Oasis breezed into Aberdeen last night and left a sell-out crowd in no doubt that they had just witnessed the world's greatest rock'n'roll band at their breathtaking best.

The Gallagher brothers have a reputation for hit or miss performances but from the moment the band took the state everyone knew they'd caught the boys on a good night.

They had come to see more than just a rock concert and they were not disappointed.

A ringmaster appeared to usher the band on stage through a huge telephone box. The frantic crowd exploded when they kicked off with title track from their new album Be Here Now.

It was thrilling theatre from start to finis. The drums sat on top of a white Rolls Royce and a massive clock ticked backwards above the stage throughout the set.

Liam was the star of the show. He swigged, swore and spat his way through the two hour set, delighting the crowd with his cheeky banter and legendary swagger.

Dressed in a skinny-rib army-style jumper, complete with shoulder patches, the younger Gallagher was far from his usual passive self, trashing tambourines and microphone stands left, right and centre.

He seemed to feed off the frenzied atmosphere that filled the giant Exhibition and Conference centre and give the crowd a performance to remember.

The only downside to the constantly bouncing crowd was the tropical heat it generated, with dozens of fans needing medical attention.

In contrast with his buzzing younger brother, Noel was quieter than usual concentrating on playing the songs, happy to take a back seat.

There was no sign of his traditional acoustic section but when Noel did briefly take centre stage for Magic Pie and the anthemic Don't Look Back In Anger he was outstanding.

He joined in on the guitar as a Pittodrie-style chant of "Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeen", echoed around the arena as if to remind the band where they were.

The 7,500 crowd nearly drowning out Liam's razor-sharp vocals on Supersonic was one of many highlights.

Liam dedicated one of the band's greatest hits, Live Forever, to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales.

He roared: "I definitely ain't no royalist. No Way. But this song is dedicated to someone's mother. Princess Diana, live forever."

As the final chords of Acquiesce faded into a constant stream of feedback, half the crowd made for the exits while the rest stared desperately at the stage praying for their heroes to come back just one more time.

They didn't, but they'll be back tonight to give another hanger load of Aberdonians a rock'n'roll experience they'll never forget.