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WITNNESS Memories

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    #32
    ghostdancer
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    kryogen wrote: »
    The Stone Roses Experience were great too actually
    forgot about them. saw them a few times i think, usually in the Dance Arena. always brilliant craic :D


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    #33
    Reservations at Dorsia
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    #34
    threein99
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    I went in 2002, it was my first camping music festival, big group of us going so I was really looking forward to it. The day before I was in work (in a Joinery shop) a piece of timber flew out of one of the machines and struck me in the eye :mad: I ended up in Waterford hospital with a grazed eyeball, I told the specialist I was meant to be going to Witness the next day and she said you should still go, eyes tend to heal quickly it wont be 100 per cent but should improve, to say I was in agony doesn't even come close, so I grasped any chance of improvement with both hands. I stupidly decided to go and spent the entire weekend in my tent in blinding pain and didn't see 1 second of any music :)


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    #35
    MattD
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    I'd give anything to have been at Muse, Placebo and Avalanches in their prime in 2001... That just sounds ideal.


    Although I'd still love to see the latter two right now, to see Muse and to only hear the tripe from their last 2 (3 if I'm 'lucky') today would probably make me cry...


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    #36
    Reservations at Dorsia
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    MattD wrote: »
    I'd give anything to have been at Muse, Placebo and Avalanches in their prime in 2001... That just sounds ideal.


    Although I'd still love to see the latter two right now, to see Muse and to only hear the tripe from their last 2 (3 if I'm 'lucky') today would probably make me cry...

    Ain't that the truth!


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    #37
    MonkstownHoop
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    kryogen wrote: »
    The Stone Roses Experience were great too actually
    !

    Back when i thought that would be the closest i'd ever get to seeing The Roses :D


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    #38
    acquiescefc
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    post Green Day mud


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    #39
    Agueroooo
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    Ahh a balmy sunny day walking to the Dance Tent at WITNNESS (Fairyhouse) only to walk on the naked arse of a fella giving one to some young-one in the long grass.

    I went every year but the one stand out performance was Faithless who ripped it up one year.


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    #40
    Zymurgist
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    Best witnness dance tent act for me was Groove Armada, mainly because i wasn't exactly sure what to expect but they absolutely rocked the place


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    #41
    whirlpool
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    Witnness 2003 - Damien Rice and Coldplay.

    It was my first ever concert/gig. Sun was beaming down. Excellent day.


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    #42
    The Colour Of Money
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    The first year was magical.

    Echo the senitments about Beck, was an awesome performance


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    #43
    The Wild Bunch
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    Would be cool if they dropped last years Oxegen format and brought this back.

    2 days of pure indie, would be magical :)


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    #44
    Jofspring
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    Jesus I must root out those photos. I was only 14 and went to witness 2002 as my first ever concert. Forgot all about the mud fight during and after greenday. Foo Fighters were excellent as were greenday. I missed No Doubt but heard they were brilliant. Hadn't much interst in Oasis or Prodigy but prodigy in fairness were excellent. Really enjoyed Less Than Jake also. I missed Jimmy Eat World as I was queuing. One of my main memories is floating up to the main stage first thing in the morning and Polyphonic Spree were singing away. Gave everyone with hangovers a nice wake up.

    After that I think I went to one oxygen festival and thought it had gone down hill. The line up was better spread between American rock bands, Brit pop, punk, alternative, indie, dance back at witness. Then it just became about whoever was popular that year on the radio with the same bands repeated over and over. Never went again.


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    #45
    The Wild Bunch
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    Jofspring wrote: »
    Jesus I must root out those photos. I was only 14 and went to witness 2002 as my first ever concert. Forgot all about the mud fight during and after greenday. Foo Fighters were excellent as were greenday. I missed No Doubt but heard they were brilliant. Hadn't much interst in Oasis or Prodigy but prodigy in fairness were excellent. Really enjoyed Less Than Jake also. I missed Jimmy Eat World as I was queuing. One of my main memories is floating up to the main stage first thing in the morning and Polyphonic Spree were singing away. Gave everyone with hangovers a nice wake up.

    After that I think I went to one oxygen festival and thought it had gone down hill. The line up was better spread between American rock bands, Brit pop, punk, alternative, indie, dance back at witness. Then it just became about whoever was popular that year on the radio with the same bands repeated over and over. Never went again.

