Interstellar Rodeo

{{infobox music festival

| music_festival_name = Interstellar Rodeo

| image = Whitney Rose Interstellar Rodeo 2017 Edmonton CANADA July 2017.jpg

| caption = Whitney Rose performing at Interstellar Rodeo 2017 in Edmonton

| location = Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| years_active = 2012{{dash}}2019

| founders = Shauna de Cartier of Six Shooter Records

| genre = Folk and rock music

| website = {{URL|interstellarrodeo.com}}

}}

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.

The festival showcases performers from numerous genres. Notable performers to date include Blue Rodeo, Randy Newman and Hawksley Workman in 2012,{{cite news | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/interstellar-rodeo-launches-in-hawrelak-1.1164478 | title=Interstellar Rodeo launches in Hawrelak | publisher=CBC.ca | date=July 28, 2012 | access-date=July 28, 2013}} and Alabama Shakes, Steve Earle and the Dukes, Sarah Harmer, Serena Ryder and Shout Out Out Out Out in 2013.

History

Interstellar Rodeo was established in 2012 by Shauna de Cartier of Six Shooter Records.[https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/festivals/Interstellar+Rodeo+Hawrelak+Park+amphitheatre/6989476/story.html]{{dead link|date=October 2021}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Griwkowsy|first=Fish|date=3 December 2019|title=Eight years of Interstellar Rodeo at Hawrelak was Edmonton's awesome luck|work=The North Bay Nugget|url=https://www.nugget.ca/entertainment/festivals/eight-years-of-interstellar-rodeo-at-hawrelak-was-edmontons-awesome-luck/wcm/6485c422-a810-47fb-adbc-98928a4c2ef8|access-date=1 July 2020}}

In 2019, festival passes cost between 149 and 279 dollars.{{Cite web|last=Murray|first=Tom|date=6 June 2019|title=Summer music festival guide: Big names offer up summer entertainment|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/summer-music-festival-guide-big-names-offer-up-summer-entertainment|access-date=1 July 2020|website=Edmonton Journal|language=en-CA}}

In 2014, Interstellar Rodeo was shut down for one day due to poor weather.{{Cite news|date=24 June 2015|title=Edmonton's busy festival scene a risky business, says concert booker|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-s-busy-festival-scene-a-risky-business-says-concert-booker-1.3124845}} The 2019 Festival was shut down for approximately one hour on July 27 due to severe thunderstorms in eastern Alberta.{{Cite news|last=Antoneshyn|first=Alex|date=27 July 2019|title=Music festivals announce temporary breaks amid thunderstorm watch|work=CTV News|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/music-festivals-announce-temporary-breaks-amid-thunderstorm-watch-1.4526384|access-date=1 July 2020}} In late 2019, de Cartier announced the festival would be going on hiatus and not returning for summer 2020.{{Cite news|last=Cummings|first=Madeleine|date=2 December 2019|title=Beloved music festival Interstellar Rodeo folds after 8 years in Edmonton|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/interstellar-rodeo-folds-in-edmonton-after-8-years-1.5381779|access-date=1 July 2020}}

Interstellar Rodeo Winnipeg

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From 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.{{Cite web|last=Hudson|first=Alex|date=7 April 2015|title=Interstellar Rodeo Announces Lineup of Inaugral [sic] Winnipeg Edition|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/interstellar_rodeo_announces_lineup_of_inaugral_winnipeg_edition|access-date=1 July 2020|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca}}{{Cite news|last=Monkman|first=Lenard|date=12 August 2016|title=Kickin' it old school with Leonard Sumner|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/kickin-it-old-school-with-leonard-sumner-1.3719266|access-date=1 July 2020}} 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.{{Cite news|date=19 October 2017|title=Interstellar Rodeo drops out of Winnipeg, blames impact of free concerts|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/interstellar-rodeo-winnipeg-1.4362145|access-date=1 July 2020}}

= Performers =

2015{{Cite web|date=7 April 2015|title=Lineup Unveiled for 2015 Interstellar Rodeo in Winnipeg|url=https://www.chrisd.ca/2015/04/07/sinead-oconnor-dwight-yoakam-blue-rodeo-to-play-interstellar-rodeo/|access-date=1 July 2020|website=ChrisD.ca|language=en-CA}}

2016{{Cite news|last=Lebar|first=Erin|date=10 August 2016|title=Aug 2016: Interstellar Rodeo's second year kicks off three days of wine, chillin' and song|language=en-CA|work=Winnipeg Free Press|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/ready-to-ride-389777611.html|access-date=1 July 2020}}

2017{{Cite news|last=Glowacki|first=Laura|date=9 May 2017|title=Beck, Broken Social Scene to headline Winnipeg's Interstellar Rodeo|work=CBC News|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/interstellar-rodeo-2017-1.4106981|access-date=1 July 2020}}

List of artists

;2012 (July 27–29){{cite web | url=http://interstellarrodeo.com/artists-schedule/artistsschedule-2012/ | title=2012 Interstellar Rodeo Artists | publisher=Interstellar Rodeo | access-date=July 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727164612/http://interstellarrodeo.com/artists-schedule/artistsschedule-2012/ | archive-date=July 27, 2013 | url-status=dead }}

The Beauties
Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys¹
Blue Rodeo
Richard Buckner
Cadence Weapon
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Jenn Grant
Randy Newman
Michael Rault Band
Jason Plumb and The Willing
Shakura S'Aida
The Sojourners
Wagons
Gillian Welch¹
Whitehorse (featuring Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet)
Hawksley Workman

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.{{cite web | url=http://interstellarrodeo.com/gillian-welch-alejandro-escovedo-added/ | title=Gillian Welch & Alejandro Escovedo Added! | publisher=Interstellar Rodeo | access-date=July 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416071058/http://interstellarrodeo.com/gillian-welch-alejandro-escovedo-added/ | archive-date=April 16, 2013 | url-status=dead }}

;2013 (July 26–28){{cite web | url=http://interstellarrodeo.com/artists-schedule/ | title=2013 Interstellar Rodeo Artists | publisher=Interstellar Rodeo | access-date=July 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730005236/http://interstellarrodeo.com/artists-schedule/ | archive-date=July 30, 2013 | url-status=dead }}