Garden Party
Garden Party 2007
GenreRock, Dance
DatesSaturday 9 June
Location(s)Ballinlough Castle, Athboy, County Meath, Ireland
Years active2006 – 2007
WebsiteWWW.GARDENPARTY.IE

The Garden Party was an annual Irish music festival, held for two years in 2006 and 2007 at Ballinlough Castle in Athboy, County Meath. Both events took place over one day in June. The festival was promoted by Pod Concerts & Bodytonic Music.[1] Stages included the Main Stage, the Ambient Lounge, Pogo Tent, The Pond, Second Nature, Holistic Haven, The Rose Garden and Enchanted Playground.

2006 festival

The 2006 event was a one-day affair which took place at Ballinlough Castle in Athboy, County Meath on Sunday 4 June. Among the acts to play were The Orb, 2 Many DJs, Buck 65, Asian Dub Foundation and Neosupervital.[2]

2007 festival

The 2007 event was also a one-day affair and took place again at Ballinlough Castle in Athboy, County Meath on Saturday 9 June from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m.[3][4] It was headlined by Pet Shop Boys, Burning Spear, Carl Cox and Hot Chip.[5]

The festival took place in high temperatures[6] with Vitalic arriving 45 minutes late due to a delayed flight but eventually making an appearance on the Main Stage.[7]

The 2007 festival was a resounding success and the organisers immediately announced its return in 2008. Organiser John Reynolds said: "This is the second year and like everything it takes two or three years for a festival to find its feet but if all goes well, it'll be an annual event from now on." [8] However, the festival has now been confirmed by Bodytonic not to be taking place in 2008.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.residentadvisor.net. Archived from the original on 29 April 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "The Garden Party - the Garden Party - Ballinlough Castle". www.dublinks.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Garden Party set to prove a scorcher - Festivals - News - muse". www.muse.ie. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "The Garden Party, Live Event Coverage". www.entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The Garden Party - Details and Listings - entertainment ireland". entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Garden Party set to prove a scorcher - Festivals - News - muse". www.muse.ie. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ "The Garden Party - Details and Listings - entertainment ireland". entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Garden Party a resounding success - muse". www.muse.ie. Archived from the original on 31 March 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ [1][permanent dead link]

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