One of the biggest gigs of the year in Dublin took place over the weekend, with almost 100,000 music lovers converging in the President of Ireland's back garden, Phoenix Park. Now in it's fourth year, O2 in the Park proved to be as popular as ever with a terrific line-up of artists.
Among them were Charlotte Church, who rocked the crowd with her brand of new angel-grows-up material. She didn't stick around long though and sped off to the airport after her set. Tyler James and his gravity defying hair had much more time to kill and was floating around the backstage and VIP areas for hours before he went on stage. Happy to meet the people and sign autographs, this guy knows how to work it.
Former Atomic Kitten member Natasha Hamilton performed with a phalanx of backing singer girls. It could have been a case of happy families as her ex. Fran Cosgrave was co-presenting the gig, along with their 2-year old son Josh was also there.
Hazel Kaneswaren and her big hair performed a great set, as did Simon Casey and new band The Rags. Among those enjoying the VIP hospitality were Louis Walsh, Killian O'Sullivan, Niamh Elliott and You're A Star Celebrity winner David Mitchell. Hosted by the aforementioned Cosgrave and TV presenters Brian Dowling and Caroline Morahan (who's driving a sporty new Opel Tigra convertible), the day was a resounding success for all involved with many continuing to SPY for the after party.
