first names announced for Ireland's Oxegen

Calvin Harris, Rizzle Kicks, Jack Beats, and Duke Dumont are the first acts confirmed for Oxegen, Ireland's annual day multi-stage music festival weekend which returns after a year off to the festival calendar, at it's usual home at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland.

In 2011 MCD confirmed that the festival would be taking a break next year in a similar manner to Glastonbury Festival, and will be making a return in 2013, and so it has, although this time as a two day event moving to the August bank holiday weekend on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August 2013.

Full line up to be announced at tomorrow evening.

The biggest music event in Ireland with a capacity of 50,000, Oxegen (formerly known as Wittness Festival) has since 2004 hosted many of the big names in contemporary music.

For a limited period early bird tickets will be priced at €149.50 (including of booking fee) for 3 Day Weekend Camping, and a 2 Day weekend, non-camping will be priced at €129.50 (including of booking fee). Tickets are on sale at 8am on Friday 26th April, and eFestivals will have links to buy them then.

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