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Glasvegas, Doves and Eagles of Death Metal to join Oxegen 2009

By Warren Moore, on 5th March 2009, 12:00 UTC

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Glasvegas, Doves and Eagles of Death Metal to join Oxegen 2009


Glasvegas, DovesNine Inch Nails,Pet Shop Boy's andJane's Addictionhave been confirmed to performat Ireland'sOxegenfestival this summer.


The Saturdays,Eagles Of Death Metal,Dreadzone,God Is An Astronaut,Tom Middleton,Aeroplane,Gary GoandHudson Mohawkehave also been added to the line-up for the bash, set to take place atPunchestown Racecoursein Ireland on July 10 and 12.


Oxegen 2009 ispromising tobeone of thestand out festivals of the year with the likes of Lily Allen, Keane,and The Specials joining acts such as The Killers, 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 and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.


Fans will alsohave the many more chance to seeOxegen fesitival acts as many will be on tour this summer including, The Killers,Razorlight, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Blur, White lies, Elbow, Ting Tings and Pete Doherty.


The Killers summer tour starts in Belfast at the Odyssey Arena (February 21), before moving on to venues including London's O2 Arena (February 23 &24), Cardiff International Arena (February 28), Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (March 5) and the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena (March 7). The Killers tour comes to a close with two back to back shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena (March 9 & 10). Killers tickets are currently available from £56.


Razorlight have recently announced a tour beginning in Glasgow King Tuts (May 2), Buxton Opera House (May 4), Leamington Spa The Assembly (May 5), London O2 Arena (May 7) and also Manchester MEN Arena (May 9). Razorlight tickets are available from £25


Snow Patrol are currently on the roadwith amammoth Snow Patrol tourfeaturing performances at the Glasgow SECC (February 25), Liverpool Echo Arena (March 6), Cardiff International Arena (March 8) and Nottingham Trent FM Arena (March 12). The Snow Patrol tour comes to a close with four shows at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast (March 19, 20, 21 &23). Snow Patrol tickets are available from £34


Tickets for Blur's long awaited return show at Manchester MEN (June 26) Arena are available this morning (February 13) this show will be followed by the already sold out Blur concerts at London's Hyde Park (July 2 , 3). Blur tickets are available from £25.


The White Lies also embark on their own UK tour in May. The White Lies tour kicks off at Leeds University (May 3) before stopping at Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow (May 4), Manchester Academy (May 5) and Heaven in London (May 7 & 8). Loads of White Lies tickets are still available from £17.


Elbow will set off on tour in Brighton Dome (February 26) continuing on to perform dates at Southend Cliffs Pavilion (March 1), Bournemouth Solent Hall (March 2), Sheffield Academy (March 3), Newcastle Academy (March 5), Edinburgh Corn Exchange (March 6) Blackpool Empress Ballroom (March 7), Llandudno Arena (March 9), Bristol Colston Hall (March 10), Plymouth Pavilions (March, 11) Newport Centre (March, 12) and finally the elbow tour will close at London Wembley Arena (March 14). Many Elbow Tickets are available from £40


A twelve date Pete Doherty tour kicks off at Cardiff University on March 13 and concludes at the Edinburgh Picture House on March 27. Fans can also see Pete Doherty live at Rock City in Nottingham (March 18), Leeds O2 Academy (March 23) and Birmingham O2 Academy (March 25). Pete Doherty tickets are available from £33


Kings of Leon play UK shows in June visiting the O2 Arena, London and the Manchester Evening News Arena. Kings of Leon tickets are available from £50.

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