[ikky99]

Sorry if this is already in another thread - I used the search and nothing came up. Anyhoo, I believe this deserves its own thread:

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Coldplay, Jay-Z, NIN Headline First Pemberton Festival

March 13, 2008, 1:20 PM ET

Ray Waddell, Nashville

Billboard.com has learned that Coldplay, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Jay-Z and Nine Inch Nails will headline the first-ever Pemberton Festival, set for July 25-27 in Pemberton, B.C.

The festival is produced by Live Nation and Good Boy Productions. Live Nation Canada CEO Shane Bourbonnais will spearhead LN's efforts on the event. Good Boy Productions is a joint venture between Coldplay manager Dave Holmes and Depeche Mode manager Jonathan Kessler.

Also on the bill are My Morning Jacket, the Tragically Hip, Interpol, Flaming Lips and Death Cab For Cutie, along with newer acts like Vampire Weekend, MGMT and Sia. The plan is to feature two stages, a dance stage and more than 50 bands.

Pemberton, a two hour drive from Vancouver, is a popular destination area due to its close proximity to Whistler ski resort, site for some competitions for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The event will boast a festival village, camping facilities, an RV Park and shuttle service to and from nearby Whistler, tickets for the Pemberton Festival go on sale through PembertonFestival.com beginning Friday, March 28.

Concert-goers will be able to camp on site or sleep in accommodations ranging from motels to top notch luxury hotels in Whistler.

The confirmed line up as of today (March 13) is:

Coldplay
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Nine Inch Nails
Jay-Z
Flaming Lips
Interpol
Death Cab For Cutie
The Tragically Hip
Serj Tankian
My Morning Jacket
Metric
Sam Roberts Band
Vampire Weekend
Black Mountain
Minus The Bear
Wintersleep
Buck 65
Secret Machines
MGMT
Brazillian Girls
SIA
Fiery Furnaces
Mates of State
The Airborne Toxic Event
Carolina Liar
Grand Ole Party
Monte Negro
Low Vs Diamond
Annie Stela
The Crystal Method
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Junkie XL
David Seaman
Booka Shade
MSTRKRFT
M.A.N.D.Y.
Tommie Sunshine
Chromeo
Deadmau5
3 OH! 3
Kevin Shiu
Timeline
Tony Pantages

[Summiteer]

ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NegPhil]

Oh my God!

I normally do not risk extraordinary rendition for the sake of music, but I think I'll have to attempt a border crossing for this one.


Do Americans need passports to enter Canada yet?

[twistmyarm]

Oh my God!

I normally do not risk extraordinary rendition for the sake of music, but I think I'll have to attempt a border crossing for this one.


Do Americans need passports to enter Canada yet?

Yes, but I think you can also use your birth certificate and some other photo ID instead to cross if needed:

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[Woodrov]

Nice!

See y'all there!

[direwolf74]

Holy crap. The Hip, Sammy Roberts, and Wintersleep at the same show? ROAD TRIP!!!

[opiated]

found out today we'll be givin away a shit-load of tix to this at work.....

[Corby]

Holy crap. The Hip, Sammy Roberts, and Wintersleep at the same show? ROAD TRIP!!!

You said it! Those three are enough to get me there, the rest seem a bonus.

[tommygunn]

http://www.pembertonfestival.com/home/

[WesleyC.]

Buck 65 , o god that guy sucked.

[Zenith]

Holy crap. The Hip, Sammy Roberts, and Wintersleep at the same show? ROAD TRIP!!!

God damn! I'm considering this myself!

[d_alex_d]

Buck 65 , o god that guy sucked.

Buck 65 is a phoniminal, IMO.

What a great line up that is, if I only had money!

[tthhead87]

BUCK 65 sucks !!!
does anyone remember what the first opening act was for the show at guelph in 2006, that guy was jokes ....
If i could get out to BC and didn't have a job I'd hit this festy for sure ... its aboot time Canada started throwing some good festys

[NegPhil]

Holy S!@#, she just said yes. Looks like we'll be making a trip to the great white north.

Game On!!!!

[Tthip]

Damn - did you guys see the ticket prices:

Tickets: $239.50/ 3 Day Pass (does not include camping), $599.50 VIP 3 Day Pass (does not include camping)
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And camping costs an extra $60 - and you must be over 19.