Witnness was one of the first big Music festivals in Ireland running from 2000 to 2003. It was held at Fairyhouse Racecourse until the final year, 2003 where it moved to Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare for its final year.
In 2004, Guinness dropped out as sponsors and were replaced by Heineken and the festival changed it’s name to Oxegen and has been such ever since.
This year was the final ever Witnness taking place across 5 stages, in punchestown racecourse, Kildare on July 12th and 13th 2003.
Tickets went on sale Friday April 11th, Tickets cost €59.50 (1 day) / €109.50 (2 day) / €130.50 (2 day + camping)
| Saturday July | Sunday July |
|---|---|
Witnness Main |
|
| Coldplay | David Gray |
| Damien Rice | The Flaming Lips |
| Supergrass | The Frames |
| Badly Drawn Boy | Super Furry Animals |
| Mundy | The Cardigans |
| Sugababes | The Walls |
| The Revs | Jerry Fish + The Mudbug Club |
| Echo and The Bunnymen | Ashley Hamilton |
| Eisley | |
Witnness Upstage |
|
| Underworld | Manic Street Preachers |
| The Streets | Polyphonic Spree |
| Turin Brakes | Beth Orton |
| The Coral | The Music |
| The Roots | Paddy Casey |
| Mark Geary | Snow Patrol |
| Relish | Bell X1 |
| Rubyhorse | Woodstar |
| Alphastates | Zongamin |
| The Answer | |
Witnness Rising |
|
| Royksopp | David Kitt |
| Gemma Hayes | Tricky |
| Mogwai | The Datsuns |
| The Thrills | Flint |
| Appleton | Calexico |
| Ron Sexsmith | Ladytron |
| Mull Historical Society | The Jimmy Cake |
| Ed Harcourt | The Basement |
| David Couse | The Futureheads |
| Mankato | Q |
Witnness Dance |
|
| Richie Hawtin | Dave Clarke |
| Lemon Jelly | Laurent Garnier |
| Sneak | Justin Robertson |
| Tom Middleton | Beth Gibbons+Rustin Man |
| Nightmares on Wax | Phil Hartnoll |
| Death in Vegas | The Pale |
| Complete Stone Roses | Headzinc+Johnny Moy |
| Medicne 8 | White Trash Girls |
Witnness On Stage |
|
| Jesse Malin | The Redneck Manifesto |
| The Raevonettes | The Mars Volta |
| Tom McRae | 80’s Matchbox B-Line Disaster |
| The Rapture | The Warlocks |
| Ok Go | Kings of Leon |
| Maria Doyle Kennedy | I am Kloot |
| Turn | Har Mar Superstar |
| The Bandits | The Stands |
| Ten Speed Racer | Autamata |
| Berkeley | Cane 141 |
| Fionn Regan | Simple Kid |
| Myslovitz | |
Witnness Festival Archive
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