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Oxegen 2013
2026-11-14 15:05:38 · Cedar Herald Index
Oxegen 2013 was the ninth Oxegen festival to take place since 2004. It took place on the weekend of Friday 2 August, Saturday, 3 August and Sunday, 4 August at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas in County Kildare, Ireland.
It was confirmed on the official Oxegen website in April 2013 that the festival would return to the Irish festival line-up this summer, after a one-year hiatus in 2012.

On 22 April an announcement was made to confirm the first set of acts playing. Confirmed were Calvin Harris, Rizzle Kicks, Jack Beats, Duke Dumont, Example, Pitbull, Nero. On 24 April David Guetta was announced as one of the headline acts along with Example and Snoop Dogg.

There was rain on the Saturday with around 25,000 fans present and more than 600 gardai and 1,000 stewards patrolling the site.

Line Up
Earliest performer listed first in each list.
Friday 2 August
The following artists played on the Red Bull Electric ballroom stage
Eli & Fur - 20:00 Start
Fake Blood - 21:00 Start
Sasha - 22:00 Start
Otto Knows - 23:00 Start
Alesso - 00:00 Start
Saturday 3 August
The following artists played on the Heineken Live Project main stage
Gin N Juice - 13:30 Start
Iggy Azalea - Cancelled set due to illness
The Original Rudeboys
DJ Vincent Stuart
Naughty Boy
DJ Fresh
Rita Ora
Labrinth
Example
Calvin Harris - 00:00 Start
The following artists played on the Red Bull Electric ballroom stage
Jamie Byrne - 13:30 Start
Jordan Kaye
Hix
Paul Webb
Rory Lynam
Jacob Plant
Dead Prezidents
Erol Alkan
Nero
2manydjs - 00:00 Start
The following artists played on the Other stage
Reuben Keeney - 13:30 Start
Dec Byrne
David McGoff
Mulljoy
Yunisun
Simon Says
Dave Devalera
Congorock - 20:30 Start
Sunday 4 August
The following artists played on the Heineken Live Project main Stage
Monsta - 13:30 Start
Devlin
Wretch 32
DJ Tommy Truffles
Rizzle Kicks
Pitbull
Snoop Dogg
Chase & Status
David Guetta - 23:40 Start
The following artists played on the Red Bull Electric ballroom stage
The Hijackers - 13:30 Start
Dashka & Remik
Rhythm Scene
Fred & Darragh Flynn
Al Gibbs
John Gibbons
Borgore
Crookers
Duke Dumont
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Nicky Romero - 00:00 Start
The following artists played on the Other stage
G Frequency - 14:30 Start
Mr. Devitt
Razor
Cause & Effect
Ayah Marrar
Jack Beats
Danny Byrd - 20:40 Start
See also
List of electronic music festivals
Live electronic music
References
External links
Official website
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2013 in Irish music
2013 music festivals