Canadian Music Festivals
Friday Aug 17
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Variety
Dundas Cactus Festival
Dundas, ON @ Downtown Dundas ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Teenage Head | Freedom Train | Amazing Kreskin -
Blues
Calabogie Blues & Ribfest
Calabogie, ON @ Calabogie Peaks Resort ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Jack De Keyzer | Paul Reddick | Murray Porter | Joe Louis Walker | Soulstack | Raoul and the Big Time | Wild T & the Spirit | Angelina Hunter Trio -
Folk/Country
Kempt Shore Music Gala Campout and Dance
Kempt Shore, Nova Scotia @ Kempt Shore Ocean View Campground ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Hupman Brothers | Curtis Matheson | Macfarlane's Rant -
Variety
Capital Fair
Ottawa, Ontario @ Rideau Carleton Entertainment Centre ; Aug 17 - Aug 26Disco Inferno | PepTides | Ambush | Aspects | O Neptune | Bytown Lights | Steph La Rochelle | Krista Jane | James Cochrane | Murray Street Blues Band | Sor House Band | Jason Kokkovas Band | Gone Too Soon | Sounds of Summer | School of Rock | Bordertowne Boys Band | Ladies & Escorts | Ryan McIntyre | Rock Snake | Yodas | Fake McCoys | Chicken Fried -
Variety
Northumberland Ribfest
Cobourg, ON @ Victoria Park (Cobourg) ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Phlo | Practically Petty | Cale Crowe | Fleetwood Nicks | Simply Queen | Samurai Fly | Five Wheel Drive | Pat Kelleher | Andy Earle and the Bandits -
Bluegrass
Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Festival
Saskatoon, SK @ Ness Creek ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Barrel Boys | Shaela Miller | Rugged Little Thing | Osmond Davis Band | Spencer Branch | Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons | Jim and Penny Malmberg | Irvin Amundson | Raven She Hollers | South Carolina Broadcasters | Gopher Broke -
Variety
WTFest
Brantford, ON @ Lion's Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 18 -
Country
Country Thunder Alberta
Calgary, AB @ Prairie Winds Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Eric Church | Dierks Bentley | Chad Brownlee | Dean Brody | Midland | Jess Moskaluke | Drew Gregory | Cadillac Three | Toby Keith | Restless Heart | Madeline Merlo | Kentucky Headhunters | Hunter Brothers | Bryan White -
Variety
The Harvest Sun Music Fest
Kelwood, MB @ Kelwood ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Ben Sures | Shotgun Jimmie | Alana Levandoski | Sweet Alibi | Al Simmons | Red Moon Road | Sierra Noble | ATLAAS | Leaf Rapids | Rob Waddell | Carly Dow | Sol James | Okay Mann | Nation of Two | Logan McKillop | Double The Trouble | Olivia Lunny | Kakagi -
Variety
Riverfest Elora
Elora, ON @ Bissell Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Ralph | Bedouin Soundclash | Cuff the Duke | Blue Rodeo | Flatliners | Flaming Lips | Born Ruffians | Land of Talk | Wolf Parade | Donovan Woods | Rich Aucoin | Grand Analog | Eamon McGrath | Creepshow | Leeroy Stagger | July Talk | Weaves | Goodnight, Sunrise | New Swears | My Son The Hurricane | Beaches | Dear Rouge | Boo Radley Project | Carly Rae Jepsen | Ariana Gillis | Bonnie Trash | Carole Pope | Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs | les Deuxluxes | Haviah Mighty | Alanna Gurr & the Greatest State | Future Peers | Moon Hooch | Luna Li | Bossie | Rich Burnett | Caveboy | Heartstreets | Julie & the Wrong Guys | Lee Watson | Cleopatrick | Sorority | Ellevator | FXRRVST | Rawlins Cross | Jessy Bell Smith | Ellen Froese | Royal Castles | Friendly Frogs Freak Show -
