Sir Bob Geldof 'buzzing and amazed' after attending Oasis' Heaton Park concert

A huge singer has recalled being shocked after attending night two of Oasis' residency at Heaton Park, Manchester. Sir Bob Geldof was one of the dozens of famous faces attending the shows. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher last night completed their second of five nights at the park in Prestwich, and will return later this week.

It comes 16 years after the two split, leaving fans across the world completely speechless, with Noel, 58, saying he couldn't work with his younger brother a day longer. But last year, they announced that the wait was over and, almost 15 years to the day of their split, announced a huge reunion tour across the UK and Ireland, before heading across the globe.

A string of famous faces have attended each night of the tour so far, with the likes of Jack Grealish and Pep Guardiola attending the opening Manchester night on Friday. But while the celebrities in attendance have either documented their nights themselves or been pictured and shared on social media, one huge name managed to go completely unnoticed.

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Sir Bob, 73, has revealed he attended, and while it's not known if he was whisked in as a special guest and taken to the VIP area, or if he joined the likes of Spice Girls' Melanie Brown in the main crowd,he certainly had fun. Speaking to the PA news agency, The Boomtown Rats legend said on Sunday: "I was at Oasis last night in Manchester, who were staggeringly brilliant.

"So I'm buzzing, and I'm still amazed that this old guy can be so thrilled by a great rock and roll band." But reflecting on his achievement after creating Live Aid, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend, the philanthropist added: "But imagine 40 years ago, seeing all of the greatest rock and roll bands, one after the other, being exceptional for free, no contracts with anyone, they had to pay their own plane fares.

"For some reason, the performances were 'other', just like the day itself. They rose way above, and everyone hung around to watch each other." He continued: "I've never seen it (Live Aid) because I can't watch or listen to myself. I can’t stand all the stupid things I say.

"But I saw the end of Live Aid two weeks ago, which was the Christmas song. And here are the greatest creative talents of the rock era, and it's like the worst ever nativity play in school, like the kids haven't learned the lines, the teachers are going nuts, and they all hung around. They wouldn't leave."

Despite 80,000 people attending both nights at Heaton Park, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that there have been just 15 arrests, six at the Friday show and nine on Saturday. On Saturday night, six people – five men and a woman in three separate incidents – were arrested on suspicion of fraud after attempting to access the venue with fake accreditation. A further arrest was made of a man on suspicion of assaulting a member of security staff.

Two more men were arrested on suspicion of assault, one for section 18 - also known as "wounding with intent" or "grievous bodily harm with intent" - inside the venue and one for section 47 - also known as Actual Bodily Harm (ABH)- outside. A section 34 Dispersal Order was in place for the concerts, allowing officers to direct individuals to leave a specified area and not return for a period of up to 48 hours to reduce anti-social behaviour and its impact on the community.

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