Maine Road - Manchester, England
The band went all out for this gig bringing a horn section, a string section, and a harmonica player with them! The highlights are "Whatever" and "The Masterplan". On "Whatever", I don't hear any guitars, just bass, drums, strings, and a harmonica! The harmonica adds a new element to the song, just as it does later on in "I Am the Walrus." Noel adds the Man City chant, "All the young Blues, carry the news" to the end of "Whatever".
Just a few other notes: Strings are heard on several songs, as well as the horns and the harmonica player. Wonderwall has the first five seconds or so skipped over on the tape. The funniest part of the gig is between songs when Liam takes a shot at singing "D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?". "I wanna be a spaceman, you're too old....I forgot the words. I wanna be a spaceman, but I can't afford a spacesuit!" From Liam's opening line "Manchester, Maine Road, Mad fer it!" to Noel's closing "We're the greatest band in the world with the greatest fans in the world, good night!", this is a great concert.