Dublin Bus Defends Transport Delays At Oasis Gig

Concert promoters MCD tonight insisted the 80,000 capacity was not breached at this year’s Slane Castle gig.

Disgruntled fans flooded internet message boards and radio phone-ins complaining about massive transport delays, hour-long queues and alleged overcrowding at the Oasis headlined concert.

MCD accepted there were delays going into the venue as almost a quarter of concert-goers arrived on Dublin Bus.

But the firm said: “Overall the 80,000 fans who attended were extremely well behaved however there will always be a small number of individuals who engage in anti-social behaviour which is totally unacceptable.

“Attendance and capacity for the event was 80,000 which has been the capacity for standing concerts at the venue for the last 20 years.”

MCD spokesman Justin Green added: “We would maintain that there were 80,000 people in the venue.

“Safety is paramount.”

Gardaí, Dublin Bus, MCD, Slane owner Lord Henry Mountcharles and officials in Meath will review the weekend concert over the coming weeks.
[James Villas]

Unhappy fans have been asked to complain directly to MCD at contactmcd.ie.

Meanwhile, Dublin Bus said it carried about 20,000 people to and from Slane this year.

Some 200 buses were parked up on the N2 south of the Boyne and up to 60 more were held back in Navan to be called in if needed at the end of the concert.

In a statement, the company said it had more than enough buses to cater for the numbers who wished to travel.

“Dublin Bus was one of many bus operators operating public transport services to and from Slane,” a spokeswoman said.

“The transport arrangements for buses were deployed in line with the pre-arranged traffic management plan for the area.

“Some of these buses were unfortunately delayed en route to the city due to traffic volumes.”

Source: IOL.ie

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Tom Clarke: Liam's A Proper Gent

The Enemy's Tom Clarke has revealed that his well-publicised spat with Oasis is well and truly over after the band joined the Mancunian legends on tour. Last month, the singer was quoted as saying the Gallaghers were "past it", prompting Liam to call Clarke a "little fucker", but Tom has told Xfm it's all been smoothed over.

Speaking to Xfm's Steve Harris, Tom explained that the current Oasis/Kasabian/Enemy tour featured "probably the best line-up that's ever existed."

"Liam came up straight away," he explained. "As soon as I got there and got over my little illness, he made sure I knew the score. He's a proper gent and Noel is the most normal bloke in the world, who happens to have written some of the best songs ever."

Tom also told Steve that being onstage while Oasis did their thing wasn't necessarily the best vantage point. "I've watched them from the side of the stage, but to be honest it's better watching them out the front. The fans have the best seats. You've got to be out there, steaming, singing the songs."

Listen to the full interview here

The Enemy's new single 'Sing When Your In Love' is out now, They will continue their Oasis support shows at Wembley Stadium on 9th July & will embark on their own headline tour in November.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher Becomes a Member Of The Paparazzi

When Liam Gallagher runs into the paparazzi, they're usually rewarded with a single finger salute and some harsh words - so the snappers who confronted the Oasis in Dublin, Ireland this weekend were shocked when, instead of fighting Liam turned the cameras on them for a change.

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Was There Then: Vintage Oasis shots

Vintage Oasis prints by celebrated rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky go under the hammer at Christie's.

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Towers Of London Reveal Liam Gallagher Inspiration Behind New Songs

Dirk Tourette gets ready to 'fight against the pricks' again

Towers Of London have revealed that they are working on a batch of new songs.

Writing on MySpace.com/towersoflondon, guitarist Dirk Tourette blogged that they have spent the past few months in their recording studio ("the air raid shelter"), working on new songs including 'President', 'Legslide' and 'Heard It On The Stereo'.

"Well, we have been sat down the air raid shelter for months now like the three stooges just really fuckin havin' a larf and remembering what it was all about in the first place," Tourette wrote. "Getting in peoples faces, fighting against the pricks and pissing against the wind. But mostly playing fast speedy rock 'n' roll."

Tourette promised that the new songs – which are likely to feature on the follow up to 2008 album 'Fizzy Pop' – will be "real headshakers".

He went on to quote Oasis' Liam Gallagher in his blog by saying "It doesn't matter if its outta tune...cos your cool."

Gallagher can be heard saying that on Oasis' cover of The Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus', which was released as the B-side to 'Cigarettes And Alcohol' in 1994.

Before signing out, Tourette added that Towers Of London will post some new demos online "soon".

Source: www.nme.com

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Glad you have started to receive the clobber. Thanks for all your comments on the clothes & packaging nice one!

