Liam Gallagher plaque with difference unveiled ahead of huge Manchester Co-op Live shows - as Lidl misses out

Adam Lord
By Adam Lord

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Published 13th Jun 2024, 15:01 BST
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The Oasis icon has four huge homecoming shows coming up - but none in a supermarket.

Liam Gallagher has had a plaque with a difference unveiled in his honour - at Lidl. 

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The Oasis icon has four huge homecoming gigs coming up at Co-op Live on his 30th anniversary Definitely Maybe tour, starting on Saturday.  But when the £365million venue opened it was beset by problems, leading Liam to joke he would ‘Gig at Lidl’ if the 23,500-capacity arena wasn’t ready in time for June 15. 

Emma, a staff member at Lidl, as a blue plaque is unveiled by Lidl's Newton Heath store in Manchester to honour the Liam Gallagher concert that almost was. Emma, a staff member at Lidl, as a blue plaque is unveiled by Lidl's Newton Heath store in Manchester to honour the Liam Gallagher concert that almost was.
Emma, a staff member at Lidl, as a blue plaque is unveiled by Lidl's Newton Heath store in Manchester to honour the Liam Gallagher concert that almost was. | PA

Thankfully it is, but that hasn’t stopped bosses at Lidl marking the amazing event that nearly was having let Liam know they would definitely host his gigs if he wanted.  Emblazoned with ‘LIAM GALLAGHER, LEGEND ‘ALMOST PLAYED HERE’ JUNE 2024’, the memory will live forever at the Newton Heath store in Manchester - a stone’s throw from where the frontman has been confirmed to play.

Manchester Taxi Tours has also joined in and is offering to add the plaque stop to its tours if Liam’s fans want to see the spot for themselves. The plaque will be on show from June 14.

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Liam plays Co-op Live on June 15 and 16 and then returns for two further dates on June 27 and June 28. He’s been getting rave reviews for the tour marking a major anniversary for Oasis’ seminal album. 

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