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Following a period during which they were rumoured to be playing Slane, Coldplay are revealed to be Witnness 2003's Saturday night headliners. A hotpress.com exclusive

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Hot Press has learned that Coldplay are about to be unveiled as the Saturday night headliners at Witnness which takes place on July 12 and 13.

The band had been mooted for Slane, but appear to have settled for the more intimate confines of the Fairyhouse Main Stage.

Meanwhile, there was more encore tomfoolery last week when fans in Oklahoma were treated to solo Chris Martin renditions of The Flaming Lips' 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' and Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You'. Their current US dates have also found them debuting two new songs 'Moses' and 'A Ladder To The Soul'.

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The bloody wonderful Flaming Lips move to the Witnness Main Stage on Sunday night, following The White Stripes' sad departure from the festival bill (following Jack White's car accident). And that's not all: David Kitt is now playing Witnness, too

2003-07-11

The bloody amazing Flaming Lips take over for The White Stripes (forced to cancel following Jack White's car accident) on the Sunday main stage - and that's not all. David Kitt is now on the Witnness bill, too

2003-07-11

VERY IMPORTANT: Witnness reminds under 18s and parents of important festival info

2003-07-11

Bell X-1, Snow Patrol, The Datsuns, Mark Geary and Turn confirmed for the Witnness '03 Hot Press Signing Tent. More info below

2003-07-10

Even better than the real thing! ...Almost. Here's the skinny on hotpress.com's coverage of the festival of the summer. Don't miss it

2003-07-09

How Guinness are adding a touch of extra glamour and cool to this year’s festival

2003-07-10

Mundy confirmed for the Witnness/ Hot Press Signing Tent 2003

2003-07-09

Those who can’t make it to Punchestown can still sample the musical highs, courtesy of 2fm. Stuart Clark reports

2003-07-10

From enjoying yourself to relieving yourself – here is your essential festival checklist

2003-07-10

From enjoying yourself to relieving yourself – here is your essential festival checklist

2003-07-09

From A to Z, Paul Nolan and Ronan Fitzgerald introduce all the runners and riders for Punchestown – throwing in a baker’s dozen of acts who are not to be missed* along the way

2003-07-07

From A to Z, Paul Nolan and Ronan Fitzgerald introduce all the runners and riders for Punchestown – throwing in a baker’s dozen of acts who are not to be missed * along the way

2003-07-07

Get the lowdown on the Witnness '03 Hot Press Signing Tent

2003-07-04

...and more: enter the Witnness/Hot Press/2FM TNT Crew Pass sticker competition

2003-07-04

The brains behind last year's VIP Treatment bring you waiter service, comfy seats, DJ sets from the hottest bands and the best pints on site

2003-06-24

Here are the nominees for the inaugural Most Likely To Blow The Headliners Out Of The Water award... drum roll purlease!

2003-06-17

Want to know how to get the most out of Witnness? Email your questions/tips/profound insights via the form below (it can be anything from transport queries to what-to-bring hints to who not to miss on the bill) and await response from the online community

2003-06-17

Compile your Witnness must-see list with a little help from our stage breakdown

2003-06-16

...and Beth Orton, and Tricky: you simply HAVE to head to Witnness now. Read on for latest bill additions

2003-05-12

Another bunch of artists have been added to the Witnness line-up including Gemma Hayes, Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club and more

2003-05-08

Mogwai are the latest act to be added to the Witnness bill. Roll on July 12!

2003-04-23

Witnness tickets are selling three times faster than last year, shifting 10,000 in the first hour

2003-04-17

David Gray is to join Coldplay atop the Witnness bill

2003-04-17

Here we go again, folks: even more Witnness acts announced

2003-04-09

More Witnness acts revealed

2003-04-07

Sugababes, Death In Vegas and more are confirmed for the gargantuan summer music fest

2003-04-04

Coldplay, Zwan, The Flaming Lips, The Streets, The Datsuns and more are confirmed for the gargantuan music fest

2003-03-31

Get those detective hats on: Witnness' sister festival T In The Park has revealed her 2003 line up...

2003-03-06

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