oxegen - the bad news just wont go away (1 Viewer)

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Bump.

 

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In that case, tum tee tum, press release from last week. Etc.

OXEGEN 2006 STATEMENT - THE FACTS

1. Festival attendance was 80,000 per day, with 70,000 of those camping at the event using over 15,000 tents between Friday 7th July – Monday 10th July 2006. The event has been deemed a resounding success by the authorities, artists and fans.

2. The Official OXEGEN Garda figures from Friday 7th July to Monday 10th July 2006 are as follows:

*There is one case of an Alleged sexual assault that Gardai are currently investigating which was reported to Naas Gardai on Monday 10th July. MCD will provide every assistance that may be required to aid such an investigation.

*There were just over 50 arrested and NOT 500 as reported by The Irish Sun newspaper on 12th July 2006.

*These arrests included offences for public order, theft, dealing in illegal substances and criminal damage (source Naas Gardai 27th July 2006).

*There were 386 Detections for Drug Offences. (source Naas Gardai 27th July 2006).

3. There were over 15,000 tents on the campsite. The majority of the 23 tents were set on fire by their owners when leaving site early Monday morning, rather than taking them home. All fires were quickly extinguished. The majority of tents that were set on fire by their owners were those that can be purchased from 14.95 euros from high street stores.

4. Security measures taken on campsite included Risks assessments, with control measures introduced accordingly, ample security were in place as were Watchtowers, Professional Fire Fighters, Civil Defence Fire Fighting Unit and First Aid, 24 hour hospital with 2 doctors and A&E consultant, Welfare services, Gardai in attendance for back up if required.

5. There was no rioting or looting as reported by The Sunday Mirror newspaper on 16th July 2006.

6. As with all major public gatherings a small number of individuals were dealt with by An Garda Siochana and event security. ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AT ANY ANY MCD EVENT. There were 1,500 security, 200 Gardai and 250 Medical staff on duty.

7. Security companies are licensed under the Private Security Authority and have achieved/are IS999 compliant. They include Sword Eventguard International (security contract for Point since it opened 15 years ago), Frontline Security (security contracts for RDS/Croke Park etc.) and Eventsec Security (security contracts for Odyssey/BBC).

8. Of the 80,000 fans who attended OXEGEN during the hours of 8AM Friday 7th July – 6PM Monday 10th July, 49 fans (represents 0.06% of fans) were treated in hospital suffering from the following complaints and ALL have since been released.

Query fractures - 19
Stitches/casts - 16
Medical conditions not related to event - 7
Drug/alcohol misuse - 7

9. The OXEGEN message board was always scheduled to close 5 days after event and will re-open when we go on sale on Friday 10th November for OXEGEN 2007, all comments good/bad can be directed to [email protected] which is highlighted on sites. MCD welcomes and actively seek feed-back from fans both positive and negative regarding all of our events.

10. To date MCD can confirm we have received 76 complaints from the 80,000 fans attended OXEGEN representing less than 0.1% of the total attendance an excellent result by any company's standard.

"With all major events, there are always a number of lessons to be learned. Anti-social behaviour cannot and will not be tolerated at any MCD event. We will continue to provide a high standard of care for our customers. And our security team along with the GARDA will provide all the appropriate protections and those individuals found to have caused any unnecessary distress for other customers will be dealt with appropriately," stated Denis Desmond Managing Director MCD Productions.

MCD would especially like to thank all the well behaved fans for ensuring OXEGEN 2006 was a great success, the residents of Naas and the surrounding areas, Kildare County Council, Doctors, Medics, Red Cross, Fire Services, HSE, Security, Production staff, Subcontractors, the staff of Punchestown Racecourse and in particular like to thank An Gardai Siochana for their continuous support and we look forward to hosting OXEGEN 2007 on 7th & 8th July 2007.

Issued by OXEGEN promoters MCD Productions on 11th August 2006.

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I heard some chick got raped at oxegen. no, actually. aparently at it last year too. different girl though, I hope!

 

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" ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AT ANY ANY MCD EVENT. "

How come this doesn't apply to the bouncers they employ?