The Loop Live festival is a music festival in
Bulgaria
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. Since 2007 it is held once a year on
Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square in the capital city
Sofia
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. It's a free music event and always includes a host of new and popular artists. The festival is usually televised a week afterwards on
City TV
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.
2007
*Date: 7 October 2007
*Attendance: 50,000
Line-Up
*Asle Bjorn & Anne
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Freemasons
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with
Amanda Wilson
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*Jaba of Yves La Rock
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Lumidee
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Måns Zelmerlöw
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Million Stylez
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Outlandish
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Yarabi
2008
*Date: 5 October 2008
*Attendance: 50,000
Line-Up
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Shaggy
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People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
(headlining)
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Burhan G
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*DJ Andi feat. Stella
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Ida Corr
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feat. Burhan G
*Lexter
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Matt Pokora
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Verona
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2009
*Date: 11 October 2009
*Attendance: 50,000
Line-Up
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Kelly Rowland
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(headlining)
*Eddie Wata
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Guru Josh Project
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*ILLmate feat. RuthVessy
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Inna
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Katerine Avgoustakis
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Miroslav Kostadinov
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Tom Boxer
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Other information
In 2008, singers
Ida Corr
Ida Corr (born 14 March 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Gambian-Danish singer, songwriter and music producer.
Early life
Ida Corr was born on the 14th of March 1977 to a Danish mother and a Gambian father in Aarhus, Denmark. Her father was a ...
and
Shaggy
Shaggy may refer to:
People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
met backstage, and decided there to collaborate on a song for Ida Corr's album ''
Under The Sun''.
In 2009 "Under The Sun" (feat. Shaggy) was released as a single.
See also
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List of electronic music festivals
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Live electronic music
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References
External links
loop.bg
{{Electronic music festival
Music festivals established in 2007
2007 establishments in Bulgaria
Culture in Sofia
Electronic music festivals in Bulgaria
Annual events in Sofia
Autumn events in Bulgaria