Picture this: it’s December 2002, you’re a huge Oasis fan. Can’t wait to see your favorite British band live in Germany soon; After all, you have been looking forward to the concert for almost half a year. And then comes the bad news:
Riots in the noble hotel
Oasis stays in Munich in the traditional hotel “Bayrischer Hof”; very chic, very expensive. On the night of the incident, the band was in the hotel nightclub, some drunk, some under the influence of cocaine. It is not 100 percent clear exactly how the fight came about. The NZZ reports that Gallagher banged on the table of Italian tourists, Gallagher himself claiming they threw a glass table at him.
However, the situation escalates. Fists fly, according to Gallagher, “most of the furniture turns to kindling”. The staff just manages to get the brawlers out of the club. However, that doesn’t stop them from continuing to beat them up: now just at the entrance.
It’s enough for the operators, the police are called. This comes in large numbers: 80 agents appear at the event. And that is also necessary, because the band members bang with barrier irons.
When he tries to arrest Gallagher, he kicks a police officer in the chest with full force, The Guardian reports. He himself loses his incisors in the scramble. We don’t know exactly how that happened. But Gallagher has a suspicion: the police knocked him unconscious and then pulled his teeth out with pliers. Or as he put it:
tour cancelled
The band members involved spend the night in the not-so-noble state hotel «Zelle». The “Wonderwall” musicians are released on bail of only 240,000 euros. Noel Gallagher, Liam’s brother and band manager, who was in his room at the time of the fight, is outraged by the action and calls off the rest of the concerts in Germany. The German judiciary is investigating Liam for physical injury, but drops the case after paying 50,000 euros.
And the teeth? Gallagher can have it remade in London for over 30,000 francs. But even the new smile couldn’t save the band from the slow downward spiral. Subsequent albums were commercially successful, but not on the same level as the successes of the 1990s. In 2009 it was finally over, the band broke up; not least because of the long-running dispute between the Gallagher brothers
Today, Liam Solo is on stage – and he can face his fans with full teeth again.
Soource :Watson
I am Amelia James, a passionate journalist with a deep-rooted interest in current affairs. I have more than five years of experience in the media industry, working both as an author and editor for 24 Instant News. My main focus lies in international news, particularly regional conflicts and political issues around the world.
