Oxegen 09 kicks off

The rain's coming down but revellers are staying happy checking out the first bands of the weekend.

The Hot Press New Band Stage kicked off with 2fm School of Rock winners The Truffles Shuffles, who played to a small but appreciative crowd this afternoon. A strong set showed heaps of confidence, cementing their place as one of the country's top young acts.

The lads went on to meet The Script, who're they're big fans of, and they even had the forethought to slip frontman Danny a copy of their CD.

Now Team HP are gearing up for an evening to autograph-hunting, as Fun Lovin' Criminals pay us a visit at 5pm, followed by the Republic Of Loose boys, The Coronas, Therapy?, Spinnerette and Duke Special. There's much fun ahead!