"There will be no Virgin Festival in Vancouver this year, according to organizers who say it was too hard to attract top acts.

"It wasn't from a lack of trying," Andrew Bridge, director of Virgin Festivals, told the Globe and Mail newspaper.

Bridge blamed the plethora of music festivals that have blossomed over the years for the difficulties in booking big-name bands.

The Vancouver V-Fest, as it's commonly called, had been hoping to have Radiohead, Jack Johnson and Coldplay on its roster, he said.

Vancouver's first V-Fest was held last year on a stormy Victoria Day weekend with acts such as My Chemical Romance and The Killers. Organizers were planning for a late spring or early summer event this year to avoid the rain.

Bridge said this won't end the V-Fest's run in Vancouver, as he hopes to bring it back next year.

Virgin Festivals will still be held in Calgary and Toronto this summer.

Calgary's event, on June 21 and 22, will feature Stone Temple Pilots and The Tragically Hip, while Oasis and the Foo Fighters will headline Toronto's V-Fest, on Sept. 6 and 7.

The rock festival, which originated in Britain and features high-profile rock acts, is backed by Virgin Mobile and its president, British tycoon Richard Branson."





wow that fucking blows, not one - but TWO regular festivals i expected to attend are gone this year. This only leaves the pemberton festival - and i'm not about to spend 300 dollars to see, coldplay, Wolfmother and the couple other bands in an odd line up featuring no common similarity between the bands playing. the 300 dollars doesnt even count the huge camping fee. Calgary even gets a festival, then you have Toronto, who is always given the best for Canada, this really pisses me off honestly. the only thing that could make this better is a show from alexisonfire - and thats not gonna happen.

could this possibly be the worst summer vancouver has ever had for music

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must be the first bad thing to ever happen in canada.
if mcr had to play last year it must have been bad :P and not seeing radiohead must be pretty nice.

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there are some great bands that play those shows such as the constantines and such. anyways i just emailed alexisonfire management if there is the slighest possibilty they could play vancouver in july :P

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yeah but, they're planning on working on the new album in july.

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a show or two out here wouldnt hinder that too much i dont think - also, they could work on it out here :P

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Stop complaining, most of those bands are over rated anyways. Instead, go to Rainfest in Washington.

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hey you guys actually got a v-fest and warped tour so you can't talk.

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I hadn't heard there would be no Vfest this year.. and Warped Tour isn't coming.. shit. Well now I don't feel so dumb for flying to Calgary for their Vfest. I was excited that Feist was playing here, until I saw it would be 65 dollars to stand in a park.. Then I opted not to. At least Dallas was here.. then Matt Good is here next month.. Two great artists are better than nothing.

Then again..
Kanye West (okay I would actually go see that one)
Radiohead
Oasis
REM was just here..
Modest Mouse..

are playing here.

There are people playing, just not ones I want to see.

I agree with you about Pemberton.. my friend is going and wanted me to go.. It cost her and her boyfriend over 700 dollars for 2 tickets and the camp shit. And there is no one on there I would pay that much more.. WOOOOOOOO Jay Z and Coldplay... eff off. *rolls eyes*

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At least you guys have festivals at all....... Im half way between vancouver and toronto, we get NOTHING. Seriously. We have this thing called xfest but thats it. Then CrueFest is coming around. Also Coldplay. Thats it!

I would KILL to be able to go to the amount of shows you guys get in vancouver, nevermind toronto.

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For once, I actually like England due to the number of things going on in summers. plus, the furthest i'd usually have to travel anywhere is like what....5 hours?
- Reading and Leeds.
- Glastonbury (Although Jay Z headlining? BURN)
- V festival
- T in the Park
Although, I would kill to work Warped or even follow Warped.

And there have been rumours for a Bamboozle UK in octobers...
& Taste of Chaos in november should be good. Rumours are ETID and SOTY. niceeeeeee.

What other festivals go on in Canada?

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