Mark Savage
Reporting from the gig

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I’ve seen a lot of Oasis gigs and that was genuinely the best they’ve been since 1995, when I saw them support REM in Ireland and they instantly made the headliners seem irrelevant and past it.

Liam was like a dog unleashed, tearing through the setlist like he was singing it for the first time. Noel’s guitar playing was crisp and clear. They pulled it off.

Would it have been good to see more interaction - any interaction - between the brothers? Yes, it would. But just to see them sharing the stage again was strangely emotional.

One for the history books.

• Oasis blew off the cobwebs and swept away the doubters as they kicked off their reunion tour in Cardiff, music correspondent Mark Savage writes - you can read his full review of the landmark gig here

Miriam Barker
BBC News

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It's been a momentous day for British music, and one some might have said would never happen.

Oasis's first gig in 16 years here in Cardiff did not disappoint - they've proved they have not lost their step.

A stream of greatest hits played out across the stadium as fans bounced, screamed and sang along to what must have felt like pure nostalgia.

Thousands of fans headed to the Welsh capital today, but for Oasis their travelling has only just begun.

One day down.. 40 more to go.

We'll shortly be closing our live coverage - but our next post from BBC's music correspondent Mark Savage will give you a picture of what it was like to be at the gig.

Goodnight from us, and thanks for following along.

Cachella Smith
Live reporter

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Oasis's first gig in 16 years has just come to a close - and for the fans both inside and outside the stadium in Cardiff it's been a long-time coming.

It was a night of hugs, cheers and spilt beer - but don't take our word for it, here's what we heard from you:

• Carey brought her three children along - but left her husband in the car after he made "the ultimate sacrifice" of conceding a ticket to his children
• Sam Shiner told us the reunion announcement was "mind blowing", although deep down said she had never lost faith in the brothers
• For Carl Davies it was the "fourth best day of [his] life" (the wedding day and births of his two children coming slightly ahead)
• William and Cameron Sutton on the other hand sympathised with the feuding brother situation - having fallen out when Cameron was three or four and never fully recovering (although we spotted them waiting for the show together)
• And there were nothing but "good vibes" even from those who didn't manage to get in the stadium

Wonderwall was one of the big hits of the night - prompting hugs and cheers from the crowd.

And in a nod to the host city for the first gig of their reunion, Liam sang at one point: "There are many things I’d like to say to you... but I don’t speak Welsh."

Mark Savage
Reporting from the gig

And so it ends.

The PA is playing Mary Hopkins’ Those Were The Days My Friend as the crowd snakes out of the stadium.

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

That’s it folks.

Liam salutes the crowd. A handsake and half a hug between him and Noel to finish signifies the end of the beginning of a better finale to the Oasis story.

There was zero chat between them all gig but they sang together perfectly, and the bigger band - bolstered by the return of founding member Bonehead, positioned in-between the brothers - sounded massive, almost blowing the roof off the Wales rugby ground.

In the end there was no Colombia and no big Beatles cover either, but also no problem.

Earlier, Liam asked if it was worth it. Most people inside the almost 75,000 capacity stadium have given a resounding yes.

Off they go, slowly walking down the halls of the stadium and off into the night - looking tired and emotional but happy.

Here's the moment when it all began.

Two hours ago, the Gallagher brothers united on stage together for the first time in a decade and a half.

Everyone who was there will remember this moment...

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

Noel has not been a lead guitarist much lately but he’s nailed the riff, originally written by Paul Weller.

This is a big finish.

Liam has not moved once, hunched over the mic and pulling back his shoulders to belt out one last tune.

Paul Glynn
Culture reporter

"Right you beautiful people, this is it," says Liam.

This time he means it.

"Nice one for putting up with us over the years, we are hard work - I get it."

They’re closing with an epic seven minutes worth of blissed out psych-pop-rock in the form of Champagne Supernova.

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

This is a song so overplayed on the radio that it could fall flat, but it doesn’t.

