Oxegen 2006 Line up

ball ox

dimerocks wrote:

daily mirror...the fantastic piece of journalism that it is had a big article saying the chili willies were to be playing today. i was none to pelased!

better book my electric picnic tickets before everyone else so......

odhran

The main stage line-up is looking rather blah (Apart from Sigur Ros), but it was the same last year. There were loads of other great bands though (Interpol, DFA 1979, Rilo Kiley, The Dears etc.) on the other stages. Let's just hope that it's the same this year. That said, I think it's the Electric Picnic all the way for me!

rabbitinlights

ball ox wrote:

better book my electric picnic tickets before everyone else so......

SO True.....

mickymg2003

Aiken might try and bag SOAD for the metallica gig!!!

I'll probably go. Whats camping like? Anybody have any bad camping experiences?

kc66

Dave Fanning basically announced the Who are headlining Oxegen- then he said "oh, you're not supposed to hear that till Monday". Old news I know but pretty much official now.

Mushy

Aiken might try and bag SOAD for the metallica gig!!!

I would love that but korn are the special guests so they wouldnt also have SOAD playin unfortunately.

the most uninspired lineup ever.

Agreed. But then again the Strokes arent the worst(goin to see 'em on Monday) but not worth a whole weekend. I think the €145 tickets are last years prices so expect an increase to bout €160-€165 for campin. But with a lineup this depressin, i might try for Reading/Leeds, where rumoured headliners are Pearl Jam. Thats better than every act confirmed for Oxegen so far.

T in the Park sold out today with tickets only goin on sale this mornin aswell. Id say it might happen for Oxegen so it might force my friends to get Reading/Leeds tickets aswell

Third_Echelon

I was at Reading in 2000 and it was deadly... Defo Reading is a must for any serious concert goer... (Rage Against The Machine rocked!)

I have to say this year's oxegen lineup isn't that inspiring to be perfectly honest. The only band that I'd really want to see there are Sigur Ros. Seen them in the olympia in november 2005. The rest i've seen before and dont have much interest in seeing them again.

I doubt sigur ros will play the main stage. More likely the second stage or green room at night headline.

I'd been to all the witnness festivals and 2005 was my first oxegen and I have to say I wasn't that impressed. I had a great time with my mates and seen a few bands (Interpol) that I really wanted to see, but the camping experience was just over-run with groups of 17 year old knackers running around tanked on cheap cider... It just tainted the weekend for me, and the facilities on the campsite were crap..

I'm by no means an old fogie (25), but it'd take a hell of a line-up for me to buy an oxegen ticket again, as in The Beatles headlining...

Over-priced mediocracy IMO.

kc66

Mushy wrote:

I think the €145 tickets are last years prices so expect an increase to bout €160-€165 for campin.

€145 is still the price this year. Might only apply to 24/2 - 2/3 though.
http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18003AEE9546808D?artistid=940673&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Mushy

€145 is still the price this year. Might only apply to 24/2 - 2/3 though.

I did see that but when the first batch of Oxegen tickets went on sale, they were last years price(€145). Im expectin a price increase of 10 to 15 euro. Hardly even worth it with the lineup.

kc66

Every year I was there I didn't see much outside of the campsite for the whole weekend so not too worried. Worth it for the Who. Not really interested in many others.
They are hardly going to increase the price they are advertising them at? They have all the details updated- times they go on sale etc so that must be the price.

Jonny Arson

Third_Echelon wrote:

2005 was my first oxegen and I have to say I wasn't that impressed. I had a great time with my mates and seen a few bands (Interpol) that I really wanted to see, but the camping experience was just over-run with groups of 17 year old knackers running around tanked on cheap cider... It just tainted the weekend for me, and the facilities on the campsite were crap..

Over-priced mediocracy IMO.

Quoted because I say the same.

kc66 wrote:

Every year I was there I didn't see much outside of the campsite for the whole weekend so not too worried.

Why do you go then? Get a bunch of mates to go down to a field anywhere in the country with you, bring cans and camp for a weekend and you'll save yourself 145 euro.

