Noel Gallagher dedicates ‘Half the World Away’ to Caroline Aherne

Noel Gallagher paid tribute to his friend Caroline Aherne by dedicating his song ‘Half The World Away’ to her during a show in America.

The former Oasis star only discovered that The Royle Family star had died just hours before he took to the stage in Nashville and sang a moving version of his 1994 hit, which became the BBC sitcom’s theme tune, in her memory.

He told the crowd at the Ryman Auditorium: “I want to dedicate the next song to a friend of mine who died this afternoon. Her name was Caroline and she was a very, very, very funny woman.