24-556: Longitude Festival is a music festival that takes place during July every year in Dublin , Ireland . Since 2013, Marlay Park has been home to the festival. It is organised by MCD Productions and Festival Republic . When the festival first started in its early years the line up was mostly bands and singer songwriters such as Phoenix , Kodaline , and Sam Smith . As the festival evolved in later years it mostly consisted of hip hop artists such as Stormzy , Travis Scott , and Ski Mask
48-720: A capacity of about 275,000 spectators, but has " fallow years " roughly every five years, so it is the biggest non-annual greenfield festival in the world. The oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world is Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands , though in other genres, there are much older ones: the Three Choirs Festival in the UK has run annually since 1719. The Queensland Music Festival, established in 1999 and headquartered in Brisbane Australia,
72-451: A manifestation for creating escapism and a seasonal cultural economy to experience ritually and collectively. Another type of music festival is the music education , often organized annually in local communities, regionally, or nationally, for the benefit of amateur musicians of all ages and grades of achievement. Entrants perform prepared pieces or songs in front of an audience which includes competitors, family and friends, and members of
96-463: A music festival can be defined as a community event , with performances of singing and instrument playing, that is often presented with a theme such as a music genre (e.g., blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals have developed as an industry which contributes to national economies. For example, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earned $ 115 million in 2017. Music festivals can be
120-468: A way of building a brand for a destination, creating a unique image for it and attracting visitors. For example, Lollapalooza, Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, Electric Forest, and others. While contemporary festivals are often represented as flourishing grounds for extraordinary experiences, they increasingly serve as a way to create cultural identity, lifestyle, community, belonging and self-actualisation. Furthermore, festivals are
144-530: Is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock , blues , folk , jazz , classical music ), nationality , locality of musicians, or holiday . Music festivals are generally organized by individuals or organizations within networks of music production, typically music scenes, the music industries, or institutions of music education. Music festivals are commonly held outdoors, with tents or roofed temporary stages for
168-600: Is a risk of violence. The festival promoters response to the US Embassies warning was that it is "beyond ridiculous". Line-up (with headliners in bold): A$ AP Rocky (cancelled) Ski Mask the Slump God 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm Rae Sremmurd 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm Versatile 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Gunna 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Trippie Redd 4:15 pm – 5 pm Pusha T 3 pm – 3:45 pm Chance
192-572: Is that participants can learn from one another rather than compete. Such festivals aim to provide a friendly and supportive platform for musicians to share in the excitement of making music. For many, they provide a bridge from lessons and examinations to performing confidently in public; for a few of the top performers, they provide a pathway to further professional study of music in a college, university or conservatory. Milwaukee , Wisconsin 's 11-day event, Summerfest , promotes itself as "The World's Largest Music Festival." Operating annually since 1968,
216-1182: The 2017 festival include: Stormzy (Friday headliner), The Weeknd (Saturday headliner), Mumford & Sons (Sunday headliner), Picture This , G-Eazy , Skepta , Leon Bridge , Mac Miller , Brave Giant Line-up: (headliners in bold): Stormzy 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Picture This 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm G-Eazy 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Dua Lipa 5 pm – 5:45 pm Dave 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Barq 2:30 pm – 3 pm The Weeknd 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Skepta 8 pm – 9 pm Kaytranada 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Mac Miller 4:35 pm – 5:45 pm Kaleo 3:15 pm – 4 pm Ray BLK 2 pm – 2:45 pm Mumford & Sons 9 pm – 10:30 pm Leon Bridges 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm Glass Animals 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Milky Chance 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm The Very Best 3 pm – 4 pm Áine Cahill 2 pm – 2:30 pm The Martinez Brothers Young Thug Gucci Mane Wiley Loyle Carner Raye Brave Giant Catfish and
240-686: The Bottlemen All Tvvins Mick Jenkins Tom Misch Pusha T Jessie Reyez Columbia Mills Jack Garratt Villagers HVOB Jorja Smith Gill Landry Catherine McGrath The 2018 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 13 July to Sunday 15 July 2018 with an attendance of 40,000 people. Longitude Festival 2018 had seven stages: the Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Stage, Heineken Live Your Music Stage, Red Bull Music, Life Style Sports Stage, Three Made By Music, and
264-1936: The Creator 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Giggs 5:15 pm – 5:55 pm Sigrid 4 pm – 4:45 pm Playboi Carti 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Big Shaq 2 pm – 2:30 pm Solange 9 pm – 10:30 pm SZA 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Anderson Paak 6 pm – 7 pm The Internet 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm Kali Uchis 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm Sorcha Richardson 2:30 pm – 3 pm Blackbear (cancelled) Khalid 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Joey Badass 8 pm – 9 pm Versatile 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm 6lack 5:15 pm – 6 pm Princess Nokia 4 pm – 4:45 pm Flynn 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Rejjie Snow 8 pm – 9 pm Lil Pump 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Kojaque 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Mabel 4:15 pm 4:45 pm Mango x Mathman 3 pm – 3:45 pm Sequence 2 pm – 2:30 pm Cardi B (cancelled) The Story of Hip Hop by RTÉ 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm J Hus 8 pm – 8:45 pm Sampha 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Ibeyi 5:15 pm – 6 pm IAMDDB 4 pm – 4:45 pm Lilly Vargen 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Day_S Tebi Rex Laoise Bas JyellowL Padraig McMahon Soulé Erica Cody Jesse James Solomon Emily Burns TED Opal Lights Belly Le Boom Jacob Banks Naaz Durand Jones Radical Centrists Stevie G Krystal Klear Eve Cailin Sarah Mooney DJ Deece Boots and Kats Jack Thomson Long Island Sound Staxx Lyrical Ghostboy Solardo Kettama Ciara Brady Justyna Koss The 2019 Longitude Festival
