Oasis premiered new album in US via street musicians

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Oasis. Photo: Pias Spain

Oasis announced that they debuted a handful of tracks from their forthcoming album by having street musicians perform them on the streets of New York on Friday.

The band, whose highly anticipated album 'Dig Out Your Soul' is due out in the US on October 7, was not performing the tracks themselves. Instead, they met several buskers for a private rehearsal after which the street musicians leaded to different parts of the city to perform Oasis' new tracks 'The Turning', 'Bag It Up', '(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady', and new single 'The Shock Of The Lightning'.

The event is a collaborative effort among the band, New York City's marketing and tourism organization, and the band's label Warner Bros. Records in the US.

The street musicians performed at locations including subway station platforms at Grand Central, Times Square, Penn Station and Astor Place. A full list of street locations can be found at Nycvisit.com/oasis