June 28, 2008 23:43

Jay-Z kicks off Glastonbury set with Oasis cover Jay-Z Tickets

The rapper mocks Noel Gallagher's criticism of his headline slot

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Jay-Z kicked off his controversial Glastonbury headline slot tonight (June 28) with an Oasis cover - hitting back at Noel Gallagher's criticism of his booking.

Before the show started, a montage of clips played, concluding with the recent interview Gallagher gave where he said the Pyramid Stage performance was "not right" for the festival.

Before a huge crowd, the superstar rapper then mimed along to Oasis' huge 1995 hit 'Wonderwall'.

Speaking earlier to Tim Westwood for Radio 1 and 1Xtra (you can watch the video interview below), Jay-Z said of the Gallagher controversy: "You know that sometimes remarks are made out of ignorance. If Noel Gallagher saw me perform and he said that then I understand that - that is a personal opinion and I have no bearing on how he feels ï¿½ you know ï¿½ it's just not your taste. But he has never seen me perform - I'm sure or else he wouldn't say that. We will see what happens after tonight!

"You know the funny thing about it with Noel and whoever else - for the most part, everyone's ready. I thought the resistance would be like an old guard versus the new guard but it's really not like that. You know, right now, every single person that I have seen, that I've encountered, that walked up to me - everyone is very excited about the show and ready for it so I feel good about it."

Come back to hear the full report of the show as soon as it ends on NME.COM.

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