Interstellar Rodeo was an annual three-day outdoor music event held the last weekend of July in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 2012 and held at the Heritage Amphitheatre within Hawrelak Park. From 2015 to 2017, Six Shooter Records also had an Interstellar Rodeo in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The final Edmonton Interstellar Rodeo was in 2019.
| Interstellar Rodeo | |
|---|---|
 Whitney Rose performing at Interstellar Rodeo 2017 in Edmonton | |
| Genre | Folk and rock music |
| Location(s) | Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 53°31′37″N 113°32′49″W / 53.527°N 113.547°W |
| Years active | 2012 – 2020 |
| Founders | Shauna de Cartier of Six Shooter Records |
| Website | interstellarrodeo |
The festival showcases performers from numerous genres. Notable performers to date include Blue Rodeo, Randy Newman and Hawksley Workman in 2012,[1] and Alabama Shakes, Steve Earle and the Dukes, Sarah Harmer, Serena Ryder and Shout Out Out Out Out in 2013.[2]
History
editInterstellar Rodeo was established in 2012 by Shauna de Cartier of Six Shooter Records.[3] The event took place annually during the last weekend of July at the Heritage Amphitheatre at Hawrelak Park in the North Saskatchewan River Valley. The amphitheatre features covered seating with uncovered grassed areas beyond. Interstellar Rodeo featured artist-wine pairings.[4]
In 2019, festival passes cost between 149 and 279 dollars.[5]
In 2014, Interstellar Rodeo was shut down for one day due to poor weather.[6] The 2019 Festival was shut down for approximately one hour on July 27 due to severe thunderstorms in eastern Alberta.[7] In late 2019, de Cartier announced the festival would be going on hiatus and not returning for summer 2020.[8]
Interstellar Rodeo Winnipeg
editFrom 2015 to 2017, Interstellar Rodeo expanded to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg festival took place at The Forks in mid-August. The festival line-up typically featured some overlap with the Edmonton festival but with the addition of Manitoba-based artists such as Leonard Sumner.[9][10] The festival dropped out of Winnipeg due to financial concerns from competing with free concert series in Winnipeg such as the Canada Summer Games concerts in 2017.[11]
Performers
edit2015[12]
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Dwight Yoakam
- Blue Rodeo
- Vance Joy
- Steve Earle and The Dukes
- Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
- July Talk
- Hawksley Workman
- Tanya Tagaq
- Justin Townes Earle
- Rhiannon Giddens
- The Lone Bellow
- Black Joe Lewis
- Elliott Brood
- NQ Arbuckle
- Amelia Curran
- Jason Plumb & The Willing
2016[13]
- Blond(e) Goth
- The Strumbellas
- Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
- NQ Arbuckle
- Serena Ryder
- The Wet Secrets
- Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
- Leonard Sumner
- Skydiggers
- Fantastic Negrito
- Sykamore
- Margo Price
- Joe Nolan
- Wilco
- Henry Wagons
- Sam Outlaw
- Begonia
- Wintersleep
- Lee Fields & The Expressions
- Henri Herbert
- Whitehorse
- Del Barber
- Case/Lang/Veirs
2017[14]
List of artists
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1Sinéad O'Connor, originally booked, was unable to perform due to illness and was replaced by Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys and Gillian Welch.[16] |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Interstellar Rodeo launches in Hawrelak". CBC.ca. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "2013 Interstellar Rodeo Artists". Interstellar Rodeo. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Griwkowsy, Fish (3 December 2019). "Eight years of Interstellar Rodeo at Hawrelak was Edmonton's awesome luck". The North Bay Nugget. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Murray, Tom (6 June 2019). "Summer music festival guide: Big names offer up summer entertainment". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Edmonton's busy festival scene a risky business, says concert booker". CBC News. 24 June 2015.
- ^ Antoneshyn, Alex (27 July 2019). "Music festivals announce temporary breaks amid thunderstorm watch". CTV News. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Cummings, Madeleine (2 December 2019). "Beloved music festival Interstellar Rodeo folds after 8 years in Edmonton". CBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (7 April 2015). "Interstellar Rodeo Announces Lineup of Inaugral [sic] Winnipeg Edition". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Monkman, Lenard (12 August 2016). "Kickin' it old school with Leonard Sumner". CBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Interstellar Rodeo drops out of Winnipeg, blames impact of free concerts". CBC News. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Lineup Unveiled for 2015 Interstellar Rodeo in Winnipeg". ChrisD.ca. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Lebar, Erin (10 August 2016). "Aug 2016: Interstellar Rodeo's second year kicks off three days of wine, chillin' and song". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Glowacki, Laura (9 May 2017). "Beck, Broken Social Scene to headline Winnipeg's Interstellar Rodeo". CBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "2012 Interstellar Rodeo Artists". Interstellar Rodeo. Archived from the original on July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "Gillian Welch & Alejandro Escovedo Added!". Interstellar Rodeo. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.