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storming set at the '94 Glastonbury
Festival, Brit Pop band Oasis caught
the BB's show again that Christmas at Southampton's
Guildhall. Noel and Liam Gallagher were
so enamoured with the group that they asked
them to be the support act for their record-breaking
1995 Earl's Court shows - culminating with
both bands sharing the stage for 'I Am The
Walrus' (Captured on the video There and
Then) - and then the following summer joining
Oasis again for their massive outdoor events
in Loch Lomond, Cork and Knebworth. These
gigs and an appearance on the cover of the
NME, heralded the Bootleg Beatles' breakthrough
to a new contemporary audience, something
unheard of for a 'tribute' act. Since becoming
regulars on the festival circuit, The Bootlegs
have played Wembley with Rod Stewart and
Elton John, shared the bill with The Corrs,
David Bowie and Iggy Pop and filled Tokyo's
Budokan Hall in their own right.
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