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OXEGEN
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29-06-2010 1:42pm#1
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I was gonna get a day ticket this year if Arcade Fire and Florence and the Machine were playing the same day. They're not.
No offence, but the type of crowd Jay-Z, Eminem and Black Eyed Peas would draw would have it's fair share of...."unsavoury" characters. That's a blatant stereotype, I know, but it's fairly accurate. Pity, because even though I don't particularly like rap I reckon Jay-Z could be pretty good live. Ah well...0 -
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of all places to get rat-arsed drunk OXEGEN isn't it.you're paying a lot of F*cking money to seee the bands, do so
I went last year and: hurt my back carrying a girl on my shoulders for an entire gig[my way of "picking up" women :pac:],almost had my [very small] stock of booze nicked out of my tent by some cute girls,got my tent p*ssed on while I was in it and could have gotten stabbed.
What I learned: sandwiches you bring from home will never taste quite as amazing until you've been starving in the pit for 5 hours,women are the cause of all problems,drunk F*cktards are a waste of tentspace.Live bands and live bands at oxegen are two different things.
AWESOME WEEKEND, this year is pretty good but no one I really want to see,Jayz and prodigy spring to mind.
Just putting it here;from last year, pendulum were possibly the best gig to be at,the crowd were amazing.If pendulum and the prodigy are at the same place ever I will go and die happy.
go and see bands you aren't too sure about[white lies
] and check out every stage at least once[concerto for constantine<3].
PRO TIP:be in the pit for "lose yourself" when eminem is on stage,same goes for Biffy Clyro-mountain they will be epic0 -
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Oxegen is great- but you need a big group of decent friends, i.e. ones that won't start fights, get locked really fast and fall asleep all day. It's amazing though. I've gone for 2 years, live close to it but still gone 4 day camping. TBH I don't think you can properly judge it not camping. Yeah, you'll have fun- but it just doesn't compare to playing Twister at half 3 in the morning and doing shots with your completely random but sound new neighbours.
Cheesefiend's tips are all great. For the love of God stay away from the bottom of hills (in case it rans, drunks fall, etc.), the portaloos and the 24hr funfair. Unfortunately everyone that's new to Oxegen wants to camp there... but I think it's hell on Earth near there. Have all your drink in plastic bottles tis easier, not glass, amount of people downing stuff realising that going in... and then seeing the table where they bottle it for you :rolleyes:
Yeah, there's loads of scumbags at Oxegen but the sheer amount of funny, decent, legendary people I met was unreal. My tent was destroyed one year, but who brings valuable stuff to Oxegen anyway? Get a little community going and 'tis great.
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cheesefiend wrote: »Oh forgot, pick up all the empty plastic bottles you see and return them, you get two euro for every cup (I think that's it anyway)! It's brilliant if you're running low on funds!
Nevermind a Summer job, I'm going to Oxegen!
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almostnever wrote: »Nevermind a Summer job, I'm going to Oxegen!
Well some people actually do that! My friend told me that her uncle goes to oxegen but spends all his time collecting the cups and making loads of cash.
*She may be over exaggerating slightly.0 -
Oxegen's great craic if you enjoy listening to lots of music while getting jostled about by drunkards and living with a constant, nagging fear of being pounced upon by the sort of person who keeps a hunting knife strapped to their shin. Also, don't worry about bringing warm clothes for camping as it's likely your tent will be set ablaze.
Seriously though, it's fine provided you stick with your friends and don't let yourself become too incapacitated!0 -
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I had a mad laugh last year there. I couldn't drink cos I was on antibiotics for the weekend, but on the upside, I remember everything!
But this year, I don't know why anybody would choose Oxegen over Picnic. I mean, at Picnic, you have The National, LCD Soundsystem, Eels, Roxy Music, The Frames, Imelda May, Cathy Davey, Modest Mouse, Jonsi, Crystal Castles, Phil Selway (Radiohead drummer!!!), and most importantly, The Tallest Man on Earth. The Oxegen line-up is only grand, I think.
I'm pretty sure that weekend was created just for me.0 -
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Been to oxegen 3 times, worked once, once for the day and camped last year. Make sure you have sturdy tents is all I'm going to say, out of 3 tents, by Saturday, we had 1 because of the wind and rain. Happened to a huge amount of people, we slept in my car, but most people had to sleep in one of the halls in binbags.
Yeah there is knackers at oxegen, but there's going to be at any festival. I've never had any bad experiences at it.
Off to pukkelpop this year for my first European festival, can't wait, including flights it's the same price as oxegen, €145 for weekend ticket and €100 for flights.Ginja Ninja wrote: »If pendulum and the prodigy are at the same place ever I will go and die happy.
They're both playing pukkelpop this year
I don't think it's as much as think, think it's a euro a cup, although I can't really remember. I made €15 off them last year.cheesefiend wrote: »Oh forgot, pick up all the empty plastic bottles you see and return them, you get two euro for every cup (I think that's it anyway)! It's brilliant if you're running low on funds!how much is it for the different rides in the carnival in blue camp, especially the bungee??
They're all at least a tenner. Think the bungee is about €20, they're a complete rip off.0 -
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