CHSq
| CHSq | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock, Dance, Pop, Indie Rock |
| Dates | August (2017 – present) |
| Location(s) | Custom House Square, Belfast |
| Years active | 2017 – present |
| Website | customhousesquare |
Custom House Square (Stylised as CHSq) is an outdoor music event held in Custom House Square, Belfast. 2017 was the first year of CHSq but events have been held at this venue before such as the Belsonic music festival back in 2014. The capacity of this event is 5,000.[1]
The 2022 event is due to include Simple Minds (rescheduled from 2021).[2]
2018[edit]
CHSq 2018 was announced to return in 2018 with the first headlining act to be Rag’n’Bone Man with support.[3] 8 more headliners were announced in the coming weeks and months along with their supporting acts. Kasabian are to return to CHSq in 2018 after last years concert was cancelled minutes before they were to take to the stage "due to illness".[4]
| 2018 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2018 | 10 August | George Ezra | Hudson Taylor, Dan Caplen |
| 11 August | Ben Nicky | Jody Wisternoff, Jerome Isma-Ae, Paddy Gormley | |
| 18 August | Sasha & John Digweed | Nic Fanciulli, Psycatron | |
| 20 August | Kasabian | DMA's | |
| 22 August | Travis | Turin Brakes | |
| 23 August | Kodaline | Lewis Capaldi, Brand New Friend | |
| 24 August | Rag'n'Bone Man | Mullally | |
| 25 August | Stiff Little Fingers | The Damned/Buzzcocks, The Defects, Terri Hooley | |
| 26 August | Drumcode X Shine | Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Enrico Sangiuliano, Schmutz | |
2017[edit]
CHSq 2017 was announced in March[5] with acts being added to the line-up every couple of weeks. It was announced via CHSq's social media that the August 20th show with headlining act Oliver Heldens would be cancelled due to "scheduling difficulties", they also announced that another date would be announced for Winter 2017 in due course to make up for the inconveniences caused.[6] Kasabian's concert was cancelled minutes before they were to take to the stage "due to illness", organisers say they are going to reschedule the concert.[7]
| 2017 Line-Up | |||
| Year | Day/month | Headline artist | Supporting artists |
| 2017 | 11 August | Above & Beyond | Oliver Smith, 16 Bit Lolitas |
| 12 August | Walking on Cars | TBA | |
| 16 August | Emeli Sandé | Ray BLK | |
| 17 August | Timmy Trumpet | Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher | |
| 19 August | Foy Vance | Amy MacDonald, Ryan McMullan, David C Clements | |
| 20 August | Oliver Heldens - Cancelled | John Gibbons, Jax Jones | |
| 22 August | Kasabian - Cancelled | Blossoms, Touts | |
| 25 August | Ocean Colour Scene | The Coral, Carl Barât, The Jackals | |
| 26 August | Stiff Little Fingers | The Stranglers, The Ruts DC, The Outcasts, Terri Hooley | |
| 27 August | Carl Cox | Hot Since 82, Phil Kieran, Schmutz | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Belsonic is this year's biggest outdoor music festival in Belfast - N…". archive.is. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Custom House Square, Belfast Rescheduled". Simple Minds. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ McStravick, Sheena (29 January 2018). "Rag'n'Bone Man confirms Belfast show this summer". belfastlive. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Kasabian to play rearranged Belfast show in 2018". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Custom House Square - Belfast Live". www.belfastlive.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "DJ Oliver Heldens cancels Belfast gig at Custom House Square - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Kasabian cancel Belfast gig at last minute". BBC News. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.