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#1732783516563288-807: The Desperados Sound Stage. Blackbear was supposed to perform at the festival but cancelled due to health issues. Cardi B was also to perform at the 2018 festival but cancelled weeks prior as she was pregnant at the time. Conor McGregor was spotted on the first day of the festival during J. Cole 's performance. Line-up: (headliners in bold): J. Cole 9:45 pm – 10:45 pm Migos 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm Post Malone 6:15 pm – 7:15 pm Alma 5 pm – 4:45 pm A Boogie wit da Hoodie 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Jafaris 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm Travis Scott 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Diplo 8 pm – 9 pm Tyler,
312-660: The Rapper (cancelled) Stormzy 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm Anne-Marie 8 pm – 9 pm Dave 6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Lil Baby 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Bugzy Malone 4:10 pm – 4:50 pm Headie One 3 pm – 3:45 pm Cardi B 9:30 pm – 10:30 pm Future 8 pm – 9 pm Brockhampton 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Joyner Lucas 5:15 pm – 6 pm Sheck Wes 3:55 pm – 4:30 pm Why-Axis 2:45 pm – 3:25 pm Music festival A music festival
336-497: The Slump God . There are multiple bars around the festival owned by Heineken , Bacardi , and Red Bull . Around the venue multiple food stalls can be found with a wide variety of food and drink. There is also the Longitude Lounge which is sponsored by Coca-Cola and is accessible by VIP ticket holders. Three Ireland offer free portable battery banks at the festival for a small deposit that can be redeemed if you give
360-543: The acts on the line-up were: Phoenix (Friday Headliner), Vampire Weekend (Saturday Headliner), Kraftwerk (Sunday Headliner), Foals , Jake Bugg , Kodaline , The Maccabees , Hot Chip , MØ . The 2014 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 18 July to Sunday 20 July 2014. Some of the acts on the line-up were: Ben Howard (Friday Headliner), Disclosure (Saturday Headliner), Massive Attack (Sunday Headliner), Bastille , Bombay Bicycle Club , The 1975 , Hozier , Rudimental , Sam Smith The 2015 Longitude Festival
384-402: The artists that played at the 2016 festival include: Kendrick Lamar (Friday headliner), Major Lazer (Saturday headliner), The National (Sunday headliner), The Lumineers , The Coronas , Father John Misty , Jamie xx , Chvrches , Diplo The 2017 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 14 July to Sunday 16 July 2017 with an attendance of 35,000 people. Some of the artists that played at
408-663: The battery bank back by the end of the festival. The festivals age restrictions require under 16's to be accompanied by an adult. Longitude Festival has a sister festival in the United Kingdom called Latitude Festival . Longitude Festival 2013 was announced in late 2012 by the organizers of Oxegen Festival. The 2013 festival had six different stages: the Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Live Project Stage, Phantom Green stage, Woodlands Stage, Red Bull Music Academy Stage, and The Dirty Old Town Speakeasy. The first festival took place on Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July 2013. Some of
432-522: The community, along with one or more adjudicators or judges. These adjudicators, who may be music teachers, professors, or professional performers, provide verbal and written feedback to each performer or group. The adjudicator may be someone whom they might never meet in any other way, as is the case when an adjudicator from another city is brought in to judge. They also usually receive a certificate, classified according to merit or ranking, and some may win trophies or even scholarships. The most important aspect
456-615: The earliest festivals known. During the Middle Ages , festivals were often held as competitions. The music festival emerged in England in the 18th century, as an extension of urban concert life into a form of seasonal, cultural festivity, structured around a schedule of music performances, or concerts. Music festivals generally feature regular and extensive programming, than more spontaneous or improvised forms of music festivity. In traditional genres such as folk and classical music,
480-686: The festival attracts between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people each year, and hosts over 800 musical acts. The Woodstock Festival in 1969 drew nearly 500,000 attendees, and the Polish spin-off Przystanek Woodstock in 2014 drew 750,000 thus becoming the largest open air annual festival in Europe and the second largest in the world. In comparison, the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, attracts about 135,000 spectators each year. Glastonbury Festival has
504-571: The performers. Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts, performance art , and social or cultural activities. Many festivals are annual, or repeat at some other interval, while some are held only once. Some festivals are organized as for-profit concerts and others are benefits for a specific charitable cause . At music festivals associated with charitable causes, there may be information about social or political issues . The Pythian Games at Delphi included musical performances, and may be one of
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#1732783516563528-470: Was held from Friday 17 July to Sunday 19 July 2015. Some of the acts on the line-up were (headline acts in bold): Hozier (Friday Headliner), Alt-J (Saturday headliner), The Chemical Brothers (Sunday Headliner), The Vaccines , Catfish and the Bottlemen , Wolf Alice , Years and Years , James Blake , Pusha T The 2016 Longitude Festival was held from Friday 15 July to Sunday 17 July 2016. Some of
552-635: Was held from Friday 5 July to Sunday 7 July 2019 with an attendance of 40,000 people. Longitude Festival 2019 had six stages: The Longitude Main Stage, Heineken Stage, Heineken Live Your Music Stage, Spin House Party, Elevation Stage, and Three Made By Music. A$ AP Rocky was supposed to headline on Friday night, but during July he was arrested in Sweden after an altercation on the street in Stockholm. He
576-458: Was replaced by Ski Mask the Slump God . Chance the Rapper and Lil Uzi Vert were also scheduled to perform at the festival but both pulled out weeks prior. Conor McGregor was spotted for the second year in a row at the festival during Cardi B 's performance. The US Embassy in Ireland issued a security alert to notify US citizens that they should avoid going to the 2019 festival as there
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