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Oxegen

January 19, 2023

This article is about the music festival held in Ireland. For the chemical element, see oxygen.

Oxegen /ˈɒksɛdʒɛn/ was a music festival in Ireland, first held from 2004–2011 as a rock and pop festival and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only. The event was regularly cited as Ireland's biggest music festival,[3][4][5][6] and, by 2009, it was being cited as the greenest festival, being a 100% carbon neutral event in Ireland,[7] although this claim is highly disputed[by whom?] as green-washing[citation needed]. It was previously called Witnness,[8] which ran from 2000 and was sponsored by Guinness. The event is promoted by MCD and is sponsored by Heineken. Oxegen was originally a three-day festival, but from 2008 onwards, it was expanded to four days.

Oxegen
Former logo
DatesAugust 2013[1][2]
Location(s)Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland
Years active2004–2011; 2013
Website (archived)

It took place at the Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland and has an average attendance of around 60,000 a day, with around 50,000 of these camping on site for the duration, and the rest travelling to the site each day. It takes place on the same weekend as T in the Park in Scotland and shares a very similar lineup each year, but Oxegen is generally regarded as Ireland's version of the Glastonbury Festival, with the 2008 festival sharing three of the same headliners as its English counterpart.[9]

Oxegen has attracted significant attention from outside Ireland, with many of those attending travelling from overseas experiencing a "mass exodus" to the festival.[10][11] Members of bands such as The Killers, Snow Patrol and R.E.M. have spoken positively of their experiences at the festival. Celebrities frequently attend, including models Helena Christensen (a regular attendant)[12][13] and television personality Chris Pontius,[14] actor Josh Hartnett,[12] and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, who was pursued by "half the journalists in the country" and many of his own relatives for much of the 2008 festival.[13][15] The event has also attracted some negative publicity, particularly following the 2006 festival. This is attributed to such factors as the age of admission (17) and easy access to alcohol.[16]

Oxegen, for two consecutive years, was named as the Best European Festival in a poll which included festivals from France, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and other countries, leading The Sunday Business Post's Nicola Cooke to describe it as "one of the most successful music festivals in Ireland has [sic]".[17] Leagues O'Toole has described it as an "enormously successful, award-winning, established brand [...] aimed at a young audience out for a good time, a post-Leaving Cert rite of passage perfect for acts with big singalong tunes that sound great in the mud".[18] Oxegen received a mention in the Colum McCann short story "Aisling".[19]

In April 2014, organisers announced that the Oxegen festival would not be going ahead that year, citing a lack of suitable headline acts.[20]

History

Oxegen first took place in 2004 over the second weekend in July. The Killers, who went on to headline the festival twice in 2007 and 2009, were one of the bands to appear at the first Oxegen. Dave Keuning, in an interview with Hot Press prior to the 2009 festival, described Oxegen as "a big deal because it's one of the first European festivals we played [sic] when we came over from Vegas in 2004. We only had one hit—"Mr. Brightside"—and were worried in case no one showed. But the tent was packed with people screaming out the words to songs we didn't think they knew. It was that night we thought, 'Hey, something's happening here!' Oxegen more so than Glastonbury even was the highlight of our summer."[21]

The original festival, Witnness, sponsored by Guinness, took place during the start of August with notable headliners, including Oasis, The Foo Fighters and Green Day. In its second and third year, running changed its dates to the second weekend of July. In 2008 Oxegen became a three-day festival.[22]

Rodrigo y Gabriela made their breakthrough after being asked by Damien Rice to perform with him at Oxegen 2004.[23]

The Japanese Popstars formed after viewing several dance acts at Oxegen 2006.[24]

R.E.M. members Michael Stipe and Peter Buck watched several shows from side stage at Oxegen 2007 before returning to headline the festival the following year.[25] Stipe credits his 2007 visit with inspiring him to want to go on tour again, saying: "I saw all these great bands and the next day after the festival we went into the studio."[26]

Muse, known for their spectacular light show and their reputation as one of the best live bands in the world, headlined Oxegen 2007.[27] They returned to headline the mainstage on the Saturday night of the 2010 festival.

Battles played the biggest festival show of their career at that time in the Pet Sounds Arena during Oxegen 2008.[28] The Prodigy played four new songs at Oxegen 2008. Also in 2008, Interpol were sent champagne by U2 as they arrived for rehearsals.[29]

Chad Wolf of Carolina Liar described the band's performance at Oxegen 2009 as "an out-of-body experience".[30]

Each Oxegen has been defined by the attention focused on its own weather, with The Belfast Telegraph referring to 2005 as "the sunny one", 2006 as "the torrentially rainy one", 2007 as "the muddy one" and 2008 as "the so-so one".[31]

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Facilities

As well as the current eight stages of music, there are three large areas for camping which are subdivided by number and the colours blue, red and green – which is the VIP campsite. The backstage and media areas are located in the middle of the site in the buildings normally used to watch the races. Stalls and shops are also provided for festival-goers, as well as toilet and shower areas for campers from 2006 onwards.

A Centra store was located in each campsite from 2007 onwards[32] and An Post first appeared at the festival in 2008.[33] The toilet facilities, which had previously been criticised by some as not being adequate for the large number of people at the festival, were improved in recent[when?] years.[citation needed] There is also a funfair adjacent to the arena, featuring a big wheel and other rides, such as the "Magic Carpet", the "Big Drop", and the roller coaster. In 2008, an additional funfair was located in the blue campsite alongside other campsite entertainment such as a circus, silent disco and the Xbox Live Stage.[34] Glass in any form is banned from the festival site and bottle corks, cans and umbrellas are banned from the concert arena.[35]

52 miles of fencing are used across the site.[36] 14 megawatts of power are used to energise Oxegen, with 28,000 miles of cable used to transfer this power.[36] 25,000 litre water tankers are located around the site.[36] Hats and cloaks are regularly seen,[37] whilst wellies are also commonly worn by festival-goers.[38]

The Dance Arena is a large shed previously used for ideal homes exhibitions.[39]

2004 Festival

Oxegen 2004 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 10 to 11 July. The Strokes,[40] The Cure,[41][42]Basement Jaxx,[41] The Darkness, Faithless, Kings of Leon, PJ Harvey, Wu-Tang Clan,[43] The Libertines, Muse,[44] Massive Attack, Keane,[45] Franz Ferdinand,[46] Chemical Brothers, Belle & Sebastian, Scissor Sisters, Elbow, Electric Six, Ocean Colour Scene, The Complete Stone Roses and Cartoon are some of the bands that played at the 2004 festival which took place over five stages. Orbital played their last ever Irish show at the festival,[47] whilst The Black Eyed Peas performed in Ireland for the first time in over two years.[48] The Killers, Republic of Loose and Razorlight were among the bands headlining the New Band Stage. Other Irish acts to appear included Ash, The Divine Comedy, Hothouse Flowers, The Saw Doctors, HAL, Snow Patrol, The Devlins, Simple Kid, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Cathy Davey and Bell X1. David Bowie was due to headline the festival but had to pull out due to illness.[49] Kings of Leon's performance was threatened by an incident at Roskilde the weekend before Oxegen when Nathan Followill injured his wrist but, despite the cancellation of a midweek show in Serbia,[50] the band turned up for Oxegen.[51]

Tickets sold out a week before the event, having gone on sale on Friday 5 March. One-day tickets cost €59.50, two-day tickets were priced at €110.00 whilst a two-day ticket with camping included cost €130.00.[52]

2004 Line-up

The main acts that played the festival were:

 
* – denotes cancelled performance

2005 Festival

For main article, see Oxegen 2005.

