Coldplay, The Strokes Join Oxegen Festival 2011 Line-Up

Coldplay will headline this year's Oxegen festival in Ireland, it's been announced.

The band will make their first appearance at the event, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse from July 8-10.

Other new additions to the line-up include The Strokes, Black Eyed Peas, The National, The Script, Tinie Tempah and Paolo Nutini.

"We have pulled out all the stops to deliver this A-list line-up," festival director John Probyn said.

Acts already on the bill include Foo Fighters, Blink-182 and Arctic Monkeys.

Tickets are on sale now.

(by Jason Gregory)

 Eminem, Muse, Coldplay, Foo Fighters To Play Lollapalooza Festival 2011 (26.04.2011)

 The Strokes, Slash, Pete Doherty Join T In The Park Festival 2011 Line-Up (19.04.2011)

 Beyonce To Be Joined By Jay-Z, Kanye West, Chris Martin At Glastonbury Festival 2011? (14.04.2011)

 Coldplay's Chris Martin Covers Oasis At Secret London Gig (14.04.2011)

 Coldplay, Muse and Blur 'Asked To Write London 2012 Olympics Anthem' (08.04.2011)

 The Strokes Joined By Elvis Costello At New York Gig (02.04.2011)

 The Strokes, Friendly Fires, The Vaccines For Radio 1 Big Weekend 2011 (31.03.2011)

 Coldplay's New Album Nearly Complete (30.03.2011)

 The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr Reveals Details About His 'Hardcore' Drug Problem (29.03.2011)

 Coldplay, Bono Give Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley Emotional Send-Off (28.03.2011)

 The Strokes To Start Work On 'Angles' Album Follow-Up In April (25.03.2011)