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Liam Gallagher hugs fans on stage in Jakarta solo concert

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
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Mon, January 15, 2018 Published on Jan. 15, 2018 Published on 2018-01-15T14:45:01+07:00

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English singer-songwriter Liam Gallagher performs at a concert in Jakarta on Jan. 14. English singer-songwriter Liam Gallagher performs at a concert in Jakarta on Jan. 14. (AFP/Bahtiar)

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iam Gallagher, the former lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis, performed in his first solo concert in Indonesia on Sunday evening.

The show, titled As You Were, was held at Ecovention Hall in Ancol, North Jakarta, and kicked off with Oasis hits such as “Rock n Roll Star” and “Morning Glory.” According to tempo.co, the performance was then followed by "Wall of Glass”, “For What It's Worth” and “Bold”, tracks from Gallagher's debut solo album As You Were.

Read also: Album Review: 'As You Were' by Liam Gallagher

Fans reportedly came up on stage and hugged the crooner of "Greedy Soul." (AFP/Bahtiar)

Some fans reportedly came up on stage and hugged the rock vocalist when he performed “Live Forever” and “Wonderwall”, which was performed during the encore. Liam is said to not be hesitant to accept hugs from fans.

The concert was initially scheduled to be held in early August last year before it was later postponed to January. (wir/kes)

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