Oxegen 2005 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 9 to 10 July. Green Day[53] and Foo Fighters[54][55] headlined. Also appearing were New Order,[56] Ian Brown,[57] James Brown, The Prodigy,[58] Queens of the Stone Age,[59] The Frames,[60] Keane,[61] Feeder, The Killers,[62] Bloc Party,[63] Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian,[64] The Bravery, Nine Black Alps, The Departure, Razorlight, LCD Soundsystem,[65] Echo & the Bunnymen, The La's and Snoop Dogg. Irish acts to appear included The Revs, The Saw Doctors, Kerbdog, HAL, Bronagh Gallagher, Humanzi, Director and The Blizzards.

2005 Line-up

For full line-up, see Oxegen 2005#2005 Line-up.

The main acts that played the festival were:[66]

2006 Festival

 
The Main Stage on the Saturday of Oxegen 2006
For main article, see Oxegen 2006.

Oxegen 2006 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 8 to 9 July. A limited number of tickets for the festival went on sale a week after the 2005 festival on Friday 15 July. On 20 February the festival was launched and the first acts were officially announced.[67] Tickets went on general sale on Friday 3 March at 8 am, with weekend camping tickets priced at €160. This allocation of tickets sold out within 48 minutes. The festival itself encountered bad weather which eclipsed previous records. There were improvements on the Sunday afternoon with sunny skies and a cool, gentle breeze ensuring a decrease in wet festival-goers.

The Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined the festival, the former performing live in Ireland for the first time in 35 years, the latter for the fourth time in five summers. James Brown made his last ever live performance at an Irish festival and Arctic Monkeys their first festival appearance in Ireland. Also appearing were The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Placebo, Richard Ashcroft, Primal Scream, Editors, Feeder, The Kooks, Kasabian, Sigur Rós, The Feeling, The Futureheads, The Go! Team, The Automatic, Paolo Nutini and Lily Allen. Irish acts to appear included Bell X1, Damien Dempsey, Republic of Loose, Director, The Marshals, Sharon Shannon, The Blizzards, The Divine Comedy, Gemma Hayes and Humanzi.

Security arrangements were criticised as being poor by some sections of the media. The camp-site was not free from trouble, with reports of tent-burning and an alleged stabbing on the Sunday night/Monday morning of the festival.[68] In the Green Room a considerable leak allowed rain into the enclosed marquee. There were 225 arrests for drugs (with 13 charged for possession with intent to supply), one alleged rape,[69] and the Evening Herald reported that around 250 people were treated for alcohol and drug abuse. When 40 people were sent to Naas General Hospital, fears were raised of a bad batch of ecstasy, but no evidence of such a batch was found. A number of media outlets were threatened with legal action on their coverage of Oxegen 2006 in its aftermath. These included the Irish Independent and boards.ie, where all discussion of MCD events and venues was banned.

2006 Line-up

For full line-up, see Oxegen 2006#Stages.

The main acts that played the festival were:

2007 Festival

For main article, see Oxegen 2007.
 
Muse headlined Oxegen 07

Oxegen '07 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 7 to 8 July. The Live Earth concerts occurred around the world on the same day as the Saturday of Oxegen 2007. Tickets went on general sale at 8 am on Friday 2 March 2007. These sold out in under seventy minutes. The price of a day ticket rose to €96.50, a weekend ticket cost €177.50, whilst the price of a weekend ticket plus camping this year rose to €197.50 (roughly the same price as a three-day Electric Picnic ticket), as compared to €160 in 2006. As in 2006, it was possible to purchase four weekend camping tickets together and receive a free car parking ticket. As with previous years, a number of pre-sale tickets without the price increase went on sale in November 2006.

The headliners were Muse and The Killers. Also playing the festival were Arcade Fire, Scissor Sisters, Razorlight, Bloc Party, Daft Punk, Kings of Leon, Brian Wilson, Interpol, The Kooks, Mika, My Chemical Romance, Avril Lavigne, Queens of the Stone Age, The Goo Goo Dolls, Editors, Klaxons, Maxïmo Park and The Fratellis. Irish acts that played included The Blizzards, Director, The Thrills, The Coronas, David Kitt, Delorentos, Dirty Epics and Sinéad O'Connor. Amy Winehouse pulled out at the last minute[70] whilst The Immediate split up on the same day that they were announced.[71]

2007 Line-up

For full line-up, see Oxegen 2007#2007 Line-up.

The main acts that played the festival were:[72]

2008 Festival

 
Main article: Oxegen 2008

Oxegen '08 was a three-day event,[73] a first for the festival. It took place from Friday 11 July until Sunday 13 July at Punchestown Racecourse in Naas, County Kildare. Presale tickets went on sale at 8:00 am on Friday 30 November 2007 at a cost of €197. Actual sale tickets went on sale at 8:00 am on Friday 7 March 2008 but failed to sell out until 7 May.[74][75] Extra tickets went on sale on 20 June in "a move to combat touting".[76][77]

Kings of Leon were the first band to be announced on 27 November 2007 at 5:00 pm[78][79] They headlined the opening night of the festival.[80] On 15 February 2008 R.E.M. were confirmed for Oxegen 2008, headlining the Saturday night.[81][82] On 19 February at 16:29, Kaiser Chiefs, The Raconteurs and Ian Brown were announced on the official website,[83][84] followed by The Fratellis, Interpol and Counting Crows the next day.[85] The Chemical Brothers and Justice were amongst those added on 21 February,[86][87] whilst on 22 February Rage Against the Machine were the last of the headliners to be confirmed.[88] On Sunday 24 February, The Verve were confirmed on the official website for an appearance at Oxegen 2008, performing last on the Main Stage on the Saturday. In the following months more bands were announced including Stereophonics,[89] The Prodigy,[90] Panic! at the Disco, The Feeling,[91] Editors, Kate Nash, Bowling for Soup, The Hoosiers, Newton Faulkner, Scouting for Girls, The Zutons, Battles,[92][93] The Wombats, The Subways, Ben Folds, The Stranglers, Amy Macdonald, Alphabeat, Amy Winehouse,[94] The Pogues, The Charlatans, The Swell Season,[95] Manic Street Preachers, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Ting Tings, Black Kids, MGMT, The Kooks, Groove Armada, The National, Tricky, The Go! Team, Feeder, The Pigeon Detectives, The Enemy and One Night Only.[96] Irish performers to play the festival included The Blizzards, Republic of Loose, Róisín Murphy, Bell X1, Mundy, Aslan, Paddy Casey, The Coronas, The Saw Doctors, The Kinetiks, Dirty Epics, Declan O'Rourke, Delorentos, Future Kings of Spain, Concerto For Constantine, God Is an Astronaut, The Script, Fight Like Apes, Codes and Oppenheimer.

In late 2008, Oxegen '08 won the "Yourope Award for Best European Festival" which was voted for by members of the public from across Europe.[97] The festival was chosen ahead of rivals such as Glastonbury, Roskilde and T in the Park.

2008 Line-up

For full line-up, see Oxegen 2008#Stages.

The main acts that played the festival were:[98]


* – denotes cancelled performance

2009 Festival

 
Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur on the Main Stage as the band headline Oxegen '09.
Main article: Oxegen 2009

Oxegen '09 took place over three days[99][100] between 10–12 July with Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Blur and The Killers headlining.

2009 Line-up

The following are condensed tables of the line-up. For more details, see: Oxegen 2009#2009 Line-up.

