On 13 October 2014
Noel Gallagher took to Facebook to announce details of his
second album with the
High Flying Birds, dates and venues and of a supporting tour and to take part in a Question and Answer session. Originally only European concert dates were announced. Several concerts in the UK sold out very quickly, leaving many fans frustrated. On 27 October 2014 five concerts were announced for Japan in April 2015. There were also concerts to be announced in North America to also take place in 2015. For the 2016 North America and Europe dates, the band was joined by former
Oasis tour drummer
Chris Sharrock, replacing
Jeremy Stacey who had left after the previous tour legs to join
King Crimson. ==Support acts==