Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, co-leaders of reunited ’90s rock greats Oasis, are not properly from Ireland — the lads were born and raised in Manchester, England, of course — but it’s hard to imagine them getting a warmer hometown greeting anywhere else than they received in Dublin on Saturday (Aug. 16).

Oasis fever simply consumed Ireland’s capital city this week in anticipation of the Gallaghers’ (whose parents, Peggy and Thomas, are both Irish) arrival for their first gig on the Emerald Isle since 2009. On Saturday, the roads to Gaelic sports stadium Croke Park were lined with pubs offering tribute bands, trivia contests and semi-official fan experiences, as devotees in Oasis shirts (some of which just offered if-you-know-you-know references like “sunshyyiiiiine” in the style of th

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