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 6 February 1994 with a short concert at Gleneagles, Scotland, 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",^[1] and was also the last concert to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll.

Definitely Maybe Tour

Tour by Oasis
Associated album	Definitely Maybe
Start date	6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)
End date	22 April 1995 (1995-04-22)
Legs	10
No. of shows	143
Oasis concert chronology
Definitely Maybe Tour (1994–95) (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Tour (1995–96)

Definitely Maybe was released midway through the tour and was widely acclaimed,^[2][3] 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. One such occasion occurred when the band used drugs 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" during this time while away from the band. They then headed to a recording studio and recorded new songs.

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^[4]"
2. "I Will Believe"
3. "Listen Up"
4. "Whatever"
5. "Sad Song"
6. "D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman"
7. "Take Me Away"
8. "(It's Good) To Be Free"
9. "Talk Tonight"
10. "Headshrinker"
11. "Don't Look Back In Anger"
12. "Acquiesce"
13. "Some Might Say"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Notes
Pre Definitely Maybe Tour
18 August 1991	Manchester	England	The Boardwalk	Supporting Sweet Jesus
15 January 1992				Supporting Sweet Jesus
19 April 1992	Kent		Dartford Polytechnic	Supporting The Ya-Ya's
20 April 1992	Middleton		Hippodrome	Supporting Revenge
5 May 1992	Oldham		Club 57	Supporting The Ya-Ya's
14 July 1992	Manchester		The Boardwalk
19 August 1992				Supporting
13 September 1992				Supporting The City Fringe
22 November 1992				Supporting Molly Halfhead
5 January 1993				Supporting The Essence
1 March 1993	Liverpool		Le Bateau
1 April 1993			The Krazyhouse
1 May 1993	Manchester		The Boardwalk
31 May 1993	Glasgow	Scotland	King Tut's Wah Wah Hut	Signed By Creation Records
18 June 1993	Manchester	England	Manchester University
1 July 1993			The Boardwalk
July 1993			Manchester University	Supporting Dodgy
July 1993	Liverpool		Le Bateau
11 September 1993	Leeds		The Duchess
14 September 1993	Manchester		Canal Cafe Bar	Creation Records Band Night
7 October 1993			Manchester University	Supporting Liz Phair
14 October 1993				Supporting The Miltown Brothers
27 October 1993	Keele		Keele University	Supporting BMX Bandits
28 October 1993	Sheffield		Sheffield University
1 November 1993	Derby		The Warehouse
3 November 1993	Wolverhampton		Wulfren Hall
4 November 1993	London		The Powerhouse
28 November 1993	Sheffield		The Leadmill	Supporting CNN
1 December 1993	Birmingham		Birmingham Institute	Supporting St. Etienne
2 December 1993	Glasgow	Scotland	Crowne Plaza
4 December 1993	Warwick	England	Warwick University
8 December 1993	Wolverhampton		Wulfren Hall	Supporting The Verve
9 December 1993	Manchester		Manchester University
10 December 1993	Glasgow	Scotland	The Cathouse
11 December 1993	Preston	England	The Mill
14 December 1993	Bradford		The King's Hall
16 December 1993	Liverpool		Krazyhouse	Supporting The Real People
UK - Definitely Maybe Tour
27 January 1994	London	England	The Water Rats
6 February 1994	Gleneagles	Scotland	Gleneagles Golf Club
23 March 1994	Bedford	England	The Angel
24 March 1994	London		100 Club
26 March 1994	Tunbridge Wells		The Forum
27 March 1994	Oxford		Oxford Brookes University Student Union
28 March 1994	Birmingham		Jug of Ale
29 March 1994	Southampton		The Joiners Arms
30 March 1994	Bristol		Fleece
31 March 1994	Bath		The Moles Club
5 April 1994	Dundee	Scotland	Lucifer's Mill
6 April 1994	Edinburgh		La Belle Angele
7 April 1994	Glasgow		The Tramway
8 April 1994	Middlesbrough	England	Arena
11 April 1994	Stoke-on-Trent		The Wheatsheaf
12 April 1994	Leeds		Duchess of York
13 April 1994	Liverpool		Lomax
29 April 1994	Kingston upon Hull		The New Adelphi Club
30 April 1994	Coventry		Coventry University
2 May 1994	Portsmouth		Wedgewood Rooms
3 May 1994	Newport	Wales	TJ's
4 May 1994	Derby	England	The Wherehouse
6 May 1994	Leicester		Princess Charlotte
7 May 1994	Windsor		The Old Trout
8 May 1994	Northampton		Roadmender
10 May 1994	Chelmsford		The Army and Navy
11 May 1994	Cambridge		The Boat Race	Supported by Beach Blanket Bingo
13 May 1994	New Cross		The Venue
14 May 1994	Sheffield		The Leadmill
1 June 1994	Birmingham		Edward's No. 8
2 June 1994	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff University
3 June 1994	Ilford	England	The Island
4 June 1994	London		Royal Albert Hall
6 June 1994	Norwich		Norwich Arts Centre
8 June 1994	London		Marquee Club
9 June 1994	Manchester		Hop & Grape
11 June 1994	Preston		Avenham Park
12 June 1994	Glasgow	Scotland	The Cathouse
13 June 1994
18 June 1994	Brighton	England	East Wing Centre
