Editing Witnness (section)

==2002 Festival==
[[File:Picresized brown.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ian Brown]] performing at Witnness in 2002.]]
The 2002 festival was moved from August to 13 and 14 July at Fairyhouse Racecourse. The festival was closed out on Sunday night by headliners [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] and Saturday night was headlined by [[The Prodigy]].<ref>For further information and photos, see [http://www.showbizireland.com/news/july02/15-witnness02.shtml here]. See also: [http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/2667774.html Dave Fanning's thoughts]</ref>
The line-up included [[The Chemical Brothers]], [[2 Many DJ's]], [[Basement Jaxx]], [[The Dandy Warhols]], [[Badly Drawn Boy]], [[Green Day]], [[The Foo Fighters]], [[Sonic Youth]], [[Mercury Rev]], [[No Doubt]], [[Damien Rice]], [[Mogwai]], [[The Redneck Manifesto (band)|The Redneck Manifesto]], [[The Frames]], [[Lemon Jelly]], [[Massive Attack]], [[The Polyphonic Spree]], [[The Coral]], [[Primal Scream]], [[Nina Hynes]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[The Hives]], [[The Devlins]], [[Turn (band)|Turn]], [[The Libertines]], [[Hoobastank]], [[Spiritualized]], [[The Jimmy Cake]], [[Black Rebel Motorcycle Club]], [[Gemma Hayes]], [[Idlewild (band)|Idlewild]], [[Ian Brown]], [[Rival Schools (band)|Rival Schools]], [[Cooper Temple Clause]], [[Dogs Die In Hot Cars]], [[The Beta Band]], [[Leaves (band)|Leaves]], [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]] and [[David Kitt]].