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Oasis’s Murrayfield Return Marred by Arrests and Council Clash

Enhanced rail services coupled with tightened stadium protocols have been enacted to manage the 70,000-strong crowds

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Overview

  • Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher are midway through three sold-out nights at Murrayfield Stadium, marking Oasis’s first Scottish shows in 16 years and drawing about 70,000 fans per night.
  • ScotRail has added extra trains and boosted network capacity to ensure concertgoers can travel to and from Edinburgh without disruption.
  • Police Scotland confirmed three arrests on opening night, charging attendees with assault, drug offences and abusive behaviour under heightened security checks.
  • Onstage during Friday’s show, Liam Gallagher branded Edinburgh City Council “a bunch of snakes” and demanded an apology after leaked briefing documents described fans as “rowdy” and “intoxicated.”
  • Each evening opens with sets by Cast and Richard Ashcroft before Oasis deliver a two-hour performance of Britpop classics from Wonderwall to Champagne Supernova.