2010 Festival

Main article: Oxegen 2010

Oxegen 2010 was held between 9–11 July in Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland.[101] Eminem, Muse, Arcade Fire, Jay-Z, The Black Eyed Peas, Kasabian, The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Florence and the Machine, Paolo Nutini, Faithless, Editors, Bell X1, Stereophonics, David Guetta, Dizzee Rascal, Doves, Julian Casablancas, The Stranglers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Cribs, The Overview, Hot Chip, Calvin Harris, Republic of Loose, Newton Faulkner, The Temper Trap, Empire of the Sun, Goldfrapp, Gossip, La Roux, Rise Against, Ocean Colour Scene, The Coral, The Coronas, The Courteeners, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Mumford & Sons, Ellie Goulding, Laura Marling, Two Door Cinema Club, Scouting for Girls, The Middle East, Armand Van Helden, Steve Angello, Simian Mobile Disco, Erol Alkan, Jamie T, Steve Aoki, A-Trak and Aeroplane are among the acts set to perform.

Oxegen 2010 was scheduled to be Arcade Fire's first Irish appearance since performing in the Phoenix Park and was their first 2010 European show to be confirmed.[102][103] Bell X1 gave their only Irish performance of the summer at the event on 11 July.[104] Biffy Clyro were added as well as Plan B and Kids in Glass Houses. Barry "The Blender" Henderson (of "I Am Fighter" fame) also made an appearance.[citation needed] An anticipated appearance by Jedward did not materialise***.[105] Control Thieves did not appear at that year's festival.[citation needed] Irish band The Overview were also rumoured to be a late addition to the line-up.[citation needed]

2010 Line-up

Main Stage

Vodafone Stage

Heineken Green Spheres Stage

2011 Festival

Main article: Oxegen 2011

Oxegen 2011 was held between 7–10 July at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas, County Kildare in Ireland. Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, My Chemical Romance, Beyoncé, Slash, The Black Eyed Peas, The Strokes, Weezer, Beady Eye and Paolo Nutini were among the international artists to play. The Script, Whipping Boy, Imelda May, Two Door Cinema Club, Maverick Sabre, Fight Like Apes, Bressie, Royseven, Ryan Sheridan, The Rubberbandits and The Minutes were among the Irish artists to play. English pop artist Jessie J announced on 30 June that she would be unable to play the festival after falling off stage and breaking her foot which required surgery.

2011 Line-up

Redbull Electric Ballroom
Friday Saturday Sunday

Sven Väth
Tiga
The Shit Robot Show
Justin Robertson
Maverick Sabre
Bitches With Wolves
Fenech-Soler
Colin Perkins

The Bloody Beetroots
Philth
Diplo
Steve Aoki
Retro/Grade
Psycatron
Anthony Remedy
Freaks From Dublin

Afrojack
Crookers
Fake Blood
Alex Metric
Al Gibbs
TEED

– ** artist cancelled attendance after official announcement

2012 hiatus

On 21 December 2011, MCD posted a short notice on the Oxegen website confirming rumours that Oxegen 2012 had been cancelled. The statement read as follows: "OXEGEN, like Glastonbury, is taking a year off in 2012 and will be back July 2013. Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas & peaceful New Year. Keep Rockin' in 2012 and we will see you in 2013! Your Oxegen Team".[1][2][106][107][108]

The cancellation was expected to damage the local economy in Kildare.[109] Media described the Dublin leg of The Stone Roses Reunion Tour, held in Phoenix Park on 5 July 2012, as a replacement for the year's lack of Oxegen.[110][111] A Swedish House Mafia concert at the same venue two days later also drew comparisons with the festival, with "Oxegen-like behaviour" culminating in a number of random unprovoked attacks and concerns that "The off-stage events which have dominated the news agenda since the Swedish House Mafia show [...] will forevermore be associated with stabbings and suspected drug deaths rather than the music."[112]

2013 festival

Main article: Oxegen 2013

MCD chief Denis Desmond revealed, on the official Oxegen website in April 2013, the news that Oxegen will return to the Irish festival line-up this summer, after a one-year hiatus.

The festival took place in its usual home of Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare, and took place from 2–4 August 2013.[113] On 22 April an announcement was made to confirm the first set of acts playing. Confirmed were Calvin Harris, Rizzle Kicks, Jack Beats, Duke Dumont, Example, Pitbull, Nero. On 24 April David Guetta was announced as one of the headline acts. The line-up was heavily criticized for having no guitar bands. The actual announcement posts were deleted on the same day as negative feedback was so heavy that festival promoters urged MCD to remove it to avoid embarrassment.[citation needed] It is thought that ticket sales were poor, and this may have been the last time MCD attend the festival. Revellers noted that there were 38 bands above this years headliners in 2010.[114]

