BBC today reports that Oasis' debut concerts in China have been cancelled after the authorities revoked the band's licences to play, deeming them "unsuitable". Shows in Beijing and Shanghai due to take place next month have been pulled, and fans are to be reimbursed. Concert promoters said the Chinese culture ministry recently found out that Noel Gallagher played at a Free Tibet benefit in the US in 1997. The rest of the band's South-East Asian tour will go ahead as planned.
Insiders in the Chinese authorities, however, were more forthcoming with the reasons behind the ban. One minister, who wished to remain anonymous said, "It was nothing to do with Tibet. We just realised that they haven't produced a decent album since 2002 and that if we wanted a Beatles cover's band we could get one quite easily. They're talentless chancers, that's all there is to it. There is nothing subversive about this band or even political...I mean, they were named after a fruit drink!"
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