Belsonic

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 15,000 as of 2019.[2] As of 2017, Belsonic is held in Ormeau Park.

Belsonic
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DatesAugust (2008–2015), June (2016–present)
Location(s)Custom House Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland (2008–2015) Titanic Belfast (2016), Ormeau Park (2017)
Years active2008 – present
Websitebelsonic.com

2018

Belsonic 2018 was announced on Friday 27 October, it would continue to be held in Ormeau Park due to the success Belsonic had there last year.[3]

2018 Line-Up
Year Day/month Headline artist Supporting artists
2018 15 June Nile Rodgers & Chic Soul II Soul, Queen & Disco
16 June Liam Gallagher Richard Ashcroft, Louis Berry
17 June Picture This Lany, John Gibbons
21 June Timmy Trumpet W&W, Marlo, Lucas & Steve
23 June Carl Cox Joseph Capriati, Peggy Gou/Ejeca, Schmutz
24 June The Script Gavin James, Wild Youth
30 June Eric Prydz Dusky, Camelphat, Cristoph

2017

Belsonic 2017 was announced on Friday 16 December, they confirmed their new home, Ormeau Park, for their 2017 shows to allow for even more capacity from the previous year at Titanic Belfast.

2017 Line-Up
Year Day/month Headline artist Supporting artists
2017 13 June Arcade Fire The Kooks
16 June The 1975 Picture This, Pale Waves
17 June Cream Classical Live K-Klass, Judge Jules, Tall Paul, Robbie Nelson
19 June Martin Garrix Don Diablo, Justin Mylo
22 June Jess Glynne Martin Jensen
26 June The Chainsmokers Anne Marie, Lost Kings
28 June Green Day Rancid
30 June Axwell Λ Ingrosso Jonas Blue

2016

The first eight acts for Belsonic 2016 were announced on Thursday 25 February, confirming their new location at Titanic Belfast - The Slipways, allowing the festival to have a bigger line up and bigger capacity.

2016 Line-Up
Year Day/month Headline artist Supporting artists
2016
9 June Tiësto Oliver Heldens
11 June Faithless Le Galaxie
17 June Bring Me the Horizon Don Broco; And So I Watch You From Afar
23 June Foals Frightened Rabbit
25 June Biffy Clyro TBA
26 June David Guetta Robin Schulz; Jonas Blue
28 June Ellie Goulding The Coronas; Walking on Cars
29 June Stereophonics The Vaccines

In August a further range of acts was announced to be held at the Titanic Slipways, Madness, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Fatboy Slim, Disclosure and The Corrs were among the acts lined up for the new gigs at Titanic Belfast.[4]

2015

Belsonic 2015 was announced in March 2015 with seven shows being held in August. This was the last time Belsonic has been held in Custom House Square, Belfast.

2015 Line-Up
Year Day/month Headline artist Supporting artists
2015
15 August Rudimental Duke Dumont
20 August Paloma Faith Tom Prior
21 August Stereophonics The Coronas
22 August Above & Beyond Fehrplay, Lane 8
24 August Hozier Little Green Cars, Wyvern Lingo
25 August Bastille Echosmith, Mini Mansions
26 August All Time Low Twenty One Pilots

2014

The first five acts for Belsonic 2014 were announced on Thursday 3 April.

It was revealed via Snapchat that there will be more announcements to be made.

2014 Line-Up
Year Day/month Headline artist Supporting artists
2014
15 August Example Jess Glynne, Le Galaxie
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 Dragons smurfdogg

2013

The first seven acts for Belsonic 2013 were announced on Friday, 8 March.

2013 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

2012

Details of Belsonic 2012 were released on 23 February 2012.[5]

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

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

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.[6]

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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2009

The 2009's line-up was confirmed by the BBC's Across The Line in June.[7] The stage times were announced on 13 August 2009.[8]

Thursday 27 August Friday 28 August Saturday 29 August

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2008

The acts that played the 2008 event were:

Monday 11 August Thursday 14 August Friday 15 August

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References

  1. "Belsonic Terms and Conditions". Shine. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
  2. "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.
  3. "Liam Gallagher to headline Belsonic gig at Belfast's Ormeau Park". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. "Belsonic 2016: Noel Gallagher, Fatboy Slim, Corrs, Madness and Disclosure announced for August gigs". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. "Belsonic 2018". Belsonic.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. "Belsonic August 2010 Custom House Square". Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. "BBC - Northern Ireland - Across The Line". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. "Belsonic stage times announced". Hot Press. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  9. "Flaming Lips to play Belfast…". Hot Press. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  10. "Flaming Lips Support Bill Confirmed…". BBC. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  11. "The Enemy added to Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  12. "Reverend and the Makers confirmed for Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
  13. "Zutons for Belfast…". Hot Press. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  14. "The Go! Team join Zutons in Belfast date…". Hot Press. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  15. "Mystery Jets, Dan Le Sac join Belsonic line-up…". Hot Press. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  16. "Belsonic feat. The Zutons, The Go! Team, Skibunny…". BBC. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
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