Isle of MTV Malta Special returns on June 30

Andrea Abdilla

Feb 2nd 2011, 21:24

LINKIN PARKK & MUSEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Shawn Damato

Apr 15th 2010, 21:07

LINKIN PARK & THE KOOKS CONFIRMED FOR THE ISLE OF MTV MALTA SPECIAL 2010

Dylan Privitera

Apr 1st 2010, 08:07

ekk tiduh ikun tjb u jigbed xeba nies = turisti gibu tal inqas wiehed min dawn:
red hot chilli peppers
muse
linkin park
radiohead
coldplay
:):):)

just ghal informazzjoni t isle of mtv organizers ithlu facebook u araw il grupp ta coldplay come to malta kemm andu membri wahdu biss biss 10x

Lisa Caruana

Mar 25th 2010, 19:35

JohoCachia

Mar 17th 2010, 19:19

guys, forget 30stm, paramore, green day, muse or any of those awesome bands...most of them are on tour and have already booked dates on that day or the day after... i happen to be seeing muse the day after, and 30stm, paramore and green day on Friday in Belgium! although i'll tell them hi for y'all :P

Nicholas Galea

Mar 14th 2010, 23:34

The Killers, Paramore, Blink 182, Sum*41, My Chemical Romance....
Any one of those artists comes to malta... it WILL bring RESPECT.

Martina Cassar

Mar 12th 2010, 21:42

I hope the singer Justin Bieber will come this year

John Cassar

Mar 10th 2010, 21:25

To all those saying that it is a waste of time and it doesnt bring in any tourists, i went to last years Isle of MTV, and i travelled from Australia to see it!! i wasnt alone either as i was with 3 others from Australia.

Concerts like this are great for a countries economy. Think of the people that attend; these people need a place to stay, so there is money for the hotels. they need places to eat, there is money for the restaraunt, they need personal items, general shopping, this all equals money for Malta.

I think alot of people complaining about this should really take a long hard look at themselves and maybe realise that instead of whinging whenever a youth based event is organised, to sit back relax and reap the rewards.

John

Luke A

Mar 3rd 2010, 19:50

If Beyonce performs i will set camp there a week before!

They should get some good, but not-too-commercial artists like Leona Lewis, and a band like Evanescence.

francesca mer

Mar 1st 2010, 22:00

It will only be amazing if the Jonas Brothers come :)

Paul Vella

Feb 28th 2010, 18:12

Please stop bringing all these commercial artists with no talent and bring some truly talented artists or bands such as The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Florence + The Machine. And wouldn't it be amazing if Noel and Liam Gallagher sorted out their differences and made a surprise reunion at the Isle Of Mtv? But sadly these artists and bands have no chance of coming.

a darmanin

Feb 3rd 2010, 23:24

Please orginizers for the sake of our beloved country, if you want Isle of MTV to be a tourist attraction event do not dream of bringing here:

Taylor Swift
Jonas Brothers
Mylie Cyrus
Pixie Lott

Do bring to perform here some of these great artists:

U2
Coldplay
Madonna
Robbie Williams
Kings of Leon
Beyonce
Black Eyed Peas
Green Day
Nelly Furtado
Timbaland
Empire Of The Sun
Foo Fighters
Franz Ferdinand
Keane
Pink
Linkin Park
Nickelback
Rihanna
Shakira
Cheryl Cole
The Temper Trap
Timbaland
and there will be the whole wide World on the Granaries.

Am I asking too much?
We have a recent example of how a real concert is held, and this is The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, which took place on 31th January 2010. (It's available on Youtube)

Jesmond Micallef

Feb 3rd 2010, 18:57

Ok, I (who else ?) have decided that the following will participate :

Mr. TOM WAITS : The World's greatest Solo Showman.

Prog Rock Bands : PORCUPINE TREE, RADIOHEAD, TOOL and MAGMA from France !!!

Sorry people, I have really made up my mind. Its too late now for others to participate.

Neil Bugeja

Feb 3rd 2010, 18:34

I think the Isle of MTV was a great success for Malta as it attracted more tourists and exposed Malta to artists around the world. I think it is a pity that it will end this year :(
On a personal note, I hope artists like Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Taylor Swift and Timbaland will come for this final show

Mark Scerri

Feb 3rd 2010, 18:17

@Toni Iommi
100% agreed with you!

In Malta we got bands of different genres which have worldwide more than in Malta itself . Forsaken are one of the best doom metal bands .

D Sammut

Feb 3rd 2010, 16:42

Robbie Williams will surely entertain us!!

Frankie Camilleri

Feb 3rd 2010, 16:34

Its one of the LPP next summer voyages on da mix. Its a splendid issue that Isle Of MTV Malta Special oraganizers are invest in Malta for the fourth consecutive year. For the Maltese Islands is an asset concerts like these,gain the economy like money, tourism and at the same time promote Malta as a place you want to be during summer meanwhile you discover the serenity. hospitality, culture and sunshine till the sky falls down.......

