The Cure confirmed for Oxegen

Get your hairspray and lipstick down off the shelf lads, The Cure have confirmed their first Irish gig in ten years.

They add a weighty name to an Oxegen line-up that includes to date: David Bowie, The Strokes, The Darkness, N.E.R.D., Pink, Kings of Leon, Massive Attack, Chemical Brothers, PJ Harvey, Wu Tang Clan, Black Eyed Peas, Ash, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Faithless, Snow Patrol, The Libertines and Keane.

Tickets priced €59.50 (one day), €110 (two day) and €130 (two day including camping) are on sale now from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.