It was 'crack open the Factor 40' time as the sun beat down on Oxegen, and some of the biggest names in music entertained the Kildare masses.

Extreme heat can provoke strange reactions. People lose the ability to fret over pointless dilemmas. Such as: do I watch New Order or the Super Furry...

In the first installment of Hot Press' Oxegen coverage, Phil Udell, Steve Cummins and John Walshe pick out their personal favourites of the weekend. This...

Super Furry Animals, Bloc Party, The Bravery, Rodrigo y Gabriela and The Tears are bound for County Kildare this summer

Deep Dish are the latest act to be added to the Oxegen line-up

Snoop Dogg, Doves, Kaiser Chiefs and Jimmy Eat World have all been confirmed for the Oxegen line-up

Currently in studio recording mode, Josh Ritter will return to Ireland this July for Oxegen

As the festival bill slowly grows, Joss Stone and Kaiser Chiefs are next to be step up to the plate

Today brings two more high-profile additions to the Oxegen bill

Oxegen organisers MCD have announced that Green Day have been added to the festival bill

New Order will play this summer's Oxegen festival and there is a strong possibility that Queens Of The Stone Age and the Cocteau Twins will also be added to...

Oxegen organisers have announced the line-up for the dance tent to date

With tickets on sale tomorrow, there are two more additions to the Oxegen line-up

Razorlight have been added to the bill for the Oxegen weekend festival

Live favourites The Frames have been announced for this year's Oxegen festival

A bunch of new bands have been announced for Oxegen's Scottish sister festival, T In The Park...

Hot on the heels of last night's BRIT Awards, The Streets have confirmed their appearance at this year's Oxegen festival

NEWSFLASH!

NEWSFLASH: Green Day look more than likely to headline Oxegen's Saturday night bill

Doubtless buoyed by their success in the Hot Press Readers' Poll, The Killers have confirmed a Main Stage appearance at Oxegen, which takes place on July 9...