Rock
Edmonton Rock Music Festival
Edmonton, AB @ Hawrelak Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Los Lobos | Helix | Honeymoon Suite | Glass Tiger | Don Felder | Toronto | Saga -
Folk
Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival
Owen Sound, ON @ Kelso Beach Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Sarah Harmer | Stephen Fearing | Rose Cousins | Suzie Vinnick | Treasa Levasseur | Bahamas | Tanika Charles | Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer | My Son The Hurricane | T. Nile | Fred Penner | Samantha Martin | Nick Sherman | Drew McIvor | Goitse | Lifers | Adonis Puentes | Vishten | Susan Aglukark | Polky Village Band | Kunle | Calan | Beppe Gambetta | Mama's Broke | Kubasonics | Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie | Hut People -
Folk
Bear Creek Folk Fest
Grand Prairie, Alberta @ Borstad Hill (Muskoseepi Park) ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Michael Franti and Spearhead | City and Colour | Alex Cuba | Little Miss Higgins | Scott Cook | Colin James | April Verch | Sharon & Bram | Sam Baker | Braden Gates | Birds of Chicago | Emerson Drive | Daniel Champagne | Gretchen Peters | Guy Davis | Fortunate Ones | Rura | Dione Taylor and the Backsliderz | Martin Kerr | Caleb Hart and the Royal Youths | All Our Exes Live In Texas | Brother Brothers | Gunning & Cormier | Hey Wow! | Northbloods | Novel Ideas | Renee Golemba | Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley | Steel Wheels | Step Crew | War and Treaty -
Rock
Rock Ambleside Park
West Vancouver, BC @ Ambleside Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Chilliwack | Lee Aaron | Kim Mitchell | Trooper | Loverboy | Nazareth | Rik Emmett | LIttle River Band | Toronto | Doug and the Slugs -
Variety
Bon-Fire
Ottawa, ON @ Rideau Pines Farm ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Chad VanGaalen | Wolf Parade | Bonjay | Jennifer Castle | Construction & Destruction | Jessy Lanza | Bonnie Doon | Corridor | Mauno | Casper Skulls | Chippy Nonstop | Bambii | Ansley Simpson | Witch Prophet | Shadowhand | Napster Vertigo | Shay Lia -
Rock
Rock the River
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Delta Bessborough Gardens ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Men Without Hats | Lee Aaron | Kim Mitchell | Trooper | Nazareth | Nick Gilder & Sweeney Todd | Prism | LIttle River Band | Toronto | GIno Vannelli -
Rock
Hopped and Confused Festival (Ottawa)
Ottawa, Ontario @ Mill Street Brew Pub ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Bedouin Soundclash | Rural Alberta Advantage | I Mother Earth | Damn Truth | Birds of Bellwoods | Caveboy | Bleeker | Julie & the Wrong Guys -
Variety
Invermere Music Festival
Invermere, BC @ Pynelogs Greenspace ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Wil | Alex Cuba | Miesha & the Spanks | Dead South | Mariel Buckley | Lion Bear Fox | Elk Run & Riot -
Variety
Up Here Festival 4
Sudbury, ON @ Multiple Venues (Sudbury) ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Patrick Watson | Efrim Manuel Menuck | Evan Redsky | TV Freaks | Debbie Tebbs | Boyhood | Charlotte Day Wilson | Ocean City Defender | Random Recipe | Nyssa | Melody McKiver | Chandra | Mauno | Joanne Pollock | Geoffroy | Versa | Priors | Venetian Snares & Daniel Lanois | Alder & Ash | Jeremy Dutcher | Sorority | Victime | Tommy and the Commies | McLean | Bleu Nuit | Korea Town Acid | Emily Kohne | Donzelle | Blood and Glass Quartet | Komissars | Martine | White Hot | Skin Condition | Ghost Cat -
