CHSq

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CHSq
Genre Rock, Dance, Pop, Indie Rock
DatesAugust (2017 – present)
Location(s)Custom House Square, Belfast
Years active2017 – present
Website customhousesquare.com

Custom House Square (Stylised as CHSq) is an outdoor music event held in Custom House Square, Belfast. 2017 was the first year of CHSq but events have been held at this venue before such as the Belsonic music festival back in 2014. The capacity of this event is 5,000. [1]

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The 2022 event is due to include Simple Minds (rescheduled from 2021). [2]

2018

CHSq 2018 was announced to return in 2018 with the first headlining act to be Rag’n’Bone Man with support. [3] 8 more headliners were announced in the coming weeks and months along with their supporting acts. Kasabian are to return to CHSq in 2018 after last years concert was cancelled minutes before they were to take to the stage "due to illness". [4]

2018 Line-Up
YearDay/monthHeadline artistSupporting artists
201810 August George Ezra Hudson Taylor, Dan Caplen
11 AugustBen Nicky Jody Wisternoff, Jerome Isma-Ae, Paddy Gormley
18 August Sasha & John Digweed Nic Fanciulli, Psycatron
20 August Kasabian DMA's
22 AugustTravis Turin Brakes
23 August Kodaline Lewis Capaldi, Brand New Friend
24 August Rag'n'Bone Man Mullally
25 August Stiff Little Fingers The Damned/Buzzcocks, The Defects, Terri Hooley
26 AugustDrumcode X Shine Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Enrico Sangiuliano, Schmutz

2017

CHSq 2017 was announced in March [5] with acts being added to the line-up every couple of weeks. It was announced via CHSq's social media that the 20 August show with headlining act Oliver Heldens would be cancelled due to "scheduling difficulties", they also announced that another date would be announced for Winter 2017 in due course to make up for the inconveniences caused. [6] Kasabian's concert was cancelled minutes before they were to take to the stage "due to illness", organisers say they are going to reschedule the concert. [7]

2017 Line-Up
YearDay/monthHeadline artistSupporting artists
201711 August Above & Beyond Oliver Smith, 16 Bit Lolitas
12 August Walking on Cars TBA
16 August Emeli Sandé Ray BLK
17 August Timmy Trumpet Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher
19 August Foy Vance Amy MacDonald, Ryan McMullan, David C Clements
20 August Oliver Heldens - Cancelled John Gibbons, Jax Jones
22 August Kasabian - Cancelled Blossoms, Touts
25 August Ocean Colour Scene The Coral, Carl Barât, The Jackals
26 August Stiff Little Fingers The Stranglers, The Ruts DC, The Outcasts, Terri Hooley
27 August Carl Cox Hot Since 82, Phil Kieran, Schmutz

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