26 June 1994	Pilton		Glastonbury Festival
1 July 1994	Leeds		The Warehouse
North America
21 July 1994	New York	USA	Wetlands Preserve
UK
31 July 1994	Strathclyde Country Park	Scotland	T in the Park
9 August 1994	Newcastle	England	Riverside
10 August 1994	Leeds		Leeds Irish Centre
11 August 1994	Wolverhampton		Wulfrun Hall
Europe
13 August 1994	Hultsfred	Sweden	Hultsfredsfestivalen
UK
15 August 1994	Nottingham	England	Rock City
16 August 1994	London		The Forum
18 August 1994	London		Astoria Theatre
21 August 1994	London		The Borderline	"Cigarettes & Alcohol" video shoot
Europe
26 August 1994	Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Lowlands Festival
28 August 1994
UK
31 August 1994	Buckley	Wales	Tivoli
Europe
2 September 1994	Stockholm	Sweden	Gino
3 September 1994	Dublin	Ireland	Tivoli Theatre
UK
4 September 1994	Belfast	Northern Ireland	Limelight
5 September 1994	Manchester	England	Hacienda
Europe
8 September 1994	Hamburg	Germany	LOGO
9 September 1994	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Hotel Arena
Japan
13 September 1994	Tokyo	Japan	Shibuya Club Quattro
14 September 1994
15 September 1994
16 September 1994
18 September 1994	Osaka		Shinsaibashi Club Quattro
19 September 1994	Nagoya		Nagoya Club Quattro
North America
23 September 1994	Seattle	USA	Moe's Mo' Rockin' Cafe
24 September 1994	Portland		Satyricon
26 September 1994	San Francisco		Bottom of the Hill
27 September 1994	Sacramento		Melarky's
29 September 1994	West Hollywood		Whisky A Go Go
14 October 1994	Minneapolis		Uptown Bar
15 October 1994	Chicago		Metro
16 October 1994	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
18 October 1994	Cleveland Heights		Grog Shop
19 October 1994	Toronto	Canada	Lee's Palace
21 October 1994	Boston	USA	Local 186
22 October 1994	Pawtucket		The Met
23 October 1994	Philadelphia		JC Dobbs
26 October 1994	Washington		9:30 Club
28 October 1994	Hoboken		Maxwell's
29 October 1994	New York		Wetlands Preserve
Europe
3 November 1994	Lille	France	Les Inrockuptibles
4 November 1994
5 November 1994	Lyon		Transbordeur
6 November 1994	Marseille		Théâtre du Moulin
16 November 1994	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Palladium
17 November 1994	Gothenburg		Que Club
18 November 1994	Lund		Dairy
20 November 1994	Berlin	Germany	Loft
21 November 1994	Hamburg		Markthalle
23 November 1994	Frankfurt		Batschkapp
24 November 1994	Cologne		Luxor
25 November 1994	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
27 November 1994	Essen	Germany	Zeche Carl
28 November 1994	Brussels	Belgium	L’Orangerie du Botanique
UK
30 November 1994	Southampton	England	Southampton Guildhall
1 December 1994	Sheffield		Octagon Centre
4 December 1994	Cambridge		Cambridge Corn Exchange
7 December 1994	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowlands
11 December 1994	Wolverhampton	England	The Civic Hall
12 December 1994	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff Astoria
13 December 1994	London	England	Hammersmith Palais
17 December 1994	Liverpool		Royal Court Theatre
18 December 1994	Manchester		Manchester Academy
27 December 1994	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowlands
29 December 1994	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre
30 December 1994	Middlesbrough		Town Hall
North America
28 January 1995	Seattle	USA	DV8
29 January 1995	Vancouver	Canada	Commodore Ballroom
30 January 1995	Portland	USA	Roseland Theater
1 February 1995	San Francisco		The Fillmore
3 February 1995	Hollywood		The Palace
4 February 1995	San Diego		SOMA
5 February 1995	Mesa		Nile Theater
7 February 1995	Salt Lake City		The Bar & Grill
9 February 1995	Denver		Bluebird Theatre
11 February 1995	Dallas		Deep Ellum Live	supported by Deep Blue Something
12 February 1995	Austin		Liberty Lunch
13 February 1995	Houston		Urban Art Bar
15 February 1995	Memphis		New Daisy Theatre
17 February 1995	Carrboro		Cat's Cradle
25 February 1995	Vancouver	Canada	Commodore Ballroom
3 March 1995	Asbury Park	USA	The Stone Pony
4 March 1995	Washington		WUST Music Hall
5 March 1995	Virginia Beach		The Abyss
7 March 1995	Philadelphia		The Theatre of Living Arts
8 March 1995	New York		The Academy
10 March 1995	Providence		Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11 March 1995	Boston		Avalon
12 March 1995	Montreal	Canada	Club Soda
14 March 1995	Toronto		The Phoenix Concert Theatre
15 March 1995	Cleveland	USA	The Odeon
16 March 1995	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
18 March 1995	Indianapolis		Tyndall Armory
19 March 1995	Chicago		Vic Theatre
20 March 1995	Grand Rapids		Orbit Room
24 March 1995	Minneapolis		First Avenue
25 March 1995	Milwaukee		The Rave
UK
14 April 1995	London	England	The White Room
17 April 1995	Southend-on-Sea	England	Cliffs Pavilion
Europe
20 April 1995	Paris	France	Le Bataclan
UK
22 April 1995	Sheffield	England	Sheffield Arena

