September 29, 1994 • Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Setlist

Show Notes

• The infamous Whisky a Go Go show in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, was sold out, with 500 tickets sold at $12 each. Pink Noise Test were listed as the support act in a contemporary Pollstar box office report.
• The band were introduced by KROQ DJ Rodney Bingenheimer, who described Oasis as the best band in Britain and even "the best band in the universe".
• Ringo Starr was reportedly among the audience. His son Zak Starkey would later become Oasis' drummer in 2004.
• The concert got off to a disastrous start. The band stopped "Rock N Roll Star" after about a minute. Noel explained, "The DAT machine's just broken now", before the band started again from the beginning.
• According to guitar tech Jason Rhodes, a roadie had placed the wrong setlist in front of Noel, leaving band members playing different songs at the same time. Frustration grew among the band members, and at one point Liam threw a tambourine at Noel.
• As revealed in the documentary "Supersonic", the band had mistakenly taken crystal meth before the show, believing it was cocaine.
• After the show, Liam and Noel argued with manager Marcus Russell in the dressing room. Noel stormed out, reportedly taking the tour's petty cash, and flew to San Francisco, where he stayed with Melissa Lim, whom he had met a few days earlier. The experience later inspired him to write "Talk Tonight", with the line "I hardly even knew your name" which is often seen as a reference to her.
• The concert was professionally filmed, and promotional VHS copies were produced. Footage later circulated among collectors, while "Married With Children" appeared on the 2004 "Definitely Maybe" DVD.
• In 2020, Oasis Archive obtained a master promotional VHS and produced a new digital transfer. A more complete audio release followed in 2022 on Bayswater's "Live at the Whisky A Go Go", accompanied by a DVD featuring the concert footage.