I’m Andy Starkey, bass player and band leader with Britpop band Britpop Reunion, and I offer myself as an Oasis tribute bass player dep for other acts who need cover at short notice. I’ve been playing this material for decades, both with my own band and standing in for others, so I can usually learn or brush up a set list quickly enough to save a gig that would otherwise be in trouble. Britpop Reunion is my full time project, but depping for other bands is something I do regularly on the side when the dates allow. Contact me now to check if I’m available for your Live 26 and Live 27 date or dates.
Why I Get Asked To Cover Oasis Sets as an Oasis Tribute Bass Player Dep.
Oasis bass parts look easy until you actually try to play them convincingly live. Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan and later Andy Bell performed basslines that sit low and steady, and if a dep doesn’t respect the small gaps and turnarounds, the whole song starts to feel wrong even if the notes are technically right. I’ve played this catalogue with real crowds in front of me for a long time now, not just worked through it at home with headphones on, so I usually already know the arrangement your band is using, or something close enough that one run through sorts it out. I learn songs to memory so I don’t need to read music live on stage giving you more of the original live Oasis feel.
Live Performances
As you’ll see I’m also singing lead vocals while playing Oasis bass on these videos, but just taking a step to the side and performing bass is something I’m always more than willing to do as well. But, maybe your Noel doesn’t sing any backing vocals? If that’s the case then I’m also more than happy to sing BVs too if you want. I’ll wear whatever period Oasis clothing you need me to wear and will perform with a Fender Precision bass guitar for oasis accuracy. I’ve got pedals and amps to faithfully reproduce the tone and sounds of Oasis bass players from over the years.
Songs I Can Step In On Without Much Notice
I’m comfortable across most of the Oasis songbook, but a few come up again and again when I dep:
Wonderwall was written by Noel Gallagher and appeared on the 1995 album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, where it reached number two in the UK charts. It’s the one every crowd waits for, so I focus on the timing sitting behind the strumming rather than treating it as a simple chord chart. Performed perfectly at Knebworth 10th August 1996.
Don’t Look Back In Anger, also written by Noel and taken from that same 1995 record, gave the band their second UK number one. The bass stays fairly quiet under the piano intro before locking in once the drums arrive, and I make sure I don’t rush that moment. Played amazingly at Main Road on 27th April 1996 by Noel Gallager on his Union Jack Champagne Supernova Epiphone Sheraton.
Cigarettes & Alcohol came from Definitely Maybe in 1994 and reached number seven in the UK charts. Since Live 25 doing The Poznan is a must for guests during this classic 90s track.
Roll With It, another Noel Gallagher song from Morning Glory, went head to head with Blur’s Country House back in August 1995 in what the papers called the Battle of Britpop, and settled at number two. The bass line itself is fairly straightforward but it needs confidence more than finesse. A superb version was performed at Earls Court on 26th September 1997.
Where I’m Available To Dep
I cover dates across the entire UK and beyond as an Oasis Tribute Bass Player Dep, including shows near Lichfield, Staffordshire and further out across the nation. If your act already has a booking sorted and just needs the bass guitar covered for the night, that’s something I can sort for you no problem.
Get In Touch with an Oasis tribute bass player dep
If you need a bass player who already knows the Oasis songbook properly, drop me a line and we’ll sort out timings, material and fee between us. Britpop tribute band Britpop Reunion is my main band, but I always make time for a good dep booking when my diary allows.