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Dates
  
June or July

Attendance
  
50,000

Years active
  
2002–present

Isle of MTV

Genre
  
Electronic music, Pop, Hip-hop, Rapcore, Alternative rock

Location(s)
  
Lisbon, Portugal (2002) Six-Fours-les-Plages, France (2003) Tossa de Mar, Spain (2004) Trieste, Italy (2005) Floriana, Malta (since 2007)

The Isle of MTV is an annual music festival organized by MTV Europe, which is part of Viacom Media Networks. It has been held in Malta since 2007, although previous editions were held in Portugal, France, Spain and Italy. The Isle of MTV is one of the biggest music festivals in Europe, and the latest editions were attended by approximately 50,000 people.

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The festival is organized annually on one day in June or July. It begins at 18:00 and ends before midnight. Entrance is free of charge, and there are no age limits. Malta Public Transport runs special bus routes on the day to facilitate travel.

2002

The 2002 edition was held at Belém Tower near Lisbon, Portugal. The line-up was as follows:

  • Gorillaz
  • Morcheeba
  • Rui da Silva
  • Rui Vargas
  • Erick Morillo
  • Roger Sanchez
  • Da Weasel
  • Layo & Bushwacka!
  • Kelis
  • 2003

    The 2003 edition was held at Île Gaou in Six-Fours-les-Plages, France.

    2004

    The 2004 edition was held at Platja Gran in Tossa de Mar on the Costa Brava, Spain. The line-up was as follows:

  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Ali B
  • Amp Fiddler
  • Audio Bullys
  • Ca$h Money
  • Chris Coco
  • Ewan Pearson
  • Gogo DJ
  • James Zabiela
  • Josh Wink
  • Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
  • Mark Farina
  • Mark Ronson
  • Masters at Work
  • Mr. C
  • Mutiny
  • The Pinker Tones
  • Rob da Bank
  • Sander Kleinenberg
  • Scratch Perverts
  • Stanton Warriors
  • Todd Terry
  • Tim Deluxe
  • Way Out West
  • Yousef
  • 2005

    The 2005 edition was held on 14 July at Piazza Unità d'Italia in Trieste, Italy. The line-up was as follows:

  • Chemical Brothers
  • Garbage
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Meg
  • 2007

    The 2007 edition was held on 26 July at the Granaries in Floriana, Malta. The line-up was as follows:

  • Akon
  • Maroon 5
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Ira Losco
  • 2008

    The 2008 edition was held on 25 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Lady Gaga
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • OneRepublic
  • N.E.R.D
  • The Kooks
  • 2009

    The 2009 edition was held on 8 July at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Lady Gaga
  • The Black Eyed Peas
  • Metro Station
  • Esmée Denters
  • 2010

    The 2010 edition was held on 30 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • David Guetta
  • Scissor Sisters
  • Kid Rock
  • Kelis
  • 2011

    The 2011 edition was held on 30 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Snoop Dogg
  • LMFAO
  • Far East Movement
  • Parade
  • 2012

    The 2012 edition was held on 26 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • will.i.am
  • Nelly Furtado
  • Flo Rida
  • Eva Simons
  • 2013

    The 2013 edition was held on 26 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Jessie J
  • Rita Ora
  • Afrojack
  • Rudimental
  • 2014

    The 2014 edition was held on 25 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Hardwell
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Nicole Scherzinger
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Kiesza
  • Tenishia
  • 2015

    The 2015 edition was held on 7 July at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Martin Garrix
  • Jason Derulo
  • Echosmith
  • Tori Kelly
  • OMI
  • 2016

    The 2016 edition was held on 28 June at the Granaries in Floriana. The line-up was as follows:

  • Wiz Khalifa
  • Jess Glynne
  • Steve Aoki
  • Clean Bandit
  • 2017

    The 2017 edition will be held on 27 June at the Granaries in Floriana

    References

    Isle of MTV Wikipedia