    It wasn't the same after the first 2 or 3 years :(


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    #46
    foolelle
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    ahhh polyphonic spree - would love to see them return!!


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    #47
    The Wild Bunch
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    foolelle wrote: »
    ahhh polyphonic spree - would love to see them return!!

    Perfect hangover cure!


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    #48
    melekalikimaka
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    Jofspring wrote: »
    Forgot all about the mud fight during and after greenday. Foo Fighters were excellent as were greenday. I missed No Doubt but heard they were brilliant. Hadn't much interst in Oasis or Prodigy but prodigy in fairness were excellent. Really enjoyed Less Than Jake also. I missed Jimmy Eat World as I was queuing.

    all those bands were the standout moments for me... saw less than jake in belfast last wednesday and in dublin on thursday... they still got it. Oh Air was also a solid gig that year too


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    #49
    The Wild Bunch
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    The Cooper Temple Clause on the flooded 2nd stage in 2002 were awesome

    Though the best WITNNESS performance I experienced was Muse on the main stage in 2001

    They were 4th from top on the bill, set was delayed by 45 minutes because of the toerrential rain, thunder and lighting


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    #50
    GopErthike
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    Beta Band epic finish in the boiler suits, all playing drums.

    SFA a show that just blew my little mind.

    Badly Drawn Boy, with a ramshackle performance of THOB, it was downhill from there for him.

    Doves, first time I heard tracks from lost souls, still a great album.

    Asian Dub Foundation, mayhem!

    Maybe simpler times, but a crackin festival.


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    #51
    Nerdlingr
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    Very hazy memories of the 2003 Festival.
    I remember it being absolutely roasting that weekend and having to drink warm cider!! Think i was P*ssed for most of it...
    Few memories are :
    Coral frontman playing on an iron
    Group hugs in audience at Polphonic Spree
    Seeing Kings of Leon when they were half decent!
    Seven nation army repeatedly played EVERYWHERE we went.
    Complete stone roses rocking it out.
    Badly Drawn Boy being a grumpy f*cker.
    Oh yeah, everyone going mental for the Thrills at the time...tent was jointed. Couldnt get in.

    Great festival with a quality line-up. 11 years ago now. F*ck. :eek:
    Some weekend.


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    #52
    emo72
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    as i get older i forget a lot of stuff. reading through this i think it was 2003 for me. i remember seeing the polyphonic spree who i knew nothing about but loved it. also the manic street preachers and they were good, very polished. also might have been the flaming lips who i also knew nothing about but really enjoyed. highlight of that festival was SFA singing rings around the world, yer man coming out with his mask on, boy he was a crazy dude. i think it was sunny and dusty thats why it sticks in my mind.

    years later i remember walking into the field as the girl who sings "hey hey you you i dont like your girlfriend" on the main stage and everyone going ape**** for it, that was surprising. didnt think she'd be that popular.

    then i remember going specifically to see AIR cos they were great.

    i only went to one or two of these and never camped its too ****ing hard to pace yourself, you know, okay i'll go easy and have one or two pints in the afternoon, AND THATS ALL till the evening time. yeah right. after my fifth pint by 4 oclock im wrecked. remember nothing and too hungover the next day to bother going back.


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    #53
    foolelle
    Registered Users Posts: 423 ✭✭foolelle


    I said it before and I'll say it again Poly Phonic Spree. Excellent!!


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    #54
    The Wild Bunch
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    Those free VIP wristbands and Free Guinness were ****ng awesome :D


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    #55
    lordgoat
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    Flaming Lips were alot of fun one year.


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    #56
    The Wild Bunch
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    lordgoat wrote: »
    Flaming Lips were alot of fun one year.

    2003 wasn't it?


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    #57
    Thundercats Ho
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    A massive muck fight, and Basement Jaxx (at the same time) are my lasting memories of Witness. Not being let back on the bus 'cause of said muck.

    The site layout was shíte from (hazy) memory. I found early Oxegen much better in this regard. The fact that i was wasted for the Witness' i attended might have something to do with this also.


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    #58
    airbusa320
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    The muck ball fight during the Oasis set MAYHEM

    Gwen staffni climbing the stage during the No Doubt gig (class)


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    #59
    The Wild Bunch
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    airbusa320 wrote: »
    The muck ball fight during the Oasis set MAYHEM

    Gwen staffni climbing the stage during the No Doubt gig (class)

    That was insane


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