Oxegen 2011 Predictions

In a very short time, the line up for this year's Oxegen festival will be announced. Year on year, the event organisers have worked a marketing master-class and the anticipation in the lead-up to the announcement of the acts alone continues to grow with each passing festival. So, what exactly can we look forward to? What's there to get all worked up about? Here's our predictions. . . 

Red Hot Chili Peppers 

Having been a lifelong Chilis fan, I would love to see this announcement being made tonight. The expectation from prospective ticket holders is that they will be part of the line-up, and considering they are currently recording a new album and will surely be touring it over the summer. However, if for some mad reason RHCP have not not been booked to headline Punchestown, then there will be a lot of agitated festival goers out there. Do disaffected music fans need another reason to not buy a ticket?

The Strokes 

They are back together after a short hiatus, during which frontman Julian Casablancas released a very good solo record. The one-time Oxegen headliners are ready to rock once again and with any luck they will carry that out at Ireland's biggest festival.

Daft Punk

Why not sure? This would definitely be a fan favourite if they were to be announced, but as I'm not an big follower of them, I don't know any reason why they would appear for sure. A real hit and hope me thinks.

The Script

Again, not an overly big fan of this band, but if you follow them on Twitter or Facebook, then you already know that they are pretty confirmed to be on that list at 8PM tonight.

Coldplay

They have already been confirmed to play a number of music festivals this summer, including T In The Park in Scotland, which generally shares a very similiar line-up with Oxegen each year.

Elbow

A new critically-acclaimed album means tour dates, and lots of them! This fabulously talented group will play Benicassim this summer, so the hope is that they will return after I missed them hitting the main stage two years ago.

Other Possibilities 

Biffy Clyro, Mumford & Sons, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Prodigy, My Chemical Romance, Tinie Tempah, We Are Scientists, The Rubberbandits, Fight Like Apes, Friendly Fires, The Streets, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Radiohead.

Long Shots 

Arcade Fire, Jedward, U2, Justin Bieber, Dead Cat Bounce. 

Don't forget that acts will continue to be announced after the launch party tonight up until the festival itself, so even if some of these bands and artists are not announced tonight, then do not despair, because there is every chance they could still play. 

To follow the announcement tonight, go to oxegen.ie. For more info on the Oxegen Festival, follow them on Facebook and Twitter.