They are one the biggest acts that’s putting Belfast on the map as a very important kind of electronic music city in the UK.

They have named a track after the old Snack Bar in Queens above the Mandela Hall and, you know, they’ve been able to kind of tell the world every time they’re interviewed, they’re talking about the scene here in Belfast, and the events that they grew up going to that were so pivotal for them. He explained: “Bicep are a huge electronic act from here and they grew up going to the Shine events at Queen’s University. Joe is hoping that the next generation of DJs will attend the festival and be inspired to make their own music. Each day, Emerge will welcome 20,000 festival-goers.Īnd it won’t be just about the music over the three stages as bespoke sound and lighting/AV installations will feature across all stages, with an emphasis on a world class audience experience taking inspiration from Arcadia at Glastonbury Festival, Tomorrowland and Parklife festival. Over 40 acts including Eric Prydz, Disclosure, Peggy Gou and Patrick Topping are on the line-up of cutting edge of world class international electronic artists and the wealth of fantastic new talent consistently coming out of the burgeoning Irish market. U2’s Botanic Gardens concert 1997: ‘Bono’s first words were: Thank you for allowing us to bring our lemon to Belfast’.

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