Beyoncé joins Oxegen line-up

With over 75 million worldwide album sales as a solo artist alone, Beyoncé is now one of the best-selling artists of all time.

The blistering new single, Run The World (Girls), is a stunning taster from Beyonce’s much-anticipated fourth solo album.

The album’s due out this summer and Oxegen fans will be amongst the first to hear her new material performed live.

Beyoncé’s most recent multi-platinum album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, includes her scorching anthem Single Ladies and the beautiful If I Were A Boy.

The album won Beyoncé six Grammy Awards, the most for any female artist in a given year, bringing her total to 16.

The international superstar has dominated the music charts this past decade, spending the most weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 - more than any female artist.

She has had more Top 40, Top 20, Top 10 and Top 5 hit records over the past 10 years and more cumulative time spent at No.1.

John Probyn, Oxegen’s Festival Director, said: “We’re always striving to bring the biggest and best music talent to Oxegen and they really don’t come any bigger than Beyoncé.

“She is a truly incredible artist and an amazing live performer. This year we’ve got most of the artists headlining the UK’s major festivals on one bill - it’s all about giving fans real value for money and delivering an unforgettable experience.”

Tickets for Oxegen 2011 are on sale now from €99.50. For full details, see oxegen.ie

More fantastic announcements are lined up very soon so make sure to register at www.oxegen.ie to be the first to hear all the latest news.

The Oxegen line-up to date is as follows: Beyoncé, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, The Black Eyed Peas, Arctic Monkeys, The Script, The Strokes, Paolo Nutini, My Chemical Romance, Brandon Flowers, The National, Swedish House Mafia, Deadmau5, Pendulum, Beady Eye, Slash, Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Weezer, Leftfield, Two Door Cinema Club, Primal Scream/screamadelica, Imelda May, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, Eels, The Vaccines, Manic Street Preachers, Noah & The Whale, Tiga, Glasvegas, Example, Jimmy Eat World, All Time Low, Sven Vath, The Bloody Beetroots, Friendly Fires, Bright Eyes, Jessie J, Professor Green, The Saturdays, Crystal Castles, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, Miles Kane, Afrojack, The Pretty Reckless, Chase And Status, Ocean Colour Scene, Fight Like Apes, The Naked And Famous, Peter Doherty, Eliza Doolittle, Hurts, Mona Ryan, Sheridan, Metronomy, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Jenny And Johnny, House Of Pain, Steve Aoki, Crookers, The Minutes, Bipolar Empire, Royseven, Fenech-soler, Madisun, Consumer Love Affair.