The Pemberton Festival
was a three-day summer music festival inaugurated in 2008. It was held in Pemberton, British Columbia, a village just north of popular ski resort Whistler. Produced by Live Nation Canada, the festival featured primarily rock and indie rock musicians, with a small proportion of hip hop. Musicians played on one of two stages, picturesquely situated at the foot of Mount Currie and the surrounding mountain range. [1] The site, a hayfield, was discovered by concert-promoter, Shane Bourbonnais, of Live Nation, just down the street from his vacation home [2]. He emphasized event sustainability and environmentalism as priorities in running the festival. [3]
On January 8, 2009, Live Nation officially announced the cancellation of the 2009 event and instead, will focus on the planning of the 2010 comeback. [4]
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PEMBERTON FESTIVAL TICKETS
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Festival Site
The festival site is based on a large grass field located at the base of Mt. Currie which is over high.
Campgrounds
The campground is connected directly to the festival grounds and allows people to travel to and from their campsites whenever they please.
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Dance Tent
The B-Live dance tent sponsored by Bacardi featured one main stage, sitting areas, bars, and a large dance floor. DJ's playing mostly electronic dance music performed through out the weekend. A custom live video remix wall and a thunderous sound system were also included.
Limited access to the tent that had a capacity limit of 2,500 was seen as a large drawback for many electronic music lovers at the festival. Line-ups were long and many people didn't get to see the artists they wanted to see. But those that were lucky enough to gain access saw some of top DJ's of the day.
2008
The festival's inaugural year, was held between July 25-27, 2008, and was headlined by
Coldplay,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
Jay-Z,
Nine Inch Nails,
Tragically Hip, and the
Flaming Lips.
At first, the festival was only available as a full three-day pass, thus, festival-goers were encouraged to camp out on the festival's camping grounds,
[2] while additional accommodation is available in the form of neighbouring hotels, inns and lodges. However, as of June 13, 2008, single day tickets were made available. In total, 40,000 people are expected for the first year of the festival.
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The full line-up is completed by:
- Interpol
- Serj Tankian
- Death Cab for Cutie
- My Morning Jacket
- Sam Roberts Band
- Metric
- Black Mountain
- Vampire Weekend
- The Crystal Method DJ Set
- DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
- Booka Shade
- Junkie XL
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- Dave Seaman
- Wintersleep
- Buck 65
- Secret Machines
- MSTRKRFT
- Deadmau5
- Brazilian Girls
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Mates of State
- Grand Ole Party
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- Carolina Liar
- Airborne Toxic Event
- Monte Negro
- Low Vs Diamond
- Annie Stela
- M.A.N.D.Y.
- Tommie Sunshine
- Chromeo
- 3OH!3
- Kevin Shiu
- Timeline
- Tony Pantages
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- N.E.R.D.
- Minus the Bear
- Matisyahu
- Inward Eye
- Kathleen Edwards
- Wolfmother
- Shearwater
References
- Photos: Tom Petty, Sam Roberts, Flaming Lips at Pemberton Fest
- Pemberton location great, concert promoter says
- Event Info (under "The Pemberton Festival Site")
- Pemberton Festival axed for 2009: Permits were approved too late to 'effectively book talent,' organizer says
- Pemberton Fest is a Cloud of Dust
- Pemberton location great, concert promoter says
- Pemberton preps for 40000 music fans