Oxegen was a music festival Social_event in Ireland , first held Hold from 2004–2011 as a rock and pop festival Social_event and again in 2013 with dance and chart acts only .

Oxegen was originally a three-day festival Social_event , but from 2008 onwards , it was expanded Expansion to four days .

It takes place Process_start on the same weekend as T in the Park in Scotland and shares a very similar lineup each year , but Oxegen is generally regarded as Ireland 's version of the Glastonbury Festival , with the 2008 festival sharing three of the same headliners as its English counterpart .

Oxegen has attracted Influence significant attention from outside Ireland , with many of those attending Participation travelling Traveling from overseas experiencing Change_sentiment a `` mass exodus '' to the festival Social_event .

Oxegen , for two consecutive years , was named Name_conferral as the Best European Festival in a poll which included Cause_to_be_included festivals Social_event from France , Netherlands , Spain , United Kingdom and other countries , leading Causation `` The Sunday Business Post '' s Nicola Cooke to describe Statement it as `` one of the most successful music festivals Social_event in Ireland has '' .

Oxegen received Receiving a mention Statement in the Colum McCann short story `` Aisling '' .

In April 2014 , organisers announced Expressing_publicly that the Oxegen festival would not be going Self_motion ahead that year , citing Adducing a lack of suitable headline acts .

Oxegen 2013 was the ninth Oxegen festival Social_event to take place Hold since 2004 .

Oxegen 2013 was the ninth Oxegen festival Social_event to take place Hold since 2004 .

It was confirmed Check on the official Oxegen website in April 2013 that the festival Social_event would return to the Irish festival Social_event line-up this summer , after a one-year hiatus in 2012 .