New Oxegen acts announced

Thirteen more acts, including Doves, Editors, Echo and the Bunnymen and Bell X1, have been announced for the Oxegen music festival…

Thirteen more acts, including Doves, Editors, Echo and the Bunnymen and Bell X1, have been announced for the Oxegen music festival in Punchestown this summer.

Promoter MCD tonight unveiled the updated list of performers for the music spectacular from July 9th to 11th.

MCD said Ocean Colour Scene, Kate Nash, Manchester four-piece The Courteneers, hard-rock rebels Airbourne and Irish favourites Republic of Loose would also join the line-up.

Dublin band The Coronas, who played the main stage at Oxegen last year, will also play.

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Joshua Radin, who recently played at the Academy in Dublin and whose songs have featured in a series of US television shows is also on the bill.

Bands and performers already announced for the Oxegen line-up include Florence and the Machine, Eminem, Arcade Fire, Jay-Z, The Prodigy, Black Eyed Peas, Kasabian and Paolo Nutini.

The Oxegen event is subject to licence.