Noel Gallagher Fan Helps Out Folks

Folks have Noel Gallagher’s “stalker” to thank after they were left stranded at a service station in Germany.

The Manchester band were supporting the former Oasis man when they suffered a freak incident on the road.

But they were rescued by a Noel obsessive before launching into an impromptu booze-fuelled car park set of Oasis covers.

Speaking after Folks’ Biz Session, guitarist Michael Beasley said: “Our van driver snapped the key in the ignition and we got stuck at a service station for 12 hours.

“Luckily they sell beer so everybody was getting f*****-up. Then one of Noel Gallagher’s stalkers turned up in this Oasis-emblazoned car.

“He offered to assist us. He got all these guitars out of his car and we ended up doing an Oasis tribute gig in this car park for three hours.

“He was more than helpful to the point where you think, ‘This is a bit weird.’

“But we took him back to our hotel and allowed him into the soundcheck for Noel’s show in Munich. Noel was alright about it.”

Singer Scott Anderson added: “We spent 11 hours with him. He was very nice. He’s coming on holiday every year with us now.”

Folks have supported such acts as The View and Miles Kane on tour so far – but the banter they shared with Noel is still fresh in the memory.

Not least because of their Manchester footie rivalry.

Michael recalled: “We’re all Manchester United fans so there’s a bit of a rivalry because he’s a City fan, of course.

“The first time we played with Noel was at the Roundhouse in London just before Christmas.

“City had just beaten us 6-1 so he was giving all the lads grief. Then he came up to me and said, ‘What about that? F****** 6-1!’

“I said, ‘Dude, I’ve had f****** 20 years of success with United. Feels good doesn’t it?’”

However, the songwriter/guitarist left Noel scratching his head one drunken post-gig night in Paris.

“There was a band playing that would perform any song that you asked for,” he said.

“As is customary, Noel had the first choice of song and he chose the Kinks. Then he looked at me and said, ‘You choose now.’ I was a bit p*****. I’m like, ‘Can you play Mother by John Lennon?’

“He came up to me and said, ‘It’s a f****** party – and you’re asking for a song about your dead mother!’”

Watch two exclusive acoustic tracks performed live here.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk