Osheaga Festival

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Saturday afternoon 2006, view from the hill
Saturday afternoon 2006, view from the hill

The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is a two-day rock festival in Montreal, Quebec, that is held annually at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène in September. The 2006 attracted a crowd of around 25,000 people. The second edition was held on September 8 and 9, 2007. The 2008 edition is scheduled for August 3 and 4.

Artists who played at the inaugural Osheaga Festival include Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Dinosaur Jr., k-os, Metric, Damian Marley, G. Love and Special Sauce, Wolf Parade, Bedouin Soundclash, Joseph Arthur, Malajube, Lady Sovereign, Kid Koala, Starsailor, Islands, Amon Tobin, Bell Orchestre, Think About Life, Duchess Says, Final Fantasy, The Hidden Cameras, Tokyo Police Club, The Stills, Ben Lee, James Chance and the Contortions, Brazilian Girls, Percy Farm, Patrick Watson, We Are Wolves and Land of Talk.

The 2007 lineup included The Smashing Pumpkins, Bloc Party, Interpol, Damien Rice, Arctic Monkeys, Gotan Project, Leslie Feist, Stars, Amy Winehouse, M.I.A., Paolo Nutini, Xavier Caféine and Sam Roberts but Placebo as well as Amy Winehouse and Peter Bjorn & John had to cancel.

Contents

[edit] 2008 Lineup

[edit] Sunday August 3, 2008

[edit] Monday August 4, 2008

[edit] External links

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