See also

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oxegen, this, article, about, music, festival, held, ireland, chemical, element, oxygen, music, festival, ireland, first, held, from, 2004, 2011, rock, festival, again, 2013, with, dance, chart, acts, only, event, regularly, cited, ireland, biggest, music, fes. This article is about the music festival held in Ireland For the chemical element see oxygen Oxegen ˈ ɒ k s ɛ dʒ ɛ n was a music festival in Ireland first held from 2004 2011 as a rock and pop festival and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only The event was regularly cited as Ireland s biggest music festival 3 4 5 6 and by 2009 it was being cited as the greenest festival being a 100 carbon neutral event in Ireland 7 although this claim is highly disputed by whom as green washing citation needed It was previously called Witnness 8 which ran from 2000 and was sponsored by Guinness The event is promoted by MCD and is sponsored by Heineken Oxegen was originally a three day festival but from 2008 onwards it was expanded to four days OxegenFormer logoDatesAugust 2013 1 2 Location s Punchestown Racecourse County Kildare IrelandYears active2004 2011 2013WebsiteOxegen ie archived It took place at the Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare Ireland and has an average attendance of around 60 000 a day with around 50 000 of these camping on site for the duration and the rest travelling to the site each day It takes place on the same weekend as T in the Park in Scotland and shares a very similar lineup each year but Oxegen is generally regarded as Ireland s version of the Glastonbury Festival with the 2008 festival sharing three of the same headliners as its English counterpart 9 Oxegen has attracted significant attention from outside Ireland with many of those attending travelling from overseas experiencing a mass exodus to the festival 10 11 Members of bands such as The Killers Snow Patrol and R E M have spoken positively of their experiences at the festival Celebrities frequently attend including models Helena Christensen a regular attendant 12 13 and television personality Chris Pontius 14 actor Josh Hartnett 12 and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones who was pursued by half the journalists in the country and many of his own relatives for much of the 2008 festival 13 15 The event has also attracted some negative publicity particularly following the 2006 festival This is attributed to such factors as the age of admission 17 and easy access to alcohol 16 Oxegen for two consecutive years was named as the Best European Festival in a poll which included festivals from France Netherlands Spain United Kingdom and other countries leading The Sunday Business Post s Nicola Cooke to describe it as one of the most successful music festivals in Ireland has sic 17 Leagues O Toole has described it as an enormously successful award winning established brand aimed at a young audience out for a good time a post Leaving Cert rite of passage perfect for acts with big singalong tunes that sound great in the mud 18 Oxegen received a mention in the Colum McCann short story Aisling 19 In April 2014 organisers announced that the Oxegen festival would not be going ahead that year citing a lack of suitable headline acts 20 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 2004 Festival 3 1 2004 Line up 4 2005 Festival 4 1 2005 Line up 5 2006 Festival 5 1 2006 Line up 6 2007 Festival 6 1 2007 Line up 7 2008 Festival 7 1 2008 Line up 8 2009 Festival 8 1 2009 Line up 9 2010 Festival 9 1 2010 Line up 10 2011 Festival 10 1 2011 Line up 11 2012 hiatus 12 2013 festival 13 See also 14 References 15 External linksHistory EditOxegen first took place in 2004 over the second weekend in July The Killers who went on to headline the festival twice in 2007 and 2009 were one of the bands to appear at the first Oxegen Dave Keuning in an interview with Hot Press prior to the 2009 festival described Oxegen as a big deal because it s one of the first European festivals we played sic when we came over from Vegas in 2004 We only had one hit Mr Brightside and were worried in case no one showed But the tent was packed with people screaming out the words to songs we didn t think they knew It was that night we thought Hey something s happening here Oxegen more so than Glastonbury even was the highlight of our summer 21 The original festival Witnness sponsored by Guinness took place during the start of August with notable headliners including Oasis The Foo Fighters and Green Day In its second and third year running changed its dates to the second weekend of July In 2008 Oxegen became a three day festival 22 Rodrigo y Gabriela made their breakthrough after being asked by Damien Rice to perform with him at Oxegen 2004 23 The Japanese Popstars formed after viewing several dance acts at Oxegen 2006 24 R E M members Michael Stipe and Peter Buck watched several shows from side stage at Oxegen 2007 before returning to headline the festival the following year 25 Stipe credits his 2007 visit with inspiring him to want to go on tour again saying I saw all these great bands and the next day after the festival we went into the studio 26 Muse known for their spectacular light show and their reputation as one of the best live bands in the world headlined Oxegen 2007 27 They returned to headline the mainstage on the Saturday night of the 2010 festival Battles played the biggest festival show of their career at that time in the Pet Sounds Arena during Oxegen 2008 28 The Prodigy played four new songs at Oxegen 2008 Also in 2008 Interpol were sent champagne by U2 as they arrived for rehearsals 29 Chad Wolf of Carolina Liar described the band s performance at Oxegen 2009 as an out of body experience 30 Each Oxegen has been defined by the attention focused on its own weather with The Belfast Telegraph referring to 2005 as the sunny one 2006 as the torrentially rainy one 2007 as the muddy one and 2008 as the so so one 31 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Headliners included The Cure The Strokes Kings of Leon The Libertines Muse more Headliners included Green Day Foo Fighters The Killers The Prodigy New Order more Headliners included The Who Red Hot Chili Peppers The Strokes Arctic Monkeys Franz Ferdinand more Headliners included Snow Patrol Muse The Killers Daft Punk Razorlight more Headliners included Kings of Leon Rage Against the Machine R E M Setlist The Verve The Prodigy more Headliners included Kings of Leon Blur Lady Gaga The Killers Snow Patrol more Headliners included Eminem Muse Arcade Fire Jay Z The Prodigy Kasabian Fatboy Slim more Headliners included Coldplay Foo Fighters Beyonce Arctic Monkeys The Black Eyed Peas The Strokes My Chemical Romance Pendulum more Facilities EditAs well as the current eight stages of music there are three large areas for camping which are subdivided by number and the colours blue red and green which is the VIP campsite The backstage and media areas are located in the middle of the site in the buildings normally used to watch the races Stalls and shops are also provided for festival goers as well as toilet and shower areas for campers from 2006 onwards A Centra store was located in each campsite from 2007 onwards 32 and An Post first appeared at the festival in 2008 33 The toilet facilities which had previously been criticised by some as not being adequate for the large number of people at the festival were improved in recent when years citation needed There is also a funfair adjacent to the arena featuring a big wheel and other rides such as the Magic Carpet the Big Drop and the roller coaster In 2008 an additional funfair was located in the blue campsite alongside other campsite entertainment such as a circus silent disco and the Xbox Live Stage 34 Glass in any form is banned from the festival site and bottle corks cans and umbrellas are banned from the concert arena 35 52 miles of fencing are used across the site 36 14 megawatts of power are used to energise Oxegen with 28 000 miles of cable used to transfer this power 36 25 000 litre water tankers are located around the site 36 Hats and cloaks are regularly seen 37 whilst wellies are also commonly worn by festival goers 38 The Dance Arena is a large shed previously used for ideal homes exhibitions 39 2004 Festival EditOxegen 2004 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 10 to 11 July The Strokes 40 The Cure 41 42 Basement Jaxx 41 The Darkness Faithless Kings of Leon PJ Harvey Wu Tang Clan 43 The Libertines Muse 44 Massive Attack Keane 45 Franz Ferdinand 46 Chemical Brothers Belle amp Sebastian Scissor Sisters Elbow Electric Six Ocean Colour Scene The Complete Stone Roses and Cartoon are some of the bands that played at the 2004 festival which took place over five stages Orbital played their last ever Irish show at the festival 47 whilst The Black Eyed Peas performed in Ireland for the first time in over two years 48 The Killers Republic of Loose and Razorlight were among the bands headlining the New Band Stage Other Irish acts