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Addictions counselors claim Oasis fans ‘already stashed drugs’ at Manchester’s Heaton Park ahead of reunion shows

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Addictions counselors claim Oasis fans ‘already stashed drugs’ at Manchester’s Heaton Park ahead of reunion shows

Addiction counselors have claimed Oasis fans have been “stockpiling drugs” at Manchester’s Heaton Park ahead of next year’s reunion shows.

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The Britpop heroes first announced their long-awaited reunion in August, with a string of concerts in the UK and Ireland. They claimed these would be their only shows in Europe, but promised that while they won’t be playing any festivals next year, other headline dates around the world were planned.

Their reunion includes a sell-out five-night run at Manchester’s Heaton Park, where an estimated 80,000 fans will be in attendance.

Now, the drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility Providence Project has said so The Sun they have spoken to members of the addiction community, “who have told us that they have already kept drugs in the park”, and added that they would “warn the organizers to be vigilant”.

Fans at Heaton Park
Festival goers watch Oasis, Kasabian, Reverend and the Makers and Twisted Wheel perform at Heaton Park on June 4, 2009 in Manchester, England. CREDIT: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage

They went on to say that people had bragged about various plans to sneak drugs into the show, including using glow sticks, toys, merchandise and plaster to hide them.

Treatment center head Paul Spanjar told the publication: “Whether it’s the tainted ecstasy pill, the cocaine-induced heart attack or the cannabis-induced psychosis, the reality is that while drug use feels relatively safe and socially acceptable, he is still playing dice with death.”

Liam Gallagher responded to the news with a characteristically jovial tweet, saying: “I did this years ago when I went to see the Pope at HP, it’s nothing new.” Likewise, when a fan asked him on X/Twitter, “Who are these sources and why do they always go to scum,” he replied, “Because they don’t have ALMA.”

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Manchester City Council will charge Oasis next year for their massive hometown shows. For the BBCManchester City Council, which owns the 600-acre park in the Gallagher brothers’ hometown, will charge the group the same extra costs to host the show with things like extra toilets and security measures.

The City of Edinburgh also recently announced that they will bill the band as part of a new policy that applies 100% cost recovery to commercial events, with the new regulations coming into effect almost a year before the newly reunited Gallagher brothers hit the town. the city

Devoted Oasis fans have been looking forward to the reunion for years. talking with NME reporting on the band’s return to his hometown, 29-year-old Oasis enthusiast and Manchester sports writer Razz Ashraf opened up to reporter Gary Ryan while at Sifters Records, the store of records that the Gallagher brothers used to visit and name checked. on his 1994 track ‘Shakermaker’ – and shared, “All I wanted to do was come down here and hit the sign and be where it all started.”

“I’m excited about it. I’ve been fantasizing about this moment for so many years,” he added, explaining that his father would play Oasis at home. “He wasn’t that big into rock, but because they were from Manchester, he could understand. . As I started to connect more with my city, they started to mean more to me.”

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