Festivals Wednesday, 28 February 2007

The Killers & Mika join OXEGEN line-up

The Killers and Mika have been added to the OXEGEN line-up for this year, it was revealed at the official festival launch today.

The Killers announced today that they would be headlining the main stage on Sunday 8 July 2007.

Chart-topper Mika has been added to the line-up for Saturday 7 July.

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Already confirmed for the festival are Snow Patrol, Muse, Daft Punk, Arcade Fire, Scissor Sisters, Razorlight, My Chemical Romance and Bloc Party.

Speaking about the festival, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy said: "OXEGEN is the best festival, we love playing in front of the Irish crowd and can't wait to return this summer."

Razorlight singer Johnny Borrell said: "The crowd are always amazing at OXEGEN. It's a great line up this year and we can't wait to play. Ireland's the greatest country in the world."

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