to appear included Ash The Divine Comedy Hothouse Flowers The Saw Doctors HAL Snow Patrol The Devlins Simple Kid Maria Doyle Kennedy Cathy Davey and Bell X1 David Bowie was due to headline the festival but had to pull out due to illness 49 Kings of Leon s performance was threatened by an incident at Roskilde the weekend before Oxegen when Nathan Followill injured his wrist but despite the cancellation of a midweek show in Serbia 50 the band turned up for Oxegen 51 Tickets sold out a week before the event having gone on sale on Friday 5 March One day tickets cost 59 50 two day tickets were priced at 110 00 whilst a two day ticket with camping included cost 130 00 52 2004 Line up Edit The main acts that played the festival were Saturday 10 July Sunday 11 July running order Main Stage The Cure The Strokes Kings of Leon PJ Harvey The Divine Comedy Franz Ferdinand Scissor Sisters Goldie Lookin Chain Kharma 45 Hal Main Stage David Bowie The Darkness Muse moved to the main stage Ash Faithless Pink The Black Eyed Peas Hothouse Flowers The Saw Doctors denotes cancelled performance2005 Festival EditFor main article see Oxegen 2005 Oxegen 2005 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 9 to 10 July Green Day 53 and Foo Fighters 54 55 headlined Also appearing were New Order 56 Ian Brown 57 James Brown The Prodigy 58 Queens of the Stone Age 59 The Frames 60 Keane 61 Feeder The Killers 62 Bloc Party 63 Kaiser Chiefs Kasabian 64 The Bravery Nine Black Alps The Departure Razorlight LCD Soundsystem 65 Echo amp the Bunnymen The La s and Snoop Dogg Irish acts to appear included The Revs The Saw Doctors Kerbdog HAL Bronagh Gallagher Humanzi Director and The Blizzards 2005 Line up Edit For full line up see Oxegen 2005 2005 Line up The main acts that played the festival were 66 Saturday 9 JulyOxegen Stage Green Day The Frames Snoop Dogg Razorlight Kaiser Chiefs Queens of the Stone Age The Saw Doctors Bjorn Again The Stands Sunday 10 JulyOxegen Stage Foo Fighters Keane The Killers The Streets Audioslave Feeder The Beautiful South The Revs2006 Festival Edit The Main Stage on the Saturday of Oxegen 2006 For main article see Oxegen 2006 Oxegen 2006 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 8 to 9 July A limited number of tickets for the festival went on sale a week after the 2005 festival on Friday 15 July On 20 February the festival was launched and the first acts were officially announced 67 Tickets went on general sale on Friday 3 March at 8 am with weekend camping tickets priced at 160 This allocation of tickets sold out within 48 minutes The festival itself encountered bad weather which eclipsed previous records There were improvements on the Sunday afternoon with sunny skies and a cool gentle breeze ensuring a decrease in wet festival goers The Who and Red Hot Chili Peppers headlined the festival the former performing live in Ireland for the first time in 35 years the latter for the fourth time in five summers James Brown made his last ever live performance at an Irish festival and Arctic Monkeys their first festival appearance in Ireland Also appearing were The Strokes Franz Ferdinand Kaiser Chiefs Placebo Richard Ashcroft Primal Scream Editors Feeder The Kooks Kasabian Sigur Ros The Feeling The Futureheads The Go Team The Automatic Paolo Nutini and Lily Allen Irish acts to appear included Bell X1 Damien Dempsey Republic of Loose Director The Marshals Sharon Shannon The Blizzards The Divine Comedy Gemma Hayes and Humanzi Security arrangements were criticised as being poor by some sections of the media The camp site was not free from trouble with reports of tent burning and an alleged stabbing on the Sunday night Monday morning of the festival 68 In the Green Room a considerable leak allowed rain into the enclosed marquee There were 225 arrests for drugs with 13 charged for possession with intent to supply one alleged rape 69 and the Evening Herald reported that around 250 people were treated for alcohol and drug abuse When 40 people were sent to Naas General Hospital fears were raised of a bad batch of ecstasy but no evidence of such a batch was found A number of media outlets were threatened with legal action on their coverage of Oxegen 2006 in its aftermath These included the Irish Independent and boards ie where all discussion of MCD events and venues was banned 2006 Line up Edit For full line up see Oxegen 2006 Stages The main acts that played the festival were Saturday 8 JulyMain Stage James Brown The Who The Strokes Arctic Monkeys Hard Fi The Magic Numbers Damien Dempsey Republic of Loose Sandi Thom The Marshals Sunday 9 JulyMain Stage Red Hot Chili Peppers Franz Ferdinand Kaiser Chiefs Placebo Bell X1 Manu Chao Maximo Park Director Sharon Shannon2007 Festival EditFor main article see Oxegen 2007 Muse headlined Oxegen 07 Oxegen 07 took place at Punchestown Racecourse from 7 to 8 July The Live Earth concerts occurred around the world on the same day as the Saturday of Oxegen 2007 Tickets went on general sale at 8 am on Friday 2 March 2007 These sold out in under seventy minutes The price of a day ticket rose to 96 50 a weekend ticket cost 177 50 whilst the price of a weekend ticket plus camping this year rose to 197 50 roughly the same price as a three day Electric Picnic ticket as compared to 160 in 2006 As in 2006 it was possible to purchase four weekend camping tickets together and receive a free car parking ticket As with previous years a number of pre sale tickets without the price increase went on sale in November 2006 The headliners were Muse and The Killers Also playing the festival were Arcade Fire Scissor Sisters Razorlight Bloc Party Daft Punk Kings of Leon Brian Wilson Interpol The Kooks Mika My Chemical Romance Avril Lavigne Queens of the Stone Age The Goo Goo Dolls Editors Klaxons Maximo Park and The Fratellis Irish acts that played included The Blizzards Director The Thrills The Coronas David Kitt Delorentos Dirty Epics and Sinead O Connor Amy Winehouse pulled out at the last minute 70 whilst The Immediate split up on the same day that they were announced 71 2007 Line up Edit For full line up see Oxegen 2007 2007 Line up The main acts that played the festival were 72 Saturday 7 July Sunday 8 JulyMain Stage Muse Snow Patrol Scissor Sisters Kings of Leon The Fratellis The Goo Goo Dolls Avril Lavigne Director The View The Cribs Main Stage The Killers Razorlight Arcade Fire The Kooks Bloc Party James Morrison The Blizzards The Saw Doctors Saturday 7 July Sunday 8 JulyStage 2 NME Rodrigo y Gabriela Interpol Maximo Park Mika The Gossip Biffy Clyro The Twang The Pigeon Detectives Kharma 45 Frightened Rabbit Stage 2 NME Daft Punk My Chemical Romance Amy Winehouse Babyshambles CSS Gogol Bordello The Thrills Little Man Tate Dogs The Coronas denotes cancelled performance2008 Festival Edit Main article Oxegen 2008 Oxegen 08 was a three day event 73 a first for the festival It took place from Friday 11 July until Sunday 13 July at Punchestown Racecourse in Naas County Kildare Presale tickets went on sale at 8 00 am on Friday 30 November 2007 at a cost of 197 Actual sale tickets went on sale at 8 00 am on Friday 7 March 2008 but failed to sell out until 7 May 74 75 Extra tickets went on sale on 20 June in a move to combat touting 76 77 Kings of Leon were the first band to be announced on 27 November 2007 at 5 00 pm 78 79 They headlined the opening night of the festival 80 On 15 February 2008 R E M were confirmed for Oxegen 2008 headlining the Saturday night 81 82 On 19 February at 16 29 Kaiser Chiefs The Raconteurs and Ian Brown were announced on the official website 83 84 followed by The Fratellis Interpol and Counting Crows the next day 85 The Chemical Brothers and Justice were amongst those added on 21 February 86 87 whilst on 22 February Rage Against the Machine were the last of the headliners to be confirmed 88 On Sunday 24 February The Verve were confirmed on the official website for an appearance at Oxegen 2008 performing last on the Main Stage on the Saturday In the following months more bands were announced including Stereophonics 89 The Prodigy 90 Panic at the Disco The Feeling 91 Editors Kate Nash Bowling for Soup The Hoosiers Newton Faulkner Scouting for Girls The Zutons Battles 92 93 The Wombats The Subways Ben Folds The Stranglers Amy Macdonald Alphabeat Amy Winehouse 94 The Pogues The Charlatans The Swell Season 95 Manic Street Preachers Echo amp the Bunnymen The Ting Tings Black Kids MGMT The Kooks Groove Armada The National Tricky The Go Team Feeder The Pigeon Detectives The Enemy and One Night Only 96 Irish performers to play the festival included The Blizzards Republic of Loose Roisin Murphy Bell X1 Mundy Aslan Paddy Casey The Coronas The Saw Doctors The Kinetiks Dirty Epics Declan O Rourke Delorentos Future Kings of Spain Concerto For Constantine God Is an Astronaut The Script Fight Like Apes Codes and Oppenheimer In late 2008 Oxegen 08 won the Yourope Award for Best European Festival which was voted for by members of the public from across Europe 97 The festival was chosen ahead of rivals such as Glastonbury Roskilde