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On Wednesday [[March 5]] in the late evening, the Oxegen website began a revamp for the release of the tickets on Friday [[March 7]]. On Thursday [[March 6]], Oxegen 2008 was officially launched with the confirmation of appearances by [[Amy Winehouse]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/amy-winehouse-confirmed-for-oxegen/spId/79E1A388-CDF0-5885-7A8D9E345B161063.html|title="Amy Winehouse confirmed for Oxegen"|date=2008-03-04|accessdate=2008-03-09|publisher=[[MUSE.ie]]}}</ref>, [[The Pogues]], [[The Charlatans (UK band)|The Charlatans]] and [[The Swell Season]], featuring [[80th Academy Awards|Oscar]] [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|winners]] [[Glen Hansard]] and [[Markéta Irglová]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/glen-hansard-mark-ta-irglov-added-to-oxegen-bill/spId/849DA0B2-FC86-6ACB-798B066615BD5C75.html|title="Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová added to Oxegen bill"|date=2008-03-06|accessdate=2008-03-09|publisher=[[MUSE.ie]]}}</ref> A breakdown of the acts was also revealed for the first time <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/4481682.html|title="Oxegen schedule released"
|date=2008-03-06|accessdate=2008-03-06|publisher=''[[Hot Press (magazine)|Hot Press]]''}}</ref>. The festival line-up was widely praised by the print media. The ''[[Irish Examiner]]'' called it a "fairytale line up for a festival", adding that "the fairytale of Naas will come alive this summer". [[Echo & the Bunnymen]], [[The Wombats]], [[The Pigeon Detectives]], [[The Subways]], [[Ben Folds]], [[Delays]], [[The Script (band)|The Script]], [[Kavinsky]] and [[
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* [[The Wombats]]
* [[Delays]]
* [[Kavinsky]]
* [[Japenese Popstars]]
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