Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds thrill at Bingley Festival

That's what he told a sold-out crowd at Bingley Festival last night anyway.

The former Oasis star played a stellar 19-song set on the Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club pitch on Friday night.

It concluded a fantastic day of live music where the likes of Jake Bugg, Kate Nash and Liam Fender had all dazzled.

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The 56-year-old started with all of his Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (NGHFB) hits before a cluster of Oasis tunes rounded off the show.

Unlike many other artists, Gallagher was keen to interact with the audience, of all ages, throughout the 100-minute set.

Noel Gallagher performing at Bingley Festival on Friday night. Image: Bingley Festival (Image: Bingley Weekender)

A topic which cropped up several times was football - Gallagher is a huge Manchester City fan as a Pep Guardiola cut-out, which stood behind him on stage, proved. 

In one particular exchange where he was speaking to a Bradford City fan, the singer-songwriter realised Bingley was in fact in Bradford.

It led to Gallagher blurting out: "I f***ing love Bradford".

This followed an interaction with another young supporter begging for the music legend to sign his NGHFB vinyl record.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds rocked the stage with a 100minute set at Bingley Festival. Image: James Cohen (Image: James Cohen)

After seeing the many in attendance back the request, he duly obliged after blasting out 'The Masterplan'.

It was the two classic Oasis songs at the end of the show that really grabbed everyone's attention.

Noel could have quite easily got some slippers on and put his feet up when 'Live Forever' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' hit the speakers.

Bugg and Nash served as great warm-up acts for 'The Chief' as the pair each performed fantastic sets.

The former's 'Seen it all' and 'Lightning Bolt' proceeded Nash's popular hit 'Foundations'.

Jake Bugg took to the stage at Bingley Festival. Image: Bingley Festival (Image: Bingley Festival)

Elsewhere, Fender, the older brother of Sam, proved to be very favourable on the Discovery Stage just after 6pm, while it was cool to see upcoming talent on the New Music Stage.

The security at the event was superb. For example, the two flares that were set off during the headline act were swiftly dealt with by nearby guards.

Kate Nash performed her biggest hits at Bingley Festival. Image: James Cohen (Image: James Cohen)

There was also a wide spread of eateries and drink vendors for festival-goers to enjoy.

The only grudge that became increasingly apparent as the headline act neared was the length of the queues at the four bars.

In many instances, customers had to wait up to an hour to be served a beverage, maybe adding a few extra drinking posts at next year's event could be an idea.

Overall, the family-feel Bingley Festival proved to be a super enjoyable experience which I would highly recommend to anyone living in and around the district or further afield.