FESTIVAL ORGANISERS MCD have confirmed the Foo Fighters as the first headline act for next year’s Oxegen Festival. The Seattle-based rockers are the first act announced for next year’s Punchestown showpiece, with frontman Dave Grohl saying he was looking forward to playing his band’s new album, a “festival album”, in front of a live audience. ‘Early bird’ tickets for next year’s festival go on sale this Wednesday.
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# foo-fighters - Wednesday 22 August, 2012
Foo Fighters’ Belfast concert provokes complaints over noise
Music from the concert could be heard by residents up to 12 miles away, according to complaints.
# foo-fighters - Monday 13 February, 2012
Adele and Foo Fighters win big at the Grammy Awards
Adele won every category in which she was nominated and now shares the record with Beyoncé for the most wins by a woman in one evening.
# foo-fighters - Tuesday 18 October, 2011
Lady Gaga to appear at MTV EMAs in Belfast
The singer is among a host of music stars expected to descend on the North next month.
# foo-fighters - Sunday 18 September, 2011
Watch: Foo Fighters organise Westboro Baptist Church counter-protest
The US band heard that the controversial church members were coming to picket their show, so they organised a very special performance…
# foo-fighters - Friday 19 August, 2011
Death toll rises to five after stage collapse at festival
Witnesses have described how giant screens and trees toppled amid 60,000 people at the event in Belgium.
# foo-fighters - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
In today’s Fix: Norris bows out of presidential race, US avoids a debt default and Foo Fighters… coming soon to a garage near you.
# foo-fighters - Friday 8 July, 2011
Not-so-easy rider: 7 Oxegen acts and their backstage demands
What do hot dogs, champagne and parrots have in common? We’ve got the answers…
# foo-fighters - Thursday 30 June, 2011
Plan your Oxegen weekend now
Organisers have released the stage times for the acts appearing at the three-day music extravaganza.
# foo-fighters - Tuesday 14 June, 2011
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
All the day’s news, and the bits and pieces you may have missed…
Foo Fighters compile 52 pages of backstage demands
Dave Grohl and co’s tour rider for 2011 features a catering wordsearch, the does and don’ts of salad and the perfect way to make ice cubes.
# foo-fighters - Wednesday 9 March, 2011
Coldplay lead selection of star acts at Oxegen 2011
The London four-piece will play Ireland’s largest festival for the first time in eight years, alongside Foo Fighters and The Strokes.
# foo-fighters - Monday 13 December, 2010
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