We've combed the Canadian concert calendars and gig listings and we have come up with 5 fantastic concerts we feel you must see this weekend.
Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend
Fri - Sun Jul 27 - 29, Hillside Music Festival, Guelph ON. Considered by many to be thee music fest of the summer, this year's edition includes Joel Plaskett, Bahamas, Zeus, Arkells and much more.
Fri - Sun Jul 27 - 29, Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton AB. Quite an amazing roots festival put on by Six Shooter Records with a truly stellar line up: Blue Rodeo, Hawksley Workman, Whitehorse, Jenn Grant, Michael Rault and more.
Fri - Sun Jul 27 - 29, Calgary Folk Festival, Calgary AB. Held on the amazing Princes Island in the Bow River, this year's fest boasts Dan Mangan, Leeroy Stagger, Cold Specks, Shad, Rae Spoon and more.
Fri - Sun Jul 27 - 29, Rock of the Woods, Cowichan Valley BC. A Vancouver Island festival with Acres of Lions, Rococode, Chris Ho, the British Columbians and more.
Sat Jul 28, Shout Out Out Out Out, Edmonton AB. The record release party for their new album Spanish Moss and Total Loss at with the Faunts at the Starlite.
Earlier this week one of YOU were mentioning that they were standing beside a group of possible Radio 3 fans at a festival but didn't say anything. A shame! This brings us to our...
Poll Question of the Day:
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOU TO TALK TO A STRANGER AT A SHOW?
Are you a Chatty Cathy or a Shy Sheila? What are your good-to-go signs to talk to someone, as opposed to your no-go signs?
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