Lovebox Dublin


Lovebox Dublin is an Irish one-day music festival that has taken place in 2007 and 2008. The 2007 event took place in Malahide Castle on Saturday 21 July with the 2008 event taking place in Marlay Park on Saturday 23 August. Bacardi sponsor the festival and MCD promote it. In 2007 it had four stages but for 2008 it had seven stages.

2007 festival

Tickets for the 2007 event were priced €79.50 and the event began at 1 p.m. at Malahide Castle on Saturday 21 July.
Main StageStrangelove By Burn515 TentTrojan Soundsystem

  • Sasha
  • Black Strobe
  • Spirit Catcher
  • Kissy Sell Out
  • Deadbots
  • Dancepig
  • Hystereo
  • Japanese Popstars
  • Source Code
  • Dennis Alcapone & Anthony "Gunshot" Johnson,
  • Daddy G
  • Andy Smith
  • Y.T.
  • Firehouse Paul Skank

    • 2008 festival

    The 2008 event took place on 23 August, relocating to Marlay Park in Dublin. The bill included Maxïmo Park, N*E*R*D, Paolo Nutini, Sam Sparro, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Plain White T's and the Gorillaz Sound System. Early bird tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday 27 June, priced €49.20. In addition to the musical fare on offer, there was also a traditional organic farmers market, fun fair, kids area, fortress style rotunda in the woods and other extracurricular fun.
    Gates opened at 2 pm.
    Main Stage
    21.50 Maximo Park
    20.20 N*E*R*D*
    19.05 Paolo Nutini
    17.55 Kid Creole & The Coconuts
    16.50 The Metros
    15.45 Plain White T's
    14.45 Das Pop
    14.00 RGBs.
    Warehouse Stage
    19.30 Gorillaz Sound System
    18.15 Arveene
    17.30 Filthy Dukes
    16.15 Men In Masks
    15.30 Detboi
    14.45 Miki Dee
    14.00 Chemistry DJs.
    Stockade Stage
    20.10 Timmy Stewart
    19.20 Al Keegan
    18.30 Splitloop Live
    17.45 Johnny Moy
    17.00 Al Gibbs
    16.15 Psycatron AKA Paul Hammil
    15.30 Chewy
    14.45 Mark Allton
    14.00 Jev Neilan.