Cast have paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota on the first night of the Oasis reunion tour on Friday.
The Liverpudlian indie rock band kicked off the show at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as the first support act to take to the stage.
Frontman John Power took a moment to pay tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo as he dedicated their song Walkaway to the star after his tragic death.
In an emotional moment, he said: ‘This is Walkaway. This one is for Diogo Jota. Take it easy brother.’
The Portuguese sportsman and his brother Andre, 26 – who played for Portuguese second division side Penafiel – both died on Thursday following a tragic car crash.
His Lamborghini Huracan had a tyre blow out while overtaking another vehicle on the A-52 at Cernadilla near Zamora – just ten miles over the border from Portugal.
Cast frontman John Power paid an emotional tribute to Diogo Jota on the first night of the Oasis reunion tour on Friday
The Portuguese sportsman and his brother Andre both died on Thursday when his Lamborghini had a tyre blow out while overtaking another vehicle on the A-52 at Cernadilla near Zamora
The £180,000 car is said to have rolled and burst into flames, with emergency services unable to save the footballing duo. No other vehicles were involved, police have said.
The siblings were heading to Santander to catch a ferry to Britain after Diogo was advised not to fly following lung surgery, it was reported in his home country.
Jota’s untimely death sent shockwaves through the footballing world and fans have gathered in their hundreds to lay and pay tribute to the 28-year-old.
The tragedy came just days after Jota married his new wife Rute Cardoso – who he shares three young children with – on June 22.
One group of fans gathered to sing Liverpool’s traditional ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ song, while another striking image showed two men – one in a Liverpool shirt and one an Everton shirt – walking with flowers to lay them down.
Diogo’s friend, former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, wiped away tears as he laid flowers and a scarf outside Anfield.
Doctors had reportedly advised Jota not to catch a plane after a recent operation, so he was getting a boat back to England instead.
The tragedy came just days after Jota married his new wife Rute Cardoso – who he shares three young children with – on June 22
The couple have three children, pictured on the Anfield pitch in May after winning the Premier League
In an emotional moment, he said: ‘This is Walkaway. This one is for Diogo Jota. Take it easy brother’
The Liverpudlian indie rock band kicked off the show at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as the first support act to take to the stage
A Brittany Ferries service from Santander to Plymouth left at 4pm BST on Thursday, arriving in Devon at 11.15am on Friday.
According to Record, Jota and his new wife Rute had attended a friend’s wedding over the weekend and had been celebrating together.
The Lamborghini crash happened on the A-52 in the province of Zamora. The Spanish dual carriageway is a key route taken by drivers after leaving northern Portugal as they head for the ports of Santander and Bilbao or drive north-east towards France.
Emergency services in the Castilla and Leon region confirmed the crash and two fatalities at around 12.35am on Thursday. Diogo and Andre’s deaths were then confirmed by the Portuguese Football Federation at around 8am.
Wreckage at the scene suggested the brothers were driving to the UK in a Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder.
On Friday, hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Gondomar to pay their final respects to Jota at the city’s chapel.
Fans snaked around the Portuguese principality as the tearful crowd queued to honour the Premier League hero before his funeral tomorrow.
Mourners sobbed and carried roses and national team scarves in homage to Jota, who won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal less than a month ago.
Aerial footage showed queues stretching from the small chapel, around the corner to the nearby church where his funeral will be held.
Diogo Jota’s heartbroken wife and parents gathered at a wake and held a vigil at the coffins of the former Wolves striker and his brother Andre as the world of football mourns their deaths.
Hundreds of fans laid flowers and scarves outside Liverpool’s home stadium on Thursday
Lines can be seen on the road where the Lamborghini overtook a car and then straight into the crash barriers
The town overlooking Porto is where the couple met and started dating as teenagers. They married less than two weeks ago and have three young children.
Diogo and Andre’s mother Isabel, father Joaquim and their grandfather were emotional on arriving at the chapel.
Joaquim hugged several people and was supported by his brother and later raised a hand to mourners as he left with his wife. They returned around an hour later.
Portugal’s Prime Minister Luis Montenegro also attended the wake along with Diogo’s agent Jorge Mendes. The President of Portugal, Marcelo de Sousa, came later.
The wake is underway on Friday afternoon ahead of funeral mass in the neighbouring church – the Igrega Matriz de Gondomar – at 10am on Saturday.
