May 24, 2000 – Noel Gallagher walked out on his fellow Oasis members reportedly because of brother Liam's excessive drinking. Noel is said to have formerly quit all overseas touring with the band.

Oasis had cancelled Saturday night's gig in Barcelona (May 20), citing a wrist injury to drummer Alan White as the cause, and last night's show in Paris (May 23) for which only less than half the venue's tickets had been sold.

A statement on the band's website said: "The band have already found a replacement guitarist, Matt Deighton, who has recently performed with Paul Weller and Mother Earth. Matt and Gem Archer will share the guitar playing in the band. Unfortunately, working in the new guitarist will mean losing some of the French shows, but we're confident we'll hit the ground running with a great live show in Milan next Tuesday night, 30th May. All of the band's European and UK shows from Milan will go ahead as scheduled."

The following shows have been cancelled: Paris (May 24), Rennes (May 25), Clermont Ferrand (May 27), and Amneville (May 28).