‘It was two massive groups, like hundreds, mainly kids, but some adults,’ said one witness
Camping chairs, toilet roll and bottles were lobbed as ticketless Oasis fans “scrapped” on Sunday on what has become known as Gallagher Hill during the final concert at Manchester’s Heaton Park.
Concluding their run of five dates at Heaton Park, the rockers once again performed in front of close to 80,000 devoted fans on their home turf. The ‘Gallagher Hill’ viewpoint has become a go-to spot for those without tickets looking to get involved as they watch from the other side of Heaton Park. But during the concert, witnesses claimed tensions rose between groups of fans who were involved in “football chanting”.
It appeared there were also clashes between Manchester City and Manchester United fans. Footage showed the groups throwing bottles and other items at each other.
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Some could be heard screaming as they tried to dodge items being thrown in their direction, the Manchester Evening News reports.
At one point, members of the groups became involved in physical altercations as they clashed and were also seen goading one another and shouting as cans were repeatedly thrown. Blue flares were also let off into the sky.
“Football fans were chanting, camping chairs were thrown,” one person said. “Then a scrap. Then bottles. One lad got punched in the face.”
Another fan said the incident continued for around half an hour. She said: “It was pretty scary. [There were] too many people to intervene.
“It was two massive groups, like hundreds, mainly kids, but some adults in almost lines or clusters opposite each other.
“They were launching glass bottles at each other and then in the crowd. Loads of people seemed to leave where I was. It went on for about half an hour. [It was] horrible.”