Oxegen 2009 - All discussion, no ticket sales

Edible

How can Florence and the Machine be playing for only half an hour? Please say its a mistake!

awhir

Kiith wrote: »

Around what time are you all planning on heading down on the Thursday?

were getting a bus from galway at 9am ! should be there by 1pm..


seen this on the oxegen fourm , some people might find it handy...

Corkfeen

Probably won't be able to get to an off license in next week. Would it be fairly easy to get into naas from punchestown on the thursday?

Weepsie

whatever idiot has tv on the radio and elbow on at the same time should be fired. i resigned myself to the fact that 2many djs, deadmau5 and blur were gonna clash and always intended on seeing blur. But Elbow/Tv.... is criminal. Boyz noize clash with Crystal Castles too. Bloody Beetroots and the specials is personally dissappointing too

Yay I get to see Pet Shop Boys and Kol!

Edible

i know, tv on the radio/elbow clashing is crap. also pissed off about blur/2manydjs and nick cave/kings of leon clashing.

Fajitas!

No idea about Thursday yet. Evening I reckon. I'm not sure how I'm even getting down there tbh. Either my mate'll drive down and I'll blag a parking space, his brother will drive us down, or we'll bus it. I'm hoping his brother will drive us down. I'd rather the two of us stay well clear of cars for the weekend :-/

Thanks again to Mystic86 for posting all that up.

eoin99

The Game and The Saturdays clashing...nooooooooooooooooooo!!! :pac::pac:

xcarriex

Edible wrote: »

How can Florence and the Machine be playing for only half an hour? Please say its a mistake!

Disaster!:mad:

whatawaster

xcarriex wrote: »

Disaster!:mad:

and that's half an hour until the next act starts. Surely there has to be some sort of changeover as well?

honru

whatawaster wrote: »

and that's half an hour until the next act starts. Surely there has to be some sort of changeover as well?

Probably will take about 5 minutes or so since it's a DJ act.

xcarriex

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

Probably will take about 5 minutes or so since it's a DJ act.

Yeah from what i have seen they have the 3 of em and a basic set up so they should play close to the half hour, they will put on an excellent show, love em so i do!

elsimate

Staying in a campervan and wondering how the bejeebus we can get power to it? Anyone any ideas? The web says that generators aren't allowed. So do people use them anyway? Are there generator police? Any other suggestions?

8 days and ticking...

:cool:

the whole year inn

can you bring a transit into the car park, or a mini bus and park it for the weekend or is there a different car park?I will be going inot the blue car park btw.

elsimate

Yip - there is a separate site for campervans and the like beside the green camp site. Spose you could chance your arm though wherever

:pac:

Spiritoftheseventies

yeah was there two years ago and they had Brian wilson clashing with main act. fortunately I had seen him before in the Point or what we now know as the O2 arena.

Sierra Oscar

Garda PR:

Travel Routes:

Blue Route

1. Traffic from the M1, N2, N3, N4 and N11 will travel via the M50 to the N7 (Dublin / Limerick Road). Traffic will travel southbound from the N7 to (Exit 9) into Naas and onto the Blessington Road via the R410 and onto Punchestown Racecourse.


2. Traffic from the North / South East / South / South West intending to use the Park and Ride Facility will travel along the (M50, N7, N8, N9, M9, N80) M7 northbound / southbound, Blue Route, to Exit 8 and follow directional signage to the park and ride site.


The Blue Car Park is approx. 1km down the Walshestown Road on the right hand side. Two site access gates will be used to filter traffic off the Walshestown Road, Gates 1c and 1b.


Red Route

1. Traffic travelling from South Dublin can travel via the N11, N81 (Tallaght / Blessington Rd) through Ballymore Eustace (R411) and the follow direction signage to Punchestown Racecourse.

2. Traffic from the South East (N9, N78, N80, M9) can travel via the Carlow or Athy routes through Kilcullen and onto the Naas Rd. At Mylerstown Cross (Naas to Kilcullen Rd) traffic will turn right and onto Punchestown Racecourse.

