Osheaga
Osheaga is a three-day open-air festival for rock and pop music in the Canadian city of Montreal . It takes place annually, although no fixed date has yet been established (late July to early September). The festival takes place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène , an island in the Saint Lawrence River east of the city center.
The festival was held for the first time in 2006. The 2011 edition had over 80,000 spectators. Osheaga is a word from the Mohawk language that describes the region around Montreal.
Headliners
- 2006: Ben Harper , Sonic Youth
- 2007: Bloc Party , The Smashing Pumpkins
- 2008: Jack Johnson , The Killers
- 2009: Coldplay , Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- 2010: Arcade Fire , Weezer
- 2011: Eminem , Elvis Costello , The Flaming Lips
- 2012: Justice , Snoop Dogg , The Black Keys
- 2013: The Cure , Beck , Mumford & Sons
- 2014: OutKast , Jack White , Arctic Monkeys
Web links
- Osheaga (French, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Osheaga 2011 Draws in Record Crowds. (No longer available online.) About.com, Aug 1, 2011, archived from the original on Aug. 6, 2012 ; accessed on September 21, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
