Oasis blown away by comeback, says Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher has said he and his Oasis bandmates have been "completely blown away" by the response to their hit comeback tour after 16 years away.

Speaking to talkSports Andy Goldstein about the dates so far in the UK and Ireland, he went on to say he was "proud" of his younger brother, frontman Liam, adding "its been great to be back" in a band with him.

Oasis played at Croke Park, Dublin, last weekend and will head to North America next before returning to the UK for more Wembley Stadium dates in London next month.

The singer-songwriter admitted it was "difficult to put it into words" so far and added that his legs had "turned to jelly" at the start the first gig back in Cardiff, in July.

"Every night is the crowds first night," he noted. "So every nights got that same energy to it, but its been truly amazing.

"Im not usually short for words, but I cant really articulate it at the minute."

After breaking the Internet last year when tickets were released, in controversial fashion due to dynamic pricing meaning many fans missed out or paid over the odds, the brothers first re-emerged on-stage together at the packed home of Welsh rugby with their arms both raised aloft.

It came after many years of solo releases and very public bickering from the estranged Gallaghers.

The BBCs music correspondent Mark Savage noted how the band sounded the "best theyve been since the 90s" on their return, which he wrote felt "like a reconciliation - or a sigh of relief - as the brothers buried the hatchet of a decades-long feud and reconnected with their fans".

Speaking on Tuesday, in what is thought to be his first public comments about the comeback tour, which has also rolled into their hometown Manchester and Edinburgh, Noel Gallagher said: "I grossly underestimated what I was getting into."

"After about five minutes, I was like, alright can I just go back to the dressing room and start this again?

"Ive done stadiums before and all that but I dont mind telling you, my legs had turned to Jelly after about halfway through the second song [Acquiese, which sees the brothers duet together]. And I could have done with going back and taking a minute.

"But its been an amazing thing."

Asked how he had felt about his brother giving him a little hug on-stage at the end of the first gig, Gallagher noted: "Were not those kind of guys really, you know what I mean?

"Its great just to be back with Bonehead [Oasiss founding guitarist] and Liam and just be doing it again.

"I guess when its all said and done, well sit and reflect on it. But its great being back in the band with Liam - I forgot how funny he was."

He added that Liam was "smashing it" and that he was "proud of him", joking that his apparent return to singing form must be down to "AI".

The 58-year-old, who has been singing five of the 23 songs each night throughout the tour, continued: "Having fronted a band [Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds] for 16 years. I know how difficult that is.

"I couldnt do the stadium thing like he does it; its not in my nature. But Ive got to say, I think, you know, good for you mate. Hes been amazing."

He brushed aside an attempt to ask what might happen with the band at the scheduled end of the tour in November.

The Oasis Live 25 reunion tour has made headlines since it began.

A fan died when he fell from a height at one of the bands Wembley Stadium concerts this month.

Meanwhile, Wembleys authorities said they were investigating allegations that hundreds of Oasis fans were able to sneak into one of the gigs at the venue without a ticket.

The gigs so far have also provided many memorable viral moments, including a marriage proposal at Murrayfield, where Liam also described the City of Edinburgh Council as "a bunch of snakes", following a report which had suggested the bands fans would be "rowdy" and "intoxicated".

The band next play in Toronto on Sunday evening.