Ontario’s newest music festival, the Bonnaroo-affiliated Wayhome Music Festival, announced its inaugural line-up at a secret event at The Great Hall in Toronto tonight.
The event, which is set to take place at Burls Creek Event Grounds, in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, will happen from July 24-26th with tickets going on sale February 16th.
Appearing at Wayhome are St Vincent, Modest Mouse, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Alt-J, Kendrick Lamar, Future Islands, The Sheepdogs, The Gaslight Anthem, Walk The Moon, Metz, Danny Brown, Cold War Kids, Fucked Up, Rural Alberta Advantage, Timber Timbre, Run The Jewels, Hey Rosetta, Passion Pit, July talk, Alvvays, Yukon Blonde, Odesza, Kaytranada, G-Eazy, Courtney Barnett, Sloan, Thousand Foot Krutch, Big Kritz, Sylvan Esso, Dear Rouge, For Esme, Bear Mountain, Lowell, The Highest Order, SZA, Viet Cong, Com Truise, Evening Hymns, How To Dress Well,+ more!
Update 1: Sam Smith, The Decemberists, Hozier, & Vance Joy have been added to the line-up.
Update 2: Check out our photos below from the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto!
Update 3:Click here to win 2 GA passes to Wayhome Festival (closes Feb. 20 at 12pm EST)
Update 4:Neil Young + Promise of the Real, Brandon Flowers, Theophilus London, Manchester Orchestra, The Lone Bellow, Django Django, The Growlers, Rhiannon Giddens, Dwyane Gretzky, Tobias Jesso Jr, Chad VanGaalen, Broncho, Slow Magic, Highs, Brave Shores, Kevin Garrett, Weaves, Ascot Royals, The Beaches, Tomi Swick, Zorch, Amos the Transparent, Teen Violence, The Huaraches and Cross Dog have been added to the line-up.
Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Executive Director, Republic Live Shannon McNevan at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
President & CEO of CARAS, The JUNO Awards and MusiCounts Alan Reid at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
CEO of AC Entertainment, co-founder and producer of the Bonnaroo Music Festival Ashley Capps at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
President, Music Canada Graham Henderson at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Executive Director, Republic Live Shannon McNevan at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
President, Music Canada Graham Henderson at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Executive Director, Republic Live Shannon McNevan at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
Executive Director, Republic Live Shannon McNevan at the Wayhome Festival press conference at The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. (Photo: Amy Buck/Aesthetic Magazine Toronto)
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