The memorable weekend when Oasis rocked Irvine Beach Park

So we thought it was time to look back - not in anger - at their legendary Ayrshire concerts at Irvine Beach Park in 1995.

Fresh from the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe, Oasis topped the bill in one of the biggest marquees in Europe.

Liam on stage in Irvine (Image: Charlie Gilmour)

All tickets for the beach park concert on Friday, July 14 1995 sold out within a day. So the band quickly added a second event on the Saturday, which also sold out almost immediately.

And the Manchester band would play to more than 12,000 people over their two days in Ayrshire.

I was there for the Friday event, where Oasis were supported by The Verve - still a year away from their Bitter Sweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work hits - and Smaller. I recall it was a drizzly day...

But fans on the Saturday enjoyed some balmy heat as they watched the support bands , Britpop mainstays Ocean Colour Scene and Cast. A very decent line-up for the era, keeping the Irvine crowds entertained while they waited for the big attraction.

Fans at the gig (Image: Charlie Gilmour)

And when Noel and Liam Gallagher finally took the stage, the crowd predictably went wild.

It was the audience's first chance to hear songs from the new album they were in the process of recording, the classic What's The Story Morning Glory.

And their Ayrshire dates were the only chance to see Oasis in the UK that summer - apart from Glastonbury.

The band debuted their forthcoming single Roll With It in Irvine, which within a month or so would top the UK charts at the height of the great Britpop War between Oasis and rivals Blur in 1995.

(Image: Charlie Gilmour)

For once, the Gallagher brothers behaved themselves. None of their legendary squabbles or fights were reported and the band even even found time for a game of football backstage.

According to one insider, the band enjoyed their weekend in Irvine, mainly due to the rapturous response from the crowd. 

Vanessa Cotton, of their label Creation Records, told the Irvine Times: "I have heard reports back that they really were two amazing gigs and Oasis really enjoyed themselves."

(Image: Charlie Gilmour)

The label's boss, Glasgow's Alan McGee, was there too, of course. He had famously signed them after hearing the band play just four songs at King Tut's a year or so earlier.

Celebrities spotted in the crowd at Irvine included Ally McCoist.

Ally McCoist enjoyed the Oasis event too (Image: Charlie Gilmour)

Now Ayrshire fans have the chance to see the band play live once again, with dates set for Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium on August 8, 9 and 12, 2025.

Will you be hitting refresh on repeat to try and nab some tickets for next year's extravaganzas? Or do you have some special memories of those Irvine gigs from 29 years ago?

Let us know in the comments.