Coventry indie upstarts The Enemy have leaped to the defence of Oasis after the Manchester group were forced to pull out of V Festival.
One of the nation’s biggest summer events, V Festival is spread over two sites. After conquering Chelmsford on Saturday night (August 22nd) Oasis then set their sights on repeating the feat in Staffordshire.
However it wasn’t to be. A dose of laryngitis put paid to their ambitions, as singer Liam Gallagher was in no shape to perform. Apologising to fans, a host of other groups on the bill paid tribute with MGMT and Keane playing cover versions.
Now The Enemy’s frontman Tom Clarke has leaped to the defence of his Mancunian counterpart. In a new interview Clarke states that Oasis only cancel if they have a serious reason to do so.
“If they’ve cancelled it’s for a legitimate reason,” the frontman of the Coventry trio told music station Absolute Radio. “I hope everyone cuts him a bit of slack and doesn’t whinge about it, ‘cos shit happens.”
Tom Clarke would know. The Enemy were forced to cancel on the first night of Oasis’ stint at Heaton Park, with Clarke coming down with acute food poisoning.
Continuing, Clarke rejected allegations that Oasis pulled the slot after falling out with one another. “They’ve been on tour since forever. I’m pretty sure they’ve hated each other since the ’90s. I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t have surmounted in Liam not playing V because they’ve just realised they don’t get on with each other.”
“They get on with it. They manage to go on stage and play amazing shows, probably the best live band in the world. The fact of the matter is, the lad’s probably got a sore throat. Give him a break. Let him have a day off.”
