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Liam Gallagher criticises Noel over disabled music fan comments: “We’re not all c***s”

Liam Gallagher has apologised “on behalf of [his] family” after his brother Noel was criticised over comments he made about disabled festivalgoers.Following his recent set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, the High Flying Birds frontman stayed at Worthy Farm to see various gigs, including Jamie T‘s headline slot on the John Peel Stage.Noel later explained during an episode of The Matt Morgan Podcast that he and his friends ended up watching T’s performance from the tent’s disabled platform.“[We] couldn’t get to the bit on stage because we were fucking wasted,” he said. Noel subsequently showed his artist pass and “walked on to this platform – unbeknownst to us it was the disabled platform”.“I said, ‘See that pass, mate? It gets me any-fucking-where,” he continued, going on to joke that he would’ve tipped a disabled fan out of their wheelchair for his son to get a better view, and have touched disabled fans on the forehead, telling them: “Rise, you can walk.”Noel added: “I gotta say, those disabled cats have a great view of everything.”Following the comments, disability equality charity Scope hit out at Gallagher on Twitter: “Reports of Noel Gallagher’s behaviour at Glastonbury were upsetting enough.
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Noel Gallagher criticised for “belittling the experience of disabled music fans” after Glastonbury comments
Noel Gallagher has been criticised for “belittling the experience of disabled music fans” after comments he made about his experience at Glastonbury Festival.After the Oasis man played the Pyramid Stage on the festival’s Saturday night (June 25), he remained at Worthy Farm to watch a number of sets, including Jamie T‘s headline slot on the John Peel Stage on Sunday night.On a new appearance on The Matt Morgan Podcast, Gallagher revealed that, unable to get a vantage point for the show at the front, he and his friends instead watched from the tent’s disabled platform, which he said he didn’t initially realise the purpose of.He said: “[We] couldn’t get to the bit on stage because we were fucking wasted,” so showed his pass and said “this lot are with me, and we walked on to this platform – unbeknownst to us it was the disabled platform”.Noel then added: “I said: ‘See that pass mate? It gets me any-fucking-where,” going on to joke that he would have tipped a disabled fan out of their wheelchair for his son to get a better view, and have touched disabled fans on the forehead, telling them: “Rise, you can walk”.“I gotta say, those disabled cats have a great view of everything,” he added.❌ Accessible platforms at events aren’t for privileged rock stars and their friends.
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Inside Noel and Liam Gallagher's longterm feud - fights, online insults and going solo
Noel and Liam Gallagher have had one of the rockiest relationships in music history.The brothers started out like any other normal siblings, but soon went on to achieve astronomical musical stardom after they formed rock band Oasis.Widely regarded as one of the greatest rock bands of all time, they soared to the top of the charts and repeatedly smashed the number one spot.READ MORE: Oasis mega fan could get £60k on eBay for grass from Liam Gallagher gigThey were both iconic characters in the 90s Brit-rock movement and famously had an ongoing feud with fellow chart toppers Blur.However, they soon turned on each other and the band split after almost two decades of success.Since then, the pair have both spoken about each other separately and their dislike for each other seems as rife as ever.Keep reading to check out how their love-hate relationship began.Noel was actually the one to admit that he started the feud between the pair on The Matt Morgan Podcast.Liam launched a clothing brand called Pretty Green and sent his brother some items before its initial release.However, Noel said that he donated the clothes - unworn - to a charity shop, which left Liam fuming at his sibling.Noel said that Liam “went f****** mental” when he found out that the clothes were in a charity shop window, way before he had even launched the clothing brand himself.He recalled: “Liam gave us a load of clobber, not just me, he [gave it to the band]. I went straight to the charity shop and left it in the shop doorway.
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Noel Gallagher takes cruel swipe at Liam's weight and vocals as bitter feud escalates
Noel Gallagher is not interested in healing the rift between his brother and fellow rocker Liam.The elder brother and former member of Oasis, 54, made a cruel comment about Liam’s weight while chatting on The Matt Morgan Podcast.Noel said: “Usually when he is wearing a big coat it’s because he’s got a big thing to hide underneath – a bit of a belly.”He continued: “When I was writing in Oasis, in the early days, I’d always listen to Liam’s voice."I’d write the melody in the style he sang until it became such a restrictive, narrow way of writing, where it’s like, ‘I can’t do this anymore'."“That’s when the songs started to change, because once you’ve done it, you’ve done it.”In recent years, Liam was known for enjoying running outdoors, but before doctors advised him to stop and switch to cycling due to arthritis affecting his knees.Noel and Liam, 49, were in 90s Brit-pop band Oasis, enjoying huge success and a legion of devoted fans.While their relationship had always been rocky over the years, it was in 2009 when they had a major fallout.Last year, Noel confessed that he was the reason that he and his brother fell out.Discussing the 2009 collapse of Oasis, Noel revealed that his reaction to a bag of clothes gifted to him by his brother from his Pretty Green fashion line was the catalyst that lead to the break-up of the band.Noel recalled: "Liam gave us a load of clobber, not just me, he gave the band it. I went straight to the charity shop and left it in the shop doorway.“He went f****** mental.
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