Previous Years
Tennents Vital itself started back in 2002 with it's first ever concert being held in Botanic Gardens in Belfast. Here are the acts that played that year:
Badly Drawn Boy, Idlewild, Snow Patrol, Gemma Hayes, Fatboy Slim, Stereo MC's, Pacha Futura
In 2003 Tennents Vital made a successful return to Botanic Gardens with another festival. This time it featured:
Zero 7, The Streets, Roger Sanchez, Death in Vegas, Richard Fearless, Roots Manuva, Nightmares On Wax, Jon Carter
2004 saw Tennents Vital become a much more mainstream event with several massive bands headlining the show.
The White Stripes, The Darkness, Ash, New York Dolls, Jurassic 5, Peaches, Goldie Lookin Chain, The Answer, Acidtone, Blanche
The organisers of T Vital 2005 really built on 2004's line-up with another excellent range of top bands.
Kings Of Leon, Faithless, Franz Ferdinand, Maroon 5, Scissor Sisters, Jem, The Coral, The Futureheads, Driving By Night, The Cribs, The Brakes, Dutch Schultz, Alloy Mental, Leya
In 2006 the festival became even more popular with the highlight being local boys Snow Patrol headlining.
Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, The Raconteurs, ¡Forward, Russia!, Be your own PET, Duke Special, Ed Harcourt, Editors, Mumm-Ra, The Pigeon Detectives, Iain Archer, Oceansize, Republic Of Loose, The Crimea, Panda Kopanda, The Dangerfields, The View, The Tides
2007 saw the best line-up in the history of the festival as bands like The Killers, Kasabian and Razorlight, all decided to play the festival.
Razorlight, Manic Street Preachers, The View, The Hold Steady, Oppenheimer,
Justice, Alloy Mental, I Was A Cub Scout, Black Alley Screens, General
Fiasco, Steer Clear, Nice 'n' Sleezy, The Killers, Kasabian, Mark Ronson,
The Shins, Albert Hammond Jr., The Holloways, Kharma 45
2008 was a major disappointment to the many fans of Tennents Vital as it was cancelled at the last minute due to the organisers being "unable to secure a sufficiently high standard of talent".
Currently no-one knows what the future holds for the future of Tennents Vital but it is hoped that there will be a festival this year!
