2008 in Irish music
This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Irish music industry.
Summary
January
- On Wednesday January 9 the nominations for Irish Album of the Year 2007 were announced. [1] [2] The winner received the Choice Music Prize on Wednesday February 27.
- On January 11 -12, Cathy Davey, Republic of Loose, Si Schroeder and Halves will be amongst the acts representing Ireland at the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen in the Netherlands. [3]
- On Saturday January 19 Primordial recorded their performance at The Button Factory (formerly Temple Bar Music Centre) for inclusion in a possible concert DVD [4]
- On Tuesday January 22 it was announced that the low budget Irish movie Once had been nominated in the Best Original Song category at this year's Oscars. The song nominated was "Falling Slowly", written by the film's stars Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard. [5] [6] On January 28, doubt was expressed as to the song's eligibility for the award but the matter was later resolved. [7]
- On January 27, Dolores O'Riordan received an EBBA Award in Cannes for her debut solo album, Are You Listening?. [8]
February
- On Monday February 4, tickets for Eric Clapton's performance at Malahide Castle in June went on sale at €76.25.
- On Tuesday February 5 at 9 a.m. tickets for The Kooks and Radio Soulwax performances at the Heineken Green Energy festival at Dublin Castle in May went on sale.
- On Saturday February 9, whilst playing a free gig in Dublin, Frank Black was bundled away in a squad car. He had planned to play a short set at the bandstand on St Stephen's Green before his Vicar Street headliner but instead was bundled into a Garda car and whisked away. [9] [10]
- Smashing Pumpkins returned to Ireland for the first time since their 2007 reformation. On Saturday February 9, they played the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin and on Sunday February 10, they played the King's Hall in Belfast. They were supported on both occasions by Concerto For Constantine. [11]
- Also on Sunday February 10 the 50th Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, his co-star in Once, were up for two nominations; "Best Compilation Soundtrack Album" and "Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" for the track "Falling Slowly" from Once. [12] However they won neither. [13]
- On Friday February 15, R.E.M. were confirmed to headline Oxegen 2008, the second act to be announced following Kings of Leon in December 2007. [14]
- Also on Friday February 15, The Chalets announced their spilt via blog on their MySpace, [15] whilst Hooray For Humans announced they had parted company with lead singer, Aine Mangaoang. [16] February 29 saw Hooray for Humans's new members Jen and Matt being confirmed via a MySpace post, although this didn't prevent a cancellation of a series of Irish appearances (apart from a March 13 appearance in Dolan's of Limerick) as their new lineup got up to speed. [17]
- Later on Friday February 15, the 2008 Meteor Awards took place in the RDS Simmonscourt. Duke Special won the Best Irish Male award and Cathy Davey won the Best Irish Female award. Aslan won Best Irish Band and Paddy Casey's Addicted to Company won Best Irish Album. Other winners included Ham Sandwich, The Blizzards, Damien Dempsey, Mundy and Sharon Shannon, Westlife and Ray Foley. [18]
- On February 19, Kaiser Chiefs, The Raconteurs and Ian Brown were officially announced for Oxegen 2008. This announcement was followed by three more on the following days; The Fratellis, Interpol and Counting Crows (February 20), Hot Chip, Justice, The Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and Alabama 3 (February 21), and Sunday night headliners Rage Against the Machine (February 22). Also announced for Oxegen in late February were The Verve (February 24), Stereophonics,[19] Seasick Steve, The Courteeners and Future Kings of Spain (February 25) as well as The Prodigy, [20] The Feeling and Panic at the Disco (February 26). [21]
- On February 22, U2 released their much-anticipated 3D concert film, U2 3D. The film was the first digital 3D, multi-camera, real-time production, with nine digital 3D cameras being used to capture over 100 hours of 3D footage. Directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington, the film was shot in Buenos Aires during the South American leg of the band's Vertigo Tour in 2006. [22]
- On February 24, the 80th Academy Awards took place in the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California , with "Falling Slowly", from the low budget Irish movie Once and written by Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [23] [24] [25] The song was performed by the duo on the night. [26]
- The Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2007 was awarded at Vicar Street to Super Extra Bonus Party for their album Super Extra Bonus Party LP on Wednesday February 27. [27] [28] [29]
March
- On Monday March 3, Editors, The Hoosiers, Lightspeed Champion, Róisín Murphy, Battles, Richard Hawley, Kate Nash, Scouting for Girls, The Zutons, Newton Faulkner, Pendulum and Bowling for Soup were announced for Oxegen 2008. [30]
- On Wednesday March 5 at 8 a.m., tickets went on sale for Prince's performance at Croke Park on June 16, priced at €66.50. [31]
- On Thursday March 6, the first issue of State appeared on Irish shelves. [32] [33]
- Also on Thursday March 6, Oxegen 2008 was officially launched with official confirmation of appearances by Amy Winehouse, The Pogues, The Charlatans and The Swell Season, featuring Oscar winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. A breakdown of the acts was also revealed for the first time [34]. This was in preparation for Friday March 7, when tickets for the festival went on general sale at 8 a.m.
