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Oxegen 2010 - General Fiasco

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ATL|15:11 UK time, Sunday, 11 July 2010

Green Spheres Tent, Sunday 11th July, 2.00pm

Describe in a Tweet: The General has arrived on the festival battlefield.

What Happened: General Fiasco eat shows like this for breakfast now. Belying their youth, the three-piece are now experienced veterans, a tightly honed pop riff machine. And now they finally have the crowd they deserve. The tent, while not packed, is mostly full of young people who are living these songs, the lyrics playing out in their own lives on a nightly basis. They sing along with every word, treating songs like 'We Are The Foolish' and 'I'm Not Made Of Eyes' as anthems for their generation.

Mid-set, Owen steps out on his own to play 'Sinking Ships', and the crowd clap along, displaying a peculiarly Irish rhythm, ie. none at all. 'Rebel Get By' closes the set on a triumphant note, and day three of Oxegen gets off to the best possible start.

Crazy in Love: Behind the kit, Leaky is an absolute powerhouse, displaying some serious fringe shaking, the likes of which haven't been seen since the glory days of The Minutemen's George Hurley. Leaky - we salute you.

99 Problems: ATL is happy to give its "Oxegen Reveller of the Year, 2010" award to the punter who decided to chuck a yoghurt over the crowd, leaving ATL to watch General Fiasco with a chunk of youghurt slowly running down its back.

Oxegen Rating: 8/10

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