Oxegen 2011: Setting up camp (In pics)

As the main flock of revellers heads to Oxegen today, TheJournal.ie wants YOUR pictures of the festival fun this weekend…

By Susan Daly Friday 8 Jul 2011, 10:02 AM

Jul 8th 2011, 10:02 AM 3,251 Views 5 Comments

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AND SO IT begins: thousands of festival-goers stole a march by heading to the Oxegen site at Punchestown yesterday. There were wellies, there were six-packs, there was dodgy tent-pitching and yes… there was a spot of rain.

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If you’re heading down today, this is what you’ve to look forward to:

Oxegen 2011: Setting up camp (In pics)

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Oxegen - setting up camp
Roisin Holden, left, from Cork, and Ruth Holland, from Galway
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Rachel Hannigan from Fermanagh
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Oxegen - setting up camp
Oxegen - setting up camp
Anna Ringerud, left, and Sofie Selvang, from Norway
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From left, Abby Meyer, Tim Ollier, Catherine Bregazzi, Tim Ollier and Cara Tonge
Oxegen - setting up camp
Aoife Connor from Cork gets her wellies pimped with an Oxegen stencil
Oxegen - setting up camp
From left, Killian Kirwan from Kilkenny, Sinead Breen from Armagh, Conor Dwyer from Kilkenny
Oxegen - setting up camp
Oxegen - setting up camp
Catherine O'Reilly, left, and Tara Fitzpatrick from Cavan
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Niamh McDonagh from Belfast
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Oxegen - setting up camp
Padraig Power from Limerick and Michelle Griffin from Kerry
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Becks O'Keeffe is part the Scouting Ireland tent-pitching service
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Carmel Sayers, left, gets her wellies pimped by Liz Murray at the ReachOut.com stall
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Kaura Grew and Cormac McElroy from Fermanagh

All pictures by Photocall Ireland

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Oxegen 2011: Setting up camp (In pics)

As the main flock of revellers heads to Oxegen today, TheJournal.ie wants YOUR pictures of the festival fun this weekend…

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen - setting up camp

Oxegen: How to get there and what you can’t bring>

Don’t miss this: The experts’ musical must-sees at Oxegen>