Liam Gallagher has announced his new solo album C’mon You Know and his biggest ever solo gig at the Knebworth Park. The musician will return to the site 25 years after the famous Oasis show in 1996 played for 25,000 fans. Gallagher shared his excitement on Twitter: “I’m absolutely buzzing to announce that on 4th June 2022 I’ll be playing Knebworth. It’s gonna be biblical. C’mon You Know. LG x“.
I’m absolutely buzzing to announce that on 4th June 2022 I’ll be playing Knebworth. It’s gonna be biblical. C’mon You Know. LG xhttps://t.co/ierDSzgJBF pic.twitter.com/GsNw9P8non
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 1, 2021
Gallagher’s upcoming performance in June 2002 will be his biggest solo show up to date. The gig will follow the release of his new album C’mon You Know due May 2022. The album might get his fourth number one album after scoring the top spot with his previous ones: As You Were in 2017, Why Me Why Not in 2019 and MTV Unplugged live sessions in 2020.
He will be joined on stage by special guests: Kasabian, Michael Kiwanuka, Fat White Family and Goat Girl. See the show poster below.
Speaking with Chris Moyles on Radio X this morning, the musician said that one of the songs on his new album is dedicated to his brother Noel. “The next single is gonna be called ‘Better Days’ and it’s full of sunshine. And then there’s another one, ‘I Wish I Had More Power’, and it’s dedicated to Noel. Yeah, it’s a naughty little tune, but it’s lovely“.
Asked about his return to now Knebworth stage, he commented: “This is history part two, mate. I am excited. I mean, I’ve done it before and it was mega“.
“And the beautiful thing about it is – obviously I can’t remember much of it – but I get the chance to do it again. Obviously I’m older and a little bit more wiser, and I’m going to milk it, you know what I mean? I’m going to really take it in. I’m buzzing, man” he added. “It’s like I said: it’s now or never, know what I mean? If I don’t do it now, I’ll never do it”.
“We’ve had a terrible couple of years, everyone and all that. I’ve got a new album coming out and I’m just gonna try and pull it off, you know what I mean? I feel I can deliver it on me own, obviously with the band and that. I just think it’s gonna go off, mate’ he continued.
August this year marked the 25th anniversary of the Oasis Knebworth gig. The memories of that show were released as a documentary last month and Liam Gallager called it “the Woodstock of the 90’s“ with Noel adding “I can’t believe we never played ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!’.
Liam Gallagher new LP C’mon You Know’ is due on 27th May 2022 and can be preordered here. You can also preorder the album bundle and pass by 3 pm on the 6th of October to get exclusive access to presale tickets to the Knebworth show, which opens the next day at 10 am.
