OASIS will always be Liam & Noel Gallagher!!!
But of course, “THE SHOW MUST GO ON”!!! Liam is currently on tour promoting his album “As You Were” with a group of talented musicians behind him.
left to right: Jay Mehler (guitar) – Liam Gallagher – Chris Madden (keyboards) – Dan McDougall (drums) – Drew McConnell (bass) – Mike Moore (guitar)
Here’s a quick rundown of the touring band.
Jay Mehler – Guitar
The most notable member of the band Jay Mehler has performed with Gallagher before as a touring guitarist in Beady Eye. From 2006 -2012, Mehler was a session musician and touring member of Kasabian. His father in-law is a pretty well known musician named Ringo Starr from The Beatles. He and Starr’s daughter Lee Starkey are married and have triplet girls.
Drew McConnell – Bass Guitar
McConnell is most famous for playing bass with Pete Doherty’s post The Libertines band Babyshambles. McConnell handles the background vocals in the band and Gallagher has praised him as “fucking talented,”
Mike Moore – Guitar
Photo Via Mike Moore twitter @belterface
Mike Moore previously played guitar in McConnell’s post BabyShambles solo endeavour Helsinki. Here’s a link to an interview of the two in 2015. Helsinki interview on independent.ie.
Dan McDougall – Drums
Before joining Gallagher’s band, Multi-instrumentalist McDougall has gone on to work as a live and studio drummer for leading industry names such as Ellie Goulding and Tom Odell, and is currently signed to BMG Chrysalis Publishing as a writer.
Chris Madden – Keyboards
Info to follow!!!
Can’t wait to see Liam & the guys play Caljam in October with the Foo Fighters & Queens of the Stone Age. Grohl & Co. are massive fans of Oasis and have previously said Oasis is the only band they would share a dressing room with. Click below to hear them cover “Lyla”.
