
Oasis paid a moving tribute to Diogo Jota at their first reunion show following the tragic death of the Liverpool star.
Jota, 28, and his brother Andre, 26, were killed in the early hours of Thursday morning when their Lamborghini crashed in northwestern Spain.
The devastating news came 11 days after Jota married his partner Rute Cardoso, the mother to his three small children.
Liam and Noel Gallagher kicked off their first tour in 16 years at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday night.
During the show, the brothers played their iconic hit Live Forever in honour of the Portugal international.
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As the outro kicked in, an image of Jota wearing his no20 Liverpool shirt was emblazoned on the big screens at the stadium, drawing a huge roar and round of applause from the 75,000 fans in attendance.
Red flares were also spotted going off during the show with a Portugal flag also held aloft.
‘The emotion in the place was absolutely incredible, never seen so many middle aged men sobbing,’ one fan in attendance wrote.
‘Oasis just dedicated ‘Live Forever’ performance to Diogo Jota tonight. Literally brought a tear to my eye,’ another added.
‘Seeing that Jota tribute at Oasis has set me off again. Beautiful. How are we never gonna see him again.’
Oasis have another huge show in the Welsh capital tonight before kicking off a run of shows at Heaton Park in Manchester on 11 July.
A funeral for Jota and his brother Andre will take place in their hometown of Gondomar this morning with his Liverpool teammates expected to be present.
Huge tributes have taken place back in Anfield with Jordan Henderson among the thousands paying their respects and laying flowers at a vigil on Friday.
Games across the world have been marked by a moment of silence ahead of kick-off.
The Portugal squad locked arms to remember their compatriot in their opening match of the Women’s European Championship on Thursday.
Chelsea winger Pedro Neto, a friend and former teammate of Jota’s at Wolves, fought back tears as he made his own tribute ahead of the Club World Cup game in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves, Jota’s Portugal teammates, also broke down in tears ahead of Al-Hilal’s match with Fluminense.