News that world-famous Oxford band Radiohead are to perform a big homecoming concert has sparked concern about noise and disturbance.

More than 35,000 people are expected to descend on South Park, Headington, on July 7.

Radiohead lead singer Thom YorkeBut while some people living nearby say they cannot wait to see the band, which is accustomed to packing venues across the world, others are outraged that such big events are being allowed to disrupt their neighbourhood.

Bruce Hodgkinson, of Morrell Avenue, which runs alongside the park, said previous music events, including the Oomf! Millennium festival last year, had left the area full of litter and he had suffered people going to the toilet outside his home.

Mr Hodgkinson said: "It's being overdone now. Last year, there were so many events here it was ridiculous.

"I think this park is terribly overused. I have been here over 40 years and it has gone mad.

"Oomf! was a good event, but it was in the wrong place. The youngsters who hung around afterwards were a real pain. The very worst that happens at all these concerts is people going to the toilet all over the place all over my back fence. It's disgraceful.

"They provide toilets but people don't use them."

Mr Hodgkinson said more police were needed afterwards to make sure people left the area without causing trouble.

He added: "With rock bands, the music goes on later and later. They never finish at the time they say it will.

"If I was buying a house now I would be deterred from moving here."

Sibyl Andrews, who has lived in Union Street for 70 years, said she felt invaded.

She said: "I am 76. I am not interested in bands like that. I have a list saying there will be five big events this year. I think that is ample. But it doesn't tell you about 35,000 people turning up to any of them.

"I was a little girl of six when I moved here. It's very sad that after all this time we have to put up with these things.

"It does concern me, but I keep the windows and doors locked. I have gone into my garden and found human excrement sometimes after these events. I do not like living here any more.

"I would not mind if the police were here. They are never here when you need them. They set up a base at a nearby school, but afterwards they just disappear."

But for many Oxford youngsters, Radiohead's return to their home town is more than welcome.

Musician Lee Christian, of Botley, said Radiohead were an inspiration to the city's young musicians.

Mr Christian, who performs with the band Smilex, said: "A lot of local bands really look up to Radiohead as an example of how to do things your own way and still be commercially successful.

"They are one of the biggest bands in the world now and they started in Oxford. They are pioneers leading the way and Oxford should celebrate that.

James Greig, of Morrell Avenue, said concerts were good for the area but parking was a problem.

He said: "These events are incovenient in terms of parking. But being on a road like this you expect this kind of thing. Some people like living where there is lots going on."

Margaret May, 70, of Union Street, said music concerts were a great way to make better use of the park. "I think it's nice. As long as the noise is kept down. I have lived here 46 years, and it is about time the park was well used."

Juliete Elwood, 22, of Morrell Avenue, said: "I can understand why it's a worry for some people, especially in Oxford with its road and transport problems. But the benefits outweigh the bad things."

Nick Moorbath, who is helping to organise the concert, said: "Letters have gone out to local residents explaining what will happen on the day."

So far, only a handful have raised serious concerns and we will do everything we can to allay their fears."