Pemberton Festival

infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Pemberton Festival


location = Pemberton, BC, Canada
years_active= 2008-present
dates = July 25-27
genre = rock, indie rock, hip hop, electronic, heavy metal, pop
website = [http://www.pembertonfestival.com pembertonfestival.com]

The Pemberton Festival was a three-day summer music festival inaugurated in 2008. It was held in Pemberton, British Columbia, a village just north of popular ski resort Whistler. Produced by Live Nation Canada, the festival featured primarily rock and indie rock musicians, with a small proportion of hip hop. Musicians played on one of two stages, picturesquely situated at the foot of Mount Currie and the surrounding mountain range. [http://www.seattleweekly.com/slideshow/view/108419 Photos: Tom Petty, Sam Roberts, Flaming Lips at Pemberton Fest] ] The site, a convert|400|acre|km2|sing=on hayfield, was discovered by concert-promoter, Shane Bourbonnais, of Live Nation, just down the street from his vacation home [citeweb|last=Mackie|first=John|title=Pemberton location great, concert promoter says|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf190e8b-4804-4e78-9a8f-cd2d52c49a63&k=91531|year=2008|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=2008-03-19] .

At first, the festival was only available as a full three-day pass, thus, festival-goers were encouraged to camp out on the festival's camping grounds, [citeweb|last=Mackie|first=John|title=Pemberton location great, concert promoter says|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf190e8b-4804-4e78-9a8f-cd2d52c49a63&k=91531|year=2008|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=2008-03-19] while additional accommodation is available in the form of neighbouring hotels, inns and lodges. However, as of June 13, 2008, single day tickets were made available. In total, 40,000 people are expected for the first year of the festival. [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1ef362b8-275d-4d54-ab42-0fa7d1b534c7 Pemberton preps for 40000 music fans] ]

Organizers have emphasized event sustainability and environmentalism as priorities in running the festival. [citeweb|title=Event Info (under "The Pemberton Festival Site")|url=http://www.pembertonfestival.com/info/index.aspx|year=2008|publisher=Live Nation|accessdate=2008-03-19]

Festival Site

The festival site is based on a large grass field located at the base of Mt. Currie which is over convert|8300|ft|m high.

Campgrounds

The campground is connected directly to the festival grounds and allows people to travel to and from their campsites whenever they please. [citeweb|title=Pemberton Fest is a Cloud of Dust|url=http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2008/07/pemberton_fest_is_a_cloud_of_d.php|year=2008|publisher=Seattle Weekly|accessdate=2008-08-01]

Dance Tent

The B-Live dance tent sponsored by Bacardi featured one main stage, sitting areas, bars, and a large dance floor. DJ's playing mostly electronic dance music performed through out the weekend. A custom live video remix wall and a thunderous sound system were also included.

Limited access to the tent that had a capacity limit of 2,500 was seen as a large drawback for many electronic music lovers at the festival. Line-ups were long and many people didn't get to see the artists they wanted to see. But those that were lucky enough to gain access saw some of top DJ's of the day.

2008

The festival's inaugural year, was held between July 25-27, 2008, and was headlined by Coldplay, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jay-Z, Nine Inch Nails, Tragically Hip, and the Flaming Lips.

The full line-up is completed by:

*Interpol
*Serj Tankian
*Death Cab for Cutie
*My Morning Jacket
*Sam Roberts Band
*Metric
*Black Mountain
*Vampire Weekend
*The Crystal Method DJ Set
*DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
*Booka Shade
*Junkie XL
*Dave Seaman
*Wintersleep
*Buck 65
*Secret Machines
*MSTRKRFT
*Deadmau5
*Brazilian Girls
*The Fiery Furnaces
*Mates of State
*Grand Ole Party
*Carolina Liar
*Airborne Toxic Event
*Monte Negro
*Low Vs Diamond
*Annie Stela
*M.A.N.D.Y.
*Tommie Sunshine
*Chromeo
*3 Oh! 3
*Kevin Shiu
*Timeline
*Tony Pantages

*N.E.R.D.
*Minus the Bear
*Matisyahu
*Inward Eye
*Kathleen Edwards
*Wolfmother
*Shearwater""Cheek, Bibsy, Espo the Boo, Dillon the Sheister, Goat, Fritchard Gere, Scoot, T-REX, Adrian and the Birds"

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