Enjoy this massive event on da mix!!!!

t farrugia

Feb 3rd 2010, 14:10

@ Chris Reiff - id love to see Rammstein here too but most probably various people will be scandalised by their 2009 hit Pu***. i cannot write the whole name of the song as it would be banned.

L Vella

Feb 3rd 2010, 13:52

It would be nice having some decent bands in Malta, Depeche mode or Muse or whatever you are mentioning, however i think the crowd will be smaller - this event is intended for Music for the masses!
Anyone who enjoys critisizing Lady Gaga should think twice, she has catchy, femmist songs - at the end of it all she is making loads of money.
Beyonce is one good Artist too!
Afterall whatever comes to Malta is something for Malta as it stimulates the economic wheel and gives certain Maltese something to look forward to.
Music is fun and should create Unity - so stop comparing generes of MUSIC!

edmond baldacchino

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:26

biffy clyro, muse, the killers, ....... something decent..not like the ones we had in the past years...

Mandy Spiteri

Feb 2nd 2010, 21:53

@ A. Curmi

I guess you don't have any teenage kids then! There's nothing wrong with Miley Cyrus! I took my daughter to watch a concert at the O2 in London in December and I have to say, she is a great performer live. Even I enjoyed it and I would take my daughter again!

Also, the supporting act was her brother in Metro Station so why not, after all it is supposed to be a 'family event'. Lady Gaga strutting her stuff half naked is hardly what I call 'family material'!

Agreed with many though, I would love Robbie to come!

Edward Muscat

Feb 2nd 2010, 20:25

@Tony Iommi

Can you bring over to Malta the rest of your Sabbath mates? :-)

T.gauci

Feb 2nd 2010, 19:44

Isle of MTV was infested with 12 year olds emos screaming at metro station and lady gaga etc... linkin park and rammstein would rock the night but that's not going to happen knowing that MTV is all about mainstream rubbish(american pop culture). i enjoy trance parties at least it's better than this kids show. i bet you miley cyrus, 50 cent and emo band are on the list lol

Dario Borg

Feb 2nd 2010, 19:23

This is the greatest event throughout the whole year,thanks to the Government.It has always been the most crowded event with some of the brilliant artists.Hope that this year it will be greater than the last year .Hope that we will see again brilliant artists like we already have.......U2,Coldplay,Red Hot Chili Peppers or Robbie Williams,some of them will definetely be a good choice to rock this event!!!!!!!

Mark-Anthony Fenech

Feb 2nd 2010, 19:14

@ Chris Reiff: Now that would be AWESOME hehe :D My girlfriend and I are going to see Rammstein at the 2010 edition of the Sonisphere Festival alongside Iron Maiden and Slayer amongst others but to have them here in Malta would be fabulous hehe

Keith Muscat

Feb 2nd 2010, 16:22

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=252529688755&ref=ts

Green Day should DEFINETLY be there.....

Y. Cassar

Feb 2nd 2010, 16:10

Coldplay would do the trick....for everyone!

Kj Tabone

Feb 2nd 2010, 15:36

One day...one day I'd love to see Placebo, The Killers, Muse, Depeche Mode or Linkin Park rock this island! Till then I dream...

I'm curious to see who's coming this year tho...Placebo are touring *hint* :p

Stephania Cassar

Feb 2nd 2010, 15:32

Has anyone thought that the granaries are empty below and everthing could collapse?... so all those people who will be attending may be in danger without knowing ... xi hofra ohra fil-pajjiz ghandna bzonn!!

Chris Reiff

Feb 2nd 2010, 13:45

Bring Rammstein and the whole world will come to watch ;)

Martin Farrugia

Feb 2nd 2010, 13:26

@ Tony Iommi. You couldn't have said it better. MTV flogs baboon music, shows videos of so-called artists behaving like animals on heat and by and large promotes the lowest sub-human values.

E. Azzopardi

Feb 2nd 2010, 13:20

Nobody is saying that these concerts should not come to Malta, but NOT at the taxpayers expense. They DO NOT bring any EXTRA tourists. MTA should spend this money wiser and not throw it away. But then ..................
Last year, one singer uttered some rude offensive words to the crowd and apparently many of those present loved it!!! Others didn't even know what she said and cheered her!!!!! And this by courtesy of the taxpayers!!!

Nathaniel Camilleri

Feb 2nd 2010, 13:00

To M.Azzoppardi - Thanks to maltese goverement; thank the goverement for the increase of fuel and electricity. Another hopeless case like Gonzi!!!

