Setlist: Sugababes, Oxegen, 11 July 2008

At least they turned up this time. 'Don't Let Go' is an En Vogue cover. Nothing else to note.

'Hole In The Head'
'Round Round'
'Freak Like Me'
'Don't Let Go'
'Denial'
'Overload'
'Red Dress'
'My Love Is Pink'
'Push The Button'
'About You Now'

Setlist: Amy MacDonald, Oxegen, 11 July 2008

Amy MacDonald opened the Oxegen 2008 festival in fine form with songs from her debut album This is the Life, as well as a cover of The Killers' 'When You Were Young'. Her own breakthrough single, 'Run', was a definite highlight as she performed on the Main Stage.

'Poison Prince'
'L.A.'
'Mr Rock 'N' Roll'
'Your Time Will Come'
'This Is The Life'
'When You Were Young'
'Barrowland Ballroom'
'Run'
'Let's Start A Band'

Setlist: The Hold Steady, Oxegen, 13 July 2008

Best barroom band in the world? Best green Room band in the world anyway, at Oxegen 2008. No-one can match Craig Finn for flying around like a kid pretending to be an airplane. Nor can anyone match those lyrics (save for Richard Hawley). The tent was packed this afternoon, and rightly so. Didn't I tell you they were brilliant? Finn also noted that the song 'Navy Sheets' is "about how you should always buy white sheets". Listen to the lyrics and you'll know why!

'Constructive Summer'
'Hot Soft Light'
'Chips Ahoy'
'Sequestered in Memphis'
'Navy Sheets'
'Yeah Sapphire'
'Stuck Between Stations'
'Stay Positive'
'Your Little Hoodrat Friend'
'Slapped Actress'

Setlist: Interpol, Oxegen, 11 July 2008

Personally I didn't think that Interpol would draw a big enough crowd to the Main Stage on Friday, but how wrong I was. The fans lapped it up, and Roland was on fire!

Photo above comes from: (Beware there are pics from the Sugababes on there!)
http://flickr.com/photos/oxegen2008photos/

'Pioneer To The Falls'
'Slow Hands'
'PDA'
'Narc'
'C'mere'
'No I In Threesome'
'Lighthouse'
'Not Even Jail'
'Mammoth'
'Rest My Chemistry'
'Obstacle 1'
'Evil'
'Roland'

Stream: Listen to Oxegen 2008 highlights

RTE 2fm has some highlights streaming on their website, along with full sets from the likes of the Courteeners, Royworld, and The Enemy. I'll inform you as more acts are added to the site.

http://www.rte.ie/2fm/festivals2008/news.html

Setlist: Kings of Leon, Oxegen, 11 July 2008

An excellent show from the Kings of Leon on Friday night showing why they were deserving headliners - they were voted the band fans most wanted to see return in 2008 on the official Oxegen website (which no longer has a forum - something to do with my tent going on fire last year I think). 'Pistol on Fire' was a highlight for many fans, as they don't always perform that tune live.

The wondeful picture above is from Sarah Buckley, who has some other pics on her flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahbucko

'Crawl'
'Black Thumbnail'
'Taper Jean Girl'
'My Party'
'Razz'
'Wasted Time'
'King Of The Rodeo'
'Fans'
'Arizona'
'Milk'
'Four Kicks'
'Molly's Chambers'
'California Waiting'
'The Bucket'
'On Call'
'McFearless'
'Pistol Of Fire'
'Spiral Staircase'
'Trani'
'Knocked Up'
'Charmer'
'Slow Night So Long'

Setlist: REM, Oxegen Festival, 12 July 2008

Not their best set, and plenty of promotion for Accelerate, but old-school fans know what to expect at this stage, on the Main Stage (see what I did there), yesterday. Not one song from Murmurs and Reckoning. It was a year to the day since the last performed in Ireland, where they rehearsed their new songs. Amazingly, they weren't headliners. That was left to The Verve.

'Living Well Is The Best Revenge'
'These Days'
'What's The Frequency Kenneth'
'Begin The Begin'
'Man Size Wreath'
'Drive'
'Ignoredland'
'Hollow Man'
'Imitation Of Life'
'Electrolite'
'The One I Love'
'Loosing My Religion'
'Fall On Me'
'Let Me In'
'Bad Day'
'Horse To Water'
'Orange Crush'
'I'm Gonna DJ'
'Supernatural Superserious'
'It's The End Of The World As We Know it'
'Man On The Moon'