Oasis crowds

[goo_mason]

Forgot that Oasis are playing at Murrayfield and had quite an experience coming through Roseburn Park. Every schemie, ned, ASBO-kid, middle-aged slapper and ne'er-do-well from Edinburgh & Glasgow were there. I could smell the booze and hash from a mile off ! It was a Buckfast & lager frenzy, with most of them utterly guttered at the back of 4pm.

Of course, I was greeted by a never-ending stream of total abuse. "Rucksack WA*KER !!" was a favourite; obviously too drunk to spot the bike.. That was the most polite; the rest consisted of the C-word and other choice phrases. Funnily enough, no-one within the immediate crowd around me shouted any abuse. Obviously not THAT brave at close range. However, I gave the abusers a cheery wave and a smile (as the finger may have resulted in me being set upon by crowds rather than one ned).

Just as I was managing to get out the park behind a council rubbish truck, an orange-faced, well-p*ssed, middle-aged slapper in a pink cowboy hat was loudly trying to drag a spotty yoof off for a sh@g in one of the Portaloos. "C'mon doll, we'll dae it in there - bit we'll hae tae wait in the queue afore we kin get in !"

If only I'd had my camera on tonight....

Think I'll re-route tomorrow to avoid tomorrow's selection of lowlife for the 2nd show.

 

[gavintc]

Oh, dont tell me there is a repeat performance tommorrow. I thought it was just tonight.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

the manchester crowd, perhaps because it was a homecoming gig, were good humoured and the atmosphere congenial. the policing was low key and similarly good humoured.

not all oasis fans are chavs/neds; the indie scene is predominantly middle class after all. the chavs/neds will just hijack any event to cause trouble.

 

[goo_mason]

As far as I'm aware it's 2 nights, but I hope I'm wrong...

 

[Jim_Noir]

Just as I was managing to get out the park behind a council rubbish truck, an orange-faced, well-p*ssed, middle-aged slapper in a pink cowboy hat was loudly trying to drag a spotty yoof off for a sh@g in one of the Portaloos. "C'mon doll, we'll dae it in there - bit we'll hae tae wait in the queue afore we kin get in !"

She sounds a right catch, or you'll catch sumit... one of the two

I was at the Gym today (really no surprise there as I spend my life at one gym or the other) and there was this MILF on the treadmill next to me, she was uber hot. Nothing to do with Oasis, but thought I'd share all the same

 

[Renard]

mad for it

 

[hackbike 666]

She sounds a right catch, or you'll catch sumit... one of the two

I was at the Gym today (really no surprise there as I spend my life at one gym or the other) and there was this MILF on the treadmill next to me, she was uber hot. Nothing to do with Oasis, but thought I'd share all the same

I just looked up what that meant.

 

[goo_mason]

Actually, it's one night only.

Phew, back to the quiet park tomorrow

 

[Renard]

Actually, it's one night only.

Phew, back to the quiet park tomorrow

A one night stand then!

 

[goo_mason]

the manchester crowd, perhaps because it was a homecoming gig, were good humoured and the atmosphere congenial. the policing was low key and similarly good humoured.

not all oasis fans are chavs/neds; the indie scene is predominantly middle class after all. the chavs/neds will just hijack any event to cause trouble.

Yeah, I know. I'm into the unsigned indie band scene myself and know who the usual audiences are. But I just couldn't believe how MANY of the hijackers there were !!

 

[gavintc]

I suspect that it will start to get noisy outside as the crowd heads back into town. We live at Haymarket and tend to get all the Murrayfield crowds outside the flat. The highlight was after one of the rugby internationals when a pretty young girl decided to do a strip on the balcony opposite to entertain the crowds. It caused gridlock. None of the crowds moved and more and more people crammed into the road.

 

[Bodhbh]

an orange-faced, well-p*ssed, middle-aged slapper in a pink cowboy hat was loudly trying to drag a spotty yoof off for a sh@g in one of the Portaloos. "C'mon doll, we'll dae it in there - bit we'll hae tae wait in the queue afore we kin get in !"

Ah romance is not dead. No lovelier location to make out than 1ft above 400lbs of dung in an enclosed space in summer. Ammonia fumes from the fermenting urine so strong it'll bleach your t-shirt only addes to the spice.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I was in Scotland on Tuesday and a couple there said they were going to see Oasis. They like nothing better than settling down with a bucket of Bacardi and Coke (each!). If the rest of the crowd were anything like them it would have been well worth avoiding.

If you saw a wee lass who looks like Jimmy Crankie with a bloke who could barely walk due to drink that'll have been them.....

 

[Jim_Noir]

If you saw a wee lass who looks like Jimmy Crankie with a bloke who could barely walk due to drink that'll have been them.....

Imagine their se live "Go on love, dress up as a school girl" BOAKE

 

[Bman]

I went to Oasis Knebworth in '96. As crowds go, we were quite well mannered I would say

I dont remember one chav that weekend. But then again, there wasnt many "chavs" back in the 90's