That Petrol Emotion, Carolina Liar, Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club (pictured) and The Artane Boys' Band have been added to the line-up that just seems to be getting better every week.
As the days draw closer to the big rock n' roll weekend, you should be getting your Oxegen travel plans ready, and organisers are on hand with plenty of tips and advice.
The downside of the weekend is the traffic to and from Punchestown, so leave your car behind and hop on the bus services provided by Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann.
Getting public transport will cut down on traffic, carbon ...
The line-up for the Hot Press New Bands Stage has been announced and what a line-up it is!
Some of the hottest new acts around like Little Boots and Passion Pit (pictured) will be playing to you lovely people from our lovely stage over the Oxegen weekend.
The New Band Stage has had some of biggest acts over the years like The Killers and Interpol and this year will be no exception. Bands from all over the world and Ireland who have featured on the 'next big thing' lists over the past year will be there to entertain you at ...
The lovely people at Red Bull have announced some delectable indie and electro acts to their Music Academy stage including David Holmes and Crystal Castles (pictured).
International and homegrown acts like Ladyhawke, M83, Messiah J & The Expert and RSAG have been confirmed for the Red Bull Music Academy stage and will be sure to lure some Oxegen goers into staying in the Red Bull tent all weekend..
The stage itself has an advanced sound system and multimedia display unit which will ensure that the performances will be delivered at their very best.
All of the acts confirmed for the Red Bull Music ...
It's time to start doing some serious planning!
FRIDAY 10th JULY:
Main Stage: Blur, Snow Patrol, The Script, Lily Allen, James, The Coronas
OXEGEN Stage 2: Keane, Pendulum, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Therapy?, The Answer
Heineken Green Spheres: 2 Many DJ’s, Republic Of Loose, Mogwai,Fight Like Apes, Dreadzone, God Is An Astronaut
Red Bull Music Academy: Ladyhawke, M83
OXEGEN Dance Arena: DeadMau5, Swedish House Mafia, Crookers, Tom Middleton, Aeroplane (DJ Set), Japanese Popstars, Frankmusik, BURNS
SATURDAY 11TH JULY
Main Stage: Kings Of Leon, Bloc Party, Elbow, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Morrison, The Blizzards, Squeeze, The Saw Doctors
OXEGEN Stage 2: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Doves, The Mars Volta, ...
+ a new range of luxury camping options have been announced.
Therapy?, Tinchy Stryder, German electro wizards Boys Noize and Fever Ray, a.k.a. The Knife’s Dreijer Andersson (pictured), are the latest acts to be added to the Oxegen ’09 bill.
MCD have also announced a range of www.boutiquecamping.net/oxegen luxury accommodation options; the Schuh Welly exchange; and Lockerhouse Personal Security Locker Facilities, which can be pre-booked at www.lockerhouse.co.uk/events.asp.
Felix Da Housecat and Japanese Popstars (pictured) are among those confirmed.
Oxegen have added more acts to their Dance Arena line-up. Putting glide in your stride and muscle in your hustle will be:
Friday July 10 – DeadMau5, Japanese Popstars, Frankmusic & BURNS
Saturday July 11 – Annie Mac, Yuksek, Dr. Lektroluv, Popof & Don Rimini
Sunday July 12 – Felix Da Housecat, MSTRKRFT, Bloody Beetroots, Kissy Sell Out & Fever Ray.
Festival goers will be happy to hear that Oxegen’s ticket deposit scheme has been extended to allow fans to pay €120 now and the rest by June 19.
After receiving such positive feedback when the scheme was first introduced in March, Oxegen organisers MCD have agreed to re-introduce the scheme, allowing strapped-for-cash fans the chance to spread their payments.
The new recession-proof initiative will allow music fans to spread the cost of their festival ticket purchase over a number of weeks rather than forking out the full ticket price at once.
The concept is open to those who have yet to purchase tickets ...
The hunt is on to find Ireland’s next great DJ or VJ as XBOX launch their Oxegen competition.
The competiton – offering an aspiring DJ or VJ the one in a lifetime chance to win a half hour slot at this summer's hottest festival – will see the winner will play alongside some of Ireland’s top acts including MTV’s Eclectic Method, Arveene, Mickey Dee, Spin’s Dave Davin and Mark Vity.
If making a spectacular debut at Oxegen isn’t enough, the lucky winner will also receive an Xbox Live Stage VIP Pack, including Oxegen VIP passes, an Xbox Elite, Rock Band kit and ...
We didn’t think there were any acts left for promoters MCD to add to the bill but, nope, Oxegen is to be further enhanced by the presence of Calvin Harris, Noisettes, The Saw Doctors, The Coronas, The Blizzards, The Answer, The Horrors, Iglu & Hartly, Starsailor and Brody Dalle’s hotly-tipped new outfit Spinnerette.
Josh Homme’s Aussie wife, Dalle has been applying the finishing touches to Spinnerette’s debut album, which is due in June and features guest appearances from her former Distillers bandmate Tony Bevilacqua and Jack Irons (who has both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pearl Jam on his drumming ...
