Kanye West for Roskilde

Kanye West has been confirmed as appearing at this year's Roskilde.

The hip hop and R&B star is the latest addition to the line-up alongside American rockers Eagles of Death Metal, and two more Danish acts Oh No Ono, and Peter Sommer.

Roskilde is continental Europe's biggest festival which offers a variety of international acts and four days of music from Thursday 2nd until Sunday 5th July at Roskilde, in Denmark. There are also warm up events which run from Saturday 28th June until the start of the festival.

The acts already announced include Coldplay, Slipknot, Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Madness, Amadou & Mariam, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, The Mars Volta, Den Sorte Skole, Amon Amarth, Cancer Bats, Darkane, Deichkind, Dungen, Get Well Soon, Katzenjammer, Friendly Fires, Röyksopp, Volbeat, Satyricon, Skambankt, Yoga Fire, Frightened Rabbit, The Soft Pack, Down, Baddies, and Marnie Stern. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets are on sale, priced at £190 for the four days including the warm-up from Sunday 28th June until Wednesday 1 July 2009.

To buy tickets, click here.

For a review of Roskilde, and an indication of what to expect, click here.

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