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Festival d’été de Québec Announces Initial 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – Festival d’été de Québec, which is set to take place in Quebec City from July 6-16, has announced the first 50 acts performing at its 50th edition, coinciding with Canada’s 150th anniversary. Seven time Grammy Award winner and prolific rapper Kendrick Lamar, high-flying pop sensation P!NK, double platinum 2017 Grammy award winning Australian producer Flume, 10-time American Country … Continue reading

NXNE Announces Initial 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – North By Northeast (NXNE) has unveiled its first round of performers to kick off the summer at its second annual NXNE Port Lands festival taking place June 23 to June 25 in Toronto. Headliners for the three-day festival include chart-topping indietronica act Passion Pit, the multi-talented rapper and producer Tyler, the Creator and genre-bending hip hop artist … Continue reading

Phoenix Lights Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – The Phoenix Lights Music Festival has announced the lineup for their third annual event. The two-day music festival taking place in Downtown Phoenix on April 8 – 9, and will featured a stacked lineup that includes headliners Above & Beyond, Alesso, and, Tiesto, along with other notable artists including: STS9, Vince Staples, ZHU, Illenium, Keys … Continue reading

Field Trip Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – Toronto’s essential downtown music and arts festival is celebrating five years with its biggest lineup yet. Field Trip has become the unofficial kick off to the city’s busy summer festival season and this year’s bill continues a tradition of curating a world­-class, boutique music event inside the gorgeous and intimate confines of the city’s Historic … Continue reading

Sum 41 Announces Co-Headlining Tour with Pierce The Veil

By: Staff – Sum 41 and Pierce The Veil will be hitting the road next month with Emarosa and Chapel. The We Will Detonate Tour will kick off on April 21st at Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO and wrap up at Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK on May 26th. VIP Tickets are available now, with Spotify Presale tickets going on sale tomorrow, March 2nd from 10am-10pm local. General on sale begins Friday, March 3rd … Continue reading

The Big Feastival Announces 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – The Big Feastival, the UK’s favourite food, music and family-fun festival, will launch in Canada for the first time this August 18-20th at Burl’s Creek, Oro-Medonte, and will showcase award-winning music on one stage, the country’s best chefs cooking live on another, and family entertainment throughout. With more than 20,000 expected festival attendees, this weekend getaway will host all-star experiences … Continue reading

Franz Ferdinand Announces 2017 North American Tour

By: Staff – Franz Ferdinand have revealed plans for a rare North American tour, which is their first US tour in three years when they played in support of their critically acclaimed fourth album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. The band will perform in several cities across the U.S including Nashville, Louisville, New York City and Los Angeles … Continue reading

Alexisonfire to play five Canadian Shows this June

By: Staff – Alexisonfire has announced a limited engagement of five Canadian performances this June. The reunited group will come together to perform four shows in June at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall – including a June 18th All Ages show and three 19+ shows presented by Budweiser’s Discover What’s Brewing series – as well as a special appearance at Montebello Rockfest. Although … Continue reading

Slayer, Lamb of God, Behemoth Announce 2017 Summer Tour

By: Staff – There are many perilous ways one can spend time off – Volcano-boarding down Cerro Negro, Nicaragua’s active volcano, or maybe bungee jumping from a helicopter over the bubbling crater of Chile’s Villarrica.  How about a visit to Sao Paulo’s Snake Island, home of some 4000 golden lancehead vipers whose venom can melt human flesh, or shark diving … Continue reading

CBC Music Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

By: Staff – The CBC Music Festival today announced its return to Echo Beach in Toronto on Saturday, May 27th. Celebrating its fifth year, the festival will proudly showcase an all-Canadian lineup featuring co-headliners Serena Ryder and Walk Off The Earth. The day promises many more talented acts including Keys N Krates, Ruth B, Scott Helman, Bobby Bazini, Austra, BROS, William Prince, … Continue reading