July 18, 1992 • Granada Studios, Manchester, England

Setlist

Show Notes

• This is considered Oasis' first TV recording, although it remains unclear whether the performance was ever broadcast. The band recorded a mimed performance of "Take Me" for The Blackpool Roadshow, which was providing content for ITV Telethon '92.
• Their first confirmed TV appearance was on The Word (March 18, 1994).
• The band got the slot through Bonehead's brother Martin, who built mixing desks together with Johnnie Doolan, one of the owners of The Blackpool Roadshow.
• According to Tony McCarroll, the band had a few drinks at the Rovers Return (the Coronation Street pub on the Granada Studios Tour) before going on stage in front of about a dozen Granada staff, some members of the Salvation Army and a school choir. Some of the choir members were supposedly frightened by Liam's stare.
• Presenter Alvin Stardust introduced the band as having just flown back from their tour. Liam's reply: "We've just come from Burnage dickhead. We ain't on fuckin' tour." The band then mimed "Take Me", using Alvin Stardust's gear.
• On their way out, the band was almost hit by a jeep driven by Coronation Street actor Simon Gregson. Liam ran after the car, but the security guard opened the gate just in time. According to McCarroll, all of this was caught on camera.
• In his book Oasis: The Truth, McCarroll calls this event "Granada Red Nose Day 1993". The correct date was later confirmed by members of the Missing Episodes forum and by a fax from Bonehead, which was auctioned together with the tape the band mimed to.
• Shirley Jones, one of the organisers of The Blackpool Roadshow, later disputed McCarroll's account. She remembered the band as polite, friendly and appreciative of the opportunity.
• Apart from two photos taken by Bonehead's sister, no material from this event has surfaced.