Pemberton Festival
{{Short description|2008 music festival in Canada}}
{{About|the 2008 Pemberton Festival|the 2014 festival by a similar name|Pemberton Music Festival}}
{{infobox music festival |
| music_festival_name = Pemberton Festival
| image = 200px
| location = Pemberton, BC, Canada
| years_active= 2008
| dates = July 25–27
| founders = Shane Bourbonnais
| genre = rock, indie rock, hip hop, electronic, heavy metal, pop}}
The Pemberton Festival was a three-day summer music festival inaugurated in 2008. It was held in Pemberton, British Columbia, a village just north of popular ski resort Whistler. Produced by Live Nation Canada, the festival featured primarily rock and indie rock musicians, with a small proportion of hip hop. Musicians played on one of two stages, picturesquely situated at the foot of Mount Currie and the surrounding mountain range.[http://www.seattleweekly.com/slideshow/view/108419 Photos: Tom Petty, Sam Roberts, Flaming Lips at Pemberton Fest] The site, a {{convert|400|acre|km2|sing=on}} hayfield, was discovered by concert-promoter, Shane Bourbonnais, of Live Nation, just down the street from his home.{{cite web|last=Mackie|first=John|title=Pemberton location great, concert promoter says|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf190e8b-4804-4e78-9a8f-cd2d52c49a63&k=91531|year=2008|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=2008-03-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324183630/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf190e8b-4804-4e78-9a8f-cd2d52c49a63&k=91531|archivedate=2008-03-24}} He emphasized event sustainability and environmentalism as priorities in running the festival.{{cite web|title=Event Info (under "The Pemberton Festival Site")|url=http://www.pembertonfestival.com/info/index.aspx|year=2008|publisher=Live Nation|accessdate=2008-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317171309/http://www.pembertonfestival.com/info/index.aspx|archive-date=2008-03-17|url-status=dead}}
On January 8, 2009, Live Nation officially announced the cancellation of the 2009 event and instead, was going to focus on the planning of the 2010 comeback.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090109.BCPEMBERTON09/TPStory/National Pemberton Festival axed for 2009: Permits were approved too late to 'effectively book talent,' organizer says]
On January 19, 2010, Live Nation announced the cancellation of the 2010 event.[https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Pemberton+Festival+cancelled+2010/2460478/story.html Pemberton Festival cancelled for 2010]
Festival Site
The festival site was based on a large grass field located at the base of Mt. Currie which is over {{convert|8300|ft|m}} high.
=Campgrounds=
The campground was connected directly to the festival grounds and allowed people to travel to and from their campsites whenever they please.{{cite web|title=Pemberton Fest is a Cloud of Dust|url=http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2008/07/pemberton_fest_is_a_cloud_of_d.php|year=2008|publisher=Seattle Weekly|accessdate=2008-08-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724110846/http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2008/07/pemberton_fest_is_a_cloud_of_d.php|archivedate=2011-07-24}}
=Dance Tent=
The B-Live dance tent sponsored by Bacardi featured one main stage, sitting areas, bars, and a large dance floor. DJ's playing mostly electronic dance music performed throughout the weekend. A custom live video remix wall and a thunderous sound system were also included.
Limited access to the tent that had a capacity limit of 2,500 was seen as a large drawback for many electronic music lovers at the festival. Line-ups were long and many people didn't get to see the artists they wanted to see. But those that were lucky enough to gain access saw some of top DJ's of the day.
2008
File:Flaming Lips and Teletubbies.jpg and Teletubbies at the festival]]
The festival's inaugural year, was held between July 25–27, 2008, and was headlined by Coldplay, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jay-Z, Nine Inch Nails, Tragically Hip, and the Flaming Lips.
At first, the festival was only available as a full three-day pass, thus, festival-goers were encouraged to camp out on the festival's camping grounds,{{cite web|last=Mackie|first=John|title=Pemberton location great, concert promoter says|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf190e8b-4804-4e78-9a8f-cd2d52c49a63&k=91531|year=2008|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=2008-03-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324183630/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cf190e8b-4804-4e78-9a8f-cd2d52c49a63&k=91531|archivedate=2008-03-24}} while additional accommodation was available in the form of neighbouring hotels, inns and lodges. However, as of June 13, 2008, single day tickets were made available. In total, 40,000 people were expected for the first year of the festival.[http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1ef362b8-275d-4d54-ab42-0fa7d1b534c7 Pemberton preps for 40000 music fans]
The full line-up:
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- Interpol
- Serj Tankian
- The Flaming Lips
- Coldplay
- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
- Death Cab for Cutie
- My Morning Jacket
- Jay Z
- The Tragically Hip
- Sam Roberts Band
- Metric
- Black Mountain
- Vampire Weekend
- The Crystal Method DJ Set
- DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist
- Booka Shade
- Junkie XL
- Dave Seaman
- Wintersleep
- Buck 65
- Secret Machines
- MSTRKRFT
- Deadmau5
- Brazilian Girls
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Mates of State
- Grand Ole Party
- Nine Inch Nails
- Carolina Liar
- Airborne Toxic Event
- Monte Negro
- Low Vs Diamond
- Annie Stela
- M.A.N.D.Y.
- Tommie Sunshine
- Chromeo
- 3OH!3
- Kevin Shiu
- Timeline
- Tony Pantages
- N.E.R.D.
- Minus the Bear
- Matisyahu
- Inward Eye
- Kathleen Edwards
- Wolfmother
- Shearwater
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Category:Rock festivals in Canada
Category:Music festivals in British Columbia
Category:Recurring events disestablished in 2009