Everyone knows Wonderwall from your granny to your nephew.

Hard to believe this universal anthem was kept off top spot in the chart by Robson and Jerome.

Loud cheers from all around.

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Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

Liam is back and they’re playing their most famous song... Digsy’s Dinner.

Only joking, it’s Wonderwall. Duh!

Remember the guy from before with the beer? He’s just given me a big sloppy hug. Didn’t mind it.

Georgina Rannard
BBC News

I live in Cardiff and thought what better to do on my Friday night than eavesdrop on one of the biggest gigs of the year. And a couple of hundred other people had the same idea.

Here in the cheap seats on the river bank opposite the Principality Stadium, there are couples, teenagers and dogs on blankets.

We all cheered on a couple running to the gates of the stadium who, unlike us, had tickets but were running late.

Now we are enjoying the thumping drums and Liam and Noel’s voices drifting over the water. It’s a fun, relaxed vibe. We have a few beers and the couple next to us have a picnic.

A handful of boats and people on paddleboards are drifting in the water under the gates of the stadium. I’m not sure if we are a group of Oasis super fans.

But Cardiff is a small city so it’s a big deal hosting such a massive concert - and I think people want to feel part of it.

I get the sense everyone was just waiting to hear Wonderwall so we can all sing along (in true Welsh style).

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

Don't Look Back in Anger next.

A song that took on a greater significance when sang in impromptu fashion by a woman at a vigil for the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb.

No need for Noel to sing the chorus. He doesn’t need to. He simply steps back from the mic to let the audience - some of whom were not born when Oasis last played together - take lead vocals.

The woman behind me has nearly burst my ear drum. A flare has been lit below us.

This is history, 2.0.

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

The band have returned without Liam, and Noel is introducing the band members including Gem Archer and Andy Bell.

"This... our 14th drummer," he quips about the new boy of the band, former Beck sticksman Joey Waronker who only minutes earlier had passed his first real test with a drum solo at the end of Rock 'n' Roll Star.

The biggest cheer comes for founding member and "legend", as Noel puts it, Bonehead.

They’re now playing The Masterplan (does anyone remember B-sides?), which Noel dedicates to all of the young Oasis fans out there who have never seen them live before.

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

The set is ending now, according to Liam, with a riotous rendition of Rock ‘n’ Roll star.

The place is bouncing.

If ever two songs defined Oasis it’s this and Live and Forever.

I have a feeling there’s more to come... By my calculations there are at least three anthems yet to come, you know the ones I mean.

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

A real touching moment there at the end of Live Forever as an image of the late Liverpool player Diogo Jota appeared on the screen.

Applause from all around.

Mark Savage
Music correspondent, reporting from the gig

People are holding up their phones for Live Forever, one of the songs that really marked the band’s arrival: Full of youthful optimism and bravado. An hour and a half in, Liam still sounds fresh and powerful and fans are even singing along to Noel’s guitar solo.

“Right, this is our last one - Rock and roll star,” says Liam as the lights go down. (Don’t worry, they’ve definitely saved a couple of bangers for the encore).

Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

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Liam has got his maracas out as Whatever continues.

Or maybe it’s a shaker (maker).

Noel got sued for this song when it came out for its similarity to a song called How Sweet to be an Idiot.

No, really.

The crowd is singing the Beatles outro - which I think Noel sang at Knebworth.

"I’d like to be under the sea..."

The band are working their way through their greatest hits, from Cigarettes and Alcohol to Supersonic and Roll With It.

All eyes are on the brothers, who haven't shared a stage since 2009, but it's all been smooth sailing so far.

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Paul Glynn
Reporting from the gig

If you’ve never seen Oasis before you might think there’s not much going on.

There’s zero movement. No dancers or pyrotechnics. Just a giant video screen behind them bearing stylised images of Oasis past and present.

There’s not even a string section or choir which they have had on occasion down the years (though several trumpeteers did briefly join them for Half the World Away).

The crowd are singing the cello/violin line from Whatever now anyway.