Definitely Maybe Tour


The Definitely Maybe Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis in support of their hugely successful debut album Definitely Maybe. The tour, which spanned the UK, Europe, Japan, the US and Canada, included 143 shows over a period of several months in 1994 and 1995 amidst 10 different tour legs. The tour started on March 9th 1994 with a short concert at Gleneagles, Scotland, during which a live version of "Supersonic" was recorded and then released as a B-side on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single. and ended on 22 April 1995 at the Sheffield Arena. The latter show featured an acoustic debut of the future hit "Don't Look Back in Anger", and was also the last concert to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll.
Definitely Maybe was released midway through the tour and was widely acclaimed, propelling Oasis to become one of the foremost British acts and put them squarely at the forefront of the emerging Britpop scene. The Gallagher brothers regularly made tabloid headlines for their frequent fallouts and rockstar lifestyles, and the tour had several disruptions and cancellations. This included an infamous incident in which all of the band except Noel were deported from Amsterdam after starting a skirmish with other passengers on board. Another such occasion occurred when the band used meth with The Brian Jonestown Massacre prior to the 29 September 1994 gig at the legendary Whisky a Go Go in California. The gig was a failure with numerous mistakes and afterwards, Noel left the band for several days. He was ultimately tracked down by the band's management and persuaded to continue the tour. Noel wrote the song "Talk Tonight" and " To Be Free" during this time while away from the band. They then headed to The Congress House Studio, Austin, Texas, to record those 2 songs along with "Half the World Away" which was written in during the portion of the tour in Japan.
The Cliffs Pavilion gig on 17 April 1995 was filmed and later released as the Oasis VHS/DVD Live by the Sea.

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on 19 October 1994 at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Canada. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.
  1. "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
  2. "Columbia"
  3. "Fade Away"
  4. "Digsy's Dinner"
  5. "Shakermaker"
  6. "Live Forever"
  7. "Bring It On Down"
  8. "Up In The Sky"
  9. "Slide Away"
  10. "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
  11. "Married With Children"
  12. "Supersonic"
  13. "I Am the Walrus"
Other songs performed:
  1. "Cloudburst"
  2. "I Will Believe"
  3. "Listen Up"
  4. "Whatever"
  5. "Sad Song"
  6. "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman"
  7. "Take Me Away"
  8. " To Be Free"
  9. "Talk Tonight"
  10. "Headshrinker"
  11. "Don't Look Back in Anger"
  12. "Acquiesce"
  13. "Some Might Say"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
28 January 1995SeattleUnited StatesDV8
29 January 1995VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
30 January 1995PortlandUnited StatesRoseland Theater
1 February 1995San FranciscoUnited StatesThe Fillmore
3 February 1995HollywoodUnited StatesThe Palace
4 February 1995San DiegoUnited StatesSOMA
5 February 1995MesaUnited StatesNile Theater
7 February 1995Salt Lake CityUnited StatesThe Bar & Grill
9 February 1995DenverUnited StatesBluebird Theatre
11 February 1995DallasUnited StatesDeep Ellum Live
12 February 1995AustinUnited StatesLiberty Lunch
13 February 1995HoustonUnited StatesUrban Art Bar
15 February 1995MemphisUnited StatesNew Daisy Theatre
17 February 1995CarrboroUnited StatesCat's Cradle
25 February 1995VancouverCanadaCommodore Ballroom
3 March 1995Asbury ParkUnited StatesThe Stone Pony
4 March 1995WashingtonUnited StatesWUST Music Hall
5 March 1995Virginia BeachUnited StatesThe Abyss
7 March 1995PhiladelphiaUnited StatesTheatre of Living Arts
8 March 1995New YorkUnited StatesThe Academy
10 March 1995ProvidenceUnited StatesLupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11 March 1995BostonUnited StatesAvalon
12 March 1995MontrealCanadaClub Soda
14 March 1995TorontoCanadaThe Phoenix Concert Theatre
15 March 1995ClevelandUnited StatesThe Odeon
16 March 1995DetroitUnited StatesSaint Andrew's Hall
18 March 1995IndianapolisUnited StatesTyndall Armory
19 March 1995ChicagoUnited StatesThe Vic Theatre
20 March 1995Grand RapidsUnited StatesOrbit Room
24 March 1995MinneapolisUnited StatesFirst Avenue
25 March 1995MilwaukeeUnited StatesThe Rave
17 April 1995Southend-on-SeaEnglandCliffs Pavilion
20 April 1995ParisFranceBataclan
22 April 1995SheffieldEnglandSheffield Arena