Oxegen '08 was the fifth Oxegen festival to take place, following the dissolution of its predecessor Witnness in 2004. It took place on the weekend of Friday July 11, Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13 at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas in County Kildare, Ireland. For the first time the festival was a three day event. The festival was headlined by Kings of Leon on the Friday, The Verve and R.E.M. on the Saturday and Rage Against the Machine on the Sunday.