Jesmond Micallef

Feb 2nd 2010, 12:43

Dear Kenneth, I have "Farscape" from KS and Lisa Gerrard. The combination of KS and Lisa have indeed produced another spontaneous music masterpiece !! I am looking where is he to perform next in Germany as want to see him perform live surrounded by those "Moog Sequencers". My favourite albums are "X" (famous for Ludwig II von Bayern) and "Dosburg Online". I think he has well over 80 albums to his credit !!

Best regards, Jesmond.

Jesmond Micallef

Feb 2nd 2010, 12:26

Well people, Malta will never be at the top of the world's football charts, no !! There is what is called, Sports Tourism afterall no !! So I say couple Music with Malta's heritage and Malta can invent a unique niche in the world of cultured music tourism. The success of the Malta International Jazz Festival is proof of this, or example. Why not cleverly diversify here too. In Nürnberg, every year in summer there is an event called the "Bardentreffen". Its basically a festival of music spread over a 3 day period. The inner city, which is not that big, has a multitude of stages built at vantage points. A performers programme sets who will play where and at what time. Indeed famous musicians such Anne Clark, the Leningrad Cowboys and other famous ones have participated. The event is a huge success every year.

Here have a look at this German website (English is available)

http://www.bardentreffen.de/

In Würzburg, there is also a yearly event called the Africa Festival too. There is great African music there too coupled with good food, and so on !!

http://www.africafestival.org/

Help yourselves, have alook.

Malta has so much high quality potential here.

A. Gauci

Feb 2nd 2010, 12:12

"PLEASE BRING 30 seconds to mars, Muse, Depeche Mode, Linkin Park !!!!!"

As S. Falzon suggests. Very good bands and I would like to see them live in my own country.

Andrew Agius

Feb 2nd 2010, 11:55

Ha Ha. Predictably we have calls for Metal bands or Dance Music. It's MTV you're going to get dance music!
I too would love some Indie rock but would probably be in a minority of about 6 people along with a couple of posters below.
Still here's my plea anyway - The Rifles or Kasabian please...

Lisa Schembri

Feb 2nd 2010, 11:21

I never attended any of the isle of MTV's, Its not my scene....But I don't see any harm in it, its just people having a good time. Having MTV on our side is great publicity for Malta. Party-goers tour the world for this kind of thing.

Justin Meli

Feb 2nd 2010, 11:15

great im paying taxes for this crap , sell out , non artistic , no brainer music . and most of all like every year i have to pay to go abroad for a decent festival.

well done .

Tony Iommi

Feb 2nd 2010, 11:10

I wonder how people still attended these rubbish festivals supposedly labelled as 'music' events. Start listening to real music and leave the mainstream music industry, whose sole purpose it to make money, to rot in its own wealth. We have a society of brainwashed people who only listen to what big companies like Sony, EMI & co, want them to listen.

Listen to maltese band 'Forsaken' who are regarded as one of the best bands in the world in their genre and have a huge following worldwide. Musicians of the highest order yet they only have an audience of about 200 at best yet artists from eMpTyV gather 50,000. Misteries of life!

M. Azzopardi

Feb 2nd 2010, 10:22

Well done and thanks to the Maltese Government

Charmaine Marmara'

Feb 2nd 2010, 09:58

isle of mtv is a great event ,now if u complainers dont like it and bring in politics with it suit yourselfs,just let everybody else enjoy. and yes i would love to see muse live here . they r great . better than to see the eurovision for sure. thats what i would stop the eurovision XBAJNA NAQAW TA CAJT dejjem listess erba oggiba jannu .

Roderick Micallef

Feb 2nd 2010, 08:07

Whilst MTV is a good event for the maltese island especially considering the fact that it's free, however it can obviously be organized better and I will mention a few important points which are most of the time unforeseen:-
1. Security issues, since the access to the granaries is not really controlled if something had to happen then I would forecast that it would be total chaos. I am also convinced that the amount of security and paramedics is not sufficient to cater for all those people.
2. The Venue, whilst the granaries is a decent open space we do have other spaces that are probably more adequate to these kind of events (keeping other aspects in mind like parking). Ta' Qali would have better access, would cause less traffic congestions and the event could be controlled better.
3. The Artistic material, every one knows that Malta is not getting the best new and established artists but they are only getting artists for the moneys they are being paid. Not only the artists are not 'The Best' but we also end up getting the same artists repeatedly which in my opinion is extremely uncreative.

Kenneth Cassar

Feb 2nd 2010, 07:58

@ Jesmond Micallef:

Klaus Schulze with Lisa Gerrard live in Malta...now that would be something!

Andrea Portelli

Feb 2nd 2010, 01:01

@Edwin Abela

If your referring for me, then I assure that I am not against such an event per se (For the sake of tourism and its contribution to the economy).