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Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

Urgh..what a hangover! Horrific. Great, great night though. As spectacles go (and I don't mean the ones you wear) Slane Castle takes some beating.

I don't think I've seen The Prodigy since Knebworth but fuck me, they had it yesterday. Incredible behaviour. You gotta be good to follow Kasabian. They are.

Don't remember leaving the gig! I feel poisoned. Not looking forward to the flight home AND me and Irie Nancy have got to go to a friend's 40th tomorrow. More boozing. Shit!!

Got 10 days off though so mustn't grumble.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

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Some Might Say Oasis Are Still World Beaters After Slane Gig

Oasis, the one-time kings of Britpop, rolled back the years in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans on the banks of the Boyne.

Fourteen years after they last played Slane Castle, the Gallagher Brothers are back at the top — and it was a champagne supernova performance that wowed the huge crowd on Saturday.

That promised heat wave never did come but the kings of Mancunian cool turned up the heat from the first song.

Noel Gallagher admitted before the gig that his memories of the last time they visited Lord Henry Mount Charles's back garden were somewhat hazy.

But it must have all come back to him as he looked down at the huge crowd packed into the natural amphitheatre of one of the world's truly great rock venues.

And for the Gallagher brothers it was very much a family affair, with a huge contingent of the extended clan given VIP access for a gig that became something of a homecoming for a band still proud of their Mayo roots.

Kicking off with Rock ‘N’ Roll Star, the hill erupted as the British pop legends banged out some of their newest hits, such as Lyla and Shock of the Lightning, before delighting the crowd with classics including Roll With It, Wonderwall and their massive smash hit anthem Don't Look Back In Anger.

The united voice of thousands of the band's die-hard followers could be heard for miles around the castle as the iconic Manchester outfit rocked it up.

Back at the VIP garden party, scores of the brothers' extended family lapped up the atmosphere at a gig that is regarded as the first big date of the summer.

They could be seen living it up with other VIP guests in the cocktail bar, champagne room and Irish whiskey tent. Manchester City star Stephen Ireland was also on the list to party the night away alongside former Irish international footballer Gary Kelly.

Earlier, high-profile warm-up acts, including The Prodigy and Kasabian, entertained the crowd during the afternoon, as well as Mullingar band The Blizzards, who put on a high-energy set that was full of verve.

That kept the fans more than happy but there was no doubt who the real stars were.

With a whopping 70 million records sold worldwide, the crowd were left in no doubt that they were in the presence of a band that had shaped a generation.

This stadium tour sees the group play to their biggest audiences yet but it's doubtful they will ever forget their second visit to Slane. It was a triumph.

Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Crowds at Oasis show critical of transport

Some concert-goers were highly critical yesterday of Dublin Bus over its transport arrangements after the Oasis concert in Slane .

Orla Delaney said the company did not provide enough buses to deal with the crowds.

“Dublin Bus did not provide enough transport for those who purchased a return ticket. There was no Garda presence where the buses were located. There were thousands of people everywhere with no way of getting home. The concert ended between 11 and 11.30pm yet we did not get a seat on an empty bus until 3am,” she said.

Darren Power from Waterford said he left the concert 30 minutes early to catch a bus to Dublin.

“I was on the bus at 11pm and did not reach O’Connell Street until 4.40am. In my time on the bus trying to get out of Slane, I saw hundreds of people frantically trying to get on buses to Dublin after 3am. Some of them were boarding as far as 10 kilometres from Slane,” he said.

Mr Power claimed there was “general chaos” before and after the gig with concert tickets not being checked and nobody being searched. “At no point on the way into the gig was I asked for my ticket. I also did not see anyone being searched. This was the case with many others I spoke to. Also, the entrance walkway through a forest to the gig was narrow and overcrowded.”

Den Loughran from Donnybrook said he had to walk for more than four hours in the dark despite having a bus ticket.

“In the end we had to beg a taxi driver and pay way over the odds to get a lift. On the road we passed thousands of stranded people, many lying in ditches, many crying, many looking scared and lost and with no idea of where to go or how to get home.

“It was a surreal, frightening and horrible experience. Many of the buses were overcrowded and going nowhere with people inevitably fighting on them. There must have been loads of people who never even made it home.”

A spokeswoman for Dublin Bus told The Irish Times the company had “everyone on a bus by 2am”.

“We had 200 buses waiting to take people home at the end of the concert. We cannot park more than 200 buses at the pick-up point according to the traffic management plan.

“When they were full, additional buses were sent from Navan,” she said. “They came 20 minutes after the other buses departed. We had everyone on a bus by 2am.”

