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I figured since it's always a big event and there isn't an official thread that exists, I might as well make one. :)

The first list of performers was just released...seems like a bit of a downgrade from last year but maybe it's just my taste.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11-SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13 / James Street, Hamilton

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
Daniel Lanois
Monster Truck
Elliott Brood
Hayden
Health
The Killjoys
Fred Penner
Rich Aucoin
Basement Revolver
Black Rhino Riot
The Bros. Landreth
Catl
Laura Cole
The Customaries
The Elwins
Eschaton
Friendly Rich
Michael Feuerstack
Frog Eyes
Grey Lands
Grey\\Water
GUH
Hamilton Children’s Choir
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
High Kites
Humans
Illitry
Alyssa LeClair
Terra Lightfoot
Ariane Moffatt
Motel Raphaël
Not Of
Pet Sun
Rah Rah
Royal Canoe
The Sadies
Single Mothers
Spruce Invaders
Steve Strongman
Sun K
Tomi Swick
Twin Within
The Vaudevillian
Martin Verrall
Viet Cong

I'm super excited for this "pre" supercrawl show though!

FRIDAY AUGUST 7 / Pier 4 Park, Hamilton

Supercrawl Presents Caribou in his first Hamilton show in five years. He’ll be joined by Jamie xx, Jessy Lanza and Egyptrixx. This is an all-ages show, with tickets on sale through Ticketfly as of Friday, June 19 at 10:00am. A limited number of early bird tickets are available for $29.95. After that, tickets will be $35 advance, $40 at the gate. Food trucks and beer garden will also be on site.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 / New Vision United Church, Hamilton

The festival week kicks off with a ticketed Supercrawl Presents concert featuring Whitehorse, Corb Lund and Etiquette. This is an all-ages show, with tickets on sale through Ticketfly as of Friday, June 19 at 10:00am. Tickets will be $34.99 advance, $42.50 at the door.

The Killjoys.

Today I Hate Everyone!

That's a pretty good show on the 10th.

The line-up looks not too bad. Fred Penner is exciting!

I feel like last year they did a big release of all their small-to-medium named bands, then announced the big headliners later. Could be mistaken, though!

I heard there's going to be ticketed concerts, meaning you have to pay. So I wonder what venue it'll be. Tivoli theatre??

WOW Monster Truck will have a huge crowd I can't wait! They drew 30,000 out to Sound of Music in Burlington so I can't even imagine the amount they'll get playing free in their hometown!

I already posted them above.

New Vision United Church and Pier 4 Park

All 3 of the headliners will be killer sets. Sharon Jones is phenomenal.

It's been expanded all the way to Main Street this year to take advantage of Gore Park.

Map: http://supercrawl.ca/public/Supercrawl%202015%20Map.pdf

Weather is looking like it'll be terrible all weekend and the music lineup is definitely weaker (at least name recognition wise) compared to last years so I wonder what attendance will be like.

The weather forecast doesn't look too bad, but time will tell I guess

When I looked last night it was a 70% chance of rain all day Saturday and Sunday. Thankfully, it's looking better now!

Interestingly, GO isn't providing any extra service this year. Kinda wonder what that and any possible bad weather might do to attendance numbers.

They're predicting up to 165,000 ppl this year.

165,000 was last year's estimate. I'd expect more this year.

Got a memo to my office tower from yale properties. It outlined the street closures and said last year was over 100,000 this year 165,000.

Looks like they were wrong or forgot to update it lol

http://i.imgur.com/ocQinmQ.jpg
LRT Display - Supercrawl 2015, on Instagram

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Pop-Up Park on the King William & James Parking Lot - Supercrawl 2015, on Instagram

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Pop-Up Park on the King William & James Parking Lot - Supercrawl 2015

http://i.imgur.com/YP6cWiO.jpg
Pop-Up Park on the King William & James Parking Lot - Supercrawl 2015, on Twitter

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LRT Display - Supercrawl 2015, on Twitter

http://i.imgur.com/Y5PeGcl.jpg
LRT Display - Supercrawl 2015, on Twitter

http://i.imgur.com/JCQP5fJ.jpg
LRT Display - Supercrawl 2015, on Twitter

gimme dat LRT

LRT tho

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jAqFGhHDyiA/hqdefault.jpg

Pop up park
 

Very interesting - I'd love to have heard that conversation between the organisers and the jerk who owns that lot.

Those are some awesome pics. The Ottawa threads must be losing their heads.

2016 artist lineup is being announced tomorrow at 9AM.

The list of headliners is out.

http://supercrawl.ca/music

The trews and the strumbellas. Great acts.

Youtube video with the announcements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek5NzoB-oJU

Ontario pledges $545,000 to Supercrawl at Hamilton funding announcement

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/71...-announcement/

The province announced more than $19 million in funding for Ontario festivals and events in Hamilton Monday afternoon.

Three-day art and music festival Supercrawl, which is receiving almost $545,000, was the main draw for holding the announcement in Hamilton, said Burlington MPP and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon.

"These kinds of festivals put the city on the map," McMahon said following the announcement at Mills Hardware.

Tim Potocic, director of Supercrawl, said, this funding will help them lobby to get more money from sponsors and the municipality as well as grow the festival.

In total, the province is supporting 304 events and festivals through the Celebrate Ontario program in 2017 — six of which are in Hamilton.