One month after Noel Gallagher promised a refund to Oasis fans at a Manchester gig, the band have sent out cheques at a total of almost £1m. They are just hoping that fans won't cash them in.
Technical problems at the 7 June Heaton Park concert prompted Gallagher to announce that "this is a free gig". He later tried to backtrack, and after 20,000 fans took him up on his offer, Gallagher called them "cheeky cunts".
Oasis made good on their word, however, and last week sent out tens of thousands of cheques for about £45 each. An accompanying letter reads: "Thank you for your application to receive a payment as a goodwill gesture for the problems experienced at [the Heaton Park] show. Please find attached the cheque in respect of this offer. No further correspondence will be entered in to."
Though cash-strapped music fans may then rush to the bank to deposit the Natwest cheque, Oasis seem to have another hope. The cheque, although legal tender, is also emblazoned with an unlikely logo. "Oasis: Bank of Burnage," it reads. Even more interesting to fans, it bears Liam and Noel Gallagher's signatures.
"People can obviously cash them in," a spokesperson told the Manchester Evening News. "[But] they are quite distinctive so a few people may decide to keep them."
Forty-five quid or an autographed memento? Judging from the value of Gallagher signatures on eBay, we know which one we would go for.