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Garden Party (festival)
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The Garden Party was an annual Irish
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
music festival, held for two years in 2006 and 2007 at Ballinlough Castle
Ballinlough Castle
Situated in an area of County Westmeath, near the rural town of Clonmellon is Ballinlough Castle. This old castle is perched upon a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. The 17th century castle is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent....
in Athboy
Athboy
Athboy , is a small agricultural town in County Meath in Ireland. It is located on the junction of the N51 and R154 roads. The town is located on the Yellow Ford River, in wooded country near the County Westmeath border.-History:...
, County Meath
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. Both events took place over one day in June. The festival was promoted by Pod Concerts & Bodytonic Music. http://www.residentadvisor.net/event-detail.aspx?id=21073 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 CastleBallinlough Castle
Situated in an area of County Westmeath, near the rural town of Clonmellon is Ballinlough Castle. This old castle is perched upon a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. The 17th century castle is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent....
in Athboy
Athboy
Athboy , is a small agricultural town in County Meath in Ireland. It is located on the junction of the N51 and R154 roads. The town is located on the Yellow Ford River, in wooded country near the County Westmeath border.-History:...
, County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
on Sunday June 4. Amongst the acts to play were The Orb
The Orb
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, 2 Many DJs, Buck 65
Buck 65
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, Asian Dub Foundation
Asian Dub Foundation
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and Neosupervital
Neosupervital
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. http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/16/pt/0/spid/40FA05BF-BD74-5FF3-B6D9F942A0765E4B.htm
2007 festival
The 2007 event was also a one-day affair and took place again at Ballinlough CastleBallinlough Castle
Situated in an area of County Westmeath, near the rural town of Clonmellon is Ballinlough Castle. This old castle is perched upon a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. The 17th century castle is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent....
in Athboy
Athboy
Athboy , is a small agricultural town in County Meath in Ireland. It is located on the junction of the N51 and R154 roads. The town is located on the Yellow Ford River, in wooded country near the County Westmeath border.-History:...
, County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...
on Saturday June 9 from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/garden-party-set-to-prove-a-scorcher/spId/0BE123D6-AFC7-0903-66FF0C86460923AF.html http://www.entertainment.ie/festivals/live.asp?id=1020 It was headlined by Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
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, Burning Spear
Burning Spear
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, Carl Cox
Carl Cox
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and Hot Chip
Hot Chip
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. http://entertainment.ie/festivals/display.asp?ID=1020
The festival took place in high temperatures http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/garden-party-set-to-prove-a-scorcher/spId/0BE123D6-AFC7-0903-66FF0C86460923AF.html with Vitalic
Vitalic
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arriving 45 minutes late due to a delayed flight but eventually making an appearance on the Main Stage. http://entertainment.ie/festivals/display.asp?ID=1020
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." http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/garden-party-a-resounding-success/spId/1A75D1F6-9B24-52C5-408472DF19A3635D.html
However, the festival has now been confirmed by Bodytonic not to be taking place in 2008. http://www.bodytonicmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=28970&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a