Spirit of Burgas

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Spirit of Burgas


caption = The Sisters of Mercy performing on the main stage of Spirit of Burgas, August 2008
location = flagicon|Bulgaria Burgas, Bulgaria
years_active= 2008 — present
founders =
dates = Three days in mid-August
genre = Rock, Electronica, Dance, Metal, Hip hop, Latin
website = [http://www.spiritofburgas.com/ www.spiritofburgas.com]

Spirit of Burgas is a summer music festival in the city of Burgas, on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. The first edition of the festival took place on 15–17 August 2008.

The premiere edition of the festival featured performers like The Sisters of Mercy and Hot Club de Paris (15 August), Asian Dub Foundation, Pharoahe Monch and Upsurt (16 August), Cradle of Filth, Kosheen and Bonobo on the main stage. Besides the main stage, there were separate dance, music space, rock, DJ and latino stages presenting well-known and aspiring artists alike. Among the more popular artists on the other stages were Chris Liebing, Andy Cato of Groove Armada, King Roc of Ministry of Sound, Pendulum, Wickeda and Deep Zone Project.

Spirit of Burgas is organized on Burgas' central beach, part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Among its partners and sponsors are MTV Europe, who aired two specials about the festival in September 2008, Tuborg, Mobiltel, Jack Daniel's, Jacobs, DSK Bank and others.

External links

* [http://www.spiritofburgas.com/ Spirit of Burgas website] en icon bg icon