Belsonic
| Belsonic | |
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Belsonic logo | |
| Dates | 17–29 August (2010) |
| Location(s) | Custom House Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Years active | 2008 - Present |
| Website | |
| belsonic.com | |
Belsonic is the name of an outdoor music festival which has taken place in August at the Custom House Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland since 2008. It is organised by Shine Productions Ltd.[1] The capacity of the event is 5,000.[2]
2008
The acts that played the 2008 event were:
| Monday 11 August | Thursday 14 August | Friday 15 August |
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2009
The 2009's line-up was confirmed by the BBC's Across The Line in June.[11] The stage times were announced on 13 August 2009.[12]
| Thursday 27 August | Friday 28 August | Saturday 29 August |
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2010
The 2010 line-up is as follows, was released in May and in July 2010 four extra dates were added due to demand (17–20) and has been confirmed by the official Belsonic website.[13]
| Tuesday 17 August | Wednesday 18 August | Thursday 19 August | Friday 20 August | Thursday 26 August | Friday 27 August | Saturday 28 August | Sunday 29 August |
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2011
The 2011 line-up is as follows and was released in December 2010 by the official Belsonic website.
| 2011 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2011 | 16 August | Thirty Seconds to Mars | You Me at Six |
| 17 August | Dizzee Rascal | Example & Wretch 32 | |
| 19 August | Primal Scream | Andrew Weatherall & Cashier No. 9 | |
| 20 August | Beady Eye | General Fiasco & Fight Like Apes | |
| 22 August | Tinie Tempah | Maverick Sabre & Yasmin | |
| 24 August | Elbow | Villagers & Foy Vance | |
| 25 August | Plan B | Katy B & Rizzle Kicks | |
| 26 August | Tiësto | Alex Metric & Caspa & Rod Azlan | |
| 27 August | The Specials | Hanni El-Khatib & Pocket Billiards | |
2012
Details of Belsonic 2012 were released on 23 February 2012.[14]
| 2012 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2012 | 15 August | Skrillex | Dillon Francis, Knife Party, Kill The Noise |
| 16 August | Emeli Sandé | Foy Vance, Duke Special | |
| 17 August | Madness | Neville Staple, The Wonder Villains | |
| 18 August | Thin Lizzy | The Answer, FM, Sweet Savage | |
| 19 August | Paramore | You Me at Six, Jody Has A Hitlist, Pure Love (band) | |
| 20 August | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | The Enemy, Jake Bugg | |
| 23 August | Two Door Cinema Club | Noah and the Whale, The Cast of Cheers, Oberhofer | |
| 24 August | Tom Jones | Brian Kennedy | |
| 25 August | James Morrison | Newton Faulkner, The Coronas, Gareth Dunlop | |
| 26 August | David Guetta | Alesso, Congorock, DJ Hix | |
2013
The first seven acts for Belsonic 2013 were announced on Friday, 8 March.
| 2012 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2013 | 16 August | Basement Jaxx | Leftfield (DJ set), Le Carousel |
| 17 August | Ben Howard | Nick Mulvey | |
| 21 August | Nine Inch Nails | And So I Watch You From Afar, Little Matador | |
| 22 August | The Lumineers | Michael Kiwanuka, Soak | |
| 23 August | Jake Bugg | The Courteeners, Nina Nesbitt, Silhouette | |
| 24 August | Suede | James, Runaway GO | |
| 25 August | Steve Angello | AN21, Max Vangeli, Third Party & Qulinez | |
| 26 August | Bullet For My Valentine | Bring Me The Horizon, Gojira | |
2014
The first five acts for Belsonic 2014 were announced on Thursday 3 April.
| 2014 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2014 | |||
| 15 August | Example | TBA | |
| 17 August | Biffy Clyro | Little Matador, Twin Atlantic | |
| 18 August | Kodaline | Tom Odell, Black Rivers | |
| 19 August | Chic ft Nile Rodgers | ||
| 20 August | Queens of the Stone Age | The Minutes, Brody Dalle | |
| 22 August | Imagine Me Dragon Me Balls | smurfdogg | |
| It was revealed via Snapchat that there will be more announcements to be made. | |||
References
- ↑ "Belsonic Terms and Conditions". Shine. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ↑ "Belsonic is this year's biggest outdoor music festival in Belfast…". The Belfast Telegraph. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
- ↑ "Flaming Lips to play Belfast…". Hot Press. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ↑ "Flaming Lips Support Bill Confirmed…". BBC. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ↑ "The Enemy added to Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ↑ "Reverend and the Makers confirmed for Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- ↑ "Zutons for Belfast…". Hot Press. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ↑ "The Go! Team join Zutons in Belfast date…". Hot Press. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ↑ "Mystery Jets, Dan Le Sac join Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ↑ "Belsonic feat. The Zutons, The Go! Team, Skibunny…". BBC. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ↑ Belsonic Lineup Revealed!
- ↑ "Belsonic stage times announced". Hot Press. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ Belsonic August 2010 Custom House Square
- ↑ http://www.belsonic.com/
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