[sherpa]

I was just thinking TURF Fest just announced tickets for sale though the lineup won't be announced till the 26th of May.
I wonder if The Hip are possibly playing it this year.
It is run by Jeff Cohen of The Horseshoe which The Hip have a long history with.
And on the TURF website is the following...

"TURF's artistic curation will also see some minor changes in 2016, "Some of the Main Stage programming will be a tad more mainstream and or accessible," says Jeff Cohen, TURF's Festival Director. "With the US exchange being what it is we approached a number of radio-friendly, higher level Canadian Artists this year, while at the same time really focusing on more hardcore desert island bands on the two side stages."

Just hypothesizing but not outside the realm of possibility I think....

[sean.bonner]

I hope so! Turf lineup usually shares artists with CityFolk here in Ottawa.

[direwolf74]

The Hip's name being absent from all the major festivals this year is kind of a bummer, as they've always been synonymous with outdoor summer shows in this country. It's weird that we still haven't seen a single tour date announced, considering the new album drops in just over a month. If the Hip were touring this summer, the tickets likely would have gone on sale weeks ago. I'm guessing since the record was pushed back, so was the subsequent tour. I wouldn't be surprised if we don't see them on the road again until late summer/early fall. Although there's always the possibility of a few surprise warm-up gigs once the album comes out.

[derailpb]

I was just thinking TURF Fest just announced tickets for sale though the lineup won't be announced till the 26th of May.
I wonder if The Hip are possibly playing it this year.
It is run by Jeff Cohen of The Horseshoe which The Hip have a long history with.
And on the TURF website is the following...

"TURF's artistic curation will also see some minor changes in 2016, "Some of the Main Stage programming will be a tad more mainstream and or accessible," says Jeff Cohen, TURF's Festival Director. "With the US exchange being what it is we approached a number of radio-friendly, higher level Canadian Artists this year, while at the same time really focusing on more hardcore desert island bands on the two side stages."

Just hypothesizing but not outside the realm of possibility I think....

This would be a great send off to see them play TURF