Liam Gallagher - Down By The River Thames

Down By The River Thames is the second solo live album by English musician Liam Gallagher, released in May 2022 via Warner Records.

Liam Gallagher is the lead singer of rock band Oasis. After Oasis disbanded in 2009 after an acrimonious split with his brother Noel Gallagher, he formed Beady Eye with the remaining members of the Oasis touring band. Beady Eye had considerable success with two albums before disbanding in 2014. Liam announced that he was embarking on a solo career in late 2016 and news of his debut solo album emerged in early 2017.

Liam Gallagher is not the kind of artist who was going to be stopped by the sizeable problem of not being able to play to an audience during lockdown. So when the idea of playing and filming a live stream show came up, he looked at the precedent set by the Sex Pistols and The Clash and decided to hit the River Thames, armed with a boatload of attitude, a phenomenal live band (including Bonehead) and an arsenal of classic songs.

The show has been captured in full on the new live album ‘Down By The River Thames’.

Originally streamed on 5^th December 2020, the show became one of the most memorable performances of the lockdown era. From iconic Oasis favourites (‘Supersonic’, ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’) to big hitters from his two all-conquering #1 solo albums (‘Wall of Glass’, ‘Once’), Liam’s inimitable snarl boomed across the Thames and dominated London’s gloomy winter skyline.

There were plenty of welcome surprises too: debut solo performances of the Oasis songs ‘Hello’, ‘Fade Away’ and ‘Headshrinker’, and the first live version of ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’.

Liam’s voice is absolutely on point throughout, with a full-throttle snarl of anger and attitude that doesn’t compromise any of the finesse of the studio recordings.

This live album was released on the same day as his third studio album, C’mon You Know.

This double album 2LP record set is a limited edition on transparent orange coloured vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve with printed insert, pressed in Germany via Warner Records.