The Oasis Burnage Cheque... A Future Collectable?
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Stop Crying Your Heart Out
on
July 11, 2009
Well Oasis claim that the souvenir worthy cheque signed by the Gallagher brothers is bounce proof. So what do you do next? Go and get back your hard earned money and cash it in or save a once in a life time collectible item?
Oasis fans who claimed their money back after the band's disrupted Heaton Park gig now face a dilemma.
Oasis face a £1m bill after more than 20,000 fans took up Noel's offer of a refund over their Heaton Park gig.
Despite featuring the logo of the fictitious bank, the cheques are legal tender and can be cashed normally. But promoters for the gig suggested that some fans may want to keep the distinctive novelty cheques, which bear the signature of Liam and Noel Gallagher, as a memento.
A band spokeswoman said: "People can obviously cash them in. They are quite distinctive so a few people may decide to keep them."
The band's opening night concert in Manchester on June 4 was marred by technical glitches, with two separate power cuts leading to a 50-minute delay resulting in Noel Gallagher speaking to dissatisfied fans from the stage: "Thank you very, very much, this is a free gig - let's have it... anybody who has kept their ticket will get a full refund."
More than 70,000 fans had paid £45 for tickets for the show.