Snow Patrol to headline Tennent’s Vital

In a major coup for organisers, the band’s headline slot on the Day 2 of the festival will be their only European date this summer.

Kodaline and Foy Vance have also been added to the bill for Day 2 of Tennent’s Vital.

Snow Patrol played the very first Tennent’s Vital back in 2002, returned to headline in 2006, and now they’re set to receive a local hero’s welcome when they bring their epic festival anthems back home to Belfast this August.

The five-piece soared to international stardom after releasing their chart-topping breakthrough album Final Straw, which yielded the band’s first top 5 hit, Run and bagged them the inaugural Ivor Novello for Best Album in 2004.

Its multi-platinum-selling, smash hit follow-up Eyes Open featured the epic Chasing Cars – a huge hit which was hailed Best Song of All Time by Virgin Radio listeners, number one song of the noughties by Channel 4 viewers and became the most played song of the decade in the UK.

Hailed Irish Band of the Decade by Hot Press in 2009, they are recipients of an impressive array of Meteor Music Awards, including Best Irish Band (2005, 2007, 2010), Best Irish Album (Final Straw and Eyes Open), Best Live Performance and Most Downloaded Song (Chasing Cars­). Their long-awaited return to Tennent’s Vital promises to be an epic, unmissable occasion.

Dublin four-piece Kodaline have had a phenomenal start to the year, after going down a storm at SXSW and topping the Irish single charts with the smash hit single High Hopes.

The group release their hotly anticipated debut album In A Perfect World this summer, and are sure to get the crowd going when they play Boucher Road Playing Fields this August.

Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance made a big impression with his 2012 release The Melrose EP, and is set to follow it up with his new album Joy of Nothing this summer.

Celebrated for his thought-provoking, powerful lyrics and spine-tingling vocals, he’s been hailed as one of the finest song-writers to emerge from Northern Ireland in recent years.

Last month organisers revealed that US rock giants Kings of Leon will headline Day 1 of the festival (August 14), with more top acts set to be revealed by organisers in the coming months.

Nicola McCleery, Head of Marketing for Tennent’s NI, commented: “Snow Patrol are huge favourites with the Tennent’s Vital crowd – they played our very first festival back in 2002, and blew everyone away with their headline set in 2006, which has gone down in Tennent’s Vital history as a truly seminal moment.

“They are one of the biggest bands in the world, and we can’t wait to welcome them back to home soil. Joining them will be Kodaline and Foy Vance, who we’ve also announced today, and the second day of Tennent’s Vital promises to be very special indeed.”

Tennent’s Vital 2013 will once again bring some of the best musical talent on the planet to Belfast for an unforgettable festival experience.

Fans can get their hands on tickets for Day 2 of Tennent’s Vital (August 15), headlined by Snow Patrol when they go on sale at 10am on Friday, May 17 from www.ticketmaster.ie

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Tickets for Day 1 of Tennent’s Vital, headlined by Kings of Leon, are on sale now from www.ticketmaster.ie