BLACKBURN band The Burn came of age last night when they opened the first of Oasis' two hometown shows.

And even the legendary Liam Gallagher applauded from the sidelines as the Blackburn boys won over the sell-out Manchester crowd with their unique blend of indie guitar music.

Stood beside Emma Cox -- Mick Spencers's girlfriend -- the frontman stayed until the final bars of their set before heading back to his dressing room.

After the show delighted Mick said: "The shows have been brilliant. Seeing people responding the songs has been amazing."

Less than three ago the group -- who are Danny Davidson, Mick Spencer, Jay Place, Graham Rodgerson and Lee Walsh -- were playing the local clubs as a covers band.

Since they were plucked from obscurity by the man who discovered The Verve, Embrace and Gomez there's been no stopping their meteoric rise towards stardom.

But despite the amazing success story they're keeping their feet firmly on the ground.

Mick said: "We're not saying we've arrived yet or anything, we know we've still got a long way to go. There's no egos in the band we're just about making music and pulling it off."

Today the lads are relaxing at home before joining the Gallagher brothers for the final two dates of the tour in Glasgow.