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Mon 07 Jul 2007Snow Patrol melt hearts at Live MudReview:It is never an easy one to pin down, this Oxegen lark. In general, it is all things to all people, a giant smorgasbord of many musical delights that rarely fail to interest and engage.More specifically, it is a treat for the music fan to venture beyond the major name acts that have probably visited Ireland before. Major acts are great for the illuminated mobile phone moments, but if we want to experience new and rising acts, then a festival such as Oxegen is a perfect fit - it's big enough to miss some of them, of course, but it's compact enough to trudge through sludge to get to the acts you really want to see.