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News: Oasis - OASIS @ ODYSSEY ARENA, BELFAST 29/10/08

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Like any Oasis gig, Thursday’s Odyssey session had a deceptive inclusiveness made ironically palatable by onstage bravado. That’s the Oasis trick and, despite a string of beige-rock records, it still packs arenas with lager-dripping embracers.Pre-recorded prologue, “Fuckin’ in the Bushes,” portended standoffishness, yet its successor, a sonorous paint-by-numbers “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” announced beer-hall-style chant-along intentions. An unabashed platonic man-love extravaganza of Burning-Man proportions ensued.The set skewed toward the mediocre Dig Out Your Soul which, given the length of beer lines, provided welcome respites. “I’m Outta Time” had cloying shades of “Don’t Go Away” and “The Masterplan” and...

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