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2009

Killers to top bill at Oxegen festival

Las Vegas four-piece sign up for Irish event

The Killers have joined the line-up for this year's Oxegen festival, organisers have finally confirmed.

Having also been confirmed to play T In The Park this summer, the Las Vegas band will also play the Irish festival, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse between July 10-12.

Bands confirmed for this year's event so far are:

Bloc Party
Blur
Elbow
Fight Like Apes
Jason Mraz
Katy Perry
Kings of Leon
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Pendulum
Pete Doherty
Razorlight
Snow Patrol
The Killers
The Script
The Ting Tings
White Lies
Yeah Yeah Yeahs


Tickets for this year's festival go on general sale from 8am (GMT) on March 6. To check the availability of Oxegen Festival tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

More names will be announced soon.


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flumphert 

Feb 18, 2009

Does anybody else wish that The Killers would just fuck off? Sick of them.

kirstylou11 

Feb 26, 2009

No not really.

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