Oasis dedicated their performance of ‘Live Forever’ at their most recent gig in Brazil to Stone Roses and Primal Scream’s Mani, who passed away on Thursday (November 20), aged 63.
Mani, real name Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, originally found fame as bassist for the Stone Roses, joining in 1987 and playing on both their iconic albums, until they first disbanded in 1996. He then went on to join Primal Scream and stayed with them until 2011, when the Stone Roses reformed.
News of his passing was shared earlier this week by his brother Greg, who wrote: “IT IS WITH THE HEAVIEST OF HEARTS THAT I HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE SAD PASSING OF MY BROTHER GARY MANI MOUNFIELD,” he posted on social media, as Manchester Evening News reports. “RIP RKID.”
The news came just over a week after announcing a UK-wide in conversation tour that was set to take place next year.
During their show in São Paulo last night (November 22), Oasis took a moment to pay tribute to Mani, telling the crowd: “We wanna dedicate this to our dear friend, our hero, the one and only Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield,” before displaying an image of his face on the screen as they played ‘Live Forever’.
As the song drew to a close, Liam sang, “You’re gonna live forever,” and the band turned to face the image while the stage lights went down. Liam then told the crowd: “And he can have this one as well, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Star’,” before launching into the track.
Watch the moment below.
