We need a real festival in this province...

[ebbomega]

Or at the very least in the Northwest. Closest we have seems to be either Coachella (and that's in California) and Shambhala (and that's really not that big). And then there's Merrit Mountain Music Festival and ACF, but honestly.... These are all pretty low key.

Can we have something like a 30k+ rock festival around here? With, like, real headliners? All the big rock shows that happen around here are put on by radio stations or whatnot and honestly fall short.... Is it possible?

Am I missing something? Or are we seriously that deprived in this corner of the world? Would it be possible to throw something of that magnitude (given, of course, the money to be able to do it...) and have it successful?

[FMPjunkie]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Or at the very least in the Northwest. Closest we have seems to be either Coachella (and that's in California) and Shambhala (and that's really not that big). And then there's Merrit Mountain Music Festival and ACF, but honestly.... These are all pretty low key.

Can we have something like a 30k+ rock festival around here? With, like, real headliners? All the big rock shows that happen around here are put on by radio stations or whatnot and honestly fall short.... Is it possible?

Am I missing something? Or are we seriously that deprived in this corner of the world? Would it be possible to throw something of that magnitude (given, of course, the money to be able to do it...) and have it successful?

I'd love to see a decent music fest up here but honestly dont see it happening anytime soon. seattles got some good ones: bumbershoot, saskwatch etc. oh and btw coachella this year was fucking AMAZING! i highly recommend making the trip down for it next year.

[lithe]

*heart* jazz fest, fringe fest, folk fest, new music west, etc.

but yeah, fancy music shows would be nice. i'm pretty excited about going to Sonar next year http://www.sonar.es and the other european fests. woo.

[firestar]

Originally Posted by lithe

*heart* jazz fest, fringe fest, folk fest, new music west, etc.

but yeah, fancy music shows would be nice. i'm pretty excited about going to Sonar next year http://www.sonar.es and the other european fests. woo.

One of the craziest fetivals I ever saw was the Notting Hill fesitval in London a couple of years back which is one of the biggest caribbean festivals in the world. It's a like 5 mile circle and there's a giant parade, and down ever side street there is something different, like DJs playing on the street with like huge crowds of people dancing, craft workshops, little street side stores, etc.
The parade is great, all there is is big 18 wheeler trucks all decorated, and the trailer of each truck is just a huge pile of speakers blasting out caribian music, salsa, reggae, jungle, etc. And people would follow the trailers dancing behind them

They block off like 10 5 mile radius around the circle, so no traffic, AND the best best part is, you can drink in the street there, so, as your dancing behind one of the trucks, you can stop and pick up a tall can of stella at one of the 100's of road size booze stands.

Fucking incredible.

[Wood]

BC's pretty sparsely populated, not really enough people around to support an event of that scale...

personally i'd take an event like Shambhala over a big-time rock festival anyday!

[FMPjunkie]

yah nothing in north america can compare to music fests in the uk, they are truely the kings. its on my list of things to do to go over there and spend an entire summer jumping from one festival to another every weekend, once i get the money together. check out this years glastonbury line up http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.u...dex.asp?id=196
fuckin insanity. creamsfield would be an experience also

[wum]

how about tomato throwing or sundry fruits

[Spoon]

Its called the Calgary Stampede. It goes for two weekends and there is free breakfast every moring somewhere near by. And its a good breakfast like pancakes, sausage, bacon, and hashbrowns. The whole city shuts down for it. Yeah it mainly country and rock but all the clubs bring in big headliners too during the week. A few years back i saw felix, max graham and a few others in between Cowboys, Desparado's, and all the pubs on 17th ave. Free transit 24/7 and long long lines for the beer gardens by 1pm on Wednesday afternoon , how can u go wrong. And all the women

[ebbomega]

Because everybody knows that Calgary is in BC.....

[The_acidhouse]

Originally Posted by ebbomega

Or at the very least in the Northwest. Closest we have seems to be either Coachella (and that's in California) and Shambhala (and that's really not that big). And then there's Merrit Mountain Music Festival and ACF, but honestly.... These are all pretty low key.

Can we have something like a 30k+ rock festival around here? With, like, real headliners? All the big rock shows that happen around here are put on by radio stations or whatnot and honestly fall short.... Is it possible?

Am I missing something? Or are we seriously that deprived in this corner of the world? Would it be possible to throw something of that magnitude (given, of course, the money to be able to do it...) and have it successful?

Call it the rain festival.

[FMPjunkie]

theres always foxfest.........
(if u can call having one band play in the coliseum a festival)

[decypher]

yeh we dont got the market for it out here. Europe can draw a 10,000+ crowd for a tin can with headphones.

Even Ozzfest stopped coming here, that festival had some huge names back in the day.

Maybe one day!

[Cdn_Brdr]

Originally Posted by decypher

yeh we dont got the market for it out here. Europe can draw a 10,000+ crowd for a tin can with headphones.

Even Ozzfest stopped coming here, that festival had some huge names back in the day.

Maybe one day!

Stopped? It only came once....and it was packed. I don't think attendance was a deciding factor in coming back or not. I'm not sure why they haven't come back but I really don't think it was lack of ticket sales.

[decypher]

yeh i dunno why either but they haven't come back since that one time i went a long time ago.

[dapimpstress]

dude. ya'll are crazy.. ur missing out on PHEONIX FEST AND



STOMPIN IN DA WOODS!!!!!!

4 DAY festival!! middle of the woods!! showers!! saunas!! lake!!
check it here -====> http://www.fnk.ca/board/showthread.p...hlight=stompin

[~ katem]

who were you thinking ?


it takes more than a few big names to bring out 30+ K.




who has the $$ in California ?