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| 'Cheeky' Oasis fans demand refund | 'Cheeky' Oasis fans demand refund |
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| Noel Gallagher has criticised the 20,000 fans who asked for their money back after his band's homecoming gig was marred by technical problems. | Noel Gallagher has criticised the 20,000 fans who asked for their money back after his band's homecoming gig was marred by technical problems. |
| The Oasis frontman called them "cheeky", and wrote of his surprise that so many took him up on his offer of a refund after the Heaton Park show. | The Oasis frontman called them "cheeky", and wrote of his surprise that so many took him up on his offer of a refund after the Heaton Park show. |
| The band twice had to leave the stage in Manchester because of a power fault. | The band twice had to leave the stage in Manchester because of a power fault. |
| In his blog, Gallagher wrote: "So you were genuinely disappointed? There wasn't a 20,000 gap in the crowd." | In his blog, Gallagher wrote: "So you were genuinely disappointed? There wasn't a 20,000 gap in the crowd." |
| 'Let's have it' | 'Let's have it' |
| Fans had paid £45 for tickets to see Oasis perform in Manchester earlier this month for the first time in four years. | |
| The technical problems resulted in the show being disrupted for half an hour. | The technical problems resulted in the show being disrupted for half an hour. |
| About 70,000 people saw Oasis abandon the opening track, only to return and be driven off the stage once more when the band tried a second song. | About 70,000 people saw Oasis abandon the opening track, only to return and be driven off the stage once more when the band tried a second song. |
| At the end of gig, Noel said: "Thank you very very much, this is a free gig - let's have it. | At the end of gig, Noel said: "Thank you very very much, this is a free gig - let's have it. |
| "Anybody who has kept their ticket will get a full refund." | "Anybody who has kept their ticket will get a full refund." |
| If every fan asked for their money back it would cost £3m to refund them all. | If every fan asked for their money back it would cost £3m to refund them all. |
| Organisers had been planning for the gig for six months and said the event was the biggest at Heaton Park since the Pope's visit in 1982. | Organisers had been planning for the gig for six months and said the event was the biggest at Heaton Park since the Pope's visit in 1982. |