Noel Gallagher To Speak At Toronto Attacker's Sentencing

The man who attacked former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher on stage during Toronto's 2008 Virgin Festival will be sentenced at a later date so Gallagher can let him know just how pissed off he is with him.

Courts were to pass judgment on Daniel Sullivan of Pickering, Ont. on Friday (Feb. 5), but a Toronto judge delayed his sentencing so Gallagher could attend it and make a victim impact statement.

Sullivan pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm in November. Then, his lawyer said in a statement that his client — who was drunk at the time of the attack — had shoved Gallagher from behind and had no memory of how he got on stage.

Gallagher broke three of his ribs when he fell over onto his amplifier after he was pushed, forcing Oasis to cancel some of their upcoming gigs.

It is not known when Sullivan will be sentenced.

Meanwhile, Oasis singer/guitarist Liam Gallagher spoke to XFM on Friday (Feb. 5) about his new musical project, which he says will not be called Oasis despite that it contains two other Oasis members.

"That was a shit name anyway," Liam Gallagher said. "I'm glad to see the back of it.

"There's a name that we're digging at the moment, but we're going to get on with the music and see how it goes."

Liam Gallagher and company are scheduled to go into the studio with a producer in April for early sessions. If everything goes well, they'll start recording a studio album that Liam Gallagher's said should be out in July.

Oasis split up last year after the Gallagher brothers had a massive fight before a gig in Paris, France and Noel Gallagher quit the band.

Noel Gallagher also has plans to release a solo album at some point in the future and will play his first post-Oasis gigs on Feb. 17 at London, England's Royal Albert Hall and at the same venue on March 25 and 26.

The Feb. 17 show will also feature performances from Them Crooked Vultures, Arctic Monkeys, the recently reunited Suede, The Who and Depeche Mode. Proceeds will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust, which works to improve the lives of teenagers and young people with cancer.