Labour Day Weekend Music Festival Announcement

Jun 16th '10

 The District of Squamish and brand.LIVE Management group are pleased to announce details concerning a new festival coming to the area on Labour Day long weekend. LIVE at Squamish will take place Saturday, 4th and Sunday, 5th of September on the Logger Sports Grounds in Squamish, BC and will feature over 40 local and international recording artists appearing on three stages.

 

Acts already confirmed for the 2 day festival include; We Are The City, Z-Trip, The Dudes, Tokyo Police Club, Dirty Vegas (LIVE), Civil Twilight, Tom Middleton, Bad Religion, Kevin Shiu, Hollorado, Crash Kings, Dan Mangan, Dirty Heads.  and DEVO.  Fans will be able to take in an Artisan & First Nations Village with art installations and live art performances and will be able to experience all the cultural diversity that the Sea to Sky corridor has to offer.

Tickets go on sale at 10AM this Friday, June 25th through www.liveatsquamish.com.   A special $125 early bird weekend price is in effect until July 9th saving purchasers over $20 off the regular 2-day pass. Single day tickets can also be purchased for $79, and a special VIP 2-day ticket will be made available for $249.50 which includes parking, preferred entry and access to the LIVE at Squamish VIP zone.  Ticket prices include taxes but are subject to a facility fee and applicable service charges.

“This is largest music festival of its kind to come to Squamish and we are very pleased to host such an exciting event,” said Mayor Greg Gardner.  “Squamish is an ideal location for the music festival as we are situated on the Pacific Ocean at the base of the Stawamus Chief and only 40 minutes north of Vancouver along the scenic Sea to Sky highway. We also have new and expanded accommodation facilities that will help to make this weekend event an incredible experience,” continued Mayor Gardner.

“We are thrilled that the District of Squamish has been so welcoming” said Paul Runnals, Senior Vice President, production of brand.LIVE group and Executive Producer of the LIVE at Squamish event “the setting, the talent and local artisans will create a festival that people all over the Pacific Northwest will look forward to for years to come.

About brand.LIVE
brand.LIVE is a brand activation and event management agency with a history of high-profile and successful events to its credit, including the 2005 Vancouver and 2009 Calgary Grey Cup Festivals; the 2009 Summer Sessions concert at Ambleside Park featuring Sarah McLachlan, Neil Young and Sheryl Crow; management of the past 17 consecutive Vancouver Sun Runs; as well as the design, build and operation of Alberta House and Vancouver House for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.     

About Squamish
Squamish is a vibrant seaside community located in the Coast Mountain Range of British Columbia, at the head of Howe Sound. Home to more than 14, 949 people, Squamish is a young, energetic town with 60 per cent of the population under the age of 40. Squamish offers a high quality lifestyle, entrepreneurial opportunities, two universities and a community that prides itself as the “Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.”

For media enquiries, please contact Randy Clegg at rclegg [at] brandlivegroup [dot] com