A Garda spokesman said they were not aware of any problems to do with organisation or transport at the gig.

A spokesman for concert promoter MCD said last night it would look into any complaints brought to its attention

Source: www.irishtimes.com

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Oasis At The Eden Project Ticket Details Update

A copy of the email from The Eden Project about the rearranged concert on July 14th....

Dear Oasis ticket holders

We apologise for the delay in finalising details for the rescheduled Oasis gig but this was genuinely due to reasons beyond our control. However, we are now very pleased to confirm that the Oasis concert on Tuesday 14th July is going ahead as planned and that all valid tickets to the original gig on 27th September 2008 will be honoured. Ticket holders are kindly requested to bring along photo ID to avoid any potential ticket fraud and to minimise delays on the night.

We would advise ticket holders to arrive as early as possible to get through the security checks. The concert is due to take place from 7pm and end at 11pm and your ticket will allow you entry into the Eden Project on the day or day after the concert.

If you require a refund because the new date is unsuitable or if you did not receive the e-tickets for the original date, please contact the Eden Project Box Office on 01726 811972 by 5pm on Wednesday 24th June as we are now managing all ticket related transactions for the concert.

For further information on the gig, pre-visit information or details of transport please visit the Eden Sessions website - www.edensessions.com.

Regards

Eden Box Office

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Win Tickets To See Oasis At The iTunes Festival

Oasis recently announced that they will be playing the iTunes festival on 21st July at The Roundhouse, Camden with support coming from The Enemy.

Don't forget to visit iTunesLive.co.uk for your ticket registration.

For all iTunes Live updates you can join the Facebook community Here.

Gig tickets are NOT available to buy. For the chance to see your favourite artists up-close and for free, click here to visit the festival profile and follow the ticket application instructions.

There are hundreds of of gig tickets on Facebook to be won, but if you do not have a Facebook account you could win a limited number of tickets here.

Highlights of Oasis' show are set to be broadcast on ITV2 this summer.

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Oasis At Slane Castle To Be Released As Official DVD?

Yesterday Oasis played to 80,000 ecstatic fans at Slane Park in Ireland, with support coming from The Prodigy, Kasabian, Glasvegas and The Blizzards.

There is a good chance that the show will be broadcast at a later date, or is possibly being considered for a future live official DVD.

In a email Ticketmaster sent out to ticket holders before the gig it said: "Note that the concert is being recorded for visual and audio broadcast."

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Win Every Oasis CD From Channel Bee

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Dublin, biblical as always, live forever...

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Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Oasis Concert Passes Peacefully

Yesterday's Oasis concert in Slane passed off with little trouble, gardaí said today.

Ten people were arrested on public order offences throughout the day, with two people detain on suspicion of drink driving.

A garda spokesman said those arrested at the event will appear before district courts in the locality.

Security was tight as 80,000 fans made their way to the Meath town from noon.

Extra manpower was also on patrol around the banks of the Boyne after two people drowned when the Manchester band played back-up to US rockers REM in 1995.

As The Prodigy, Kasabian, Glasvegas, and The Blizzards warmed up the crowd, Noel and Liam Gallagher brother’s extended Irish family soaked up the sunshine and atmosphere backstage in the VIP
area.

The hyped-up crowd then erupted as the Mancunian act took to the stage and kicked off the open air gig with Rock N Roll Star.

For almost two hours the group wowed fans with a mix of their most iconic classics like Roll With It and Wonderwall with some of their newer hits.

Source: www.irishtimes.com

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Cigarettes And No Toll - Oasis Frontman On Wales

Rowdy Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher gave more than a great performance when his band were in Cardiff 10 days ago.

He gave one Welsh fan a forthright take on playing in the capital, life on the road and what he thinks of Welsh songstress Duffy.

The Manchester megastar said he enjoys coming to Wales “when you get in for nowt”.

Referring to the band’s trip over the Severn Bridge he said: “Yeah, I don’t know about that ******* paying to get in, but we got in tonight for nowt.

“We were stuck in traffic and the police came and helped us in, so that was nice.

“We had our money ready and everything but they just went ‘You’re all right’.

“Miracles do happen.”

He went on to tell Cardiff super fan Louise Davies that he “didn’t know there was a Welsh music scene” – even though his band was being supported at the Millennium Stadium gig by Welsh group The Peth.

“I’ve not heard the ******* Peth man,” the 36-year-old singer said. “I got here late.

“Nah, I do like Rhys, I like The Super Furry Animals and all that stuff.

“Stereophonics are cool and the Manic Street Preachers.”

He had harsh words for retro soul star, Grammy and Brit Award-winning Duffy.

