Tag Archives: Oxegen 2009

The Bite Size Oxegen Review

  By Osborne Byrne | July 13, 2009 - 7:38 pm | Events, Music, The Culch
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THE EYE-BROW RAISERS The surprisingly good new acts THE BRILLIANT THINGS/MESSIAH J & THE EXPERT Quality live acts, instantly attractive. PAOLO NUTINI Despite the disturbing vanity, he was very good live. Threw in ‘Ride On’ & Christy Moore nod. LITTLE BOOTS Overcame mike trouble to woo the crowd. The first newbie pop act to pull off a big outdoor stage KATY PERRY Who would’a thought? With props, comedy, hit songs & a Queen cover, she owned the O2 stage. No mean feat. The old-timers who still have it SQUEEZE Could’ve done with a later slot to get more of the older crowd but still good THE SPECIALS Nothing like a good ska band to get the crowd going. I don’t know if they realised that at least half the crowd were hoping that they’d start with Ghost town and repeat it for the set in imitation of the Fr … There’s more →

A giddy interview with The Brilliant Things

  By darraghdoyle | July 9, 2009 - 11:59 pm | Featured Post, Gigs, Music
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The Brilliant Things are opening Oxegen 2009 today, with the Artane Band no less. They’re playing the main stage at 2pm. They’re a “brand new offering of intelligent synth-pop” apparently. Greg and Marie are the wonderful duo in the band. Greg French, a multi-instrumentalist, has worked as both house and assistant engineers in many top international studios, working with artists such as The Corrs, Van Morrison, Mutt Lang and Brian Eno. Marie Junior has grown up in the music environment, her father being a musician and band manager, who worked with many illustrious groups. Marie previously embarked on a solo career under the name Sweet T, gaining an Irish Chart’s Top 40 placing with her take on The Mekan’s “I Love a Millionaire“. The Brilliant Things write their own often cheekily cynical material, and are currently fashioning the songs for their first album release under the guidance of Corrs producer … There’s more →

Oxegen 2009: What’s Hot

  By Lottie | July 9, 2009 - 6:26 pm | Events, Gigs, Music, The Culch
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Alright, I’m a little late but I’ll be brief. This years Oxegen line-up, while not as fresh or new as previous years, hosts some great acts. There’s a lot of cross over anyone who has been to Oxegen before will know that the stages are all quite close together meaning if you time it correctly you can catch 45 minutes of an act and move on to something else. Here’s my MUST-SEE list: (With MUST-MUST Sees highlighted in full) Friday 10th July 2009 14.00 - Dirty Epics -Heineken Green Spheres 15.00 - The Coronas - Main Stage 15.20 - God is an Astronaut - Heineken Green Spheres 18.05 - Lily Allen - The Main Stage 16.20 - Fight Like Apes - Heineken Green Spheres 18.40 - Duke Special - The O2 Stage 19.00 - The Hours - Hot Press New Sounds Stage 21.25 - Republic of Loose - Heineken Green … There’s more →