- On Monday March 10 at 9 a.m., tickets for Neil Young's Malahide Castle show on Sunday June 29 and his performance at the Marquee in Cork on June 30, priced at €81.25 standing, went on sale. [35]
- On Wednesday March 12 at 9 a.m., tickets for Lou Reed's performance at the Marquee in Cork on Monday June 23 went on sale, priced between €54.80 and €65.70.
- On March 12, a new website offered free festival tickets in exchange for sperm donations. [36] [37]
- On Thursday March 13, there was uproar and bewilderment as it was revealed that R.E.M.’s new album Accelerate would be accepted as "Irish music" by the BCI. As the album was recorded in Grouse Lodge Studios in County Westmeath it qualifies as "Irish". BCI chief executive Michael O’Keeffe confirmed this was to be the case. [38] “It’s supporting the Irish music industry,” he said. Kylie Minogue, who recorded a number of tracks for her Fever album in Dublin’s Windmill Lane, including the title track and the hit single "Love at First Sight", would also be considered "Irish". Irish musicians openly condemned the position. Steve Wall was "speechless", but then contradicted himself by saying: "That’s the first time I heard that." [39] [40] "It sounds ridiculous. Shame on them", was the view of Concerto For Constantine bassist, Gavin Fox, calling it "just another excuse for stations not to get behind Irish music." Kíla's Colm Ó Snodaigh quoted Bob Dylan, who wrote that radio was "gutless and flabby", before exemplifying the Choice Music Prize, pointedly referring to how "we used to have Def Leppard and Lisa Stansfield living here as tax exiles, does that mean they’d count as Irish too?" and ranting about how R.E.M. "certainly don’t need the extra airplay." Julie Feeney called for "a bit of imagination and persistence from a DJ who’s willing to take the jump and play Irish artists." [41] Louis Walsh called it "crazy", adding: "No wonder Irish record companies are signing nobody. It's because we can't get airplay in our own fucking country for our own home grown talent", before exemplifying the struggles of genuine Irish artists such as Ash and Bell X1 to gain radio airplay. He was critical of Irish stations constantly playing US acts such as Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, making the point that Snow Patrol's success came largely out of their music appearing on a US TV show and emphasising the difficulties faced by potential future U2s. [42] Music directors at local radio stations Red FM (Cork) and Phantom 105.2 (Dublin) declared they would not include international artists who have recorded here as part of their required Irish music output. [43]
- On Friday March 14, the Apple iPhone was launched in Ireland, available on the O2 network only. [44] Churchtown student Philip Cosgrave (21), was the first person in the country to purchase the phone. [45] The iPhone was made available in eight and 16GB models, but these were criticised for their price, retailing in Ireland for €399 and €499 respectively. [46]
- Also on Friday March 14, tickets for Leonard Cohen's June 14 and 15 dates at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham went on sale, priced from €88.50 to €115. The shows will be his first Irish dates in twenty years. [47] Tickets for a third date (June 13) went on sale on Wednesday March 26 at 9 a.m.
