Liam Gallagher usedNoel Gallagher.

Right from the start of the gig at the Royal Albert Hall, it was obvious his estranged brother was at the forefront of Liam’s mind. As he walked on stage he announced: "This is Beady Eye. This is not a Noel Gallagher concert."

The former Oasis frontman also joked about Noel’s previous solo gigs at the famous venue. "We were going to sit down to sing the next song," he said before singing Bring The Light. "But apparently someone who played here last year stole all the stools. Apparently he's got a nice little collection going on and all."

Meanwhile, it looks like Noel is holed up in LA recording his solo album, despite previous claims that he had no plans to work on new material.Surrey band You Me At Sixblew the songwriter’s cover this week when they tweeted that he was in the studio next to theirs. "Can hear Noel from Oasis blasting his new tunes from the studio next door. Absolutely mental,” singer Miles Kane also recently revealed he’d been recording with the Oasis hitmaker so it looks like a Noel Gallagher solo album could be on its way.