This past weekend saw the Virgin Music Festival land in Vancouver at Deer Lake Park. Acts included Our Lady Peace, Metric, Sonic Youth, Broken Social Scene, Ben Harper, Jarvis Cocker and many many more.
This was a return of sorts as the Virgin Music Festival didn’t actually come to Vancouver last year. The first day had a great line-up, but was cut short due to a nasty thunderstorm. Organizers feared the worst and decided to cancel the rest of the first day after Our Lady Peace performed. The Roots were suppose to go on next but obviously that didn’t happen. Organizers did release an official statement saying that they do indeed plan to reschedule with The Roots and bring them back to Vancouver. Saturday ticket holders will be able to attend this future concert free of charge, no word yet on when they will be making their way back.
The second day was…well it was fuckin’ hot and I thought I was melting at several points throughout the day. But the line-up made was well worth the wait. Catching acts such as De La Soul, Jarvis Cocker, Sonic Youth, Metric and Ben Harper, what more could one ask for. All these main stage acts were epic and we’ll be dropping the gallery for you all very soon. Maybe all of them today. The crowd turnout on the second day was also a LOT better. Overall a decent return to Vancouver and hopefully it’ll continue building and becoming a mainstay in the Vancouver festival scene.
