March 8, 2010 8:36
Arcade Fire announce European festival appearance
Band announce first show of 2010
Photo Gallery: Arcade Fire
Photo: Phil Wallis
Arcade Fire will headline this year's Oxegen Festival.
The band have joined the bill for the event, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse outside Dublin in Ireland between July 8 and 11.
The group are rumoured to be playing other European festival dates this summer, although more appearences are yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile Fatboy Slim has also joined the bill for the Irish event.
The full line-up so far is:
Aeroplane
Arcade Fire
Armand Van Helden
A-Trak
Broken Social Scene
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Ellie Goulding
Eminem
Empire Of The Sun
Erol Alkan
Faithless
Fatboy Slim
Florence And The Machine
Goldfrapp
Gossip
Hot Chip
Jay-Z
John Mayer
Kasabian
La Roux
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Newton Faulkner
Paolo Nutini
Rise Against
Stereophonics
Steve Angello
Simian Mobile Disco
Steve Aoki
The Black Eyed Peas
The Coral
The Prodigy
The Temper Trap
Two Door Cinema Club
Vampire Weekend
Wolfmother
Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 12) at 8am (GMT). To check the availability of Oxegen Festival tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
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