Duchess’ Blog
Ohh – yeah – blog time – not enough hours as they say …
Mmmmmm, we are moving on with production, have done the first of the artist liaison meetings where we sit around the table and go through each act, their rider, travel details and start ticking boxes off and collecting up the information.
The big deal this week is of course the volcanic ash travel disruptions, it’s all about the ferries this time round.
Expect to see lots of shiny tour buses winding their way around the lanes of Kildare this summer. And private charters for all the glitzy set pieces coming our way and lots of rockin’ rollers hanging round Dublin days in advance just because they want to be here!
Duchess’ Blog
April – just finished the Trinity Ball, a month early! For years my markers on the road to Oxegen, and Witnness before that, were the Dublin Castle HGEF gigs – first of the outdoors, followed by Trinity College Ball. I would use the (admittedly few) quiet moments on site at Dublin Castle to get all the festival conditions out to the agents for the confirmed acts – in the olden days of course by fax … these days it’s all email.
Trinity 2010 was great, we had the added excitement of the volcano erupting so managed to get nearly everyone on to the island the old fashioned way – on the boat , yes, even Dizzee and yeah am really looking forward to Dizzee at Oxegen. Bonkers … party………….
In case you are wondering, I am production manager for the festival and will be writing a blog every so often along the way.
Oxegen 2011 was unforgettable, check this video out to relive the magic of the weekend.
Check out the artists chatting to Daniella about their Oxegen experiences!
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