Isle of MTV

Isle of MTV

Stage preparations on 26 June 2016
Genre Electronic music, Pop, Hip-hop, Rapcore, Alternative rock
Dates June or July
Location(s) Lisbon, Portugal (2002)
Six-Fours-les-Plages, France (2003)
Tossa de Mar, Spain (2004)
Trieste, Italy (2005)
Floriana, Malta (since 2007)
Years active 2002–present
Attendance 50,000[1]
Website
www.isleofmtv.com

The Isle of MTV is an annual music festival organized by MTV Europe, which is part of Viacom Media Networks. It has been held in Malta since 2007, although previous editions were held in Portugal, France, Spain and Italy. The Isle of MTV is one of the biggest music festivals in Europe,[2] and the latest editions were attended by approximately 50,000 people.[3]

The festival is organized annually on one day in June or July. It begins at 18:00 and ends before midnight. Entrance is free of charge, and there are no age limits. Malta Public Transport runs special bus routes on the day to facilitate travel.

By year

The Isle of MTV has been held at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta since 2007.[4]

2002

The 2002 edition was held at Belém Tower near Lisbon, Portugal. The line-up was as follows:[5]

2003

The 2003 edition was held at Île Gaou in Six-Fours-les-Plages, France.[6]

2004

The 2004 edition was held at Platja Gran in Tossa de Mar on the Costa Brava, Spain. The line-up was as follows:[7]

2005

The 2005 edition was held on 14 July at Piazza Unità d'Italia in Trieste, Italy.[8] The line-up was as follows:

2007

The 2007 edition was held on 26 July at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta. The line-up was as follows:[9]

2008

The 2008 edition was held on 25 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[10]

2009

The 2009 edition was held on 8 July at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[11]

2010

The 2010 edition was held on 30 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[13]

2011

The 2011 edition was held on 30 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[14]

2012

Nelly Furtado at Isle of MTV 2012

The 2012 edition was held on 26 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[15]

2013

The 2013 edition was held on 26 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[6]

2014

The 2014 edition was held on 25 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[16]

2015

The 2015 edition was held on 7 July at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:[17]

2016

Isle of MTV information post at Auberge d'Italie
Stage preparations

The 2016 edition was held on 28 June at the Granaries in Floriana.[17] The line-up was as follows:[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Isle of MTV Malta Special". visitMALTA.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Isle of MTV Malta 2013". MTV Poland (in Polish). Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Date set for Isle of MTV Malta 2014". Malta Today. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Ameen, Juan (25 May 2012). "At last, modern architecture is protected". Times of Malta. Retrieved on 13 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Isle of MTV chega hoje a Belém". universia.pt (in Portuguese). 20 July 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Isle of MTV - Malta". Red Carpet Magazine. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Black Eyed Peas Headline Isle of MTV 2004". MTV News. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Speciale Isle of MTV". Trieste.com (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Isle Of MTV 2007 Comes To Malta". billboard.com. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Isle of MTV line up announced". MTV News. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Isle of MTV line-up announced". Times of Malta. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  12. ↑ http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100111/local/mtv-show-rapped-over-lady-gagas-malta-swearing.289373
  13. ↑ "Isle of MTV - Malta 2010". last.fm. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Isle of MTV - Malta 2011". last.fm. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Isle of MTV 2012". Malta Today. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  16. ↑ Camilleri, Grazielle (21 January 2014). "The Isle of MTV Malta 2014". Azure. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Isle of MTV tomorrow - next year's concert on June 28". Times of Malta. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Last preparations ahead of Tuesday's Isle of MTV concert in full swing". The Malta Independent. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016.
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