Richard Ashcroft says Liam Gallagher has been “so disciplined” on the Oasis Live ’25 tour that he hasn’t seen him backstage.
Richard Ashcroft has ‘so much respect’ for Liam Gallagher’s discipline on the Oasis reunion tour
The former Verve frontman, 53, is currently supporting the Cigarettes and Alcohol rockers on their mega reunion trek and has a lot of “respect” for the rock ‘n’ roll star, who has curbed his partying ways and quit booze to ensure fans of the Britpop legends get what they paid for at their comeback shows.
Speaking to Chris Evans on Virgin Radio, Ashcroft said: “I’ve only seen Liam on stage, and I’ve got so much respect for that because every night is an opportunity to sort of celebrate in a way, but the guy has been so disciplined on this.
“I think the fans respect that, they can hear that, they can feel that.
“Whatever he’s doing, whatever his method is, is working, and I’ve got 100 per cent respect for him.”
During the band’s concert at Dublin’s Croke Park this month, 52-year-old Liam made a joke about his sobriety in the party capital.
He quipped: “I think I’m a Croke Park virgin! We haven’t played here before, have we? All I do know [is] this [is] the soberest I’ve been in Ireland since I was about four or five or something like that.”
Ashcroft has interacted with guitarist Noel Gallagher, 58, at the shows, which kicked off at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on July 4.
The Bittersweet Symphony hitmaker said of Noel: “He seems to be in great spirits and in a good place, and…
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