and T in the Park 2008 Line up Edit For full line up see Oxegen 2008 Stages The main acts that played the festival were 98 Friday 11 July Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 JulyMain Stage Kings of Leon Interpol Editors Paddy Casey The Coronas Amy Macdonald Main Stage R E M The Verve Stereophonics Amy Winehouse Counting Crows Newton Faulkner Scouting for Girls Bowling for Soup Main Stage Rage Against the Machine Kaiser Chiefs The Fratellis The Kooks The Blizzards The Feeling Eddy GrantFriday 11 July Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 JulyThe O2 Stage Groove Armada The Go Team Ben Folds dEUS Sugababes Future Kings of Spain The O2 Stage The Prodigy The Zutons Feeder Panic at the Disco The Enemy The Hoosiers The Wombats Powderfinger One Night Only Little Man Tate The O2 Stage The Chemical Brothers The Raconteurs Republic of Loose Kate Nash The Pigeon Detectives We Are Scientists The Courteeners The Subways denotes cancelled performanceFriday 11 July Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 JulyGreen Room Bell X1 Mundy Aslan Captain The Saw Doctors The Kinetiks Dirty Epics Green Room Manic Street Preachers The Charlatans Pendulum Echo amp the Bunnymen Vampire Weekend British Sea Power The Ting Tings The Brian Jonestown Massacre Delays Concerto For Constantine Green Room Ian Brown The Pogues Tom Baxter Reverend and the Makers Jack Penate Alabama 3 The Stranglers The Hold Steady The Whigs Saki CultFriday 11 July Saturday 12 July Sunday 13 JulyPet Sounds Cat Power Aphex Twin Tricky Battles God Is an Astronaut Pet Sounds The National Hot Chip Richard Hawley Seasick Steve Declan O Rourke Paul Heaton My Morning Jacket Camille O Sullivan Jack McManus Pet Sounds Glen Hansard amp Marketa Irglova Roisin Murphy Band of Horses MGMT Delorentos Lightspeed Champion David Jordan Ryan Bingham2009 Festival Edit Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur on the Main Stage as the band headline Oxegen 09 Main article Oxegen 2009 Oxegen 09 took place over three days 99 100 between 10 12 July with Kings of Leon Snow Patrol Blur and The Killers headlining 2009 Line up Edit The following are condensed tables of the line up For more details see Oxegen 2009 2009 Line up Friday 10 July Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 JulyMain Stage Snow Patrol The Script Lily Allen James The Coronas The Artane Band amp The Brilliant Things Florence and the Machine Main Stage Kings of Leon Bloc Party Elbow Yeah Yeah Yeahs James Morrison The Blizzards Squeeze The Saw Doctors Main Stage The Killers Razorlight The Specials Paolo Nutini Lady Gaga Calvin Harris Ocean Color SceneFriday 10 July Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 JulyThe O2 Stage Keane Pendulum Fun Lovin Criminals Therapy The Answer Telegraphs The O2 Stage Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Doves The Mars Volta Maximo Park Eagles of Death Metal The Game The Gaslight Anthem Red Light Company The O2 Stage Nine Inch Nails Jane s Addiction The Ting Tings Katy Perry White Lies Starsailor You Me at Six The HorrorsFriday 10 July Saturday 11 July Sunday 12 JulyHeineken Green Spheres 2 Many DJ s Republic of Loose Mogwai Fight Like Apes Dreadzone God Is An Astronaut Dirty Epics Heineken Green Spheres Jerry Fish amp The Mudbug Club Pet Shop Boys TV on the Radio Pete Doherty Regina Spektor The Saturdays Daniel Merriweather Gary Go Fred Heineken Green Spheres Manic Street Preachers Glasvegas Jason Mraz Foals Friendly Fires That Petrol Emotion Noisettes Iglu amp Hartly2010 Festival EditMain article Oxegen 2010 Oxegen 2010 was held between 9 11 July in Punchestown Racecourse Naas Ireland 101 Eminem Muse Arcade Fire Jay Z The Black Eyed Peas Kasabian The Prodigy Fatboy Slim Florence and the Machine Paolo Nutini Faithless Editors Bell X1 Stereophonics David Guetta Dizzee Rascal Doves Julian Casablancas The Stranglers Earth Wind amp Fire Echo amp the Bunnymen The Cribs The Overview Hot Chip Calvin Harris Republic of Loose Newton Faulkner The Temper Trap Empire of the Sun Goldfrapp Gossip La Roux Rise Against Ocean Colour Scene The Coral The Coronas The Courteeners Broken Social Scene Vampire Weekend Mumford amp Sons Ellie Goulding Laura Marling Two Door Cinema Club Scouting for Girls The Middle East Armand Van Helden Steve Angello Simian Mobile Disco Erol Alkan Jamie T Steve Aoki A Trak and Aeroplane are among the acts set to perform Oxegen 2010 was scheduled to be Arcade Fire s first Irish appearance since performing in the Phoenix Park and was their first 2010 European show to be confirmed 102 103 Bell X1 gave their only Irish performance of the summer at the event on 11 July 104 Biffy Clyro were added as well as Plan B and Kids in Glass Houses Barry The Blender Henderson of I Am Fighter fame also made an appearance citation needed An anticipated appearance by Jedward did not materialise 105 Control Thieves did not appear at that year s festival citation needed Irish band The Overview were also rumoured to be a late addition to the line up citation needed 2010 Line up Edit Main Stage Friday 9 July Saturday 10 July Sunday 11 JulyArcade Fire Jay Z Stereophonics Vampire Weekend The Black Keys The Coronas Eliza Doolittle Muse Kasabian Dizzee Rascal Florence amp the Machine Biffy Clyro Two Door Cinema Club The Stranglers Eminem Faithless Paolo Nutini Bell X1 Newton Faulkner Earth Wind amp Fire Echo amp the BunnymenVodafone Stage Friday 9 July Saturday 10 July Sunday 11 JulyFatboy Slim Groove Armada Scouting for Girls Plan B Republic of Loose Drake Fox Avenue The Black Eyed Peas Doves Editors The Cribs Rise Against Tinariwen Kids in Glass Houses The Prodigy Thirty Seconds to Mars The Temper Trap Joshua Radin D12 Professor Green The KnuxHeineken Green Spheres Stage Friday 9 July Saturday 10 July Sunday 11 JulyDavid Guetta Goldfrapp Empire of the Sun The Coral Delorentos God Is an Astronaut Kassidy Calvin Harris Hot Chip Gossip La Roux Cathy Davey Ellie Goulding Wallis Bird Panama Kings Mumford amp Sons Ocean Colour Scene The Courteeners Jamie T We Are Scientists Kate Nash Diana Vickers General Fiasco2011 Festival EditMain article Oxegen 2011 Oxegen 2011 was held between 7 10 July at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas County Kildare in Ireland Foo Fighters Arctic Monkeys Coldplay My Chemical Romance Beyonce Slash The Black Eyed Peas The Strokes Weezer Beady Eye and Paolo Nutini were among the international artists to play The Script Whipping Boy Imelda May Two Door Cinema Club Maverick Sabre Fight Like Apes Bressie Royseven Ryan Sheridan The Rubberbandits and The Minutes were among the Irish artists to play English pop artist Jessie J announced on 30 June that she would be unable to play the festival after falling off stage and breaking her foot which required surgery 2011 Line up Edit Main StageFriday Saturday SundayThe Black Eyed Peas The Script My Chemical Romance Weezer All Time Low The Blackout Fun Lovin Criminals Foo Fighters Arctic Monkeys Beady Eye Plan B Two Door Cinema Club Big Country Beyonce Coldplay Slash Manic Street Preachers Kesha Ryan Sheridan The RubberbanditsVodafone StageFriday Saturday SundayThe Strokes Swedish House Mafia Tinie Tempah The Saw Doctors House of Pain The Original Rudeboys The Plea Glen Call Deadmau5 Paolo Nutini Imelda May Bruno Mars Hurts British Sea Power The Minutes Alice Gold Pendulum The National Jimmy Eat World Friendly Fires Fight Like Apes Royseven The Kanyu TreeHeineken Green SpheresFriday Saturday SundayLeftfield Calvin Harris Example Whipping Boy Peter Hook amp The Light Her Majesty amp The Wolves The Riptide Movement Gypsies on the Autobahn Propaganda DJs Brandon Flowers The Vaccines Professor Green The Pretty Reckless Bressie Cashier No 9 Fox Avenue Little Green Cars Primal Scream Chase and Status Crystal Castles OFWGKTA Ocean Colour Scene The Saturdays Grouplove Neon Trees2FM Hotpress AcademyFriday Saturday SundayGlasvegas Noah and the Whale The Naked and Famous Metronomy Clare Maguire Tame Impala Keywest Cherri Bomb Readers Wives Madisun Eels City and Colour Mona Miles Kane Eliza Doolittle Kitty Daisy amp Lewis Frankie amp The Heartstrings Braids Sweet Jane Consumer Love Affair Bright Eyes The Airborne Toxic Event Jenny amp Johnny Patrick Wolf The Twilight Singers The Pierces Bipolar Empire Brother The KapitalsRedbull Electric BallroomFriday Saturday SundaySven Vath Tiga The Shit Robot Show Justin Robertson Maverick Sabre Bitches With Wolves Fenech Soler Colin Perkins The Bloody Beetroots Philth Diplo Steve Aoki Retro Grade Psycatron Anthony Remedy Freaks From Dublin Afrojack Crookers Fake Blood Alex Metric Al Gibbs TEED artist cancelled attendance after official announcement2012 hiatus EditOn 21 December 2011 MCD posted a short notice on the Oxegen website confirming rumours that Oxegen 2012 had been cancelled The statement read as follows OXEGEN like Glastonbury is taking a year off in 2012 and will be back July 2013 Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas amp peaceful New Year Keep Rockin in 2012 and we will see you in 2013 Your Oxegen Team 1 2 106 107 108 The