Variety
Ponderosa Festival
Rock Creek, BC @ Rock Creek Fairgrounds ; Aug 17 - Aug 19K-os | Lightning Dust | Ndidi Onukwulu | Brasstronaut | Yukon Blonde | We Are the City | Blue Hawaii | Suuns | Malcolm Jack | Dilly Dally | Skye Wallace | Hannah Epperson | Funk Hunters | Mesa Luna | Carmanah | Jesse Roper | Mud Funk | Sam Tudor | Douse | Little Destroyer | Bad Pop | Club Sofa -
Variety
Moose n' Fiddle Music Festival
Nestor Falls, ON @ Caliper Lake Provincial Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Elliott Brood | Old Man Luedecke | Perpetrators | Ben Miller | Red Moon Road | Jenie Thai | Big Little Lions | Kitchen Party -
Variety
Rainbow Trout Music Festival
St. Malo, MB @ Oroseau Campground ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Petra Glynt | BLOOM | Super Duty Tough Work | Ghost Twin | Living Hour | Smoky Tiger | Black Cloud | Garrys | Anemone | Odd Outfit | Tansy | innocentgun | Lakes and Pines | Juniper Bush | Juvel | Warming | Sebastian Gaskin | Keith Price Double Quartet -
Cultural
Expo Latino
Calgary, AB @ Prince's Island Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19 -
Folk
Summers End Folk Festival
Grand Manan Island, NB @ Grand Manan Island ; Aug 17 - Aug 18Basia Bulat | Walrus | Mike Trask & the Precious Memories | Laura Sauvage | Keith Hallett | Tampa | Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits | Julie Aubé | Jim Henman | Piper Burns -
Country
Fred Eaglesmith Charity Picnic
Aylmer, ON @ Springwater Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Fred Eaglesmith | CATL | Washboard Hank | Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer | Bill Durst | Schotts | Rico | Tif Ginn | Roger Marin Band | Megan Nash | Conor Gains | Tia McGraff | Brock Zemon | Uptown Dixieland Band | Quique Escamilla | JP Allen Band | Bill Passalacqua -
Variety
Peterborough Folk Festival
Peterborough, ON @ Nicholls Oval Park ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Bedouin Soundclash | Silver Hearts | Chad VanGaalen | Spades | Basia Bulat | Weather Station | Jennifer Castle | Terra Lightfoot | Kalle Mattson | My Son The Hurricane | Melissa Payne | Hillary DuMoulin | Kate Suhr Quintet | Logan Staats | Splash'n Boots | Broken Harmony | Mary-Kate Edwards | Tequila Jay | Glen McFarlane -
Variety
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)
Toronto, ON @ Exhibition Place ; Aug 17 - Sep 03Stars | Bedouin Soundclash | Trews | Big Sugar | Hollerado | Spoons | Current Swell | Washboard Union | Men Without Hats | Elwins | In My Coma | Marianas Trench | Crush | Julian Taylor Band | Caravan | Johannes Linstead | Emerson Drive | Stacey Kay | Moist | Practically Hip | Abbamania | Abraxas | Marshall Dane | Paul James Band | Blood, Sweat & Tears | Jay Douglas | Ty Baynton | Birds of Bellwoods | Carpet Frogs | David Leask | LMT Connection | Robin Benedict | Greg Wyard | Two for the Show | Dreamboats | Little Junior | Johnson Crook | Proud Sons | Sacha | Abrams | Logan Staats | Static Shift | Elyse Saunders | James Barker Band | Redhill Valleys | Pat Temple and the Hi Lo Players | Crown Lands | Kansas | Freddie McGregor | Just Heart | Kelly Prescott | Fraser Melvin Band | Ben Hudson | Genevieve Fisher | Sons of Rhythm | Zeshan B | Blue Radio (Blue Rodeo Tribute) | High Court County | Ezra Jordan | Matt Morson | JXCK KXLLY | Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble | Dennis DeYoung | Nancy Wilson (Heart) | Fateh | Scarecrow | Neon Nostalgic | Dave Murphy Band | Nomads Band | Gyles featuring Jamesking | Wednesday's Engine | George Olliver & Gangbuster | Dedbeats | Bad To The Bone | Tom Barlow | Keith & Keith | One Ugly Cowboy | David Boyd Janes | Kenny V | Lost Patients | High Rollers | Savage Groove | Danny Scott | Angie Hilts | Rob Foreman Trio | Des Sourcils -
