It’s definitely Guernsey’s home of football, but maybe Victoria Park has found a new calling – rock and roll.
Music fans were treated to an Oasis cover band as the stadium staged its first-ever concert recently – including a poignant tribute to people’s loved ones.
Around 2,000 music fans came together at Victoria Park on Saturday night as local tribute band O’eh’sis delivered an evening of live music.
Rob Jones, Director at Victoria Park, said the concert was “everything we hoped it would be”.
“Seeing 2,000 people enjoying themselves at Victoria Park, singing along to songs that mean so much to so many people, was incredibly special.”
One of the most memorable moments of the evening came during Live Forever, when the stadium screens showed a specially created montage celebrating the lives of people who have been loved and lost over the past couple of years.
Ahead of the concert, ticket holders had been invited to submit photographs of loved ones they wished to remember, creating a moving shared moment for families and friends across the island.
Mr Jones said: “Victoria Park will always be Guernsey’s Home of Football, but from the outset our ambition has also been to create a venue that sits at the heart of the community and can be enjoyed in many different ways.”
Incredible night
By the time O’eh’sis took to the stage, the crowd was ready and in full voice as the band worked their way through a catalogue of hits that has provided the soundtrack to generations.
Tyler Edmonds, from O’eh’sis, said: “What an incredible night. Playing to 2,000 people in such a fantastic setting was really special and the Guernsey crowd was brilliant from start to finish.
“Thank you to everyone who came out and made it such a memorable night.”
Mr Jones thanked the band and support act, giving a “special thank you” to the “support teams for their Herculean efforts on the night”.
added: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to O’eh’sis, the support acts and everyone involved in bringing the event together over the course of the week.”
|It really was Guernsey at its very best!”
