Lovebox Dublin
Lovebox Dublin | |
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![]() Lovebox Dublin 2008 promotional poster | |
Genre | Rock, dance, soul |
Dates | 23 August |
Location(s) | Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland Marlay Park, Dublin, Ireland |
Years active | 2007 - 2008 |
Website | www.lovebox.net/dublin |
Lovebox Dublin is an Irish one-day music festival that has taken place in 2007 and 2008. The 2007 event took place in Malahide Castle on Saturday 21 July with the 2008 event taking place in Marlay Park on Saturday 23 August . Bacardi sponsor the festival and MCD promote it. In 2007 it had four stages but for 2008 it had seven stages.
2007 festival[]
Tickets for the 2007 event were priced €79.50 and the event began at 1 p.m. at Malahide Castle on Saturday 21 July.[1]
2008 festival[]
The 2008 event took place on 23 August, relocating to Marlay Park in Dublin. The bill included Maxïmo Park, N*E*R*D, Paolo Nutini, Sam Sparro, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Plain White T's and the Gorillaz Sound System (performing a ‘DVJ Set’ on a specially constructed stage).[2] Early bird tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday 27 June, priced €49.20. In addition to the musical fare on offer, there was also a traditional organic farmers market, fun fair, kids area, fortress style rotunda in the woods and other extracurricular fun.[3]
Gates opened at 2 pm.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Lovebox Dublin adds fourth stage". . 2007-07-09. Archived from the original on 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "Lovebox Dublin, August 23, Marlay Park…". The Irish Times. 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "Maximo Park for Lovebox at Marlay". Hot Press. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Lovebox stage times revealed". Hot Press. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
External links[]
- Official site
- Interview with organisers Groove Armada. Hot Press. 28 August 2008.
- 2007 in Irish music
- 2008 in Irish music
- Electronic music festivals in Ireland
- Music festivals in Ireland
- Music in Dublin (city)