The venue for the 2010 Isle of Man Bay Music Festival has now been confirmed as Nobles Park in Douglas.
The event, which is sponsored by Manx Telecom in association with Manx Radio, will take place from 18-20th June, 2010.
Douglas Borough Council has given its backing for Europe’s biggest festival tent to be erected on the site, meaning that each night, up to 10,000 people will be able to see performances by some of the most popular names in music.
Manx Telecom Bay Festival Director, Jonathan Irving, commented 'I am really delighted that we have secured Nobles Park as it is on the doorstep of 35,000 residents and is easily accessible for those who need to travel with plenty of easy parking.
'In 2007, we had artists such as ‘The Who’, and people are expecting similarly big names in 2010. We expect this event to attract both national and international interest.
'Staging an event which will be on this scale requires huge amounts of preparation and organisation, and we will be working with the Island and the community around Nobles Park to ensure that it brings minimal disruption.
'I am very grateful to everyone for really getting behind this festival and I couldn’t ask for any more co-operation and encouragement from Government, both locally and nationally.'
As the festival build time is three weeks, it will be necessary to work on the set-up during TT fortnight. Jonathan continued 'It is obviously important that we fit in with the TT. Therefore, the two event producers who were involved in the Peel Bay Festival in 2007, Richard Agar and Ian Bone, have been on the Island during this year’s TT to examine the logistics of building the Manx Telecom Bay Festival in Nobles Park around the TT.
'Between them, they have over 50 years' experience of hosting multi-stage festivals so they know what they are doing. This was the first opportunity we had to hold a full meeting of the festival team since 2007.
'I know that anyone who went to the 2007 festival and enjoyed it is going to have an amazing experience in 2010!'
The line-up for the 2010 Isle of Man Bay Festival will be announced later this year. People can register online to obtain key information, line-up news and priority booking status by visiting www.bayfestival.im and clicking the ‘register’ link.
