This summer, 80,000 people will pack into Croke Park to watch two brothers who haven’t shared a stage in 15 years. Fans have paid premium prices to hear “Wonderwall” played by the men who wrote it, and they won’t care about old feuds or backstage drama. They want a show. Any drop in performance will bring out the critics. If the show disappoints, if fans feel they didn’t get value for money, the Oasis comeback might not see a second year of their world tour. When you charge people to watch you perform, harsh judgment comes with the territory. Today,…

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