The 1st annual Pemberton Music Festival
By Aaron “A*maze” Joseph
One of British Columbia’s biggest celebrations of music was nothing short of amazing with over 60 musical acts in three days. The Pemberton Music Festival was a huge success and is now one of the music festivals to rival. The three-day event brought in over 40,000 people to the small community of Pemberton, B.C. a visitor rate that has never been present even in the valley’s gold rush days.
The inaugural year of the music festival was better than gold for some, especially with a lineup which included: Nine Inch Nails, Metric, Jay-Z, Coldplay, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Tragically Hip, Buck 65, N.E.R.D. & more. Music fans finally got the chance to witness firsthand what a music festival is all about, and would agree it was worth the wait and the distance.
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Buck 65’s set on the Lillooet Stage
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Chromeo mixed it up for the people who managed to get into the Bacardi B-Live tent. The line up to get into the tent extended deep into the festival grounds.
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We think this guy may have had a little too much to drink.
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The Flaming Lips performing on the Mount Currie stage.
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Though overpriced, some of the food was pretty good. Right Houston?
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Jay-Z live on the Mount Currie stage. The audience loved him.
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Despite the profanity, drug use and highly sexual vibe, the Pemberton Festival was a family event?
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Matisyahu live on the Lillooet stage.
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They arrived late due to heavy Highway 99 traffic, but N.E.R.D.’s stage show made up for their lateness.
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Sam Roberts Band live on the Mount Currie stage.
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Serj Tankian of System of a Down controlled the audience amazingly during his Mount Currie stage set.
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Slip and slide action for the campers!
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers were the highlight for the older crowds.
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Gordon Brownie and the Tragically Hip put on a great show on the Mount Currie stage for their fellow Canadians.
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The infamous Bacardi B-Live tent.
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A glimpse at the audience for Coldplay as they rounded off the event.
* Photo taken by Aaron Joseph. ** Photo taken by Hugo Lunny
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