Oxegen 2013 was the ninth Oxegen festival to take place since 2004. It took place on the weekend of Friday 2 August, Saturday, 3 August and Sunday, 4 August at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas in County Kildare, Ireland.[1]

Oxegen 2013
GenreDance
Dates2–4 August 2013
Location(s)Punchestown Racecourse, County Kildare, Ireland
Websitewww.oxegen.ie

It was confirmed on the official Oxegen website in April 2013 that the festival would return to the Irish festival line-up this summer, after a one-year hiatus in 2012. [2]

On 22 April an announcement was made to confirm the first set of acts playing. Confirmed were Calvin Harris, Rizzle Kicks, Jack Beats, Duke Dumont, Example, Pitbull, Nero. On 24 April David Guetta was announced as one of the headline acts along with Example and Snoop Dogg.[3][4]

There was rain on the Saturday with around 25,000 fans present and more than 600 gardai and 1,000 stewards patrolling the site.[5]

Line Up

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Earliest performer listed first in each list. [6][7][8]

Friday 2 August

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The following artists played on the Red Bull Electric ballroom stage

Saturday 3 August

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The following artists played on the Heineken Live Project main stage

The following artists played on the Red Bull Electric ballroom stage

  • Jamie Byrne - 13:30 Start
  • Jordan Kaye
  • Hix
  • Paul Webb
  • Rory Lynam
  • Jacob Plant
  • Dead Prezidents
  • Erol Alkan
  • Nero
  • 2manydjs - 00:00 Start

The following artists played on the Other stage

  • Reuben Keeney - 13:30 Start
  • Dec Byrne
  • David McGoff
  • Mulljoy
  • Yunisun
  • Simon Says
  • Dave Devalera
  • Congorock - 20:30 Start

Sunday 4 August

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The following artists played on the Heineken Live Project main Stage

The following artists played on the Red Bull Electric ballroom stage

The following artists played on the Other stage

  • G Frequency - 14:30 Start
  • Mr. Devitt
  • Razor
  • Cause & Effect
  • Ayah Marrar
  • Jack Beats
  • Danny Byrd - 20:40 Start

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oxegen 2013". goldenplec.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  2. ^ "The first confirmed acts for Oxegen 2013 are..." Joe.ie. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Oxegen's back... but is DJ Guetta really enough to draw in the fans?". Evening Herald. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Oxegen 2013: Line-up revealed in full". The Journal. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  5. ^ "It's Rit as rain; ORA WOWS FANS AT OXEGEN". Sunday Mirror. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Oxygen 2013 Lineup". Goldenplec.com. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Oxegen: The Verdict". Irish Times. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Oxegen 2013, Punchestown". Entertainment.ie. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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