How Oasis V Festival attacker made it onstage

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Eyewitnesses tell NME.COM how assailant evaded security

Sep 9, 2008
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Details of how the Oasis attacker managed to get onstage and push Noel Gallagher over during a gig have begun to emerge.

As previously reported, the Oasis guitarist was pushed to the floor during their set at the V Festival in Toronto on Sunday (September 7).

According to Virgin spokesperson Nathan Rosenberg, the invader - identified as 47-year-old Daniel Sullivan - gained access to the stage by evading security, and was not someone with a backstage pass.

"This person seems to have found a hole in somewhere near the stage area and crawled on the stage," he told The Ampersand in a video interview. "Security guards are now looking at how that took place and we're looking at that as well to make sure that it never happens again."

Emailing NME.COM, fans "Derek and Adi" revealed they had seen the man moments before he got onstage.

"We saw the attacker run from the main crowd and run past security to the entrance to the stage," they wrote. "He ran up the stairs right past everyone and pushed Noel over. He literally made a break for it and made it all the way onto the stage. As soon as he was onstage we witnessed at least five police officers run after him onto the stage. Shortly after we saw several police taking him down the stairs and out of our view."

Meanwhile, Oasis fans have responded to the attack by issuing 'wanted: dead or alive' calls on Sullivan, even going as far as printing his home address, phone number and a map of where he lives on various fan forums.

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Soundedd

Sep 9, 2008

To be honest I'm absolutley appauled at the security in Canada. It shouldn't be allowed to happen, i mean what if this Sullivan pilloc had a knife or even a gun, it's crap security, don't tour Canada again Noel stay in a proper country like England :)

barrinho

Sep 9, 2008

I thought he was just an angry NME fan who wanted to attack Noel for making silly headlines everyday from his blog onto the website.

pauliogeorgio

Sep 9, 2008

Finally something that might make Noel realize hes not god and not invincible. Most other bands would take it in their stride, imagine if Frank Carter made a big deal out of it every time a fan caused some upset on stage! And as for posting his name and address on forums, what a fucking stupid thing to do! Im sure there's some oasis fan out there somewhere who's stupid enough to take the whole thing to seriously and try pop this guy off. The only reason id want his address is to shake his fucking hand.

des res

Sep 9, 2008

Paulio- Noel hasnt actually said anything about all this yet, or made 'a big deal' about any of it, so lay off him for that. The fact that you actually condone a musician being attacked on stage for no reason just shows what a knob you are. The posting of the attackers details clearly has nothing to do with the band, obviously its annoyed fans from the gig in question / 'friends' of said attacker. Go to a Gallows gig and watch Carter punch himself in the face or scream his little head off if thats what you want to do, but dont celebrate the fact that a musician has been attacked by some random fool at a gig..

indie_rock_and_roll_for_me

Sep 9, 2008

ya soundedd, cause this kinda stuff never happens in the UK, eh?! the only shame here is that liam didn't get slapped around first. hopefully this entire event will inspire Noel to write his first decent song in 13 years.

challisest1989

Sep 9, 2008

obviously the v festival security isnt as tight in canada as the power crazed kill joy bastards of the english v

mozafan

Sep 9, 2008

don't know if you read pauliogeorgio but noel came back on stage and finshed the gig, hardly making a big deal of it

RKIDSCD

Sep 9, 2008

Pauliogeorgio - Isn't it really funny to see how many people are still queuing up to slate oasis, even though they are still regarded as one of the best live bands in the world and the most influential artist since they hit the limelight in 1994.What do you mean "Most bands would have taken it i their stride"??? Did Oasis not? Is that why they came back on stage 5 minutes later and finished their set? Most bands would have cancelled their set and hid behind security. You dont know what you are talking about

Brendalove

Sep 9, 2008

I wonder what got into this guy? Was it Noel Gallagher that said Oasis was bigger than Jesus? LOL!

mardybum_x

Sep 9, 2008

i would like to meet the attacker and shake him by the hand!

fatty08

Sep 9, 2008

Noel Gallagher has been dignified and kept his trap shut. So fair play to him. I love the Oasis haters on here, so predictable. It doesnt matter which musician is was, its a 'no brainer', the guy deserves to rot, throw the book at him, put him in prision. Its totally unprovoked. And Noel Gallagher to me is my Idol, and he is to many other people, to me the man is god.

Soundedd

Sep 9, 2008

indie rock and roll for me - I'm not saying it doesn't happen in England (although I can't think of a time when it has happened) it was just a little dig at Canadians, harmless fun so relax. As for the 13 years comment I didn't like that. Every single one of Oasis' albums are world class and you clearly havn't heard tunes like "Little By Little", "Where Did It All Go Wrong" and "The Importance Of Being Idle" let alone "The Shock Of The Lightning" if you think Noel hasn't wrote a good enough song since Morning Glory or Be Here Now or whatever. It's two easy to say Oasis havn't done anything good since Morning Glory, for me Don't Believe The Truth is their best and strongest album, and as much as I like your namesake, Noel Gallagher is light years ahead of Brandon Flowers in terms of songwriting and everything else.

flatout

Sep 10, 2008

Its absolutely immaterial whether you appreciate Noel Gallagher, Frank Carter or anyone else - a maniac assaulting an artist on stage needs serious punishment to send out a message to would be assailants - Frank Zappa was seriously injured by an invader in London in the early seventies, and Dimebag Darrell was shot to death on stage by one. Grow up mardybum, paulio, indie_rock and others.....

jimmymach

Sep 10, 2008

Pauliogeorgio - wat a daft msg to post!! If you had any basic knowledge of wat happened, then you will know that the band carried on like the true proffesionals they are!! And why,or why would you want to shake the guy by the hand!? I arnt the biggest fan of Pete Doherty, or Brandon Flowers, but would never consider doing what this clown did to Noel, so for you to say that you would want to shake his hand, obviously shows what a very, very stupid person you are!!

slugorange

Sep 10, 2008

"i would like to meet the attacker and shake him by the hand!" HAHHAHA what funny person you are, do you write your own stuff? Congrats on being a twat.

qcardy

Sep 10, 2008

that shit was so funny...thank God for YouTube!

Pegworth

Sep 10, 2008

The elder Gallagher is no stranger to on-stage assaults, as he was also attacked at a show in Newcastle, England back in 1994. That time a fan jumped onto the stage and punched the guitarist in the face, cutting him with his ring, before Noel kicked back and swung his guitar at the man with Liam following in and eventually having to be dragged off stage. So I guess they shouldn't tour England either. Wake up dude there's freaks and freak incidents every where.