Big Music Fest

Big Music Fest
Genre Music festival
Dates June/July
Location(s) Belleville (2008–10, 2012–13)
Wiarton (2009)
Owen Sound (2010, 2012)
Bobcaygeon (2011)
Kitchener (2014–present)
Founded 2008
Attendance 8,000 to 25,000
Website
www.bigmusicfest.com

Big Music Fest is an annual music festival held in various locations in Southern Ontario, Canada. Belleville hosted every year from 2008 to 2013 with exception of 2011. Wiarton hosted an additional concert in 2009, while Owen Sound held additional concerts in 2010 and 2012. Bobcaygeon was the sole host in 2011. Kitchener has been the sole host since 2014.

Past acts

2008

Big Music Fest 2008 was held June 2008 in East Zwicks Park, Belleville, and drew a crowd of 16,000.[1] The Tragically Hip headlined the festival, and were supported by Sam Roberts Band, Sarah Harmer, Attack in Black, and Five Star Trailer Park.[2]

2009

Big Music Fest in 2009 saw two concerts for the first time, returning to Belleville and adding a show at the Wiarton-Keppel Airport in Wiarton, Ontario.

Belleville saw 10,000 fans in East Zwicks Park on June 20th, this year featuring Theory of a Deadman and Our Lady Peace,[3] with support from Blue Rodeo, Hedley, Jimmy Bowskill, and The Parlor Mob.[4]

The Wiarton concert drew an even larger crowd, with 15,000 people in attendance [5] to see The Tragically Hip, Sam Roberts Band, and Arkells.[6]

2010

Big Music Fest 2010 again saw two concerts, retaining Belleville but moving the Wiarton show to nearby Owen Sound.[7]

The Belleville show on June 19th featured ZZ Top, with Collective Soul, Finger Eleven, Big Sugar, Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles, Karl Wolf, and Danny Fernandes also performing.[7]

Hedley and Our Lady Peace saw 10,000 people at Big Music Fest 2010, on July 3rd in Owen Sound's Kelso Beach Park.[5] The supporting acts included Matthew Good, Finger Eleven, David Wilcox, and Faber Drive, among others.[7]

2011

Big Music Fest 2011 was held on June 25th in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, and was again headlined by The Tragically Hip who wrote a song named after the town. Supporting acts were Sam Roberts Band, The Trews, and Miss Emily. Approximately 24,500 people attended this year's festival.[8]

The 2011 Belleville and Owen Sound editions were cancelled in April, due to low ticket sales and booking issues.[9][10][11] If the concerts had gone ahead, this would have been the first year to see three locations host Big Music Fest.

2012

Like two years earlier, 2012 held two editions of Big Music Fest. The first was split into two shows, held on June 16th in East Zwicks Park, Belleville. The Belleville afternoon show featured Marianas Trench, who were supported by The New Cities and Dragonette. Three Days Grace headlined the evening show, along with Metric (band), The Sheepdogs, and Arkells.[12] The Belleville Intelligencer estimated attendance of 8,000 people.[13]

The second Big Music Fest of 2012 was held June 30th at Kelso Beach, Owen Sound. As in Belleville, the festival was divided into two shows on one day. The afternoon show saw Down With Webster supported by Carly Rae Jepsen and The New Cities, while the evening show, again led by Three Days Grace, featured The Trews, I Mother Earth, Arkells, and Rival Sons.[14]

2013

The 2013 edition of Big Music Fest was again held in Belleville at East Zwicks Park. Burton Cumming and Band, Hedley, Counting Crows, The Wallflowers, and Bleeker Ridge performed.[15]

2014

The 2014 edition of Big Music Fest was held from July 11 to 13 at McLennan Park (Mt. Trashmore) in Kitchener, Ontario for the first time. Aerosmith, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy, Bryan Adams, Styx, Collective Soul, Moist, Big Wreck, Bleeker Ridge and Kim Mitchell performed. [16]

2015

The 2015 line-up included Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, Extreme, Monster Truck, Big Sugar, and The Glorious Sons.

2016

The festival was cancelled by the promoters for 2016, citing difficulty drawing "a line-up of world-class performers" but fulling intending to return in 2017.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Big Music Fest 2008, archived from the original on 2009-03-22, retrieved 2012-06-25
  2. ↑ Big Music Fest 2008, archived from the original on 2008-07-25, retrieved 2012-06-25
  3. ↑ W. Brice McVicar (June 22, 2009). "Big Music Fest rocks". The Belleville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  4. ↑ Luke Hendry (June 19, 2009). "Tickets at gate for Big Music Fest". The Belleville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  5. 1 2 The Owen Sound Sun Times (2011). "News Briefs". The Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  6. ↑ Big Music Fest 2009, archived from the original on 2009-03-22, retrieved 2012-06-25
  7. 1 2 3 Big Music Fest 2010, archived from the original on 2010-04-28, retrieved 2012-06-25
  8. ↑ Dave Flaherty and Jason Bain (June 2012). "Big Music Fest rocks Bobcaygeon". The Lindsay Post. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  9. ↑ Quinte News (April 8, 2011). "2011 Big Music Fest cancelled". Quinte News. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  10. ↑ The Owen Sound Sun Times (2011). "Music Fest called off". The Owen Sound Sun Times. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  11. ↑ 94.5 The Bull (2011). "BIG MUSIC FEST III - CANCELLED". 94.5 The Bull. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  12. ↑ Big Music Fest, retrieved 2012-06-25
  13. ↑ Jason Miller (June 17, 2012). "One big hit at Big Music Fest". The Belleville Intelligencer. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
  14. ↑ Big Music Fest, retrieved 2012-06-25
  15. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20140316225018/http://bigmusicfest.com/uncategorized/big-music-fest-announces-2013-belleville-line-up/. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ "McLennan Park will rock with Canada’s Big Music Fest in July". therecord.com.
  17. ↑ "Big Music Fest in Kitchener cancelled for summer 2016". cbc.ca. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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