Oxegen 2009
Friday 10th to Sunday 12th July 2009Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare, Eire, Ireland
€224.50 for 3 day including camping, or €120 deposit
To wimpy to head out into the rain and with a progressively good line-up I stayed by the Heineken Stage for the next two acts. First up was Regina Spektor adding a delicate touch to the weekend complete with piano, cello, violin and mesmerizing vocals.
Braving the weather I managed to catch a few songs worth of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Got to hand it to Karen O's eccentric moves round stage oblivious to any droplet of the driving rain. Killer set from what I saw, too wet to take photos sadly.
Saturday's finale turned out to be a rather soggy affair in places by Kings Of Leon. Snubbing all but a few major photographers at the last minute and poor crowd interaction lead me to believe fame has started to get to their heads. Yeah they said they appreciated us and it's great that they keep coming back to Oxegen but it just didn't seem very genuine. The set was a tad predictable ('Sex on Fire', 'On Call' etc), but still, they sounded great and lighting was fantastic. Round of applause to those who waited all day on them at the front of the pit getting granny hands from the rain, hope it was worth it!
review by: Andrew McLaughlin
photos by: Andrew McLaughlin
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