- On Sunday March 16 at approximately 1:15 a.m., [48] well-known Dublin nightclub and popular music venue, The Village on Wexford Street caught fire. Over 800 people inside at the time were evacuated safely within seven minutes. [49] The fire affected mainly the front of the premises and the damage to the building was not extensive. The fire was blamed on an electrical fault. [50] Meanwhile Bell X1's tour bus caught fire outside the hotel where they were staying in Medford, Massachusetts. Paul Noonan and Dave Geraghty were on board the vehicle at the time and raised the alarm after smelling smoke. [51] Fire fighters were called to the scene shortly after 3.30 a.m. and took 90 minutes to put out the blaze, which started in the bus’ ventilation/air-conditioning unit and caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage. On Saint Patrick's Day they appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman [52], a move that led to their Chicago show selling out. [53]
- On Wednesday March 26 at 6 p.m., the line-up for Electric Picnic 2008 was announced. [54]
- On Thursday March 27, promoters MCD revealed to the Herald that The Killers would be playing Marlay Park in August, adding that tickets for the event would go on sale on April 4 at 8 a.m. [55]
- On Friday March 28 at 9 p.m., tickets for Electric Picnic 2008 went on sale. Weekend tickets – there were no individual day ones – cost €240 including camping, with the various sites opening at 9 a.m. on Friday August 29. Camper van access cost €60. [56]
April
- On Friday April 4, tickets for The Killers and Bloc Party at Marlay Park on August 21 went on sale [57], whilst at 9 a.m. tickets for Paul Simon's July 3 show at the Marquee in Cork also went on sale.
- On Saturday April 12, Bud Rising Street Party took place outdoors at George's Dock on Custom House Quay in Dublin, with Mix Master Mike, DJ Morgan and live graffiti man Maser as well as headliners, The Streets. [58] [59]
- On Friday April 18, tickets for Metallica and Tenacious D's August 20 date at Marlay Park went on sale, priced at €74.50. [60]
- On Saturday April 19 at 9 a.m., tickets for Muse and Kasabian at Marlay Park on August 13 went on sale, priced at €69.70. [1]
May
- Heineken Green Energy will take place at Dublin Castle from Saturday May 3 until Monday May 5, marking the beginning of the festival season in Ireland. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will headline on May 3, Radio Soulwax will headline on Sunday May 4 and The Kooks will headline on Monday May 5 [61] [62], supported by The Coronas.
- Soundtrack '08 will take place in Tripod and Crawdaddy from Sunday May 25 until Monday June 2. Spiritualized, Public Enemy and Tapes 'n Tapes will all perform over the week-long festival, whilst The Maccabees will play their first ever headline Irish show on Thursday May 29 at the indoor festival, promoted by POD. [63] [64]
June
- On Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7, Radiohead will play two concerts at Malahide Castle in Dublin. [65] They will be supported by Bat for Lashes. [66]
- On Saturday June 7 Bon Jovi will play Punchestown. [67] They will be supported by Razorlight and Kid Rock.
- On June 14 and 15, Leonard Cohen will play two dates at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. The shows, brought to Ireland by POD Concerts and AEG Live, will be his first Irish dates in twenty years. [68] A third date, Friday June 13, was added later. Support on all three dates will come from Damien Rice who seranaded Cohen in March 2008 when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York. [69] [70] Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and the shows will begin at 7:30 p.m.
- On Monday June 16, Iggy and the Stooges will play the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. Gates will open at 6 p.m. with support coming from The Kills. Tickets cost €55 with more information to be found on pod.ie.
- Prince will play Croke Park on June 16. [71] [72] He previously played in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on July 7 1990.
- On Friday June 20, The Police will return to Ireland following their performance at Croke Park on October 6 2007. On this occasion they will play at Stormont. [73] [74] KT Tunstall will support. [75]
- Also on Friday June 20, Eric Clapton will play the Marquee in Cork. On Saturday June 21, Clapton will play Malahide Castle in Dublin, his first Dublin appearance since the Point in 2004. He will be supported by special guests Robert Randolph & the Family Band.
