Oasis pay tribute to Ricky Hatton during ‘Live Forever’ at Wembley

Oasis paid tribute to Ricky Hatton during their show at Wembley Stadium. Watch the moment below.

Earlier this month, the boxing legend was found dead in his home in Greater Manchester at the age of 46. No cause of death has been announced, and police are not treating it as a suspicious case.

Hatton was a long-time friend of both Noel and Liam Gallagher, with the Oasis brothers famously walking him to the ring and carrying his championship belts in Las Vegas for his bout against Paulie Malignaggi in 2008.

Since Hatton’s death, both brothers have paid tribute to him separately, with Liam saying it “was an absolute honour to know him and carry his belts”, and Noel calling him a great Mancunian, and a lovely, lovely lad”, sharing that he had been texting Hatton just days before his death.

Now, Oasis have dedicated ‘Live Forever’ to the late boxer. The moment took place during last night’s (September 27) gig at Wembley Stadium – their first of two extra dates at the venue.

A huge image of Hatton was displayed on the screen while they performed the iconic track. Afterwards, the official social media page of Wembley Stadium shared an image of the tribute, with the words, “For Ricky” and a blue love heart.

Earlier in the night, support act Richard Ashcroft also dedicated ‘Bittersweet Symphony’ to the late boxing star.

Hatton was an avid fan of Oasis, once saying (per the Daily Mail): “Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a boxing world champion, support Man City and listen to Oasis. But I became a four-time world champion in two weight classes, ended up boxing at the Etihad Stadium in front of 55,000 people, and became mates with Noel and Liam Gallagher over the years.”

He also spoke to Vegas Insider about Oasis’ reunion earlier this year: “I didn’t think they were going to get back together. Noel has said himself, when the fallouts happen then it’s over. Thankfully, he’s swallowed his pride, and they’ve got back together, and I’m made up. I’m excited to see them perform all of the old songs, and if they can get together and make new songs, how good is that?”

Hatton had also been in attendance at one of Oasis’ giant homecoming shows at Heaton Park.

Since Oasis began their reunion tour, they’ve used the gigs to pay tribute to other icons who have passed.

The tour’s opening night in Cardiff saw them honour late Liverpool star Diogo Jota who was killed in a car crash days earlier at just 28 years old. At the gig, Oasis displayed an image of Diogo Jota in his jersey onscreen as they performed ‘Live Forever’.

They also paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne back in July – projecting a huge portrait of the late musician during ‘Live Forever’, before Liam told the 81,000-strong crowd they would be dedicating the next song to “Ozzy Osbourne, Rock ‘N’ Roll Star” and launching into the 1994 track.

Earlier this month, Oasis concluded their North American portion of the tour with two huge concerts in Mexico City. These followed dates in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Toronto.

Last night’s gig saw Liam fuel rumours that more Oasis shows could be in store for next year, thanking fans for “keeping the faith” and saying, “See you next year.”

After wrapping up their UK shows with one final Wembley gig tonight (September 28), the band will head to Japan, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.

NME gave the opening night of Live ’25 in Cardiff a glowing five-star review. “After a ‘90s heyday and an often maligned post-millennium era, this is Oasis redesigned for the 21st Century,” it read. “Playing before a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visual spectacular that never distracts but will look sick on a phone, they seem the quintessential stadium band playing the greatest hits of greatest hits.”

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