Oasis came, they saw, and they utterly conquered on the opening night of their epic comeback tour. I was one of the lucky 60-odd thousand or so fans who can say "I was there" at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday night.

Formed in 1991, Oasis are one of the best-selling bands in British history and have performed in Cardiff multiple times, including twice before at the Millennium Stadium, as it was then known, in 2005 and 2009.

The great wait is over.” Tens of thousands of Oasis fans thronged the streets of Cardiff, Wales, on Friday, where the Britpop-era rockers were kicking off a hotly, and somewhat anxiously, anticipated reunion tour.