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Osheaga: one more summer festival joins lineup
Labour Day Weekend. Music and arts event will focus on indie performers
T'CHA DUNLEVY, The Gazette
Published: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Just when you thought we couldn't cram another festival into our summer, along comes Osheaga. Billing itself a "music and arts festival," the two-day event brings an impressive and eclectic roster of talent to Jean Drapeau Park on Sept. 2 and 3, Labour Day weekend.
Ben Harper, Sonic Youth, Damian Marley, Wolf Parade, k-os, Dinosaur Jr., Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Malajube, Lady Sovereign, the Stills, Joseph Arthur, Islands, Dobacaracol, Starsailor and Bell Orchestre are among the acts already confirmed, with more to come.
"We've been talking about it for a long time," said Nick Farkas, concert buyer for Gillett Entertainment Group, which is presenting the event.
"I've been going to a lot of festivals like this over the years, and it just seemed like there was nothing on the East Coast."
Montreal's rise to prominence on the indie music scene has lent credibility to the endeavour, giving Farkas an edge in wooing certain acts.
"People love Montreal," he said. "Let's not kid ourselves - that makes it attractive (to bands), but it's hard to get people to take a chance on a first-year fest."
Osheaga's lineup consists of underground or "club-level acts" that, put together, "make something bigger," according to Farkas. It fits with Montreal music fans' discerning tastes, he continued, though he hopes the event will have a broad appeal.
"It's a yearly festival, in Montreal, that celebrates music in a Montreal kind of way. But I'd love for it to become a destination event. That's the goal - to get people talking about it, and coming from all over (to attend)."
Early bird tickets cost $80 and go on sale Saturday at noon at Admission. Single day passes will be made available at a later date. Call (514) 790-1245 or go to http://www.admission.com. For more information on the festival, go to http://www.osheaga.com
tdunlevy@thegazette.canwest.com
© The Gazette (Montreal) 2006
Labour Day Weekend. Music and arts event will focus on indie performers
T'CHA DUNLEVY, The Gazette
Published: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Just when you thought we couldn't cram another festival into our summer, along comes Osheaga. Billing itself a "music and arts festival," the two-day event brings an impressive and eclectic roster of talent to Jean Drapeau Park on Sept. 2 and 3, Labour Day weekend.
Ben Harper, Sonic Youth, Damian Marley, Wolf Parade, k-os, Dinosaur Jr., Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Malajube, Lady Sovereign, the Stills, Joseph Arthur, Islands, Dobacaracol, Starsailor and Bell Orchestre are among the acts already confirmed, with more to come.
"We've been talking about it for a long time," said Nick Farkas, concert buyer for Gillett Entertainment Group, which is presenting the event.
"I've been going to a lot of festivals like this over the years, and it just seemed like there was nothing on the East Coast."
Montreal's rise to prominence on the indie music scene has lent credibility to the endeavour, giving Farkas an edge in wooing certain acts.
"People love Montreal," he said. "Let's not kid ourselves - that makes it attractive (to bands), but it's hard to get people to take a chance on a first-year fest."
Osheaga's lineup consists of underground or "club-level acts" that, put together, "make something bigger," according to Farkas. It fits with Montreal music fans' discerning tastes, he continued, though he hopes the event will have a broad appeal.
"It's a yearly festival, in Montreal, that celebrates music in a Montreal kind of way. But I'd love for it to become a destination event. That's the goal - to get people talking about it, and coming from all over (to attend)."
Early bird tickets cost $80 and go on sale Saturday at noon at Admission. Single day passes will be made available at a later date. Call (514) 790-1245 or go to http://www.admission.com. For more information on the festival, go to http://www.osheaga.com
tdunlevy@thegazette.canwest.com
© The Gazette (Montreal) 2006
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The Flaming Lips
Sonic Youth
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
Wolf Parade
K-OS
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Dinosaur Jr.
Joseph Arthur
Malajube
The Stills
Lady Sovereign
Islands
DobaCaracol
Starsailor
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
the Magic Numbers
World Party
James Chance & The Original Contortions.
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Final Fantasy
Errase Errata
We Are Wolves
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