Arcade Fire to headline Oxegen

Arcade Fire return this summer to play their first European live dates since 2007 including a headline slot at OXEGEN.

Following the release of their Grammy nominated albums Funeral and Neon Bible, Arcade Fire have toured Europe extensively. The band and their releases topped "Best of Decade" polls around the world – with Funeral charting at Number 6 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of The Decade.

2007 saw the band play other major international music festivals including, Coachella, Glastonbury, Reading and Rock en Seine, and a US tour with LCD Soundsystem which culminated in a 30,000 capacity show on Randall's Island in New York.

"the Arcade Fire produce a sound so explosive you fear the crackling speakers might rupture," The Guardian 2007.

Arcade Fire are renowned for their breathtaking live performances and the last time they were in Ireland, their two shows at the Phoenix Park sold out 20,000 tickets in a matter of minutes. It's a performance that promises to be unmissable!

Also announced today is Fatboy Slim. A true icon of dance music, Fatboy Slim returns to Ireland following his sold out performance at Marlay Park last summer. He's won two Brit Awards as a solo artist and in 2007 received an Ivor Novello Award for 'outstanding contribution to British music'. A pioneer of the big beat sound, Fatboy Slim's 1998 album You've Come A Long Way Baby is a classic of the genre and features the massive tunes 'The Rockafeller Skank', 'Right Here, Right Now' and 'Praise You'. Most recently, he's collaborated with David Byrne on concept album 'Here Lies Love' which features Santigold and Martha Wainwright and is released in April.

Winner of Best Overseas Festival 2009 at the UK Festival Awards, OXEGEN returns to Punchestown Racecourse from Thursday 8th–Sunday 11th July and the line-up is already shaping up to be one of our strongest and most diverse ever!

Just like previous years, we asked you to tell us who you most wanted to see and we've brought together a bill full of your favourite artists.