Oasis support act Cast halt performance for touching Diogo Jota tribute

Cast have halted their performance on the Oasis tour to share a moving tribute to the late Diogo Jota. While on stage at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Liverpudlian singer John Power, who is a huge fan of his hometown's team, dedicated their 1995 track, Walkaway, to the late Liverpool FC footballer Diogo, who died on Thursday. He said "This is Walkaway. This one is for Diogo Jota. Take it easy brother."

Lyrics from the moving track include: "And now you must believe me, you never lose your dreams, so now you must believe me," and "Just walk away, walk away, walk away. That's what they say, what they say, what they say. You gotta walk away."

Cast join Richard Ashcroft as the two official support acts on the huge Oasis stadium tour across the UK. They'll be playing to thousands of fans in cities including Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh before hopping over to Dublin.

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The song was even used during the closing footage of the BBC's coverage of England's semi-final match at the Euro 96. Jota and his brother tragically died after a fatal car crash in Spain, just ten days after he married his wife, Rute Cardoso.

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Diogo and his brother Andre spun off the road before their carcaught fire. One of the tyres had blown out while overtaking another car on the A-52, around 70 miles west of Valladolid, causing it to veer off the road.

The incident occurred at around 12.40am. The blaze had spread to nearby vegetation which was eventually put out by firefighters, with the assistance from the Civil Guard.

Medical officials later confirmed the death of the two occupants of the car shortly after arriving on the scene. Police who arrived at the scene had been unable to ID the pair, with only the licence plate from the car they were driving to go on.

Diogo had married Rute, the mother of his three children, just ten days ago and said he was "the luckiest man in the world" after tying the knot. Tragically, Rute had to identify her childhood sweetheart following his death.

She told the police that Jota and his brother had planned to spend the night in Benavente and continue their journey on Thursday to reach Santander before catching a ferry to Portsmouth, according to reports in Portugal.

Psychological assistance was requested for Jota's wife and the personal belongings that were saved from the Lamborghini fire were given to her. It was one of the brothers' relatives who alerted them that they had not arrived in Benavente, and later, they verified in the documentation that they were Portuguese subjects.

Jota's former team, Liverpool issued a moving statement. They said: "Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota. The club have been informed the 28-year-old has passed away following a road traffic accident in Spain along with his brother, Andre.

"Liverpool FC will be making no further comment at this time and request the privacy of Diogo and Andre’s family, friends, teammates and club staff is respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss. We will continue to provide them with our full support."

He joined the team from Wolves in 2020 and scored 65 goals during his 182 appearances for the Reds, including six last season when they won the Premier League title. Jota had also won the FA Cup and League Cup with Liverpool and the Nations League twice with the Portuguese national team.

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