Oasis Bus Tour of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Trip Type: Literary, Art & Music Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Take a bus tour of sites related to the legendary band Oasis, including gig venues such as the Boardwalk and Manchester City Football Club's old ground Maine Road. See the Gallagher family home and shops like Sifters record shop in the suburb of Burnage, where the band members grew up, your guide is the drummer from Manchester band Inspiral Carpets with whom Noel Gallagher worked for.
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Take a bus tour of sites related to the legendary band Oasis, including gig venues such as the Boardwalk and Manchester City Football Club's old ground Maine Road. See the Gallagher family home and shops like Sifters record shop in the suburb of Burnage, where the band members grew up, your guide is the drummer from Manchester band Inspiral Carpets with whom Noel Gallagher worked for.This 3 hour Oasis tour begins at the legendary DRY bar which Liam Gallagher is still barred from for fighting!
See some artwork in the Northern Quarter and then head south to the Boardwalk where Oasis played their first show. You’ll hear in detail how Noel Gallagher came to work for the band Inspiral Carpets and how that led to the formation of Oasis.
Pass various gig venues on the way to visit India House, where Noel wrote the first two Oasis albums, Definitely Maybe and What’s the Story.
Next you’ll head to Johnny Roadhouse Music, which was featured in the video of the single Masterplan. Inside you’ll see various Oasis artifacts including a Bonehead rhythm guitar.
Continue on to Burnage where the band grew up. See their schools, Gallagher's mum’s house, and the shops they made famous such as Mr. Sifter’s record store (featured in the Shakermaker video). The shop is still open.
Paul (Bonehead) Arthur's house is in Didsbury, where they shot the sleeve artwork photo for Definitely Maybe. You can also access the back garden where the Shakermaker video was filmed, before heading back into Manchester via the band’s beloved Manchester City ground Maine Road where Oasis played 2 memorable shows in 1996.
See some artwork in the Northern Quarter and then head south to the Boardwalk where Oasis played their first show. You’ll hear in detail how Noel Gallagher came to work for the band Inspiral Carpets and how that led to the formation of Oasis.
Pass various gig venues on the way to visit India House, where Noel wrote the first two Oasis albums, Definitely Maybe and What’s the Story.
Next you’ll head to Johnny Roadhouse Music, which was featured in the video of the single Masterplan. Inside you’ll see various Oasis artifacts including a Bonehead rhythm guitar.
Continue on to Burnage where the band grew up. See their schools, Gallagher's mum’s house, and the shops they made famous such as Mr. Sifter’s record store (featured in the Shakermaker video). The shop is still open.
Paul (Bonehead) Arthur's house is in Didsbury, where they shot the sleeve artwork photo for Definitely Maybe. You can also access the back garden where the Shakermaker video was filmed, before heading back into Manchester via the band’s beloved Manchester City ground Maine Road where Oasis played 2 memorable shows in 1996.
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