Former Oasis frontman and Beady Eye singer Liam Gallagher has spoken about The Stone Roses reunion and compared it to classic cult film Quadrophenia.

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The reformed legends kicked off their first tour in 16 years in Barcelona on Friday and Saturday (June 8/9), playing 90-minute sets at the cityโ€™s 1,900-capacity Razzmatazz venue.

Gallagher, who also attended the bandโ€™s live comeback in Warrington last month, watched the gig from the sound desk and told BBC News when asked what he thought of the show: โ€œItโ€™s like โ€˜Quadropheniaโ€™ or something. I feel different now. Theyโ€™re the best band in the world, no question. I followed them around when I was 16 and 17, itโ€™s amazing.โ€

The Stone Roses played a 14-song set on Friday, which kicked off with โ€˜I Wanna Be Adoredโ€™ and included favourites such as โ€˜Sally Cinnamonโ€™, โ€˜Standing Hereโ€™, โ€˜She Bangs The Drumsโ€™ and โ€˜This Is The Oneโ€™. Saturdayโ€™s set was one song fewer, with slight changes in the set, including the inclusion of โ€˜(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sisterโ€™ and โ€˜Tightropeโ€™.

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The band play their first scheduled UK shows in Manchesterโ€™s Heaton Park on June 29, 30 and July 1.

The Stone Roses announced their reformation in October 2011. The foursome have since written โ€œat least three or four new tracksโ€ for a potential third album release, it was reported earlier this month.

The Stone Roses played:

Friday:

โ€˜I Wanna Be Adoredโ€™

โ€˜Sally Cinnamonโ€™

โ€˜Mersey Paradiseโ€™

โ€˜Ten Storey Love Songโ€™

โ€˜Where Angels Playโ€™

โ€˜Shoot You Downโ€™

โ€˜Waterfallโ€™

โ€˜Fools Goldโ€™

โ€˜Standing Hereโ€™

โ€˜She Bangs The Drumsโ€™

โ€˜Made of Stoneโ€™

โ€˜This Is the Oneโ€™

โ€˜Love Spreadsโ€™

โ€˜I Am The Resurrectionโ€™

Saturday:

โ€˜I Wanna Be Adoredโ€™

โ€˜Sally Cinnamonโ€™

โ€˜(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sisterโ€™

โ€˜Where Angels Playโ€™

โ€˜Shoot You Downโ€™

โ€˜Waterfallโ€™

โ€˜Tightropeโ€™

โ€˜Fools Goldโ€™

โ€˜Standing Hereโ€™

โ€˜She Bangs The Drumsโ€™

โ€˜Made of Stoneโ€™

โ€˜Love Spreadsโ€™

โ€˜I Am The Resurrectionโ€™