Beady Eye Band
Oasis Split
After English band Oasis split in August 2009, the bickering brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher went their separate ways. Later in 2009 shortly after the split, Liam set up his new band and "Beady Eye" were born.
Beady Eye
There are four band members who are originally from Oasis:
Liam Gallagher - vocals, Andy Bell - guitar & backing vocals, Gem Archer - guitar & backing vocals, and Chris Sharrock on drums. Accompanying the band on live tours are Matt Jones on keyboard and Jeff Wooton on bass guitar. The group decided to set up their own record label, and called it Beady Eye Records Ltd.
Different Gear Still Speeding
In November 2009, Beady Eye started work on their first album "Different Gear Still Speeding" which was releason on 28th February 2011. The album contains the following tracks:
01 - Four Letter Word
02 - Millionaire
03 - The Roller
04 - Beatles and Stones
05 - Wind up Dream
06 - Bring the Light
07 - For Anyone
08 - Kill for a Dream
09 - Standing on the edge of the noise
10 - Wigwam
11 - Three ring circus
12 - The beat goes on
13 - The morning son.
So far, four singles have been released from the album - Bring the light*, Four letter word*, The Roller and Millionaire. A fifth single will also be released from the album in the future, but as yet this has not been disclosed.
* released on a limited edition 7" vinyl.
2011 Live Performances
The band have a fairly full diary this year and this is the 2011 tour dates:
MARCH
3rd GLASGOW, BARROWLAND
4th GLASGOW, BARROWLAND
6th MANCHESTER, 02 APOLLO
7th MANCHESTER, 02 APOLLO
9th LONDON, TROXY
10th LONDON, TROXY
13th PARIS, CASINO de PARIS
14th COLOGNE, GERMANY, E-WERK
16th MILAN, ALCATRAZ
18th MADRID,SPAIN, LA RIVIERA
19th TOULOUSE, FRANCE, LE BIKINI
21st AMSTERDAM, PARADISO
22nd BRUSSELS, BELGIUM L'ANCIENNE BELGIQUE
25th LONDON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL (TEENAGE CANCER GIG)
APRIL
3rd LONDON, 02 ACADEMY - BRIXTON (JAPAN TSUNAMI APPEAL)
11th NOTTINGHAM, ROCK CITY
12th LIVERPOOL, GUILD OF STUDENTS
14TH DUBLIN, OLYMPIA
15th DUBLIN, OLYMPIA
17th BELFAST, ULSTER HALL
18th EDINBURGH, CORN EXCHANGE
20th NEWCASTLE, 02 ACADEMY
21st LEEDS, 02 ACADEMY
23rd NEWPORT, CENTRE
24th WOLVERHAMPTON, CIVIC HALL
26th SOUTHAMPTON, GUILDHALL
27th BRIGHTON, CENTRE
MAY
29th JELLING, JELLING MUSIKFESTIVAL
30th HAMBURG, GERMANY GROSSE FREIHEIT 36
JUNE
2nd ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, GLAVCLUB
4th MOSCOW, RUSSIA, MILK
9th VENICE, ITALY, HEINEKEN JAMMIN' FESTIVAL
9th FLORENCE, ITALY, SASCHALL
11th SAINT LAURENT DE CUVES, FRANCE, PAPILLONS DE NUIT FESTIVAL
12th NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
18th CHICAGO, USA, METRO
20th TORONTO, CANADA, THE SOUND ACADEMY
23rd NEW YORK, WEBSTER HALL
25th PHILADELPHIA, THEATER OF LIVING ART
30th WERCHTER, BELGIUM, ROCK WERCHTER FESTIVAL
JULY
1st ARRAS, FRANCE, MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL
3rd BELFORT, FRANCE, EUROCKEENNES FESTIVAL
5th LONDON, THE ROUNDHOUSE
7th BILBAO, SPAIN BBK
10th KINROSS,SCOTLAND, T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
12th LONDON SOMERSET HOUSE
14th HULTSFRED, SWEDEN, HULTSFRED FESTIVAL
16th BERLIN, MELT FESTIVAL
AUGUST
18th ST POLTEN, AUSTRIA, FREQUENCY FESTIVAL
20th BELFAST, BELSONIC FESTIVAL
23rd BOCHUM, GERMANY, ZELTFESTIVAL RUHR
26th READING, READING FESTIVAL
27th LEEDS, LEEDS FESTIVAL
Wolverhampton - 24th April 2011
I was lucky enough to get a ticket for the Wolverhampton concert at the Civic Hall on Easter Sunday. The band were incredible live, the atmosphere was electric and the fans were all loving it. Some of the Beady Eye songs are a bit like the Beatles music. It was the most enjoyable and certainly was the best live performance I have heard in a long time. At the end of the gig, Liam jumped into the crowd which thrilled many of the fans fortunate enough to be at the front.
Pretty Green
In between writing, live performances and working on Beady Eye's second album, Liam Gallagher has even found the time to design and set up a menswear clothing collection called "Pretty Green." You can check out the selection of clothes ranging from t-shirts, boots, jackets, parkkas and shirts on the website: www.prettygreen.com
What a busy boy he is!