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 the 21st of July with the 2008 event taking place in Marlay Park on Saturday the 23rd of August . Bacardi sponsor the festival and MCD promote it. In 2007, it had four stages but for 2008 it had seven stages.
| Lovebox Dublin | |
|---|---|
 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 |
2007 festival
editTickets 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Lovebox Dublin adds fourth stage". muse.ie. 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
edit- Official site
- Interview with organisers Groove Armada. Hot Press. 28 August 2008.