- On Sunday June 22, an, as yet, unannounced act will play Malahide Castle in Dublin, with details to be announced in coming months.
- On Monday June 23, Lou Reed will play the Marquee in Cork. [76]
- On Saturday June 28 or Sunday June 29, Malahide Castle will host another outdoor event, details of which were confirmed at a later date. [77] On March 5, this was confirmed to be Neil Young (Sunday June 29), who will also play the Marquee in Cork the following night. [78]
July
- On July 3, Paul Simon will play the Marquee in Cork. [79] Comedian Tommy Tiernan was originally to perform on July 3, but agreed to put his gig back a day to accommodate Simon who was only available to perform on the 3rd. [80]
- Oxegen 2008 will take place from Friday July 11 until Sunday July 13 at Punchestown Racecourse in Naas, County Kildare. It will be a three-day affair for the first time ever. Headliners R.E.M., The Verve, Rage Against the Machine, Kings of Leon and Kaiser Chiefs will be amongst the performing bands and musicians. [81]
August
- On Saturday August 2 and Sunday August 3 Castlepalooza will take place at Charleville Castle in Tullamore, County Offaly.
- On August 13, Muse will play Marlay Park in Dublin with support from Kasabian. [2] [3]
- On August 20, Metallica will play Marlay Park in Dublin with support from Tenacious D. [82] [83]
- On Thursday August 21, The Killers will play Marlay Park in Dublin, in what will be one of just three dates they will perform during the summer. [84] They will be supported by Bloc Party. [85]
- Electric Picnic 2008 will take place from August 29-31. [86] Sex Pistols headline the Sunday, Franz Ferdinand headline the Saturday whilst Sigur Rós headline the Friday. My Bloody Valentine headline the Electric Arena on the Sunday night. Sinéad O'Connor will play the Saturday and That Petrol Emotion are reforming to play the festival. Other female artists include Goldfrapp, CSS, New Young Pony Club, Duffy, Cathy Davey and The Breeders. [87] [88] [89]
September
- Cois Fharraige will take place in September in Kilkee, County Clare.
October
- U2 plan to release their twelfth studio album, the follow-up to 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. It will be followed by a twelve-month world tour. [90]
Unknown
- Led Zeppelin for Belfast? [91] With support from Velvet Revolver? [92]
Bands disbanded
- The Chalets (Friday February 15) [93]
- Aine Mangaoang leaves Hooray for Humans (Friday February 15) [94]
- Le Bien (Friday February 29) [95] [96]
- Mainline undergo name change - now known as The Brothers Movement (Tuesday March 4) [97]
Albums & EPs
- Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2008.
 | This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. |
May +
- The Hollow of Morning - Gemma Hayes (May 2 2008) [98] [99]
- Ritual - Jape (May 12 2008) [100]
- VOL IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil - Republic of Loose (May __ 2008) [101]
- The Rocky Road - Damien Dempsey (June 6 2008) [102]
- After a Long Silence - Travega (Summer 2008) [12]
- ??? - Fight Like Apes (September __ 2008)
- ??? - U2 (October 2008) [13]
- ??? - Lisa Hannigan (Autumn 2008)
Date unknown
- ??? - The Answer (2008)
- ??? - Bell X1 (2008)
- ??? - The Chalets (2008)
- ??? - Concerto For Constantine (2008)
- ??? - Dark Room Notes (2008) [14]
- ??? - Director (2008)
- ??? - Dirty Epics (2008)
- ??? - The Frames (2008)
- ??? - Hal (2008)
- ??? - Humanzi (2008)
- ??? - Listen... Tanks! (2008)
- ??? - Pony Club (2008)
- ??? - The Rags (2008)
- ??? - Red Organ Serpent Sound (2008)
- ??? - Therapy? (2008)
- ??? - The Walls (2008)
Singles
- Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2008.
