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Belfast Vital
Belfast Vital (formerly Tennent's Vital) is an annual music festival in Northern Ireland. It was first held near Botanic Gardens in 2002 then later moved to Ormeau Park in 2007, both of these venues were in Belfast. The festival had taken a noticeable undesired hiatus between 2008–2010 and returned in August 2011 at Ward Park in Bangor due to success of Ward Park as a venue for Snow Patrol's homecoming gig in 2010 which drew in an estimate crowd of 40,000. Sponsored by C&C Group plc and MCD Productions it was confirmed that the festival was set to return both in 2012 and 2013. In March 2017, it was announced via Facebook that the festival would return, with a new lineup, and under a new name as simply Belfast Vital or Vital, it is not yet clear if this is due to a withdrawal in sponsorship from Tennents or not, although there is nothing to suggest this and it is likely just a minor rebrand. Notable headliners throughout the years have included Green Day, The Killers, Sno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced. The sound of indie rock has its origins in the New Zealand Dunedin sound of the Chills, Tall Dwarfs, the Clean and the Verlaines, and early 1980s college rock radio stations who would frequently play jangle pop bands like the Smiths and R.E.M. The genre solidified itself during the mid–1980s with ''NME''s ''C86'' cassette in the United Kingdom and the underground success of Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. and Unrest (band), Unrest in the United States. During the 1990s, indie rock bands like Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Radiohead all released albums on major labels and subgenres like slowcore, Midwest emo, slacker rock and space rock began. By this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, in 1999. The band includes brothers Caleb, Nathan, and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and garage rock with blues influences, but it has evolved throughout the years to include a variety of music genres and a more alternative rock-based sound. Kings of Leon achieved initial success in the United Kingdom with nine UK Singles Chart, top 40 singles and two BRIT Awards in 2008, and all three of the band's albums at the time peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart. Their third album, ''Because of the Times'', reached No. 1. After the release of ''Only by the Night'' in September 2008, the band achieved chart success in the United States. The singles "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Notion (Kings of Leon song), Notion" all peaked at number one on the Alternative Songs, Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album was their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zara Larsson
Zara Maria Larsson (; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer. She first rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the Talang 2008, second season of ''Talang (Swedish TV show), Talang'', the Swedish version of the ''Got Talent'' format. She later attained international recognition with singles including "Lush Life (Zara Larsson song), Lush Life" (2015), "Never Forget You (Zara Larsson and MNEK song), Never Forget You" (2015), "Girls Like" (2016) with Tinie Tempah, "This One's for You (David Guetta song), This One's for You" with David Guetta, "Ain't My Fault" (2016), "I Would Like" (2016), "Symphony (Clean Bandit song), Symphony" (2017) with Clean Bandit, "Ruin My Life (Zara Larsson song), Ruin My Life" (2018) and "On My Love" (2023) with Guetta. In 2012, Larsson signed with the record label TEN Music Group and subsequently released her debut extended play, ''Introducing (EP), Introducing,'' in January 2013. The EP was supported by Larsson's first origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Angello
Steven Patrik Josefsson Fragogiannis (; born 22 November 1982), known professionally as Steve Angello, is a Greek–Swedish DJ, record producer, remixer and record label owner. He is a member of Swedish House Mafia, together with Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso. Early life Steve Angello was born to a Greeks, Greek father and Sweden, Swedish mother in Athens, Greece. His maternal grandfather was Romani people, Romani. Raised in Ulriksdal in Solna, Sweden, along with his brother Antoine Josefsson (who performs as AN21). Angello began as a scratch DJ at 12 years of age and was involved in many scratch competitions, combining hip-hop, breakbeats and 1970s classics. By his late teens, he began listening to electronic music and started as an electronic DJ. Career 2001–2006: Career beginnings and Size Records Steve Angello began producing under the alias ''Who's Who'' and released tracks called "Not So Dirty" and "Sexy F*ck". He often worked with fellow Swedish DJ Sebastian Ingrosso on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belsonic
Belsonic is an annual outdoor music festival held in Belfast during the month of June. The festival, organised by Shine Productions, started in 2008, and when it began was held in Custom House Square in August. The festival later moved to Ormeau Park, and now happens in June, taking place over several weeks. The festival has hosted international acts including Lizzo, Lionel Richie, Shania Twain, Sting, and Blondie. History The Belsonic music festival originally took place during the month of August at the Custom House Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland, starting in 2008. It is organised by Shine Productions Ltd. The capacity of the event was 15,000 as of 2019. As of 2022, Belsonic is held in Ormeau Park. The festival partners with charity the Cancer Fund for Children. In 2021 the festival organisers faced criticism for failing to meet with local residents to discuss the impacts on them of the festival. The festival director is Alan Simms. Belsonic 2020 was cancelled due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch Republic, Dutch DJ and record producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—2016, 2017, and 2018. He is best known for his singles "Animals (Martin Garrix song), Animals", "In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song), In the Name of Love", and "Scared to Be Lonely". Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland (festival), Tomorrowland, and Creamfields. In 2014, he headlined the first edition of Ultra South Africa, making this his first major festival. In the same year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17. He was a resident DJ at Spain's Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel#Hï Ibiza, Hï Ibiza (2017) and Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel, Ushuaïa Ibiza (2016 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Milk (band)
Hot Milk is an English rock band based in Manchester. Formed in 2018 by singer/guitarists Hannah "Han" Mee and Jim Shaw, the group is known for their genre-blurring sound and for lyrics that often address social and political issues. Signed to the British indie label Music For Nations since 2021, they have released three EPs and released their debut studio album, ''A Call to the Void'', on 25 August 2023. They have toured with acts including Foo Fighters and You Me at Six, appeared at Download Festival and Lollapalooza, and have received radio play from BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio. Additionally, they have been noted by ''Alternative Press'' as part of a new wave of artists in the Manchester music scene. History 2018–2019: Origins and ''Are You Feeling Alive?'' Hot Milk was founded in Manchester, England in 2018. Band founders Hannah "Han" Mee and Jim Shaw had met via Tinder and dated for four years, ultimately remaining close friends and housemates. They were also in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes is an English punk rock band formed in 2015 by frontman Frank Carter (musician), Frank Carter with guitarist Dean Richardson. Famed for their raucous live shows, the band released their debut album ''Blossom (Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes album), Blossom'' in 2015, and the follow-ups ''Modern Ruin (Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes album), Modern Ruin'' in 2017 and ''End of Suffering'' in 2019. Their fourth album, ''Sticky (Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes album), Sticky'', was released in October 2021. A fifth, ''Dark Rainbow'', was released in January 2024. History Formation, ''Rotten'' EP, and ''Blossom'' (2015) After leaving the band Gallows (band), Gallows in 2011 due to artistic differences, Carter started Pure Love (band), Pure Love, a project with guitarist Jim Carroll, ending that band in 2015 to form Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes with guitarist Dean Richardson, formerly of Heights (band), Heights. Carter and Richardson had met a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
