new talent for Oxegen including Blood Red Shoes, and The Golden Silvers

Oxegen, Ireland's annual multi-stage music festival, held at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas held over three days from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July has announced the performers for The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) New Sounds Stage which plays host to new acts on the Saturday and Sunday of the festival.

The new additions who will be playing on Saturday 12th July are Blood Red Shoes, Codes, Gary Go, Oppenheimer, Sons Of Albion, New Amusement, The Golden Silvers, The Cades, The Red Labels, and Future Chaser.

Sunday 13th July will see performances from Dry County, Team Waterpolo, Halves, Crayonsmith, The Rocket Summer, Brothers Movement, The Hazy Janes, Fighting With Wire, Arno Carstens, and The Television Room.

The IMRO's Director of Marketing & Membership, Keith Johnson commented, "IMRO is delighted to have this opportunity to present some of the very finest emerging Irish acts alongside their international counterparts at Ireland's biggest live music event. The IMRO New Sound Stage will profile what's "hot" for 2008 and beyond and promises to be one of the busiest stages at OXEGEN 08."

These latest artists join the previously confirmed bands that 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.

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