“She was all right ’til she opened her mouth.

“The music’s alright, know what I mean?

“Until she did that ******* stupid advert and things like that.

“It’s ******* ridiculous.”

Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

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Oasis Are Rock Kings Of The Castle

Definitely no maybes as Britpop legends thrill 80,000 fans

Oasis, the one-time kings of Britpop, rolled back the years in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans on the banks of the Boyne last night.

Fourteen years after they last played Slane Castle, the Gallagher Brothers are back at the top -- and it was a champagne supernova performance that wowed the huge crowd.

That promised heat wave never did come but the kings of Mancunian cool turned up the heat from the first song.

Noel Gallagher admitted before the gig that his memories of the last time they visited Lord Henry Mount Charles's back garden were somewhat hazy.

But it must have all come back to him as he looked down at the huge crowd packed into the natural amphitheatre of one of the world's truly great rock venues.

And for the Gallagher brothers it was very much a family affair, with a huge contingent of the extended clan given VIP access for a gig that became something of a homecoming for a band still proud of their Mayo roots.

Kicking off with Rock N Roll Star, the hill erupted as the British pop legends banged out some of their newest hits, such as Lyla and Shock of the Lightning, before delighting the crowd with classics including Roll With It, Wonderwall and their massive smash hit anthem Don't Look Back In Anger.

The united voice of thousands of the band's die-hard followers could be heard for miles around the castle as the laconic Manchester outfit rocked it up.

Back at the VIP garden party, scores of the brothers' extended family lapped up the atmosphere at a gig that is regarded as the first big date of the Summer.

They could be seen living it up with other VIP guests in the cocktail bar, champagne room and Irish whiskey tent.

Manchester City star Stephen Ireland -- who is said to be a hero of the lads -- was also on the list to party the night away alongside fellow footballer and former Irish international Gary Kelly, who hails from just up the road in Drogheda.

Other celebrity guests at the gig included surprise Oasis fans lawyer Gerald Keane and RTE star Marty Whelan.

Welcoming them with open arms, Henry Mount Charles said: "A combination of the Prodigy and Oasis in the year 2009 is hard to beat -- and I'd like to officially declare Noel and Liam Gallagher honourary Slane people."

He also thanked the people of Slane for giving the concert the go-ahead.

As darkness began to descend on the castle, throngs of satisfied revellers made their way up the steep incline and home.

The imposing castle, seat of the aristocratic Mount Charles family, was the only thing left bustling with life. And one couldn't help but wonder whether the rest of us were missing the real party.

Earlier, high-profile warm-up acts, including The Prodigy and Kasabian, entertained the crowd during the afternoon, as well as Mullingar band The Blizzards, who put on a high-energy set that was full of verve.

That kept the fans more than happy but there was no doubt who the real stars were.

With a whopping 70 million records sold worldwide, the crowd were left in no doubt that they were in the presence of a band that had shaped a generation.

This stadium tour sees the group -- completed by guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock -- play to their biggest audiences yet but it's doubtful they will ever forget their second visit to Slane. It was a triumph.

Source: www.independent.ie

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Liam Gallagher Hires Chopper To Get To Chip Shop

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher was so desperate for an upmarket chip butty while on tour in Manchester he hired a helicopter to fly him to a Lake District hotel.

Liam, 36, and Tom Meighan, 28, singer with rock band Kasabian who are supporting Oasis, landed in a field next to the Miller Howe Hotel in Windermere.

The manager, Nigel Williamson, said yesterday: "It was bizarre. I went out to meet them and Liam came striding across the fields in leopard-print shoes."

The rock stars ate chip butties with tomato sauce and drank Pinot Grigio white wine and tequila in the hotel conservatory.

Nigel said: "Their language was quite colourful so it was just as well they had a private room."

Source: www.people.co.uk

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Oasis At Slane Castle

Tonights set list from Slane Castle, Ireland.

Fucking In The Bushes
Rock N Roll Star
Lyla
Shock Of The Lightning
Roll With It
Cigarettes And Alcohol
To Be Where There’s Life
Waiting For The Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
My Big Mouth
The Importance Of Being Idle
Half The World Away
I’m Outta Time
Wonderwall
Supersonic
Live Forever
Don't Look Back In Anger
Falling Down
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

Oasis' take a short break before heading to Belgium on July 2nd.

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Liam Gallagher Threatens Oasis Split

Liam Gallagher has told Real Radio that if Noel puts Oasis on hold for a few years, then the band should just split up.

Listen to the full interview here.

Source: www.realradionortheast.co.uk

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