cancellation was expected to damage the local economy in Kildare 109 Media described the Dublin leg of The Stone Roses Reunion Tour held in Phoenix Park on 5 July 2012 as a replacement for the year s lack of Oxegen 110 111 A Swedish House Mafia concert at the same venue two days later also drew comparisons with the festival with Oxegen like behaviour culminating in a number of random unprovoked attacks and concerns that The off stage events which have dominated the news agenda since the Swedish House Mafia show will forevermore be associated with stabbings and suspected drug deaths rather than the music 112 2013 festival EditMain article Oxegen 2013 MCD chief Denis Desmond revealed on the official Oxegen website in April 2013 the news that Oxegen will return to the Irish festival line up this summer after a one year hiatus The festival took place in its usual home of Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare and took place from 2 4 August 2013 113 On 22 April an announcement was made to confirm the first set of acts playing Confirmed were Calvin Harris Rizzle Kicks Jack Beats Duke Dumont Example Pitbull Nero On 24 April David Guetta was announced as one of the headline acts The line up was heavily criticized for having no guitar bands The actual announcement posts were deleted on the same day as negative feedback was so heavy that festival promoters urged MCD to remove it to avoid embarrassment citation needed It is thought that ticket sales were poor and this may have been the last time MCD attend the festival Revellers noted that there were 38 bands above this years headliners in 2010 114 See also Edit Rock music portalList of historic rock festivals Longitude Festival Electric PicnicReferences Edit a b Oxegen 2012 festival cancelled The Irish festival promises to be back in 2013 NME 21 December 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2011 a b The day the music died Oxegen taking a breather for a year Irish Independent Independent News amp Media 21 December 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2011 Snow Patrol steal the limelight from top acts Irish Independent Independent News amp Media 2 February 2007 Retrieved 10 February 2009 OXEGEN 08 THE LINE UP The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 4 July 2008 Retrieved 21 February 2009 Editorial Rain can t dampen our spirits Evening Herald 13 July 2009 Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 14 July 2009 Snow Patrol take a breather from U2 tour Belfast Telegraph Independent News amp Media 9 July 2009 Retrieved 14 July 2009 Oxegen breaks all carbon neutral records Hot Press 16 July 2009 Retrieved 18 July 2009 Doyle Kevin 14 July 2008 Oxegen Mud sweat and beers Evening Herald Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 21 August 2009 Goodbye Glasto Hello Oxegen Sunday Tribune 6 July 2008 Archived from the original on 15 July 2010 Retrieved 5 July 2008 Multinational audience joins rite of passage for Irish teens Sunday Tribune 13 July 2008 Archived from the original on 1 August 2008 Retrieved 27 July 2008 In Pictures Festival goers get a whiff of Oxegen Belfast Telegraph 10 July 2009 Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 Retrieved 14 July 2009 a b Hollywood star Josh Hartnett and former Danish supermodel Helena Christensen watch the Kings of Leon at the Oxegen Music festival at Punchestown racecourse in County Kildare BBC News BBC Retrieved 3 July 2009 a b Journalists engage in futile hunt for Ronnie Wood Sunday Tribune 13 July 2008 Archived from the original on 15 July 2010 Retrieved 3 July 2009 McEnroe Juno 14 July 2008 Fans find Oxegen s frequency just right Kenneth Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings Archived from the original on 27 September 2013 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Relatives of Rolling Stone Ronnie rush to Ireland in bid to halt bender Belfast Telegraph 13 July 2008 Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Oxegen one parent s nightmare Sunday Tribune 13 July 2008 Archived from the original on 4 February 2009 Retrieved 27 July 2008 Cooke Nicola 20 June 2010 Rock festivals are set to beat the economic blues The Sunday Business Post Retrieved 20 June 2010 O Toole Leagues 25 June 2010 Living on the edge The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 25 June 2010 The two big events that bookend the Irish summer are Oxegen and Electric Picnic both now enormously successful award winning established brands On one hand you have MCD s Oxegen which starts on Friday July 9th a three day music extravaganza at Punchestown Racecourse in Kildare aimed at a young audience out for a good time a post Leaving Cert rite of passage perfect for acts with big singalong tunes that sound great in the mud Walsh Caroline 19 June 2010 Loose Leaves Colum McCann tries his hand at the aisling The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 19 June 2010 Now it s Colum McCann s turn His new short story entitled Aisling in the summer issue of the Paris Review is quite a departure from the realist prose of his National Book Award winning novel Let the Great World Spin And although it s very short at under two and a half pages he manages to include a wide range of Irish references from Loreto Foxrock to Oxegen and the Trocadero Oxegen 2014 Oxegen ie Archived from the original on 26 June 2014 Retrieved 2 August 2014 The Killers eager return to Oxegen and the fans are excited too Hot Press 3 July 2009 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Rage Against The Machine to headline Oxegen festival NME UK 22 February 2008 Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 Retrieved 12 June 2009 Mexican guitar duo head for music school The Corkman 23 July 2009 Retrieved 26 July 2009 registration required Rock da bank The List 11 June 2009 Retrieved 14 June 2009 REM announced for Oxegen 08 Phantom FM Retrieved 12 June 2009 dead link Stipe credits Olympia and Oxegen with wanting to tour again Phantom FM Retrieved 12 June 2009 dead link Fleetwood Mac to play Dublin The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 4 June 2009 Retrieved 14 June 2009 Former Oxegen headliners Muse who have a spectacular light show and have gained a reputation for being one of the best live bands in the world will play the venue on 6 November They were the first group to play the new Wembley Stadium subscription required Battles play biggest ever festival show at Oxegen NME UK 11 July 2008 Retrieved 12 June 2009 she s with the band supermodel helena joins hordes of oxegen festival goers in support of her indie rocker boyfriend Evening Herald 12 July 2008 Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Clayton Lea Tony 14 August 2009 What s on your rider The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 14 August 2009 What s the best gig you ve been to More than likely the Oxegen fest It was just so big and so strange to be in a new country and get such a reception Really it was just an out of body experience Rain fails to dampen Oxegen vibes Belfast Telegraph Independent News amp Media 13 July 2009 Retrieved 14 July 2009 SHOP TILL YOU DROP Archived 16 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Postcards from the edge of Oxegen Phantom FM 3 July 2008 Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Retrieved 6 July 2008 Xbox Live Stage for Oxegen Hot Press 26 June 2008 Retrieved 28 June 2008 Oxegen FAQ Food amp Drink Archived from the original on 17 May 2010 No glass is allowed in the campsite but liquids can be transferred into plastic bottles at the bottle decanting stations at the entrance to the campsite a b c Oxegen 09 Top 20 Oxegen facts and figures Irish Independent Independent News amp Media 3 July 2009 Retrieved 3 July 2009 Nolan Sinead 3 July 2009 Oxegen 09 The A Z of Oxegen fashion Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 3 July 2009 Cahill Danielle 1 July 2009 Style guide Festival fashion dos and don ts Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 2 July 2009 Carroll Steven 9 July 2010 Wellies de rigueur at Oxegen The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 9 July 2010 The dance arena a huge shed that once hosted ideal homes exhibitions has proved a popular shelter for some of the masses This was much to the delight of Irish rugby star Cian Healy who has swapped the front row of the scrum for a spot behind the decks as he moonlights as DJ Church Strokes now added to OXEGEN s bill RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 26 February 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 a b The Cure Basement Jaxx added to OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 16 April 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Cure live broadcast cancelled The Irish Times 26 February 2009 Retrieved 6 March 2009 The band played the Oxegen festival in 2004 and in Dublin s Point in June 1996 subscription required PJ Harvey Wu Tang for OXEGEN fest RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 15 March 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Muse Libertines