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An Ontario music festival series this summer? Yes! It’s the Endless Summer.

July 8, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burl's Creek, Concerts, Endless Summer, Our Lady Peace

With the country racing towards max vaxes, there are hopeful signs that parts of the live music scene is creeping

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Music News 

The Rolling Stones By the Numbers: Toronto Edition

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 1 Comment #GetAnEarful, #StonesNoFilter, Burl's Creek, By the Numbers, Playlist, The Rolling Stones, Toronto

When I was a 16-year old Run-DMC and GN’F’nR-listening nascent ROCKthusiast, I remembered friends of my dad being so excited

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Here’s Your Lineup for the 2016 Wayhome Festival

February 9, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Arke;;s, Braids, Burl's Creek, Coleman Hell, Foals, Killers, Last Shadow Puppets, LCD Soundsystem, M83, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Robert DeLong, Struts, WayHome

Wayhome is back for a second year a Burl’s Creek Event Grounds near Barrie.  Here’s the official poster. Who are

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Random Music News for Tuesday, May 26, 2015

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, ABBA, Barrie, BB King, Burl's Creek, Chevelle, Eric Clapton, Glastonbury, Kim Jong-Un, Lego, Mozart, Sharon Osbourne, Taylor Swift

Second day in Australia. Still refusing to try Vegemite. This doesn’t bode well for Ontario finally having a place to

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Inaugural WayHome Festival in Barrie Lands Neil Young

April 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barrie, Bonnaroo, Burl's Creek, Neil Young, WayHome

The first WayHome festival–a co-production with the folks that stage Bonnaroo–is set for July 24-26 at Burl’s Creek Event grounds,

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Music News 

You Know That Bonnaroo-Associated Festival Set for Ontario This Summer? It’s Official

February 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barrie, Burl's Creek, Concert, Festival, WayHome

All right. It’s official. The ‘Way Home’ Festival will make its debut this July 24-26 in Oro-Medonte, on the northwestern

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Well, This is Interesting, Toronto-Area Concert Fans…

January 26, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Barrie, Burl's Creek, Concerts, Festivals, Speedway, Toronto

Music fans in the Toronto area have long wished for a proper site to hold a music festival. Molson Park

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Southern Ontario’s Rising Festival Site: Burl’s Creek

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Burl's Creek, Gilles LeBlanc, ROCKthusiast, Ryan Howes

By Gilles Leblanc The Greater Toronto Area is a market that sure loves music festivals. From the Rock and Roll

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Music News 

Bonnaroo Co-founder Bringing HOMEAWAY Festival to… Barrie at Burl’s Creek

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burl's Creek

HomeAway took many years in the making and Bonnaroo co-founder and AC Entertainment president Ashley Capps is to thank. The festival

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This Could Change the Concert Festival Landscape In Canada. Maybe.

November 26, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Burl's Creek, Music Festivals, Ontario

If you’re going to hold a massive music festival–and I’m talking about 70,000 attendees and up–the first thing you need

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