more acts announced for Ireland's Oxegen

The National, The Go! Team, Tricky, The Pigeon Detectives, and others

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 16th May 2008

Oxegen 2008 - The Go! Team
Photo credit: Clark Wainwright

Oxegen 2008

Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July 2008
Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co Kildare, Eire, Ireland
€244.50. Friday Day tickets: €99.50. - SOLD OUT

Oxegen, Ireland's annual multi-stage music festival at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas held over three days from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July has confrimed another selection of acts to play over the festival weekend.

The latest names heading for Ireland are American quintet The National, trip hop pioneer Tricky, the irrepressible The Go! Team, The Pigeon Detectives, The Enemy, One Night Only, and The Whigs.

Bands confirmed so far include Rage Against the Machine, The Verve, Stereophonics, Amy Winehouse, Manic Street Preachers, The Kooks, Seasick Steve, The Pogues, Editors, Newton Faulkner, Kate Nash, The Zutons, The Charlatans, The Hoosiers, Scouting for Girls, Richard Hawley, Roisin Murphy, Pendulum, Bowling For Soup, Aphex Twin, Alabama 3, Hot Chip, Chemical Brothers, Justice, Interpol, The Fratellis, Counting Crows, Ian Brown, The Raconteurs, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon, and R.E.M, with UNKLE, Justice and David Guetta dance headliners, plus there are many more confirmed. For the line-up details to-date please click here.

Tickets for Oxegen have completely sold out.

The campsite will open on the Thursday this year, but with Thursday night camping costing an extra €20. Campers can get a free onsite parking ticket with every four camping tickets purchased.

You must have an OXEGEN parking ticket and OXEGEN camping tickets in order to park at the OXEGEN site.

NOTE:- AGE RESTRICTIONS. Strictly 17s and over only - ID required and will be checked vigorously before entry. Under 17's will only be admitted if accompanied by guardian/friend/relative 25 years or over who will sign for and accept responsibility for said person. Policy will be strictly enforced - persons who purchase and ignore conditions will be refused entry with NO refund.

The Go! Team


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