| This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. |
| Issue date | Song title | Artist | Source | Sales | Notes |
| January 25 | KeepsaKe | Ham Sandwich | (Download only) | ||
| February 8 | Sing For Your Supper | Cathy Davey | [15] | ||
| February 10 | We People Who Are Darker Than Blue | Republic of Loose & Sinéad O'Connor | [16] [17] | (iTunes Download) | |
| February 15 | Ragdoll | David Geraghty | [18] | ||
| February 22 | Take Me Away | Pugwash | |||
| February 29 | Bite the Bullet | The Kinetiks | (Download only) | ||
| March __ | Already Sleeping | Hooray For Humans | [19] | ||
| March __ | Bruised from Kisses | The Radio | [20] | ||
| March 7 | The Cure | Dirty Epics | [21] | ||
| April 4 | I Like Music | Republic of Loose | Video | iTunes and all other download platforms in Ireland | |
| End of April __ | Moving | Cathy Davey | [22] | ||
| April/May | Out of Our Hands | Gemma Hayes | [23] |
Unknown
- "Bullrun" - Travega [24]
- "I Was a Man" - Jape [25]
- "The Steady Song" - Republic of Loose (couple of months as of April 18)
Festivals
Oxegen 2008
- Oxegen 2008 has been officially announced as a three-day affair for the first time ever. [103] It will take place from Friday July 11 until Sunday July 13 at Punchestown Racecourse in Naas, County Kildare. Amongst the headliners will be R.E.M., [104] Rage Against the Machine, [105] The Verve and Kaiser Chiefs [106] whilst Kings of Leon [107] [108], Interpol and The Fratellis have been confirmed to return after their performances at Oxegen 2007. Also making an appearance are The Raconteurs, [109] Ian Brown, Counting Crows, Stereophonics, The Prodigy, The Feeling, Panic at the Disco and Amy Winehouse. [110] So too will Oscar winners Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. [111] The rest of the line-up will be announced in March. [26]
Electric Picnic 2008
- Electric Picnic 2008 has officially been confirmed for the weekend of August 29-31. The line-up was announced on Wednesday March 26 at 6 p.m. [112] Bands confirmed so far include My Bloody Valentine, Faust, [113], Tindersticks, Sex Pistols, Franz Ferdinand, [114] Sigur Rós, The Breeders and Grinderman. [115]
Heineken Green Energy
- 2008 will be the 13th year for the Heineken Green Energy Festival to take place. [27] Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will headline the Dublin Castle event on May 3, Radio Soulwax will headline on Sunday May 4 and The Kooks will headline on Monday May 5. [116] [117]
Garden Party 2008
- Garden Party will be held at Ballinlough Castle in Athboy, County Meath in June. [118]
Indie-pendence
Castlepalooza 08
- Castlepalooza 2008 will take place at Charleville Castle in Tullamore, County Offaly over the August Bank Holiday weekend (2 and 3).
Solas Festival
- Solas Festival will take place in the grounds of Huntington Castle of Clonegal in County Carlow on August 16-17. Dirty Epics, StarLittleThing and The Coronas will be amongst the preforming acts. Other acts confirmed to be making an appearance include Kíla, Preston Reed, Don Ross, Andy McKee, Travega, Rocket Surgery, Alloy Mental, God Is an Astronaut, Audiojack, Alex Under, Dinky, Produse, Chymera, Sian and Eddie Brennan. [119] Early bird tickets for the two-day camping event can be purchased now from www.tickets.ie, priced €127.
Bud Rising
- Bud Rising Spring: The line up for Dublin's Bud Rising April weekend (April 9-13) will feature The Streets, Hard-Fi, The Raveonettes, The Ting Tings, Maps, Erol Alkan, Future of the Left, Fight Like Apes and Hadouken!, amongst others. [120]
- April 9 – Channel One played support to Hard-Fi at The Olympia.
- April 10 – Boom Jackson played support to The Raveonettes at The Village.
