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If you crave magnetic
music and indie
rockers, check out
these shows
Festival d’été de Québec
July 3 -13, 2014
Canada’s largest outdoor music event takes
place in historic Quebec City, bringing
together big stars and up-and-coming
artists of all musical styles: rock, pop, hiphop, electro, reggae and world beats.
Showcasing over 1,000 artists, with more
than 300 performances in twelve venues,
the 11-day Festival is a huge hit. It features
some of the biggest international names,
offeing the chance to discover rising stars.
Past performers include Stevie Wonder, Guns
N’ Roses, The Black Keys, Belle & Sebastien,
Weezer, Mariana’s Trench, Bad Religion, Carly
Rae Jepsen, Wu-Tang Clan, The Sheepdogs,
Skillet, Down With Webster and Passion
Pit. The Festival’s main stage overlooks
Battlefields Park along the St. Lawrence
River. A citywide celebration, the event
features an abundance of street performers,
acrobats, jugglers and stilt walkers.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
FestivaldetedeQuebec
Twitter: @FestivalEteQc
www.infofestival.com/
Osheaga
August 1 – 3, 2014
Osheaga’s eclectic music scene electrifies
Montreal with its avant-garde performers
and art shows. Each summer exceptional
new talent joins forces with internationally
recognized artists at this truly captivating
event. Since its beginnings in 2006, a
plethora of talented artists have taken the
stage. This year’s lineup includes Lorde,
Jack White, Outkast and Nick Cave and
the Bad Seeds.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/osheaga
Twitter: @osheaga
www.osheaga.com/
Edgefest
July 30, 2014 (*projected date)
Edgefest, the longest running Canadian
rock festival, got its start over 25 years
ago. Every summer, the one-day festival
crashes Toronto’s Downsview Park,
presenting the biggest names in rock
and alternative music. Monster Truck,
the Sheepdogs, Our Lady Peace and
Sloan are just a few of the hot acts
coming to Edgefest this year.
Prepare to crowd-surf.
Facebook: www.facebook.
com/102edge
Twitter: @the_edge
www.edge.ca/2013/09/17/
edgefest-2013/
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 18 – 20, 2014
Vancouver’s folk festival promises
one of the ten best outdoor
concerts in North America.
The three-day event features a
colourful blend of world, folk and
roots music on eight stages, each
overlooking the stunning shores
of Jericho Beach, striking vistas
of downtown Vancouver and the
majestic North Shore mountains.
This year’s artist lineup will
feature Joan Baez, Born
Ruffians, the reunited Flying
Mountain and Josh White, jr.
Facebook: www.facebook.
com/VanFolkFest
Twitter: @VanFolkFest
thefestival.bc.ca/

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The Calgary
Stampede
boasts the
best outdoor
show on earth

With its unbeatable rodeo shows,
exhilarating rides, sensational
fairgrounds and the hottest
performers in country and rock,
the Calgary Stampede, a terrific
destination for your Subaru, just
might be the greatest outdoor
show on earth. Especially since last
year, the city coped with floods just
before Stampede time. Putting it on,
Stampede CEO Vern Kimball said,
means going ahead with the show
was “a vital show of defiance in the
face of disaster.”
To bring the festival back on line with
a real bang, this year Canadian countrypop icon, Shania Twain, will headline this
summer’s Stampede, her one and only
Canadian appearance in 2014. She will
rock the Scotiabank Saddledome July
9-10, 2014, for the first time outside Las
Vegas in more than ten years.
She’s eager to return to Canada to
take the stage. “I’m coming home soon
and looking forward to seeing you all
at the Calgary Stampede,” she said in a
video message to fans, produced by the
Stampede.
Adam Oppenheim, Stampede Concerts’
managing director, believes Twain’s fans
have the ultimate opportunity to see her
perform in a true western setting. “She is
beloved by so many and we couldn’t be
happier that Stampede fans and visitors will
be able to see her first concert outside of
Vegas in more than 10 years,” he said.
Head to the website (calgarystampede.
com) for a complete line-up of the 2014 Virgin