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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…

Jul 8th 2011, 10:02 AM 3,364 Views 5 Comments

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.

Feel free to tweet, Facebook or email us your pics for our daily readers’ picture slideshows. Email is tips@thejournal.ie.

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

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    Rachel Hannigan from Fermanagh

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    Anna Ringerud, left, and Sofie Selvang, from Norway

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    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

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    Niamh McDonagh from Belfast

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    Padraig Power from Limerick and Michelle Griffin from Kerry

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    Becks O'Keeffe is part the Scouting Ireland tent-pitching service

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

    Carmel Sayers, left, gets her wellies pimped by Liz Murray at the ReachOut.com stall

  • Oxegen - setting up camp

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

All pictures by Photocall Ireland

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