Celebrities frequently attend Participation , including models Helena Christensen ( a regular attendant ) and television personality Chris Pontius , actor Josh Hartnett , and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones , who was pursued by `` half the journalists in the country '' and many of his own relatives for much of the 2008 festival Social_event .

Previous headline performers have included Patti Smith , Ray Davies of the Kinks , Mick Jones of The Clash , the actor Michael Sheen , the writer Caitlin Moran , the poet John Cooper Clarke , the comedians Harry Hill and Alexei Sayle , the painter Peter Blake etc .

Abraham Lincoln , the 16th President of the United States , was assassinated Killing by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14 , 1865 , while attending Participation the play Participation `` Our American Cousin '' at Ford 's Theatre in Washington , D.C .

The announcer for the show was the famous Romanian actor and comedian Sorin Tănase from Baia Mare .

Snow Patrol chose Choosing to end Process_end the touring Traveling , which had spanned almost two years , after the U2 dates in a bar owned by actor Eddie Murphy .

There were several notable passengers , among them actor Leslie Howard .

The strike received Receiving support from , among others , the Cork senior hurling team , former President of Ireland Mary Robinson , human rights campaigner Noam Chomsky , international soccer player Paul McGrath , musician Christy Moore , film and theatre actor Cillian Murphy , and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson .

The format was different from past shows of the singer , so that the actor had decided Deciding to use Using laser pyrotechnics , that decorate the program .