Capital Idea!
{{Short description|Music festival in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada}}
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| music_festival_name = Capital Idea!
| image = Image:Destroyerlive.jpg
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| location = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada {{Flagicon|CAN}}
| years_active = 2007
| founders = Calum Marsh
| dates = 21 to 30 June 2007
| genre = Multigenre
| website =
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Capital Idea! was a nine-day music festival in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, organized by music blogger and concert promoter Calum Marsh. The festival took place from 21 to 30 June 2007, and featured high-profile indie acts. Despite a great deal of media attention in television, print and internet outlets, the festival failed to attract a large number of attendees.
Festival lineup
The 2007 edition of Capital Idea! included over 30 musical acts across a wide range of genres. A partial list follows.
The Walkmen, The Fiery Furnaces, Destroyer, Damo Suzuki, The Wrens, Sunset Rubdown, Girl Talk, Russian Futurists, Born Ruffians, Frog Eyes, Crystal Castles and Montag.
See also
References
- {{cite magazine|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/43514/new-ottawa-music-festival-is-a-capital-idea |accessdate=2009-03-20 |date=2007-05-02 |title=New Ottawa Music Festival Is A Capital Idea! |first=Caitlin |last=Crockard |magazine=ChartAttack |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607132814/http://www.chartattack.com/news/43514/new-ottawa-music-festival-is-a-capital-idea |archivedate=2011-06-07 }}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=c2552507-81d9-4c09-9141-40a79e691da1&k=38413 |title=Capital Idea! |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025033154/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=c2552507-81d9-4c09-9141-40a79e691da1&k=38413 |archivedate=2012-10-25 }}
Category:Rock festivals in Canada
Category:Music festivals in Ottawa
Category:Music festivals established in 2007
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