The full line-up -- ranging from pop to punk-rock and from folk to psych-- has been released for the River & Sky Music/Camping Festival, taking place this July 20th to 23rd, on the Sturgeon River between Sudbury and North Bay.
Heading into its ninth year, R&S is set on the grounds of Fishers’ Paradise in the community of Field, West Nipissing, and features emerging Canadian indie music.
Last month, the festival announced its headliners -- East-Coast Juno winners Wintersleep for the Thursday night, twice Polaris Prize nominated Timber Timbre on the Friday, punk-rockers PUP for the Saturday night, and closing out the festival on Sunday, rock quartet Weaves.
See: Headliners announced for River and Sky Festival
“Since then we’ve slowly been releasing the rest our line-up through social media,” said Festival Director Peter Zwarich.
There will be four stages —Main, Beach/Campfire, Coffeehouse, and the new late night Dance Party, set deep in the forest. Each run one after each other.
Bands with regional ties include:
- post-punkers Casper Skulls and Pony, (both from Sudbury, now based in TO),
- trendy-funsters Tofino (Sudbury),
- the outlaw-bluegrass of Murder Murder (Sudbury),
- the 1970s punk of Tommy & the Commies (Sudbury),
- grunge-inspired Mike Mikus (Sault Ste. Marie),
- the cutie-pop of the Lazy Daisies (Sudbury),
- the old time Appalachian strummings of Hannah Shira Naiman (North Bay),
- synth trio Telecolor (Sudbury),
- as well as singer-songwriters Jackson Reed (Goulais River), Chanelle Albert (Verner), and Jennifer Holub (Sudbury).
Traveling from across the country and beyond to R&S are:
- Partner (Sackville, NB),
- New Swears (Ottawa),
- Heat (Montreal),
- Lonely Parade (Peterborough),
- Germaphobes (Toronto),
- Billy Moon (Hamilton),
- Un Blonde (Montreal),
- Little Scream (Montreal),
- Hooded Fang (Toronto),
- The Blisters (Chicago),
- Pick A Piper (Toronto),
- Ever-Lovin’ Jug Band (Waterloo), and
- Richard Laviolette (Guelph),
- The Wilderness of Manitoba (Toronto),
- Skye Wallace (Vancouver, BC),
- Walrus (Halifax, NS) and
- Weather Station (Toronto).
- Weaves.
- psychedelic-surf of the Vulvets (Montreal, QC),
- Corridor (Montreal, QC), and
- the art rock of Fet. Nat (Hull, QC).
You can bike, paddle or drive to the River & Sky Festival.
- 4-Day Advance Passes: Arrive July 20 and stay until July 23. $185.
- 3-Day Advance Passes: Arrive July 21 and stay until the evening, July 23. $140.
- Full Day Passes (advance): Friday $65, Saturday $65, Sunday $35.
- Night Passes (advance): Thursday, Friday, and Saturday - $45.
- Children 16 years and younger with their families get in for free.
- Dogs welcome on leashes.
- Sauna and Swimming
- No Beer tent: BYOB at your campsite.
Camping is available in the field and forest area on the property. Cost of tenting is included in the price. Trailers/RV’s will pay a fee of $25 or $50, depending on the size.
For more info, bios, and tickets: www.riverandsky.ca
See Timber Timbre play Black Water below.