Isle of MTV | |
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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 |
Website | www.isleofmtv.com |
Isle of MTV is an annual music festival organized by MTV, which is part of Paramount. A key fixture in Europe's festival calendar, it has been held in Malta since 2007 while previous editions were held in Portugal, France, Spain and Italy. Now in its 15th year, Isle of MTV is Europe's largest free festival [1] and is annually attended by tens of thousands of people. Fans can register for tickets via isleofmtv.com
The one-night festival is organized annually in July. It begins at 18:00 and ends before midnight. Malta Public Transport runs special bus routes on the day to facilitate travel.
The 2002 edition was held at Belém Tower near Lisbon, Portugal. The line-up was as follows: [3]
The 2003 edition was held at Île Gaou in Six-Fours-les-Plages, France. [4]
The 2004 edition was held at Platja Gran in Tossa de Mar on the Costa Brava, Spain. The line-up was as follows: [5] [6]
The 2005 edition was held on 14 July at Piazza Unità d'Italia in Trieste, Italy. [7] The line-up was as follows:
The 2007 edition was held on 26 July at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta. The line-up was as follows: [8]
The 2008 edition was held on 25 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [9]
The 2009 edition was held on 8 July at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [10]
The 2010 edition was held on 30 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [12]
The 2011 edition was held on 30 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [13]
The 2012 edition was held on 26 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [14]
The 2013 edition was held on 26 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [4]
The 2014 edition was held on 25 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [15]
The 2015 edition was held on 7 July at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [16]
The 2016 edition was held on 28 June at the Granaries in Floriana. [16] The line-up was as follows: [17]
The 2017 edition was held on 27 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows: [18]
The 2018 Isle of MTV edition took place at the granaries in Floriana with the following musicians: [19]
The 2019 Isle of MTV was held on 9 to 14 July.
An Isle of MTV event is not to be held in 2020 due to a number of factors including COVID-19.
An Isle of MTV event is not to be held in 2021 due to a number of factors including COVID-19.
The 2022 Isle of MTV was held on 19 to 24 July. Following artists were Headliners:
MTV returned to Malta in 2023 from 18 to 23 July 2023
The 2024 Isle of MTV was held on 16 July 2024
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