Disabled Oasis fan lifted above the crowds at gig

Daniel Tester, wearing a sky blue t-shirt and navy blue bucket hat, is held up in the air at an Oasis gig at Heaton Park by fellow fans.Image source, Jemma Tester
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The Oasis concert at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday was Daniel Tester's first gig

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A disabled Oasis fan who was filmed being lifted into the air during one of their eagerly awaited homecoming shows has praised the band's "amazing" fans for giving him a better view of the stage.

Daniel Tester, who has cerebral palsy, was one of 80,000 fans watching Oasis at Heaton Park in Manchester on Friday.

The 37-year-old from Lincolnshire's sister, Jemma Tester, bought tickets as a surprise but was unable to secure access to an area for fans with disabilities.

Daniel said he felt the love of his fellow Oasis fans all day before a group of men held him aloft so he could see Noel and Liam Gallagher performing on stage.

Daniel Tester (left) wearing a sky blue Oasis t-shirt and navy blue bucket hat and sunglasses with his sister Jemma. She has blond plaits and is also wearing a sky blue Oasis t-shirt and black blue bucket hat and sunglasses at Heaton Park.Image source, Jemma Tester
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Jemma Tester surprised her brother with Oasis tickets after pretending she had been unable to secure any

"I don't think that would have happened at any other concert but Oasis," said Daniel, from Faldingworth.

Jemma said it made "my brother's day, week and year".

Daniel said he "had no idea" until the morning of the gig that he was going to see Oasis.

A video of Daniel, posted on his sister's TikTok account, has gone viral.

Jemma, who works as a support worker for adults with a disability, said the men who lifted her brother above the crowds were "incredible".

The 33-year-old, who said Daniel "had the most amazing time", added that she kept "tearing up" thinking about what happened.

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