On 28 August 2009, after a fight backstage between the Gallaghers, their manager announced the cancellation of their concert at the Rock en Seine festival near Paris just minutes before it was set to begin.
[3] The band rarely played any of the album's songs live, other than on special occasions and acoustic sessions.
", "Live Forever" and "The Turning" as well as new songs such as "Everybody's on the Run," "If I Had a Gun...", "Stop the Clocks," and "A Simple Game of Genius," all of which would later be recorded for Noel's solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, was played in soundchecks, but did not make any appearances at the band's actual concerts.
Midway through their "Morning Glory" performance in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the annual Virgin Festival, a man ran on stage and hit Noel on the back, knocking him to the ground.
[8] After the Toronto incident from early September, security for the rest of the 2008 shows cracked down to disposing personal belongings.
According to the promoters, the Chinese government had recently discovered that Noel Gallagher had performed at a Free Tibet Benefit Concert in New York in 1997, and on their MySpace page, the band expressed disappointment and bewilderment at the decision.
[citation needed] During interviews in early 2009, Noel stated that this may be the last tour they will ever embark on or at least for several years due to growing older.
[11] On 9 July 2009 at Wembley Stadium, Noel dedicated "Live Forever" to the lead singer of The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, who was in the crowd watching the show.