Sydney Oasis Fans Going Full Manchester With A Couple 440ML Roadies In Sydney Olympic Park

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After twenty long years, the wait is finally over. The world's most famous bickering brothers are back on good terms and back in Australia.

After an run of Euphoric shows in Melbourne, the pilgrimage has migrated north, with nearly 200,000 people expected to pour into Accor over the next two nights to see Oasis continue their world class reunion tour.

And the fans, many of them British megagroupies who have followed the band around the world, are going full Manchester in Sydney this afternoon.

A sea of bucket hats, zip-up Parka jackets, and the perhaps weather-inappropriate Adidas trackies swarming the NSW rail system this arvo, the vibrant and lively organised of Oasis fandom is now descending upon Sydney Olympic park.

Homebush locals who weren't aware of this significant moment in Sydney's live music history would be forgiven for assuming their was some sort of major soccer match taking place, as the crowds singalong to both Oasis songs and those other ballads that excitable Pommys tend to belt out when they get together in a crowd.

But it's not just the Pommys, it seems that the Aussie Oasis fans are also doing their very best to bring the atmosphere of the Gallagher family's hometown to Sydney's streets.

With 440ML Fosters, Heinekens and Guinness cans stashed in the pockets of their heavy outdoor-wear, the fans are treating themselves to a couple roadies through Sydney Olympic Park.

In what can only be described as very Manchurian scenes, the crowds are lively but far from unruly as they attempt to sing every single Oasis song in acapella before they even enter the venue.

With just over an hour until the opening acts kick off, stadium staff say it feels like a combination of Swiftie-mania meets the Penrith Panthers premiership hot streak, with a bit of Matildas in the mix too.