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Familiar to Millions (2000)

Where the lyrics of Familiar to Millions take you, and where it was really made.

The live album was recorded at Wembley, yet most of the vocals on its audio versions were overdubbed from a gig in Yokohama.

Key places

Recorded at Wembley Stadium (2000)

Recording site Wembley Stadium (1923, demolished) — The live album was recorded at Wembley Stadium on 21 July 2000. The audio versions later replaced much of the vocal track with overdubs. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Jubilee or Metropolitan line to Wembley Park station, then a short walk to the new stadium on the old site.

Riverside Theatre bonus track (2000)

Recording site Riverside Theatre — The Beatles cover 'Helter Skelter' on the CD was recorded at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee on 16 April 2000. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Overdubs recorded in Yokohama (2000)

Recording site Yokohama Arena — Most of the overdubbed vocals on the audio versions were recorded at the Yokohama Arena gig on 5 March 2000. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• English rock band Oasis live album
• Recorded at Wembley Stadium on 21 July 2000
• Released 13 November 2000 by Big Brother Recordings
• Initially issued in six formats: DVD, VHS, double CD, double cassette, triple vinyl, double MiniDisc
• Double CD carries 18 songs over two discs
• Video version adds a 45-minute documentary shot in and around Wembley

Background

• Audio versions carry vocals overdubbed at Yokohama Arena, Japan, on 5 March 2000
• Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, on 16 April 2000 supplied the Beatles cover 'Helter Skelter' as a CD bonus track
• Highlights CD issued 1 October 2001 to celebrate ten years as a band

Recording

• At the 21 July gig Liam Gallagher let the audience sing the 'Wonderwall' choruses
• He also changed words in other parts of the song, so audio versions use a different vocal track from the Wembley original
• Noel Gallagher's backing vocals were replaced in the same way
• Only one line in the first verse comes from the actual Wembley performance
• Audio versions omit much of the between-track banter

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991.
• The original line-up was Liam Gallagher, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll; Noel Gallagher joined a few months later as the fifth member.
• Noel became the de facto leader and wrote the songs for the band's first four albums.

Members

• Current members are Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Bonehead, Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
• Former members include McGuigan, McCarroll and Alan "Whitey" White.

Career

• The band signed to Creation Records in 1993 and debuted with Definitely Maybe (1994), which topped the UK Albums Chart.
• (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) became the UK's best-selling album of the 1990s.
• Be Here Now (1997) became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history.
• The band disbanded in 2009 after Noel left, and reformed in 2024.
• They have sold over 100 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2026.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Debuted at No. 5 on the UK charts
• 57,000 copies sold in the first week
• Released simultaneously in six formats: DVD, VHS, double CD, double cassette, triple vinyl, and double MiniDisc
• Promo video of the Wembley version of 'Gas Panic!' distributed to music channels, cut to 6:57
• Brazilian promo CDs for 'Gas Panic!' and 'Hey Hey, My My' issued to promote the Rock in Rio appearance on 14 January 2001
• Each format used a different cover colour, and the 2001 highlights CD had its own colour too

Records

• Britain: around 378,000 copies sold, Platinum
• United States: about 70,000 copies sold
• Worldwide: an estimated 1 million copies sold

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The bonus cover of 'Helter Skelter' on the CD was recorded at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee on 16 April 2000
• Five songs were left out of the 2001 highlights CD
• The DVD added a 45-minute documentary by Grant Gee shot in and around Wembley
• The album's vocals were overdubbed mostly from a Yokohama performance rather than from Wembley

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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