Noel Gallagher, Garbage blend past and present at Pine Knob

Nineties nostalgia collided with 2020s reality Thursday night, July 6, at the Pine Knob Music Theatre, resulting in a concert that will likely be considered one that got away by the end of the summer season.

Less than 4,000 fans showed up for the bill of 90s alt.rock stalwarts Noel Gallagher (of Oasis, with his current band High Flying Birds) and Garbage, with the formidable Metric along for the ride. Back in the proverbial day such a teaming would have filled the amphitheater, and perhaps even larger spaces, but a combination of over-familiarity and market indifference has not served either of the co-headliners well.