[1] The festival was born in 2003 as a happening aiming to attract attention to the need for better practice facilities for bands in Copenhagen's Vesterbro district.
[2] This initiative developed into the Vesterbro Festival which gradually grew larger, in 2008 attracting 20,000 visitors.
To reflect this role and give the festival a more international profile, the name was changed to the current Start!
Participating acts included Phil Shivers, Mislyd, Coco Moon and Ginger Ninja.
Some of the bands had already experienced airplay on Danish radio;including The Floor Is Made Of Lava, Alcoholic Faith Mission, Stoffer og Maskinen and The Wong Boys—while others are still fairly unknown.