OASIS have paid an emotional tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at their first gig in London for more than a decade.
The band lit up a screen at Wembley Stadium with an image of the rock legend towards the end of the performance of their track Live Forever.
The Gallagher brothers made a triumphant return to the capital – performing for the first time in London since 2009 – as they continued on their world tour.
As the band made their way through staple tracks, an image of a younger Ozzy made its way onto main screen as the crowd began to cheer.
After finishing the song Live Forever, Liam announced to the crowd that he wanted to dedicate the next track – Rock 'N' Roll Star – to the late singer.
Ozzy passed away at the age of 76 on Tuesday, just 17 days after performing his final gig in Birmingham.
Turning to the packed Wembley crowd, Liam said: "I wanna dedicate this one to Ozzy Osbourne, Rock 'N' Roll Star."
Oasis performed an electric set at Wembley on Friday night, the first of five gigs over the next 10 days in the capital.
They will also perform two shows at the venue in September.
Liam told tens of thousands of fans of his pride as the band graced the stage at the iconic stadium 16 years after their last appearance there.
Just three songs into their much-anticipated appearance, he declared the crowd was "f****** beautiful", having bowed to the sea of raised arms before him.
Oasis superfans in bucket hats and branded T-shirts had packed the Tube en route to the gig from earlier in the day, with international accents denoting the band's worldwide popularity.
As with previous gigs, Liam and Noel walked onstage hand in hand, opened with Hello and proceeded to belt out many of their classics including Some Might Say and Morning Glory.
The packed-out stadium was in full voice throughout and at one point Liam threw a tambourine into the jubilant crowd, while later positioning one on top of his head.
Despite pledging to concentrate on his vocals rather than talking – telling those gathered "every time I open my mouth at these gigs I seem to get myself into a lot of trouble so I'm just going to do the singing" – Liam later engaged in some light football banter.
The well-known Manchester City fan appeared to poke fun at Arsenal fans in the crowd, joking about their position in the Premier league last season.
Phone camera torches also lit up the stadium as darkness fell.
Friday's show – the eighth of the tour – followed a five-night run of homecoming gigs in Manchester's Heaton Park and the two opening shows in Cardiff earlier this month.
After they complete their first stint at Wembley, the band will head up north to Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium before travelling to Croke Park in Dublin.
This comes after the band released a new live track from their reunion tour in a treat for fans who couldn't nab a ticket.
They immortalised their iconic gigs at Heaton Park by issuing an official release of their live rendition of iconic track Cigarettes and Alcohol.
Recorded on the first night of their stint at the park, Cigarettes and Alcohol has become a staple favourite on the brothers' set list.
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