Liam Gallagher was paid ยฃ500,000 to sing at a lavish 50th birthday bash for B&M retail king Bobby Arora.
The ex-Oasis rocker earned the payday for just a 30-minute set at historic Paris opera house the Palais Garnier.
The white-tie champagne do, where guests were also entertained with ballet and opera, must have made a change for parka-wearing, lager-loving Liam.
At one point Liam, whose hits with Oasis included 1995 anthem Roll With It, was joined on stage by birthday boy Bobby, co-owner of discount store chain B&M with brothers Simon and Robin.
Guests at the party included Fred Siriex, French maรฎtre dโ of Channel 4 show First Dates.
A source said: โIt was the party to end all parties.
โNo expense was spared. It was opulent, extravagant and utterly brilliant. You couldnโt wish for a grander location โ and then Liam took to the stage.
“No one knew that he was performing. He brought the house down.โ
During his set, Liam belted out 1994 Oasis hit Cigarettes & Alcohol โ and there was certainly no shortage of booze at the party.
The Arora brothers bought high-street favourite B&M in 2004 when it was just a struggling grocery chain based in Blackpool and on the verge of insolvency.
It now has 686 variety stores across the UK and is valued at ยฃ5.1billion.
So paying Liam was no big deal for mega-rich Bobby.
But he was lucky to land the rocker โ who is as busy as ever.
He played to 50,000 fans at Hampden Stadium in Glasgow last week and later tweeted of the gig:
โGlasgow you will be the death of me.”
“You were biblical โ I love and adore you, stay cool until nxt time.โ
He played Athens last night as his world tour of 20-plus dates continues in countries including France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, New Zealand and Australia.
Source: The Sun
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