The lineup for the New Band Stage at Oxegen Festival has today been revealed. On the bill are The Maccabees, The Twang, Bombay Bicycle Club and Mumford & Sons.
The full line-up is filled with ‘new-ish’ bands but nothing I’d describe as dated. The line-up for the three daysc is as follows:
Friday 10th July: Spinnerette, Howling Bells, The Hours, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Mumford & Sons, Priscilla Ahn, O Emperor, Truffle Shuffle.
Saturday 11th July: The Airborne Toxic Event, Patrick Wolf, Passion Pit, Hockey, Little Boots, Sneaky Soundsystem, Go Audio, Magistrates, In Case Of Fire, Will and the People.
Sunday 12th July: The Twang, The Maccabees, Wallis Bird, Camera Obscura, The Virgins, Wild Beasts, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, The Chapters.
Previously announced acts include headliners Blur, Snow Patrol, The Killers and Kings Of Leon. M83, Crystal Castles, You Me At Six, Maximo Park, 2ManyDjs and Pet Shop Boys are all also playing the major Irish festival.
Oxegen 09 takes place from 10th-12th July at Punchestown Racecourse, Country Kildare. Tickets are currently available priced at €224.50.
The Maccabees are among a new list of names that have been announced to be playing the T in the Park festival this year.
Isle of Wight Festival organisers have confirmed four more acts for The Big Top tent: disco DJ Calvin Harris, pop-rockers Mercury Rev, British indie sensation The Maccabees and rock outfit The Rakes.
