Paul Weller At The Garage!

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Noel Gallagher joins Paul Weller onstage at London gig Paul Weller
Pair play Oasis' 'Mucky Fingers' and Weller's 'Echoes Round The Sun' at intimate show
From NME

Paul Weller was joined onstage by Noel Gallagher tonight (April 21), at his gig at London's Relentless Garage.

The guitarist joined the former Jam frontman to play Oasis' 2005 song 'Mucky Fingers' and Weller's 2008 single, 'Echoes Round The Sun', which originally featured Gallagher and Oasis' Gem Archer.

Playing in support of his new album, 'Wake Up The Nation', which was released on Monday (April 19), this year's NME Godlike Genius, also played classics such as 'Wild Wood', before closing with The Jam's 1980 UK Number One single 'Start!'.

Set List:
Moonshine
Have You Made Up Your Mind
Aim High
All I Wanna Do (Is Be With You)
From The Floorboards Up
Fast Car / Slow Traffic
Strange Town
Whirlpools End
Mucky Fingers (Noel Gallagher)
Echoes Round The Sun (Noel Gallagher)
Wild Wood
Wake Up The Nation
No Tears To Cry
Let It Be Me
Come On Let's Go
Start! (w/Gem Archer)

Encore

Broken Stones
Pieces Of A Dream

Courtesy Of Paul aka Pretty Green! Cheers!

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