Foo Fighters lined up for Tennent’s Vital

TENNENT’S Vital and MCD have announced that Foo Fighters and The Stone Roses will headline this year’s festival, at Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 August.

Joining the two mammoth headliners on the most exciting bill ever seen at a festival in Northern Ireland are The Black Keys on August 21 and Florence + The Machine on August 22.

Foo Fighters make their long awaited Northern Irish debut at Day 1 of Tennent’s Vital. Last year’s phenomenal festival and arena tour was a huge commercial and critical success.

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Most recent album ‘Wasting Light’ went straight to No.1 in 12 countries and was hailed as their best yet. At the 2012 Grammys, Foo Fighters walked away with 5 awards, taking their all-time total to 11. Last month, they were also recently crowned ‘Best International Group’ at The Brits.

With a back catalogue featuring the massive anthems The Pretender, Best of You, All My Life and Everlong, and a frontman as iconic as Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters at Tennent’s Vital is essentially un-missable.

The Black Keys’ latest album El Camino hit No.2 in the US and received 5 star reviews worldwide. The Black Keys previous album Brothers won three Grammys, was Rolling Stone Magazine’s album of the year and has now sold over one million copies.

Headlining Day 2, The Stone Roses bring their much anticipated reunion tour to Tennent’s Vital. The Stone Roses’ seminal music defined an era and their eponymous debut album is widely considered to be among the greatest albums of all time. Their pioneering fusion of soaring guitars and infectious dance rhythms can be seen on anthems Made Of Stone, I Wanna Be Adored, Love Spreads and I Am The Resurrection.

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The band’s long-awaited ‘live resurrection’ has thrilled fans across the globe. All 220,000 tickets for their three Manchester shows sold out in an hour and tickets for their date in Dublin’s Phoenix Park proved equally popular.

With the original line up of Ian Brown, John Squire, Mani and Reni back together, The Stones Roses’ ‘Third Coming’ promises to be unforgettable.

Joining The Stone Roses on Day 2 of Tennent’s Vital is Florence + The Machine. The UK chart topping ‘Ceremonials’ has seen Florence + The Machine hit new heights achieving massive success around the globe. It includes the stunning singles No Light, No Light and Shake It Out.

Florence’s mesmerising debut Lungs sold over three million copies, won the coveted Brits ‘Best Album’ award and etched itself indelibly into the popular consciousness. Her performance at the MTV VMAs was watched by almost a billion people, and the following day she was the most Googled person on the planet. Tickets, priced £49.50 plus booking fee, go on general sale on March 28.