Be Here Now

BE HERE NOW

The Great Oasis Reunion Gig of 2025 2029 - Definitely Fiction

Paul Carroll

Makes Woodstock '99 and Fyre Festival look like Sunday school outings.

When Oasis reform for a one-off gig on a wind turbine eco-island in the middle of the North Sea, it's billed as the greenest live music event of all time.

The stakes are high for all involved, but it turns out some of the festivalgoers have bigger personal problems to deal with than the survival of the planet.

Rachel, for one, on a trial break from her husband. The gang of four middle-aged Manc mates trying to re-capture their youth. Not to mention a bunch of activists who plan to disrupt the gig.

Can such an ambitious event live up to the hype? (And has anybody checked the weather forecast?)

Pack your parka, grab your solar charger and get ready to party like it's the end of the world.

The perfect read to accompany this summer's Oasis reunion tour, Be Here Now is a wicked send-up of today's over-hyped music festivals, the rock music business, fan rip-offs, sponsorship and greenwashing.