Oasis: Maxwells, Hoboken, N.J.

FOR A YOUNG but already massive British band, there's nothing quite so incongruous as the first American tour. Goodbye to blind worship, magazine covers and sprawling festival audiences; hello to skepticism, critical apathy and relatively tiny rock dubs! Most Brits rise to this challenge with a combination of "Fuck you, Yank!" arrogance and glorious pop-star posing, but not Oasis.