Diamond Rings at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, March 1 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo
Squamish music festival 2013 lineup announced – Queens of Stone Age headline
– photos by Kirk Chantraine (more to come)
Diamond Rings and Yukon Blonde played the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver Friday night. Their sets accompanied the announcement of the lineup of the 2013 Squamish Valley Music Festival, formerly Live at Squamish.
Now in its fourth year, the multi-day festival once again features local (including Peak Performance Project 2012 winner Dear Rouge as well as runners-up Dominique Fricot and Jordan Klassen), national and international talent. Yukon Blonde and Diamond Rings will also play Squamish Valley Music Festival.
The festival has been scaled back this year from three days to two (Aug 9-10).
Artists performing across the four stages include:
Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Dan Mangan, Gogol Bordello, Divine Fits, Young The Giant, Childish Gambino, Pretty Lights, Fitz and The Tantrums, Jurassic 5, Said the Whale, Capital Cities, Deap Vally, The Heavy, Reignwolf, The Matinee, A Tribe Called Red, Basketball, Bear Mountain, Skratch Bastid, Dustin Bentall and the Smøkes, The Ballantynes, The Funk Hunters, Gang Signs, Nightbox, The Chantrelles, Grandtheft, Fine Times and more.
Yukon Blonde at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, March 1 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo
We’ll have more photos from last night’s announcement later today.
In the meantime, some PR bumf: “‘We’re extremely pleased with the continued growth and tremendous support we’re seeing for the festival,’ says Paul Runnals, Festival Director for brand.LIVE -Â ‘2013 is posed to be our biggest year to date with increased capacity, as well as expanded camping and shuttle bus programs to accommodate the growing needs of our fans.’
“Erik Hoffman, Vice President of Talent for Live Nation Canada commented, ‘This year’s festival promises a well-rounded showing of local, regional, and international artists, greatly expanding on the last year’s vision. We’re thrilled to be working with brand.LIVE again on BC’s biggest contemporary music festival.’”
Diamond Rings at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, March 1 2013. Kirk Chantraine photo
Coach transportation will be offered between downtown Vancouver and the festival, and new this year will be shuttles to and from Whistler. Check out www.squamishfestival.com for full details.
Presale Tickets $99.00 + s/c  *limited quantities available*
Weekend Tickets starting at $149.00 + s/c
Also available for purchase: VIP packages, Camping and VIP Glamping passes
Available through: www.squamishfestival.com or www.ticketmaster.ca
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