Squamish Valley Music Festival

The Squamish Valley Music Festival (pronounced /ˈskwɔːmɪʃ/), previously LIVE at Squamish, was an annual music festival co-produced by Vancouver-based BRANDLIVE Management group and Live Nation Canada, and held in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada, over the second weekend in August. Widely recognized as the largest and most exciting contemporary music festival in the Pacific Northwest region, with in excess of 120,000 people attending in 2015 alone. The festival was cancelled in 2016.

Squamish Valley Music Festival
GenreFestival
DatesAugust
FrequencyAnnual
VenueLogger Sports Grounds and Brennan Park field complex
Location(s)Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Years activeSix
Inaugurated2010 (2010)
Most recent2015
Attendance120,000 (in 2015)

History

The festival began in 2010, and has attracted headlining artists including Bad Religion, Metric, The Tragically Hip, Childish Gambino, Weezer, Matthew Good, City and Colour, Girl Talk, Vampire Weekend, Queens of the Stone Age, Eminem, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Pretty Lights. The Festival features some of the biggest international names in the music industry today, alongside national and emerging regional talent, in an incredible experience highlighting artistry of all genres. The 2014 line up of over 70 artists included headliners Eminem, Arcade Fire, and Bruno Mars. In 2015, the festival featured over 80 artists across four stages, led by the star-studded trio of headliners, Mumford & Sons, Drake, and Sam Smith.

In 2016, the festival's organizer's, BRANDLIVE and Live Nation Canada, canceled the event, due to a falling Canadian dollar and increasing competition from other music festival offerings.[1]

2015 Festival
2015 Squamish Valley Music Festival
Date(s)August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07)–
August 9, 2015 (2015-08-09)[2]
Attendance125,000
concert chronology
2015 Lineup
Band Stage Day
Sam Smith Friday
Drake

Of Monsters and Men

 Saturday
Mumford and Sons Sunday

2014 Festival
2014 Squamish Valley Music Festival
Date(s)August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)–
August 10, 2014 (2014-08-10)[2]
Attendance105,000
concert chronology
2014 Lineup
Band Stage Day
StrumbellasStawamusThursday
Sleepy TomBlueprint ArenaThursday
The MatineeStawamusThursday
KastleBlueprint ArenaThursday
A Tribe Called RedStawamusThursday
HerobustBlueprint ArenaThursday
Nico & VinzStawamusFriday
July TalkStawamusFriday
Rising Stars Contest WinnerMeadowFriday
The ZolasGaribaldiFriday
City RealMeadowFriday
Mayer HawthorneGaribaldiFriday
The Wild FeathersStawamusFriday
EminemTantalusSunday
Bruno MarsTantalusFriday
Arcade FireTantalusSaturday
Arctic MonkeysTantalusSunday
Danny BrownStawamusSunday

2013 Festival
2013 Squamish Valley Music Festival
Date(s)August 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)–
August 10, 2013 (2013-08-10)[3]
Attendance43,000
concert chronology
2013 Lineup
Band Stage Day
Queens of the Stone AgeStawamusSaturday
Vampire WeekendStawamusFriday
Band of Horses--
Macklemore & Ryan LewisStawamusFriday
Childish GambinoGaribaldiSaturday
Gogol Bordello--
Young the GiantGaribaldi-
Dan ManganStawamus-
Divine Fits--
DragonetteStawamusFriday
Fitz and the TantrumsGaribaldiSaturday
Pretty LightsGaribaldiSaturday
Jurassic 5GaribaldiFriday
Yukon BlondeStawamusSaturday
Matt Mays--
Said the WhaleStawamusFriday
Diamond RingsGaribaldi-
Deapvally--
A Tribe Called Red--
The MatineeGaribaldi-
Reignwolf--
Dustin Bentall and the Smokes--
The Heavy--
Skratch Bastid--
Bear Mountain--
The Funk Hunters--
Dear RougeMarketSaturday
Basketball--
Jordan KlassenMarketFriday
Dominique FricotMarketFriday
Gang Signs--
The Chantrelles--
Fine Times--
Derrival--
The BallantynesMarketSaturday
Nightbox--
Grandtheft--
DJ Hebegebe--
DJ K-Tel--
VJ ELECTRABELLE--
Boatman--
Smalltown DJ's--
Rukus Deluxe--
Madeon--

