NME Festival Guide 2008
Oxegen

Chemical Brothers, Hot Chip, Justice, Aphex Twin for Oxegen festival

Chemical Brothers on The Other Stage, Sunday June 24 2007

Chemical Brothers on The Other Stage, Sunday June 24 2007

Bands to join REM, Kings Of Leon and The Raconteurs and Interpol for Irish bash

The Chemical Brothers, Hot Chip, Justice, Aphex Twin and Alabama 3 have been added to the bill for this summer’s Oxegen festival.

The festival is set to take place on July 11, 12 and 13 at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.

The artists join the likes of REM, Kings Of Leon, The Raconteurs, Interpol, The Fratellis, Counting Crows and Ian Brown, who had already been announced to play the bash.

See the Oxegen festival website for ticket details, which will be available next month.


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