Fans of The Prodigy at Spirit of Burgas 2010 |
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| Location(s) | Burgas, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 2008 — present |
| Date(s) | Three days in mid-August |
| Genre | Rock, Electronica, Dance, Metal, Hip hop, Latin |
| Website | www.spiritofburgas.com |
Spirit of Burgas is a summer music festival in the city of Burgas, on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. The first edition of the festival took place on 15–17 August 2008 and since then it has significantly grown in popularity, becoming one of the most prominent summer music festivals in Europe.[1]
The premiere edition of the festival featured performers like The Sisters of Mercy and Hot Club de Paris (15 August), Asian Dub Foundation, Pharoahe Monch and Upsurt (16 August), Cradle of Filth, Kosheen and Bonobo on the main stage. Besides the main stage, there were separate dance, music space, rock, DJ and Latino stages presenting well-known and aspiring artists alike. Among the more popular artists on the other stages were Chris Liebing, Andy Cato of Groove Armada, King Roc of Ministry of Sound, Pendulum, Wickeda and Deep Zone Project.
The second edition of Spirit of Burgas took place on 14–16 August 2009, and featured Faith No More, Fun Lovin' Criminals, The Crystal Method, Clawfinger, Dreadzone, LTJ Bukem, De Phazz, Sub Focus, Alexander Kowalski, Speedy J, Mario Ranieri, and up and coming Australian alternative rock band The Monicans among others.[2]
Spirit of Burgas is organized on Burgas' central beach, part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Among its partners and sponsors are MTV Europe, who aired two specials about the festival in September 2008, Tuborg, Mobiltel, Jack Daniel's, Jacobs, DSK Bank and others.
The 2010 edition took place on August 13, 14 and 15. The headliners are The Prodigy and Serj Tankian, former leader of System of a Down. As always events were carried out on the city beach, with a limited campsite places offered to visitors.
