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

[ratmonkey]

Did anyone mention that oxegen sucks coxegen yet?

 

[Rimbaud]

I doubt many bands actually get any exposure woth the effort for those gigs. Most people only want to see the headline band anyway and don't go to smaller gigs,if the did the smaller gigs would be bigger(makes sense to me)

Most of the people i know that go to Oxeygen only really go to get wasted.Doubt many of them have bought over 2-3 cds in the year either.
The same people tend to try and fight their way into DIY gigs as they reakon 5 euro's too much for a band they've never heard of, and can't understand why D.I.Y. culture is'nt totally motivated by money/profit.
They usually end up in some dive of a bar/nightclub and feel quite at home there.
They watch big brother.

 

[Ciarán R]

What are you saying? Athlone is the Fast Food capital of the midlands. It's got Abrakebabra, McDonalds, Supermacs, Burger King and KFC. What more could you want?

and that massive fuck-off petrol station with loads of "renowned" eating houses

 

[Unicron]

I was talking to a mate of mine this morning who had camped there. He took photos of burning tents and said he'd send them on to me. He was trying to get to sleep on the Sunday night when a group of guys came up to his tent and attempted to light it. He went up to one of the security guards who was up in one of the towers and told him about them and was told that he'd seen them but the guy had to stay in his tower but backup was on it's way.

According to him it was a group of scumbags in their mid-20's setting the tents on fire, I would have thought it was marauding teens but it seems the kids are alright.

 

[Buckrake]

I once tried to have sex in a tent but I couldn't keep it up.

 

[cyclotron]

dont be so cynical,it could be like this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyTaG3ShH6U&mode=related&search=

Those people have earned the right to be set on fire.

Definition of a gentleman ? Someone who can play the accordian, but doesn't...

 

[Yurn!]

Most of the people i know that go to Oxeygen only really go to get wasted.Doubt many of them have bought over 2-3 cds in the year either.
The same people tend to try and fight their way into DIY gigs as they reakon 5 euro's too much for a band they've never heard of, and can't understand why D.I.Y. culture is'nt totally motivated by money/profit.
They usually end up in some dive of a bar/nightclub and feel quite at home there.
They watch big brother.

What he said.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Did the guys burning tents even bring any flammable liquids (white spirits, petrol) in order to set tents alight? Bad form if they were just trying with a Bic lighter.

 

[egg_]

What are you saying? Athlone is the Fast Food capital of the midlands. It's got Abrakebabra, McDonalds, Supermacs, Burger King and KFC. What more could you want?

And the Genoa Cafe, current holder of the "foulest meal that egg_ has ever eaten in all his born days" crown

 

[ITalkShite]

Field full of shitheads listening to shit music organised by shitty fuckers results in shit buzz. Is anyone surprised?

 

[clonan attack]

if ya have a second go to www.oxegen.ie and vote "no chance" to the poll will you be going 2007. show them how shit they are

 

[classic seanc]

Field full of shitheads listening to shit music organised by shitty fuckers results in shit buzz. Is anyone surprised?

Yeah, Athlone's pretty crap alright

 

[classic seanc]

if ya have a second go to www.oxegen.ie and vote "no chance" to the poll will you be going 2007. show them how shit they are

It stll says 50% will defo be there next year. interesting

 

[Alan Latchley]

That 50 per cent can only read and write a few words, deffo being one of them.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

And the Genoa Cafe, current holder of the "foulest meal that egg_ has ever eaten in all his born days" crown

What did it consist of?

 

[CitySickness]

I love adwords. One mention of smoking in a thread and this pops up:

http://pagead2.googlesyndication.co...ocmVhZC5waHA_dD0zODcxNiZwYWdlPTEw4AEClQIhUEIK

 

[Buckrake]

Jim Carroll runs the gauntlet of the MCD lawyers in today's Ticket, by alleging there was blackguardism at Oxegen...

 

[Dwight]

I pitched a tent in my tent on the Sunday morning this year.

 

[Unknown Convict]

Jim Carroll runs the gauntlet of the MCD lawyers in today's Ticket, by alleging there was blackguardism at Oxegen...

Here you go:

Oxegen gets the wind knocked out of it //Discotheque

Jim Carroll
IT'S THE story which refuses to go away. Nearly three weeks after the last note sounded at Oxegen, tales of what did and didn't happen on Campsite A continue to be told. The charges are of tents set on fire, robberies, security personnel unwilling or unable to deal with problems, a mini-riot and unprovoked attacks on bystanders.
There have been news reports about these claims in several newspapers, calls to RTÉ Radio One's Liveline and an outpouring of anger from fans on online messageboards. Perhaps most interesting is concert promoter MCD's reaction to the criticism. The Irish Independent reporter's call to spokesman Justin Green provoked the following statement: "We must warn you that in the event that an article critical of the event is published, we will take whatever action is necessary to prevent damage to the Oxegen event or MCD Productions."
That such a pre-emptive strike was deemed necessary is quite a contrast to the overwhelmingly positive pre-event media attention. TV, radio and print were happy to relay Green's enthusiastic talk about the great facilities at the user-friendly Oxegen, including, for the first time, hot showers. Now it's a much different shower raining down.
Ironically, the story first came to light on Oxegen's own website. Other websites were also commandeered, but the real anger came to the fore on Oxegen.ie. After all, this was the site where festival fans had been chatting happily to one another before the event. These fans were the Oxegen community and they had spent months posting hundreds of messages anticipating the brilliant weekend. Now some of them had a different tale to tell and wanted to vent their anger. But they quickly discovered that they would have to go elsewhere to air their ire. After a few days, the plug was pulled and the Oxegen messageboard was decommissioned. In response to a query, MCD stated to Discotheque that the board was scheduled to close five days after the event and will re-open in November, when tickets go on sale for Oxegen 2007.
One possible refuge for disgruntled fans was the very busy Boards.ie messageboard. But that site's administrators decided they were playing with fire and banned all mention of MCD, Oxegen and even, bizarrely, forthcoming MCD shows. Discussions have continued on the Thumped, Cluas and Electric Picnic forums.
Now, there are presumably thousands of people who went to Oxegen, stayed on the campsite and had a brilliant time despite the weather. But the eyewitness reports of what happened on Sunday night/Monday morning have dominated the post-Oxegen news cycle. This may well impact on how high-profile brands associated with the festival or the parents of younger festival-goers feel about future Oxegens.
As the biggest concert promoter in the land, MCD is already the target of complaints about everything from ticket prices to security men. Now, by censoring those fans who feel they have valid criticisms to make, Oxegen is biting the hand that feeds it. After all, rival festival Electric Picnic improved dramatically once promoter John Reynolds paid attention to complaints.
Now that fans have more choice for their euros both here and abroad, Oxegen simply can't bury its head in the sand and hope the negative stories go away. Time, then, to kiss and make up with those discombobulated fans, and take account of valid criticisms.

 

[MrT]

this sounds better than the dublin riots.
Another glorious uprising by the underclass !!