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Date	City	Country	Venue	Reason
February 18, 1994^[a]	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso	Ferry incident
September 30, 1994	San Diego	USA	Casbah	Cancelled after infamous Whiskey gig and Noel disappeared to San Francisco
October 1, 1994	Tempe		Boston's Bar and Grille
October 3, 1994	Salt Lake City		The Bar and Grill
October 4, 1994	Denver		Mercury Cafe
October 6, 1994	Dallas		Trees
October 8, 1994	Austin		Liberty Lunch
October 10, 1994	St. Louis		Cicero's
October 11, 1994	Lawrence		The Bottleneck
October 12, 1994	Springfield		The Bottom Line
December 8, 1994	Middlesbrough	England	Town Hall	Liam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to December 30, 1994
December 9, 1994	Liverpool		Royal Court	Liam contracted laryngitis, rescheduled to December 17, 1994
January 20, 1995^[b]	Auckland	New Zealand	Mount Smart Stadium	Liam contracted laryngitis
January 22, 1995^[c]	Melbourne	Australia	Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
January 26, 1995^[d]	Sydney		Sydney Showground
January 29, 1995^[e]	Gold Coast		Gold Coast Parklands
February 3, 1995^[f]	Adelaide		Royal Adelaide Showgrounds
February 5, 1995^[g]	Perth		Fremantle Oval
February 9, 1995	Kawasaki	Japan	Club Citta
February 10, 1995	Fukuoka		Scala Espacio
February 20, 1995	Kawasaki		Club Citta

Notes

1. supporting The Verve
2. Concert was part of Big Day Out
3. Concert was part of Big Day Out
4. Concert was part of Big Day Out
5. Concert was part of Big Day Out
6. Concert was part of Big Day Out
7. Concert was part of Big Day Out

References

1. "Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger: 12 Things You Didn't Know". NME. 19 February 2016.
2. "15 reasons why Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' is definitely amazing - NME". NME. 29 August 2017.
3. Thomas, Lou. "BBC - Music - Review of Oasis - Definitely Maybe".
4. Taylor, Luke (7 March 2019). "Part Of The Forever Young: Neil Primett 50 Years". 80's Casual Classics. Retrieved 5 August 2023.