The ceremony took place on Thursday October 30 at London’s Indig02 where the Punchestown blowout triumphed over the likes of Benicassim in Spain, Roskilde in Denmark and Serbia’s EXIT festival.

“Oxegen would like to thank those fans who voted and everyone who attended Oxegen ’08 and helped make it such a special year,” says an MCD spokesperson. “For all involved with Oxegen, attention now turns to making next year an even bigger success.”