latest for OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 7 April 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Massive Attack Keane join OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 16 March 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Ash and Franz Ferdinand for OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 5 April 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Orbital announce last Irish show RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 6 May 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Black Eyed Peas for OXEGEN line up RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 13 April 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 The Darkness replace Bowie at OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 30 June 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Kings of Leon drummer injures wrist RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 5 July 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Kings of Leon definite for OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 6 July 2004 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Bowie amp Darkness Punchestown bound RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 19 February 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Green Day confirmed for festival BreakingNews ie 3 March 2005 Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 6 January 2008 Foo Fighters to headline OXEGEN 2005 RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 1 December 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Foo Fighters to headline Oxegen BreakingNews ie 1 December 2005 Archived from the original on 22 June 2007 Retrieved 6 January 2008 New Order amp QOTSA join OXEGEN bill RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 3 March 2005 Retrieved 8 January 2008 Ian Brown joins line up for OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 4 January 2005 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Prodigy announce OXEGEN appearance RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 10 December 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Tickets for Oxegen on sale today BreakingNews ie 4 March 2005 Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 6 January 2008 The Frames added to OXEGEN line up RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 14 February 2005 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Keane join line up for OXEGEN 2005 RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 10 February 2005 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Killers are added to OXEGEN s bill RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 8 February 2005 Retrieved 3 January 2008 New acts added to Oxegen line up BreakingNews ie 20 April 2005 Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 6 January 2008 Streets amp Kasabian added to OXEGEN RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 11 February 2005 Retrieved 8 January 2008 Top dance music names lined up for Oxegen BreakingNews ie 5 April 2005 Archived from the original on 2 January 2008 Retrieved 6 January 2008 Oxegen 2005 line up and rumours eFestivals co uk 6 June 2005 Retrieved 2 August 2014 The Who Chili Peppers to headline OXEGEN 06 RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 20 February 2006 Retrieved 8 January 2008 Oxegen Poxegen The Modern Rock and Roll Experience IndyMedia Ireland Kennedy Edel 11 August 2006 Now rape claim revelation rocks Oxegen organisers Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 16 December 2007 Amy Winehouse a doubt for Oxegen MUSE ie 5 July 2007 Archived from the original on 18 December 2007 Retrieved 16 December 2007 The Immediate split up MUSE ie 14 May 2007 Archived from the original on 4 February 2009 Retrieved 16 December 2007 1 Archived 5 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine Addley Esther 24 November 2007 Cleaners for festival had to sleep in stables The Guardian London Retrieved 7 June 2010 UPDATE Oxegen 08 sells out as daily line up is revealed Hot Press 7 May 2008 Retrieved 11 May 2008 Oxegen 2008 sells out Phantom FM 7 May 2008 Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 Retrieved 11 May 2008 Extra Oxegen tickets released Hot Press 13 June 2008 Retrieved 14 June 2008 O Brien Jason 4 July 2008 If it s raining it must be festival time Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 17 July 2008 Kings of Leon confirmed for Oxegen 2008 Breaking News ie 27 November 2007 Retrieved 16 December 2007 Kings of Leon confirmed for Oxegen virtualfestivals com 28 November 2007 Archived from the original on 4 February 2009 Retrieved 26 December 2007 REM To Headline Oxegen Festival TheBigList 15 February 2008 Archived from the original on 4 February 2009 Retrieved 19 February 2008 REM to headline Oxegen RTE Arts Raidio Teilifis Eireann 15 February 2008 Retrieved 15 February 2008 Taylor Richie 15 February 2008 Rockers revealed as Oxegen 08 headliners Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 20 February 2008 Hail to the Chiefs as boys line out with Ian Brown for Oxegen Irish Independent Independent News amp Media 19 February 2008 Retrieved 20 February 2008 Raconteurs Ian Brown amp Kaiser Chiefs for Oxegen MUSE ie 19 February 2008 Archived from the original on 27 February 2008 Retrieved 24 February 2008 Charlatans confirmed for Oxegen Hot Press 20 February 2008 Retrieved 21 February 2008 The Chemical Brothers and Hot Chip for Oxegen Hot Press 21 February 2008 Retrieved 21 February 2008 Hot Chip set for two Irish dates MUSE ie 21 February 2008 Archived from the original on 27 February 2008 Retrieved 24 February 2008 Rage Against The Machine to headline Oxegen festival NME UK 22 February 2008 Retrieved 22 February 2008 Stereophonics for Oxegen Hot Press 25 February 2008 Retrieved 27 February 2008 Prodigy to play Oxegen Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 26 February 2008 Retrieved 27 February 2008 The Prodigy added to Oxegen bill muse ie 27 February 2008 Archived from the original on 5 March 2008 Retrieved 27 February 2008 Kate Nash Richard Hawley Editors The Hoosiers for Oxegen 2008 NME UK 3 March 2008 Retrieved 3 March 2008 New acts added to line up for Oxegen festival Irish Examiner Thomas Crosbie Holdings 3 March 2008 Archived from the original on 4 April 2008 Retrieved 16 March 2008 Amy Winehouse confirmed for Oxegen MUSE ie 4 March 2008 Archived from the original on 7 March 2008 Retrieved 9 March 2008 Glen Hansard amp Marketa Irglova added to Oxegen bill MUSE ie 6 March 2008 Archived from the original on 9 March 2008 Retrieved 9 March 2008 The National The Go Team and Tricky head list of Oxegen additions Hot Press 16 May 2008 Retrieved 16 May 2008 Cunningham Grainne 28 January 2009 Kings of Leon to hold court at Oxegen Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 1 February 2009 2 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Five Oxegen 09 acts announced The Irish Times Irish Times Trust 30 January 2009 Retrieved 30 January 2009 Oxegen curfew rumours dismissed Hot Press 30 January 2009 Retrieved 1 February 2009 subscription required Oxegen 2010 dates revealed Hot Press 23 July 2009 Retrieved 25 July 2009 Arcade Fire amp Fatboy Slim added to Oxegen line up Hot Press 8 March 2010 Retrieved 8 March 2010 Arcade Fire announce European festival appearance NME UK 8 March 2010 Retrieved 8 March 2010 Bell X1 announce Oxegen appearance Hot Press 28 April 2010 Retrieved 28 April 2010 Carroll Jill 23 February 2010 The first names on the Oxegen 10 bill and there s no sign of Jedward The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 8 June 2010 Oxegen 2012 cancelled RTE Ten Raidio Teilifis Eireann 21 December 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2011 McGreevy Ronan Holland Kitty 21 December 2011 Oxegen festival cancelled for 2012 The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 21 December 2011 Ireland s largest music festival cancelled for 2012 BBC News BBC 21 December 2011 Retrieved 21 December 2011 Oxegen cancellation could hit local jobs Leinster Leader 21 December 2011 Archived from the original on 4 June 2012 Retrieved 21 December 2011 Boyd Brian 5 July 2012 Rain stays away as Stone Roses play The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 5 July 2012 Sweeney Ken 6 July 2012 Stone Roses Dreams come true for fans in bed of Roses Irish Independent Independent News amp Media Retrieved 6 July 2012 Carroll Jim 9 July 2012 A weekend of festivals the good the bad and the ugly The Irish Times Irish Times Trust Retrieved 9 July 2012 The first confirmed acts for Oxegen 2013 are Joe ie 22 April 2013 Retrieved 24 April 2013 Oxegen s back but is DJ Guetta really enough to draw in the fans Evening Herald 24 April 2013 Retrieved 24 April 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oxegen Official website MCD Oxegen s Promoters Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oxegen amp oldid 1133876660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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