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The cost of summer music festivals
“My girlfriend and I spend $4000 - $5000 on the music fest circuit each summer.”
How Do We Stop Drug Deaths at Canadian Music Festivals?
More organizers and promoters want to offer drug testing kits on site, but fear having their operating licenses revoked.
There's More to Kill The Noise Than a Drunken Toronto Afterparty
"If you think you can get away with anything, that’s when people lose respect for you."
10 Things I Hate about Festivals in Canada
Let's be honest, the rest of the world isn't clamouring to come visit us come festival season.
Seventeen People Hospitalized Due to Drug and Alcohol-Related Incidents at Chasing Summer Festival
The annual festival in Calgary had several emergencies caused by a combination of alcohol and "at least one illicit drug."
The Club Where the Drake Afterparty Shootings Occurred Has a Controversial Safety Record
The owner, Zlatko Starkovski, has long cited safety concerns in his criticism of all-ages EDM shows, yet his club has its own history of violence.
VELD Music Festival Announces Refunds After Extreme Weather Evacuation
There's always a rainbow after the rain.
NORTHMIX: Loud Luxury
VELD Music Festival is nearing its fourth annual edition and local Canadian talents are rolling up their sleeves in preparation.
VELD Music Festival Introduces New Health and Safety Resources
Complimentary health and safety kits, amnesty boxes, and PSAs between DJ sets—it's a whole new VELD.
The Chainsmokers Fill Your “Waterbed” with Carbonated Electronic Pop
Mimicking bubbles with synth riffs, the track is a fizzing buoyancy.
Evolve Festival in Nova Scotia Almost Got Cancelled For Offering Free Drug Testing to Attendees
The festival’s insurance company were none too pleased, but the party goes on.