- April 12 – Choice Music Prize winners Super Extra Bonus Party will perform at Whelan’s and Cap Pas Cap will play support to The Ting Tings at The Village. [121]
- Bud Rising Street Party will take place on Saturday April 12 outdoors at George's Dock on Custom House Quay in Dublin, with Mix Master Mike, DJ Morgan and live graffiti man Maser as well as headliners, The Streets. [122]
Live at the Marquee
- Live at the Marquee 2008 will take place over numerous days in June and July.
- Eric Clapton will perform on June 20.
- Lou Reed will perform on June 23.
- Jay-Z will perform on June 25.
- Christy Moore will perform on June 28.
- Meat Loaf will perform on June 29.
- Neil Young will perform on June 30.
- Massive Attack will perform on July 1. [123] [124]
- Paul Simon will perform on July 3 after comedian Tommy Tiernan agreed to put his gig back a day to accommodate Mr Simon.
Slane 2008
- Slane 2008 has been cancelled for the second time in three years. Lord Henry Mountcharles said he couldn't find the right act to play Slane Castle this year. There will instead be a smaller concert at the estate in August, possibly for up and coming Irish bands. [125]
Music awards
2008 Meteor Awards
The 2008 Meteor Awards took place in the RDS Simmonscourt on Friday February 15 2008. [126]
- Best Irish Male: Duke Special
- Best Irish Female: Cathy Davey
- Best Irish Band: Aslan
- Best Irish Album: Addicted to Company - Paddy Casey
- Best Irish Single: "-" - -
- Best New Irish Act: -
- Best Irish Pop Act: Westlife
- Best Live Irish Performance: The Blizzards (Oxegen 2007)
- Best Irish DJ: Ray Foley
- Hope For 2008: Ham Sandwich
- Most Downloaded Irish Song: "Galway Girl" - Mundy & Sharon Shannon
- Best International Male: Bruce Springsteen
- Best International Female: Amy Winehouse
- Best International Band: Radiohead
- Best International Album: Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
- Best Live International Performance: Muse (Oxegen 2007)
- Outstanding Contribution to Music: -
- Industry Award: Jim Aiken
- Humanitarian Award: Mary Donohoe, Founder and Chairperson of The Rose Project
- Lifetime Achievement Award: The Saw Doctors [127]
Choice Music Prize
The Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2007 was awarded at Vicar Street to Super Extra Bonus Party for the album Super Extra Bonus Party LP on February 27 2008. [128]
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- ^ ""Bell X1 & The Village in fire dramas!"". Hot Press. 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Irish weather so rubbish new Summer festival is indoors…"". Phantom FM. 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ ""Soundtrack 08 - A series of Pod gigs…"". State. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
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- ^ ""Bat For Lashes to be special guests at Radiohead shows…"". Hot Press. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Bon Jovi are set to rock Punchestown…"". Irish Independent. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-21.
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- ^ ""The Police to play Stormont Castle…"". Hot Press. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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- ^ ""UPDATED: KT Tuntstall to join The Police at Stormont…"". Hot Press. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
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- ^ ""Guitar king Clapton lined up for summer gig at the castle…"". Irish Independent. 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Neil Young heads for castle as Winehouse joins Oxegen lineup…"". Irish Independent. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Paul Simon to play Cork concert in July"". The Irish Times. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Still crazy: Paul Simon for Cork after all these years"". Irish Examiner. 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Kings of Leon confirmed for Oxegen 2008…"". Breaking News.ie. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
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- ^ ""Electric Picnic 08 tickets to go on-sale…"". Muse.ie. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
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- ^ ""Pistols bring punk to the Picnic"". Irish Independent. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Dublin U2 busker says 'I Will Follow'"". Phantom FM. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ ""Led Zeppelin for Belfast?…"". Hot Press. 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Velvet Revolver in the frame for Led Zeppelin support…"". Hot Press. 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""The Chalets split…"". Hot Press. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Hooray For Humans split with lead singer, seek new members…"". Hot Press. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""Le Bien part ways…"". Hot Press. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ ""UPDATED: The Streets lead Bud Rising line-up"". Hot Press. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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- Official Electric Picnic website
- Official Bud Rising website
- Official Green Energy website
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