World
Small World Music Festival
Toronto, ON @ Multiple Venues (Toronto) ; Aug 17 - Aug 19Las Cafeteras | Vieux Farka Touré | La Dame Blanche | Kalàscima | DJ Lag | Daraa Tribes | Sahba Motallebi and Naghmeh Farahmand Saturday Aug 18
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Variety
A Midsummer's Dream
Hamilton, ON @ Gage Park ; Aug 18 -
Variety
ArtsFest Waterdown
Waterdown, ON @ Historic Waterdown ; Aug 18 - Aug 19Old Man Luedecke | Jully Black | Leeroy Stagger | Matt Andersen | Matt Dusk | Myles Goodwyn | Barney Bentall | Fred Penner | Lighthouse | Quartetto Gelato | Jane Bunnett and Maqueque | Logan Staats -
Variety
Cumberland Wild
Cumberland, British Columbia @ Village Park ; Aug 18 - Aug 19Elliott Brood | Bend Sinister | Pack A.D. | Five Alarm Funk | DeFunk | Murge | Funkee Wadd | Wmnstudies | Cumberland Brothers | Moontricks | Jesse Roper | Freestylers | Xavier | Kitty & the Rooster | Jennay Badger -
Variety
Paris Drinks Fest
Paris, ON @ Lion's Park ; Aug 18Terra Lightfoot | Julian Taylor Band | Fast Romantics -
Variety
La Nuit Du Pont Couvert
Gould, QC @ Pont couvert McVetty-McKenzie ; Aug 18 - Aug 19Geraldine | Bernard Adamus | Martin Lizotte | Jacques Bertrand Jr | Pascal Angelo Fioramore | Mathieu Arsenault | Robin Aubert | Urban Desbois | Claudine Vachon | TU / LIPS | Michel Vezina | Mathieu Desy -
Variety
Camp Wavelength
Toronto, ON @ Fort York and Garrison Common ; Aug 18 - Aug 19Aidan Baker | Chad VanGaalen | Zaki Ibrahim | Maylee Todd | Suuns | TOPS | Bernice | Yamantaka // Sonic Titan | Boyhood | Mauno | Casper Skulls | Chastity | FRIGS | Helena Deland | Moscow Apartment | Rapport | Sydanie | Nate Husser | TRP.P -
Variety
DesBouleaux Fest
Mirabel, OQC @ Complexe Jean-Laurin ; Aug 18 -
Variety
I Love the '90s Tour
Oro-Medonte, ON @ Burl's Creek Event Grounds ; Aug 18Black Sheep | Salt-N-Pepa | Montell Jordan | Rob Base | Young MC | Vanilla Ice -
Variety
The Fair at the PNE
Vancouver, British Columbia @ PNE Forum ; Aug 18 - Sep 03Kool & The Gang | Goo Goo Dolls | Cyndi Lauper | Men Without Hats | Boyz II Men | Marianas Trench | Chicago | Dean Brody | Air Supply | Jann Arden | 112 | Burton Cummings | Salt-N-Pepa | Color Me Badd | Young MC | All-4-One | Village People | A Flock of Seagulls | Wang Chung Sunday Aug 19
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Variety
Back to the Farm: MacKinnon Brothers Beer & Music Festival
Bath, ON @ MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Company ; Aug 19Tom Savage | Rural Alberta Advantage | Greg Ball | Relatives | Huaraches | Kim Pollard Band | Lost Cousins | Sofa King Addicted | Miss Emily | Goldwing | Sandy Stubbert | Holy Wow Tuesday Aug 21
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Variety
Whoop-Up Days
Lethbridge, AB @ Exhibition Park ; Aug 21 - Aug 25Road Hammers | Helix | Sheepdogs | Lee Aaron | Prism | Harlequin | Joey Landreth | Ryan Lindsay -
Classical
Sauble Beach Guitar Festival
Sauble Beach, ON @ Sauble Beach Community Centre ; Aug 21 - Aug 24Michael Kolk | James Renwick | Lynn McGrath | Tim Beattie | Juan Carlos Laguna | Rene Izquierdo