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Event Information:
Spirit
of Burgas is a summer music festival
in the city of Burgas, on the Black
Sea coast of Bulgaria. The first
edition of the festival took place
on 15–17 August 2008 and since then
it has significantly grown in
popularity, becoming one of the most
prominent summer music festivals in
Europe. The premiere edition of the
festival featured performers like
The Sisters of Mercy and Hot Club de
Paris (15 August), Asian Dub
Foundation, Pharoahe Monch and
Upsurt (16 August), Cradle of Filth,
Kosheen and Bonobo on the main
stage. Besides the main stage, there
were separate dance, music space,
rock, DJ and Latino stages
presenting well-known and aspiring
artists alike. Among the more
popular artists on the other stages
were Chris Liebing, Andy Cato of
Groove Armada, King Roc of Ministry
of Sound, Pendulum, Wickeda and Deep
Zone Project.
Spirit
of Burgas is organized on Burgas'
central beach, part of the Bulgarian
Black Sea Coast. Among its partners
and sponsors are MTV Europe, who
aired two specials about the
festival in September 2008.
Burgas
is the second-largest city and
seaside resort on the Bulgarian
Black Sea Coast with a population of
200,271 inhabitants according to
Census . It is also the
fourth-largest by population in
Bulgaria, after Sofia, Plovdiv and
Varna. It is the capital of Burgas
Province and an important
industrial, transport, cultural and
tourist centre.
Surrounded by the coastal Burgas
Lakes and located at the westernmost
point of the Black Sea, the large
Burgas Bay, Burgas has the largest
and most important Bulgarian port.
Today, it is a key economic,
cultural and tourist centre of
southeastern Bulgaria, with the
Burgas Airport serving the resorts
of the southern Bulgarian coast.
Lineup:
Friday
BG Hip Hop U.N.I.T.Y.
Ms. Dynamite
Tinie Tempah
Busta Rhymes
Caspa
Platform Crew
Juan Alvarez
Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
Armin Van Buuren
Les Elephants Bizarres
Octaba
Preyah & Smooth
Frappe
Rock a Shock
Bee in the Bonnet
Mad Dogs
RomaNeno Project
Johnny Vasquez & Tumbaito
DJ Dobcho
Sentimental Swingers & Mihail
Yossifov Sextet
Saturday
Panican Whyasker
Sensor
Sum 41
The Prodigy
Skiller
Juan Alvarez
Mark Knight
Fedde Le Grand
Cut Off
Redound
Vendetta
Last Hope
Piranha
OGI23 & Feel
X Team
Conquering Lion
Zion Lion’s Sound System
J.I.B.R.I
Da New Generation
Leah Kline Quintet
Frankie Morales & Tumbaito
DJ Dobcho
Southwick
Sunday
Gentlemen & The Evolution
Chase & Status Live
Korn
Audio & MC Stapleton
Liubo Ursiny
Richie Hawtin
Dubfire
Downslot
Stop Stop
The Jim Jones Revue
Odd Crew
Saw This
Funkamental
Q-check
Popa Sapka
DJ Bai Pop
Zion Lion’s Reggae Experience
Funkallero
Mango Duende
DJ Dobcho
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