September 1994OsakaShinsaibashi Club Quattro
19 September 1994NagoyaNagoya Club Quattro
23 September 1994SeattleUnited StatesMoe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe
24 September 1994PortlandSatyricon
26 September 1994San FranciscoBottom of the Hill
27 September 1994SacramentoMelarky's
29 September 1994West HollywoodWhisky A Go Go
14 October 1994MinneapolisUptown Bar
15 October 1994ChicagoMetro
16 October 1994DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall
18 October 1994Cleveland HeightsGrog Shop
19 October 1994TorontoCanadaLee's Palace
21 October 1994BostonUnited StatesLocal 186
22 October 1994PawtucketThe Met
23 October 1994PhiladelphiaJC Dobbs
26 October 1994Washington
28 October 1994HobokenMaxwell's
29 October 1994New YorkWetlands Preserve
3 November 1994LilleFranceLes Inrockuptibles
4 November 1994ParisLa Cigale
5 November 1994LyonTransbordeur
6 November 1994MarseilleThéâtre du Moulin
16 November 1994StockholmSwedenStockholm Palladium
17 November 1994GothenburgQue Club
18 November 1994LundDairy
20 November 1994BerlinGermanyLoft
21 November 1994HamburgMarkthalle
23 November 1994FrankfurtBatschkapp
24 November 1994CologneLuxor
25 November 1994AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
27 November 1994EssenGermanyZeche Carl
28 November 1994BrusselsBelgiumL’Orangerie du Botanique
30 November 1994SouthamptonEnglandSouthampton Guildhall
1 December 1994SheffieldOctagon Centre
4 December 1994CambridgeCambridge Corn Exchange
7 December 1994GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
11 December 1994WolverhamptonEnglandCivic Hall
12 December 1994CardiffWalesCardiff Astoria
13 December 1994LondonEnglandHammersmith Palais
17 December 1994LiverpoolRoyal Court Theatre
18 December 1994ManchesterManchester Academy
27 December 1994GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
29 December 1994BrightonEnglandBrighton Centre
30 December 1994MiddlesbroughTown Hall
Date!width="150"
CityCountryVenue
28 January 1995SeattleUnited StatesDV8
29 January 1995VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
30 January 1995PortlandUnited StatesRoseland Theater
1 February 1995San FranciscoThe Fillmore
3 February 1995HollywoodThe Palace
4 February 1995San DiegoSOMA
5 February 1995MesaNile Theater
7 February 1995Salt Lake CityThe Bar & Grill
9 February 1995DenverBluebird Theatre
11 February 1995DallasDeep Ellum Live
12 February 1995AustinLiberty Lunch
13 February 1995HoustonUrban Art Bar
15 February 1995MemphisNew Daisy Theatre
17 February 1995CarrboroCat's Cradle
25 February 1995VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
3 March 1995Asbury ParkUnited StatesThe Stone Pony
4 March 1995WashingtonWUST Music Hall
5 March 1995Virginia BeachThe Abyss
7 March 1995PhiladelphiaTheatre of Living Arts
8 March 1995New YorkThe Academy
10 March 1995ProvidenceLupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11 March 1995BostonAvalon
12 March 1995MontrealCanadaClub Soda
14 March 1995TorontoThe Phoenix Concert Theatre
15 March 1995ClevelandUnited StatesThe Odeon
16 March 1995DetroitSaint Andrew's Hall
18 March 1995IndianapolisTyndall Armory
19 March 1995ChicagoThe Vic Theatre
20 March 1995Grand RapidsOrbit Room
24 March 1995MinneapolisFirst Avenue
25 March 1995MilwaukeeThe Rave
17 April 1995Southend-on-SeaEnglandCliffs Pavilion
20 April 1995ParisFranceBataclan
22 April 1995SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
18 February 1994AmsterdamNetherlandsParadisoFerry incident
30 September 1994San DiegoUnited StatesCasbahCancelled after infamous Whiskey gig and Noel disappeared to San Francisco
1 October 1994TempeBoston's Bar and Grille
3 October 1994Salt Lake CityThe Bar and Grill
4 October 1994DenverMercury Cafe
6 October 1994DallasTrees
8 October 1994AustinLiberty Lunch
10 October 1994St. LouisCicero's
11 October 1994LawrenceThe Bottleneck
12 October 1994SpringfieldThe Bottom Line
8 December 1994MiddlesbroughEnglandTown HallLiam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to 30 December 1994
9 December 1994LiverpoolRoyal CourtLiam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to 17 December 1994
20 January 1995AucklandNew ZealandMount Smart StadiumLiam contracted laryngitis
22 January 1995MelbourneAustraliaMelbourne Showgrounds
26 January 1995SydneySydney Showground
29 January 1995Gold CoastGold Coast Parklands
3 February 1995AdelaideAdelaide Showground
5 February 1995PerthFremantle Oval
9 February 1995KawasakiJapanClub Citta
10 February 1995FukuokaScala Espacio
20 February 1995KawasakiClub Citta

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger: 12 Things You Didn't Know. . 19 February 2016.
  2. Web site: 15 reasons why Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' is definitely amazing – NME. . 29 August 2017.
  3. Web site: BBC – Music – Review of Oasis – Definitely Maybe. Lou. Thomas.
  4. Web site: Part Of The Forever Young: Neil Primett 50 Years. Luke. Taylor. 7 March 2019. 80's Casual Classics. 5 August 2023.

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