Bernard O'Shea: Oasis wasn’t just a gig but a reminder of who I was and who I’ll always be

Oasis proved my knees are gone, my phone’s stuck, and Liam speaks fluent gibberish.

Liam Gallagher, tambourine in his mouth, whips up the crowd at Croke Park, Dublin, during the Oasis Live ’25 concert. Picture: Chani Anderson.

1. We’re getting older, man, and I don’t like it 

The last time I went to an Oasis gig, my biggest concern was whether I could sneak a nagging of Pernod into a plastic Coke bottle without the bouncer noticing.