3. Traffic from the South / South West can travel via the N8, N7, M7 turning off at Newbridge exit (Exit 12) and right at the top of the slip road towards Kilcullen (R413). Patrons will follow directional signage to Athgarvan School where traffic will turn left, through Athgarvan Village, straight onto Two Mile House to Mylerstown Cross and then turn right onto the R448 (Kilcullen Road) and immediate left to the L2023 (Rafferty's Mill to Watchouse Crossroads) and right to the Red Car Parks.

4. Traffic travelling from South East can travel via the N81 (Tullow / Blessington Rd) through Ballymore Eustace (R411) and the follow direction signage to Punchestown Racecourse.

5. On the R445 (Newbridge to Naas Road), traffic will be directed right at the Jigginstown traffic lights onto the R447 (South Ring Road) and then the R448 (Kilcullen Road) to the L2023 (Rafferty's Mill to Watchouse Crossroads) and right to the Red Car Parks.


The Red Car Park is located on the Ballymore Eustace Road, Naas (R411) approx. Four site access gates will be used to filter traffic into the Car Park.


Traffic Issues


1. Parking and Traffic delays are inevitable with patrons strongly advised to use public transport to / from the event.

2. On site parking is limited and subject to a charge. Park and Ride Parking and Shuttle Buses are free.

3. On site car parks are adjacent to the event site and are in green field locations. There will be at least a 60 minute delay in exiting on site car parks at the end of concerts as Public Transport, Coaches and Park and Ride Shuttles will be given priority.


Park & Ride

An Garda Siochana and MCD (Event Promoters) wish to urge all patrons attending the event to use the enhanced Park and Ride facilities available for this event. The Park and Ride facility has in excess of 7,000 car parking spaces on site with the ease of access / egress off the N7 network.

The Park and Ride facilities will be serviced by a dedicated fleet of coaches that will cater for all patrons needs.

All Park and Ride coaches will travel on dedicated routes and will receive priority both to / from the venue.

The Park and Ride Centre will also be used for persons who wish to drop off and collect patrons attending the concert.

The park and ride facility will be FREE OF CHARGE and all shuttles to / from will be FREE OF CHARGE.

The park and ride facilities will be as follows:

Goffs, Kill, Co. Kildare.

Goffs (North) Park and Ride site is located approx. 5km north of Naas on the main Dublin to Naas Rd (N7) and accessed by travelling from North and Southbound Lanes via the Johnstown, Kill / Sallins Interchange, Exit 8 off the N7.

Goffs Park and Ride is intended to cater for traffic travelling from the North / North East / West (N1, N2, N3, M4 / N4, N7), the South East (N11, N81 via M50 and N7) and South / South East Dublin directions.
All vehicles will follow directional signage (VMS and finger post signage) from the N7 to the Park and Ride site and clearly follow Gardai / Car Parking directions on site.


Public Transport Access

Shuttle Bus - Goffs Park & Ride

Goffs Park and Ride is intended to cater for traffic travelling from the North / North East / West (N1, N2, N3, M4 / N4, N7), the South East (N11, N81 via M50 and N7) and South / South East Dublin directions.

Up to 90 shuttle buses, each with a capacity of 56 persons will be available to service the Park & Ride site over the course of each day.

Park & Ride coaches will receive priority both to / from the venue.

The Park and Ride Centre will also be used for persons who wish to drop off and collect patrons attending the concerts.

The park and ride facility will be FREE OF CHARGE and all shuttles to / from will be FREE OF CHARGE.


Shuttle Bus – Naas

A shuttle bus service will operate between Naas and the Punchestown Site over the course of the day. Buses will travel from site to Naas town centre via the R411 (Ballymore Eustace Road) through the town centre to the Drop Off / Pick Up Point at Kavanagh's Public House, Naas.


Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann will be accommodated in a designated area with a capacity for 64 spaces on site. A separate queuing system will be in place for patrons of this system that will be well lit and signposted.

Bus Éireann coaches will receive priority both to / from the venue.


Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus has provided services to and from Punchestown events successfully over a number of years. They have extensive experience in catering for demand to and from the site. Demand from Dublin (Parnell Square) is managed and monitored throughout the event day. The number of buses serving the route is adjusted to match the demand.

An Garda Siochana and MCD (Event Promoters) wish to urge all patrons attending the event to use Public Transport.

Dublin Bus coaches will receive priority both to / from the venue.


Private Coaches

Private coaches will be accommodated in a designated area on site. A separate queuing system will be in place for patrons of this system that will be well lit and signposted.

Private coaches will receive priority both to / from the venue.


Drop-Off & Pick-Up Facilities – Taxi

The only drop-off and pick-up facility for taxis at this event is at Goffs Park & Ride, Kill in the main Goffs car park off the internal roundabout. Access will be as per the Park & Ride access from the Kill Interchange.

Advance publicity will advise patrons that Drop Off and Pick Up facilities will not be provided at the event venue in Punchestown.


Drop-Off & Pick-Up Facilities

The only drop-off and pick-up facility for private cars at this event is at Goffs Park & Ride, Kill in the main Goffs car park off the internal roundabout. Access will be as per the Park & Ride access from the Kill Interchange.

Advance publicity will advise patrons that Drop Off and Pick Up facilities will not be provided at the event venue in Punchestown.


Vehicular Access for the Mobility Impaired

Parking for the Mobility Impaired will be provided in a designated area accessed through Gate 5 in the Red Car Park.


Illegal Parking

No parking of vehicles will be permitted on any of the approach routes to this concert site on the days of the event. Parking restrictions will be in place on roads leading to the concert site. Vehicles found breaching the restrictions will be towed away and towing charges will be incurred in such cases.


Emergency Access Route

The Craddockstown Road, Naas has been designated as the event Emergency Route and will be manned at all times for the duration of the event. This route will be used by emergency vehicles and residents only. No other vehicles including taxis, buses etc will be allowed access this route.

All residents will have resident car passes, issued by An Garda Siochana, Naas.


Event Signage

All routes to / from the event site will have directional signage. The signs used for this event will be VMS (Variable Message Signs – Flashing Signs) and directional boards.

The signage will indicate Park and Ride Centre and also the RED and BLUE Car Park Routes.

All patrons attending are advised to pay attention to event signage and follow directions of Gardai and stewards when arriving and leaving the event site(s).

Garda Control Room

An Garda Siochana will have a Garda Control Room on site in Punchestown who will alert media in the event of any traffic alternations / disruptions during the course of the event.

The Garda Control Room Phone Number at Punchestown is 045- 839829

The Garda Control Room Phone Number at Naas Garda Station is 045- 884300


The information detailed above forms part of the overall Traffic Management Plan for this event. In the event of a major incident or any other unplanned disruption An Garda Siochana maintains the legal right to alternate / divert traffic as may be required. In such event alternate plans will be used and advice will be given to motorists using media facilities.

Drink Awareness

An Garda Siochana in co-operation with drinkaware.ie wish to remind people to take responsibility for their drinking over the weekend, especially considering that this year it is a three day festival.

drinkaware.ie will be distributing ‘Morning After’ cards on site at Oxegen 2009 with the support of An Garda Siochana. This pocket size card explains how long it takes your body to eliminate alcohol, vital information for anyone driving home from the festival or the morning after drinking.