Atomic Pineapple

yeh the camping experience has become increasingly worse over the years with more groups of younger people going and without much in the way of policing they just go mad and get smashed off there face's.

not helped by the incresingly commercial line ups that the festival is getting each year, the lack of any intelligent security and the fact that if your camping you dont have to get one of those permission things.

i think id should be asked for anyone that is bringing in drink and anyone under 18 should have drink confiscated, bit grannyish but it'll stop dickheads ruining it for everyone.

dimerocks

i think it will the picnic alround this year for a lot of people. as for SOAD at metallica i doubt they would. System could hold their own gig in the point and i'd say sell it out.

mickymg2003

It would really suck if SOAD played the point. Dont like that venue at all.Wouldnt really like to see them at oxygen either.

spartacus93

Official announcement tomorrow on 2FM between 4 and 6.

segadreamcast

spartacus93 wrote:

Official announcement tomorrow on 2FM between 4 and 6.

Yeah - I've been invited (out of the blue?) to the press conference at 2:30. Not my field of journalism at all, but sure I'll go along anyway...

tyther

i was told dat tickets are goin on sale on fri 3rd of march but on the ticket master website it say they are on sale fri 24th of feb dose any body know if this is true

Misticles

24th of feb, is the pre sale, usually lasts for about 20 hrs or so. ya have to have a code to avail of the pre sale option. theyl be onsale again then on the 3rd of march.

spartacus93

tyther wrote:

i was told dat tickets are goin on sale on fri 3rd of march but on the ticket master website it say they are on sale fri 24th of feb dose anybody know if this is true

The presale starts on the 24th (net only) and tickets go on full public sale on the 3rd.

What isn't clear is the requirements to be included in the presale

-For U2 you had to be a fanclub member (€30)

-For Coldplay you just had to email and ask for a code

-For Snow Patrol you just had to be a Forum member.

For Oxegen ????

spartacus93

Misticles wrote:

24th of feb, is the pre sale, usually lasts for about 20 hrs or so. ya have to have a code to avail of the pre sale option. theyl be onsale again then on the 3rd of march.

Do you have a code / know how to get one?

EDIT: Also how can camping tickets be €145 - €160, surely they're all the same?

Third_Echelon

spartacus93 wrote:

Do you have a code / know how to get one?

EDIT: Also how can camping tickets be €145 - €160, surely they're all the same?

You pay more if you want to camp...

Weekend ticket with camping is about 20 EURO more expensive than a weekend ticket without camping. Then there are day tickets for each individual day...

spartacus93

Third_Echelon wrote:

You pay more if you want to camp...

Weekend ticket with camping is about 20 EURO more expensive than a weekend ticket without camping. Then there are day tickets for each individual day...

No ya I know dat, 2 day passes are €120

But if you click camping tickets the price range is 145 - 160.

DubGal

I'd love to go for 1 of the days, anyone know the rules regarding age (I'm 17) and no I won't be knacker drinking, wreckin your buzz or whatever

Third_Echelon

DubGal wrote:

I'd love to go for 1 of the days, anyone know the rules regarding age (I'm 17) and no I won't be knacker drinking, wreckin your buzz or whatever

You'll have no problems getting in... The ticket states that if you are under 16 (i think the age is) that you should be accompanied by an adult.

Third_Echelon

spartacus93 wrote:

No ya I know dat, 2 day passes are €120

But if you click camping tickets the price range is 145 - 160.

They probaly haven't confirmed the official price yet for camping.

decob

Third_Echelon wrote:

They probaly haven't confirmed the official price yet for camping.

prices from mar 3rd.
camping 160eur, 2 day pass 130eur, single day ticket 69.50eur

giftgrub

OXEGEN 2006

Voted Ireland’s number 1 festival by music fans, the artist’s and audience’s favourite festival returns boasting a truly spectacular line up for 2006. OXEGEN guarantees yet another completely unique experience for the festival fans at Punchestown on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July 2006 subject to licence.

Tickets go on sale Friday 3rd March at 8AM.

Line-up announced as follows:

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Sun
The Who - Sat
The Strokes - Sat
Kaiser Chiefs - Sun
Franz Ferdinand - Sun
Bellx1 - Sat
Arctic Monkeys - Sat
Richard Ashcroft - Sat
Sigur Ros - Sun
Manu Chao - Sun
Primal Scream - Sat
Damian Marley - Sun
Felix Da Housecat
David Morales

NIBBS

The Chilli Peppers had to be doing a festival as they hadn't included an individual date on their Euro Tour (Ireland being there biggest per capita sales market).........

who's touring as The Who these days ????
might be interesting.......

ClareBear

That's made my mind up, definitely not going.

lodgepole

I'd probably go on the Sunday for Sigur Ros, as long as there were a few other decent acts to keep me busy during the day and assuming they don't get the 2pm slot or something equally ridiculous.

The Who would be interesting but not enough to get me there for two nights and have to worry about camping.