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Osheaga Music and Arts Festival

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ABOUT OSHEAGA
Osheaga is a unique and eclectic music and arts festival staged in the breath-taking environs of Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène, an island of tranquility set in the middle of the bustle of one of North America’s most exciting cities. The festival was inaugurated in 2006 with the intention of offering a world-class European-style festival to Canadians and to showcase Montreal’s acclaimed local talent alongside some of the industry’s biggest names.
Now entering its fourth year, Osheaga has been a hit with music fans from Montreal and abroad staging sets by the likes of Jack Johnson, The Killers, Iggy & the Stooges, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Broken Social Scene, MGMT, Duffy, The Black Keys, k-os, Malajube, Patrick Watson, The Smashing Pumpkins, Arctic Monkeys, Gotan Project, Bloc Party and Feist, and many others in past editions.
2009 promises to be another incredible edition with Coldplay, Beastie Boys, The Roots, Rufus Wainwright, Jason Mraz, Arctic Monkeys, The Decemberists already confirmed and many more to come!
2009 also brings the inauguration of the "Osheaga in the City" series which will be unveiled in the time leading up to the festival. Osheaga in the City promises to get the festival off to an amazing start and will feature incredible artists in some of Montreal’s legendary club venues. Osheaga in the City will take place July 30-31.
In a bid to reduce the carbon footprint of Osheaga, the Montreal transit authority or “Société de transport de Montréal” will provide free public transit on their bus and subway system with the presentation of an Osheaga ticket for those travelling to and from Parc Jean-Drapeau during the festival.

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Member Since: 14/06/2006
Band Website: www.osheaga.com
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Influences: Check out our Facebook Osheaga 2008 Event Page!
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

OSHEAGA PRESENTS: NOAH AND THE WHALE - FOR FREE!

NOAH & THE WHALE WITH SPECIAL GUEST: LINDI ORTEGA   Osheaga is proud to present NOAH & THE WHALE on Monday, September 22nd @ Les Saints. This is a FREE concert! To get yourself and a gu...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:43:00 GMT

ARTIST AWARD NOMINATIONS! / T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST REMINDER / SALON DES ARTS UPDATE / & MORE!

ARTIST AWARD NOMINATIONSOsheaga would like to congratulate Plants & Animals and The Weakerthans on their nominations for this year's Polaris Music Prize. We are proud to have these first-rate artists ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:17:00 GMT

Artist Update! N*E*R*D, Metric, and more! Official Schedule unveiled!

ARTIST ADDITIONSSunday, August 3rdN*E*R*DHot off the heels of a new album and appearances at a host of North American and European festivals, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shae are joining us at O...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:58:00 GMT

T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

We are pleased to announce that Osheaga is holding it's first-ever T-Shirt Design Contest! Here how it works: You have until 11:59PM ET on July 16th to submit your best Osheaga t-shirt design to our e...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:53:00 GMT

New MGMT Vid!

Check out MGMT's new music video for "Electric Feel" on YouTube at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUI5MC9tVM&eurl=http://myold kyhome.blogspot.com/Be sure to check out MGMT's perfo...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:31:00 GMT

ARTIST UPDATE / EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT! / GET AROUND TOWN FOR FREE!

Artist Update! Please see below for the latest additions to Osheaga 2008 Spiritualized  August 3rd Jason Pierce's brainchild, Spiritualized, are back in Montreal after a five year hiatus and jo...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 07:10:00 GMT

Osheaga 2008 Initial Line-Up Announced!

The Gillett Entertainment Group is proud to announce that the following artists are confirmed to perform at the third edition of the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal on August 3 and 4, 200...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:39:00 GMT

BLOC PARTY JUMPS IN!!! PASCALE PICARD READY TO CONVERT THE MASSES!!!!

BLOC PARTY (at Osheaga: Sunday, September 9)London's reining indie kings, and Vice recording artists, Bloc Party, are confirmed to play Osheaga 2007! Bloc Party have been festival favourites aro...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:43:00 GMT

Feist, Dumas, Gotan Project, Hot Club de Paris & Metronomy join the festivities at Osheaga

After a sold out performance last Friday at the Olympia de Montréal that earned stellar reviews, Feist, the Calgary-born songstress redefining Canadian indie rock joins us at Osheaga on Saturday Septe...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:05:00 GMT

Osheaga Sneak Peak on Facebook!

Osheaga is picking up steam! Jamie T and Blonde Redhead are now part of the Saturday line-up! As a few of you already know, Osheaga is now on Facebook! So come check us out and be sure to add us "O...
Posted by on Fri, 25 May 2007 13:40:00 GMT