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 August 11 | Thursday August 14 | Friday August 15 |
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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 August 27 | Friday August 28 | Saturday August 29 |
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Headliner Support
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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 August 17 | Wednesday August 18 | Thursday August 19 | Friday August 20 | Thursday August 26 | Friday August 27 | Saturday August 28 | Sunday August 29 |
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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 | August 16 | 30 Seconds to Mars | You Me At Six |
| August 17 | Dizzee Rascal | Example & Wretch 32 | |
| August 19 | Primal Scream | Andrew Weatherall & Cashier No. 9 | |
| August 20 | Beady Eye | General Fiasco & Fight Like Apes | |
| August 22 | Tinie Tempah | Maverick Sabre & Yasmin | |
| August 24 | Elbow | Villagers & Foy Vance | |
| August 25 | Plan B | Katy B & Rizzle Kicks | |
| August 26 | Tiësto | Alex Metric & Caspa & Rod Azlan | |
| August 27 | 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 | August 15 | Skrillex | Dillon Francis, Knife Party, Kill The Noise |
| August 16 | Emeli Sandé | Foy Vance, Duke Special | |
| August 17 | Madness | Neville Staple, The Wonder Villains | |
| August 18 | Thin Lizzy | The Answer, FM, Sweet Savage | |
| August 19 | Paramore | You Me at Six, Jody Has A Hitlist, Pure Love (band) | |
| August 20 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | The Enemy, Jake Bugg | |
| August 23 | Two Door Cinema Club | Noah and the Whale, The Cast of Cheers, Oberhofer | |
| August 24 | Tom Jones | Brian Kennedy | |
| August 25 | James Morrison | Newton Faulkner, The Coronas, Gareth Dunlop | |
| August 26 | David Guetta | Alesso, Congorock, DJ Hix | |
2013
The first seven acts for Belsonic 2013 were announced on Friday, March 8.
| 2013 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2013 | August 16 | Basement Jaxx | TBA |
| August 17 | Ben Howard | TBA | |
| August 21 | Nine Inch Nails | And So I Watch You From Afar | |
| August 22 | The Lumineers | Michael Kiwanuka, Soak | |
| August 23 | Jake Bugg | The Courteeners, Nina Nesbitt, Silhouette | |
| August 24 | Suede | James | |
| August 25 | Steve Angello | AN21, Max Vangeli, Third Party & Qulinez | |
| August 26 | Bullet for My Valentine | Bring Me the Horizon, Gojira | |
References
- ^ "Belsonic Terms and Conditions". Shine. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Belsonic is this year's biggest outdoor music festival in Belfast…". The Belfast Telegraph. 2008-08-08. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Flaming Lips to play Belfast…". Hot Press. 2008-05-08. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Flaming Lips Support Bill Confirmed…". BBC. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
- ^ "The Enemy added to Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 2008-06-11. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Reverend and the Makers confirmed for Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Zutons for Belfast…". Hot Press. 2008-05-09. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Go! Team join Zutons in Belfast date…". Hot Press. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Mystery Jets, Dan Le Sac join Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Belsonic feat. The Zutons, The Go! Team, Skibunny…". BBC. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-06-06. [dead link]
- ^ Belsonic Lineup Revealed!
- ^ "Belsonic stage times announced". Hot Press. 2009-08-13. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Belsonic August 2010 Custom House Square
- ^ http://www.belsonic.com/