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Oasis gets 'Bjorked'

The British rock band Oasis won’t be playing gigs in Beijing and Shanghai next month after all. They’ve been Bjorked, which is a way of saying one of their members didn’t pass ideological muster. Bjork is the Icelandic singer who... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Tue, Mar 03 2009

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06 Sep 08 visit Chinese Band covers Wonderwall by Oasis  »  YouTube videoThis band was playing live in a mall in Shanghai.
08 Apr 09 visit Noel Gallagher of Oasis Speaks on Tibet  »  China Journal How does British rock band Oasis feel about Tibetan independence? Definitely maybe.
05 Mar 09 visit The Oasis interview that won't be used  »  Danwei that's Shanghai's interview with Noel and Liam Gallagher of Brit rock band Oasis, whose April performances in Beijing and Shanghai have just been canceled. Link picked by Danwei.org
03 Mar 09 visit Did Bjork go unreported in the Chinese media?  »  Danwei djod.co.uk notices that the BBC's report on the cancelled Oasis concert contains the lines Last year, Icelandic star Bjork shouted "Free Tıbet!" after a song about independence performed during a Shanghai concert, which went unreported in th...
16 Jan 09 visit Oasis definitely maybe coming to Shanghai  »  Shanghaiist Oasis concert 2009 Shanghai rumours Once-relevant Britpop legends Oasis are the latest band being touted to appear in Shanghai during 2009. The Gallagher brothers will perform on April 5 2009 at Shanghai Grand Stage according to ticket website...
03 Mar 09 visit Culture Ministry: No ban on Oasis' China concerts  »  People's Daily China's Ministry of Culture said here Tuesday that it did not ban British rock & roll band Oasis from giving concerts in the country. "We have learned that the promoters of their concerts in China came across some financial problems," Sun Qiuxia, an...

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