However, I am against this pitiful mentality both of locals and organisers that the quality of artists are always those who base their career on superficiality and apperances.

When is MTV going to get artists of great skill like Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Stratovarius, Amon Amarth, Machine Head, Devil Driver and so on.

Is it that impossible to pick at least one band of an alternative (metal) style to compliment a more diverse audience.

Obviously this will never happen, considering the masses like superficial artists

Ramon Mizzi

Feb 1st 2010, 23:33

Awesome. Another great concert in Malta. Well done to the promoters.

Marc Pace

Feb 1st 2010, 21:54

im 12 and i agree wit most of you but why do they get lady gaga and Enrique Iglesias 3 times after each is not tht bad but this year they can get at least a dj preferibly david guetta or arman van burean and a rock band like kings of leon and last but not least at least get black eyed peas or tokio hotel

R Gatt

Feb 1st 2010, 21:43

The pleas for bands is amusing. Malta does not decide which artists come, MTV does. MTV chooses the artists which are supposed to have big hits in the summer. The biggests bets would be on bands/artists that are about to release and album before summer i guess.

A. Curmi

Feb 1st 2010, 21:14

Love this kind of event. Pls this year DO NOT bring none of the following;
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift
Jonas Brothers
Demi Lovato
and any other sensless act from these Disney kids and bring actual quality as those mentioned previously and also Florence + the Machine, Pink, Lady Gaga (I wouldn't mind her coming for a 3rd time), maybe Aerosmith if they fix things out.

Neil Azzopardi

Feb 1st 2010, 21:00

dream on that any of Muse, Kings of Leon, 30 Seconds to Mars will headline Isle of MTV! The government/MTA/MTV are only interested in commercial events... my bet... Lady Gaga, Enrique Englesias and Eminem lol

edwin abela

Feb 1st 2010, 20:35

I can't believe the moaners and groaners here! There's just no satisfying some people! If there aren't large scale events of this sort (like there weren't for many, many years), you get everyone up in arms complaining. When we manage to have this massive concerts on a regular basis the moaners and groaners still find what to complain about! Poplu ma jfieqx!

s falzon

Feb 1st 2010, 20:31

PLEASE BRING 30 seconds to mars, Muse, Depeche Mode, Linkin Park !!!!!

Edward Muscat

Feb 1st 2010, 20:11

Any chance of getting some rock artists this year? Kings of Leon, Muse, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers anyone?

Mario Sciberras

Feb 1st 2010, 19:35

Is the venue large enough to hold the people attending? Last year some English friends thought it might be too small. When were the granaries last checked to see that they hold the additional load in perfect safety.

J.Barnes

Feb 1st 2010, 19:23

I very much hope it is as successful as the past ones, a major event that is pulled off with nothing but plus points. However, it is very contradictory for MTA to spend vast ammounts in the name of advertising, (as they do on UK football) and at the same time impose an advertising free order to bars and restaurants etc when it comes to awnings, umbrellas and outdoor furniture. In their words the advertising of certain products is cheap and has no place on Malta, thus imposing higher costs on the establishments. Can you imagine picking up a holiday brochure and seeing all those colourful resorts and then turning the page and see a resort with no familiar names, i think i like many would just turn the page again!

James Camilleri

Feb 1st 2010, 19:06

Cant understand how people can be negative about such a great event!! Its also very good that MTA are announcing the festival at this early stage. Well done MTA once more. James Camilleri

M.Brincat

Feb 1st 2010, 19:02

You want tourists? Cancel all events and spend all the $$$ on getting Robbie Williams

Jesmond Micallef

Feb 1st 2010, 18:50

Definitely a very good officially approved alternative to Malta becoming an "Ibiza type of Clubbing Destination" !!! Thats for sure !!! I would love to read that maybe one day Jean Michel Jarre would make a spetacular concert in Malta. His concerts are a technological mix of sythesised music and laser shows. Maybe a combined concert together with Rondo Veneziano !!! That would definitely redefine the music cultural calendar of the islands. Combine that with Barrock Valletta somehow, wow......!!!!... where does my imagination take me ??? There is plenty of potential here, cultured Maltese musicians and music lovers !!! Think about it, people !!! Shift into gear, MTA, Music and Arts Associations!!! Further potentials are Klaus Schulze, (the man never stops making albums - mastermind of electronic music), Tangerine Dream, Vangelis......... !!! So much potential, here !!!!

Andrea Portelli

Feb 1st 2010, 18:44

It will obviously be another rubbish biased event with non-metal performances (no, Metro station and what not do not qualify under such a genre, sorry to disappoint)

J Micallef

Feb 1st 2010, 18:19

On one hand the MTA spends all this money to bring such a major event to our shores while at the same time it is trying to destroy our nightlife !!!!