Noel Gallagher headlines South Facing Festival 2023: full setlist

29 July 2023, 12:10 | Updated: 29 July 2023, 12:13

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform At Crystal Palace Bowl on 28th July 2023. Picture: Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty

The former Oasis rocker brought his Council Skies album to Crystal Palace Bowl. Get his full setlist here.

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By Jenny Mensah

Noel Gallagher gave an uplifting and nostalgic performance at South Facing Festival 2023.

The former Oasis rocker treated London crowds to career-spanning 19-track setlist, which included tracks from across his most recently released Council Skies album as well as the Britpop band's much-loved classics and B-Sides.

First up was a stellar performance from special guest Johnny Marr, with the legendary Smiths guitarist treating fans to iconic track, How Soon Is Now? as part of his set.

Johnny Marr - How Soon Is Now? at South Facing Festival 2023

Noel Gallagher opened his set with a generous helping of songs from his latest solo effort, Council Skies, playing the likes of Pretty Boy, the album's title track and Easy Now.

The 56-year-old rocker clearly hadn't lost his sense of humour over the years, teasing: "This song is NOT Supersonic," before performing Open the Door, See What You Find.

Then, thanking the crowds for supporting his latest album, he quipped: “Who actually bought it? About 25 people?"

If I Had a Gun..., In the Heat of the Moment and AKA... What A Life! were among the solo favourites on the set, bridging the gap between his more experimental tracks and the Oasis back-catalogue.

“Anyone remember a song called Stand By Me? Right, well we’re not gonna do that one" he joked before playing the song's B-Side Going Nowhere.

What followed was a mass-singalong (which was only briefly interrupted by a Bob Dylan cover) and included the likes of The Masterplan, Half The World Away and Little By Little.

Noel even treated fans to a special rendition of Live Forever - which is famously sung by his brother Liam, before ending his set on Don't Look Back in Anger, the iconic 1996 the unofficial Manchester he's described as his "Hey Jude".