2012 Festival
2012 Squamish Valley Music Festival
Date(s)August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)–
August 26, 2012 (2012-08-26)
Attendance22,700 (Fri: 3,500; Sat: 10,700; Sun: 8,500)[4]
concert chronology
2012 Lineup
Band Stage Day
Rich HopeGaribaldiFriday
The MatineeGaribaldiFriday
Washboard UnionGaribaldiFriday
No SinnerGaribaldiFriday
Good for GrapesGaribaldiFriday
The Tragically HipStawamusSaturday
The SheepdogsStawamusSaturday
WintersleepStawamusSaturday
Brett DennenStawamusSaturday
Current SwellStawamusSaturday
ChromeoGaribaldiSaturday
Beats AntiqueGaribaldiSaturday
LightsGaribaldiSaturday
LPGaribaldiSaturday
Charles BradleyGaribaldiSaturday
Gold & YouthGaribaldiSaturday
HumansMeadowSaturday
RococodeMeadowSaturday
MauriceMeadowSaturday
FactsMeadowSaturday
Young PacificMeadowSaturday
Kevin ShiuWoodshedSaturday
HebegebeWoodshedSaturday
City and ColourStawamusSunday
Mother MotherStawamusSunday
The Airborne Toxic EventStawamusSunday
Plants and AnimalsStawamusSunday
Kathleen EdwardsStawamusSunday
Mark FarinaGaribaldiSunday
Luke McKeehanGaribaldiSunday
The Pack A.D.GaribaldiSunday
The Rural Alberta AdvantageGaribaldiSunday
Motown Tribute to NicklebackGaribaldiSunday
Wake OwlGaribaldiSunday
Maria in the ShowerMeadowSunday
CR AveryMeadowSunday
Harpoonist & The Axe MurdererMeadowSunday
Yes NiceMeadowSunday
Mat the AlienWoodshedSunday
HedspinWoodshedSunday
Vinyl RichieWoodshedSunday

2011 Festival
2011 Squamish Valley Music Festival
Date(s)August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20)–
August 21, 2011 (2011-08-21)
Attendance16,600 (Sat: 8,900; Sun: 7,700)
concert chronology
2011 Lineup[5][6]
Band Day Stage
Weezer--
Brasstronaut--
Bend Sinister--
Said the Whale--
The Zolas--
The Dudes--
John Butler Trio--
Hey Ocean!--
Sweet Thing--
The Anix--
Black Mountain--
The Dudes--
Kim Churchill--
Donald Glaude--
Kyprios--
Metric--
She Stole My Beer--

2010 Festival
2010 Squamish Valley Music Festival
Date(s)September 4, 2010 (2010-09-04)–
September 5, 2010 (2010-09-05)
Attendance13,500 (Sat: 6,500; Sun: 7,000)
concert chronology
2010 Lineup[6][7][8]
Band Day Stage
Bad Religion--
The Decemberists--
The Tallest Man on Earth--
Daniel, Fred & Julie--
Analog Bell Service--
Aunts and Uncles--
Triq--
Redbird--
Crooked Fingers--
Devo--
Tokyo Police Club--
The Dudes--
Hollerado--
We Are the City--
Said the Whale--
Hey Ocean!--
Mother Mother--
The Dirty Heads--
Matthew Good--
Dirty Vegas--
Rich Hope--
Tom Middleton--
DJ Z-Trip--
The Tennessee Three--
Civil Twilight--
Jon and Roy--
Micheal Bernard Fitzgerald--

References
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  2. http://squamishfestival.com/p/schedule%5B%5D
  3. http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/03/squamish-valley-music-festival-2013-lineup/
  4. Marchand, Francois (27 August 2012). "Review: Live at Squamish delivers Hip good times for all". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. Noel, Alyssa (22 August 2011). "Squamish aLIVE with rock". The Province. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. "Live at Squamish". Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  7. Marchand, François (7 September 2010). "The little festival that could". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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