Oasis gig yesterday in Murrayfield Stadium, a couple of hundred yards away from my flat. They had to close the primary school. At the last Oasis concert fans turned up drunk at 10am and there was general mayhem. This time it was better managed and all we had to suffer was a stream of people drinking from two litre bottles of cider, litter and broken glass. According to my flatmate, a couple of guys who were trying to slip into gardens to have a piss were seen off by the police.
I stood outside now and then and could hear the music – that is the massed vocals against a vague roar. I caught a bit of Don’t Look Back in Anger and other old hits, and I still think the words “champagne supernova in the sky” are sheer euphony.
My flatmate went out for the duration. When he came back he said I had better hose down the side passage. However I can expect heavy showers of rain will do that soon. What would this city smell like if it didn’t rain so much?
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