Fionnuala Sheehan, Chief Executive of drinkaware.ie encourages music fans to plan how they are going to get to and from Oxegen in advance. She explained that ‘Your body gets rid of roughly one standard drink per hour; that’s one hour for half a pint, or a small glass of wine or a single shot to be eliminated from your body. To avoid being at risk the morning after, use the drinkaware.ie website to look up the various public transport options that will get you to and from Oxegen quickly and safely or designate a non-drinking driver. The drinkaware.ie special Oxegen Survival Guide – with insider tips – gives practical hints and tips that will help ensure a safe and enjoyable Oxegen festival experience’


For more details on the Oxegen event please refer to the following:
www.oxegen.ie
www.garda.ie
www.mcd.ie
www.drinkaware.ie

http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=3971

rooney1984

how ya lads.

Does anyone know where abouts in punchestown the drop off point will be for private coaches.

AdMMM

What's the turnover of people at the stages like? I don't really want to have to sit through some god awful bands to be in a good spot for some of the bigger acts! Do lots of people just feck off after the band they want to see has stopped playing?

eoin99

I've only got a three day camping ticket....just wondering if most people are camping the thursday too, and if ther will be much space left on the fri morning or if i'll be stuck down the back of the campsite??

FernandoTorres

Anyone know what the Centra is like at Oxegen? Do they sell normal stuff at normal prices? I'm assuming they don't sell alcohol.

I also heard that it's possible to go to Naas town to get supplies, how would you go about this?

Thanks

heehaw

Any .gif of the parking tickets about?

Thanks

Jello

FernandoTorres wrote: »

Anyone know what the Centra is like at Oxegen? Do they sell normal stuff at normal prices? I'm assuming they don't sell alcohol.

I also heard that it's possible to go to Naas town to get supplies, how would you go about this?

Thanks

It's a basic enough Centra, no deli, alcohol or stuff like that. Can't remember what the prices were like, wasn't too cheap anyway. There's hot water if you wanna use it for noodles or whatever.

And yeah there's a free bus that runs into Naas daily, goes from the Blue campsite entrance. Runs pretty regularly too.

lordgoat

Edible wrote: »

How can Florence and the Machine be playing for only half an hour? Please say its a mistake!

It's obviously a mistake. Of Montreal are on before them and there is no way they are playing a set from 8:05 til 9:45. I'd guess it's 8:05 til 9 at the latest and Flo to be on from 9:20 or so. Maybe a little earlier.

xcarriex

lordgoat wrote: »

It's obviously a mistake. Of Montreal are on before them and there is no way they are playing a set from 8:05 til 9:45. I'd guess it's 8:05 til 9 at the latest and Flo to be on from 9:20 or so. Maybe a little earlier.

I REALLY hope so!

Spiritoftheseventies

basically you have three or four stages. so you should have plenty to occupy you between the bands. but theire is a bit of waiting about between acts. normally twenty to thirty minutes.

princess-sprkle

Jello wrote: »

It's a basic enough Centra, no deli, alcohol or stuff like that. Can't remember what the prices were like, wasn't too cheap anyway. There's hot water if you wanna use it for noodles or whatever.

And yeah there's a free bus that runs into Naas daily, goes from the Blue campsite entrance. Runs pretty regularly too.

they do sandwiches, snacks that type of thing. it is so expensive, it makes a regular centra look like lidl. bring as much food as you can with you!

ska4ever

Does anyone have any suggestions about how to keep the beer cold for 4 days?

Was thinking of getting a bin and filling it up with water(Is this possible?)
Does the shop sell Ice?

ska4ever

ska4ever wrote: »

Does anyone have any suggestions about how to keep the beer cold for 4 days?

Was thinking of getting a bin and filling it up with water(Is this possible?)
Does the shop sell Ice?

yep - it's possible! I'll be bringing my inflatable beer cooling bin courtesy of coors light! Centra does sell Ice.

AdMMM

bayviewclose wrote: »

basically you have three or four stages. so you should have plenty to occupy you between the bands. but theire is a bit of waiting about between acts. normally twenty to thirty minutes.

If that reply was directed at me, then I think you took up my question wrong. If you want to be in a good spot (like close to the front) for one of the "headlining" bands, how long in advance would you have to be in the arena for?