Big Music Fest Recap - Media Coverage

 

It Was A REALLY BIG SHOW

Big Music Fest returned to Kitchener for the second year in a row and we were there to cover the event.  This year's festival turned out to be a one day event, but they packed it with a lot of punch!

 

Big Music Fest began with last year's BREAKING BANDS winner THE MODERN HEARTS.  There is no doubt in my mind that you'll be hearing a lot more from this fantastic band in the upcoming months. 

 

 

 

 

Next up was the only group with a female band member, The Mohrs

Then we had The Mayor Of Kitchener aka @BerryOnline welcome everyone to Big Music Fest.

 

After that, the most energenic band of the day, THE GLORIOUS SONS set the tone for the rest of the festival.  They really got everyone up and moving during their set!

 

They even managed to get the crowd to sing along to MAMA (remember this was in the middle of the afternoon, when everyone was headed to the beer garden, so I call that a concert win for The Glorious Sons).

 

 

Then it was flashblack time, (remember I mentioned I went to their concert back when they first hit it big) with a high energy performance by EXTREME



Next came Canadian faves MONSTER TRUCK to stage.  They took the crowd by storm with their amp'd up show.

 

Then the crowd came pouring in when JANE'S ADDICTION hit the Big Music Fest stage.



 

 

and I was able to take what I have deemed as THE PIC OF THE DAY! Hello @DaveNavarro!

 

 

The show finished off with headliners SOUNDGARDEN, and with no encores (by any of the bands) it did leave the crowd wanting more.

 

 

While this year's Big Music Fest was very different from last year's event it still was a BIG WIN for Kitchener, Ontario Canada.  If more big name acts see that the Region of Waterloo supports the music scene then we will certainly see more bands wanting to play here.  Plus this gives young talent in the area more exposure to mentors in the music industry.  We see it as win-win for both musicians and fans!

 

 

Want to see more pics from Big Music Fest? Check out our #BMF2015 Facebook Gallery. There's only another 100 more pictures.

#ICYMI here's 100+ photos of Big Music Fest. Read more about #BMF2015 at http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.ca/2015/07/big-music-fest-recap-media-coverage.html
Posted by Those2Girls - Six Degrees of Us! on Tuesday, July 21, 2015

UPDATE - Dave Navarro must agree with my earlier statement, as he RT'd it!!!

 

Big Music Fest - Tickets And Wristbands - Media Coverage

Bring On Big Music Fest 2015

We were one of the first to tell you about the Big Music Fest 2015 lineup.  Then we wanted to ensure that you found your way with our Big Music Fest Travel Information post. Now we have one more BIG ANNOUNCEMENT for this year's BIG MUSIC FEST.

Media Coverage

This year we will be providing Media Coverage of Big Music Fest!  Be sure to follow our @Those2Girls twitter to connect with us during the concert. We will posting throughout the entire day.  If you are at the concert be sure to tag us in your posts so we can retweet them!.

Tickets And Wristbands For Big Music Fest

Still need to grab your tickets?  Well there are a few options available. 
Visit http://bigmusicfest.com/tickets-and-wristbands/ to get yours now.  You'll be rocking out to these great band and more!


I had the opportunity to see Extreme years ago when Canada's Wonderland still held Kingswood Music Theatre concerts.  They had a lot of great energy and had the whole crowd up dancing.



Jane's Addicition singer Perry Farrel created Lolapalooza so you know they are all about going big for music festivals.



If you watch facebook you know I'm a big fan of Chris Cornell in all of his music incarnations (I always say Be Yourself by Audioslave is my theme music). Whether it be his solo career, Audioslave or joining forces with other artists, it all stems from breaking into the music industry as the lead singer of Soundgarden.

Plus you'll get to see all of these bands too

Posted by Big Music Fest on Thursday, June 11, 2015

Big Events Leading Up To Big Music Fest

This week there are lots of activities leading up to Big Music Fest including a Jully Black concert in downtown Kitchener.

Meeting Jully Black after her fabulous concert at Blissdom Canada!

Posted by Lisa McDonald on Saturday, October 12, 2013

To see the list of events on our  Stuff To Do July Blast.

Grab your tickets and see you Saturday at BIG MUSIC FEST

Big Music Fest 2015 - Media Launch and PRE SALE CODE

Big Music Fest Returns To Kitchener

Today involved heading to Kitchener City Hall for Media Coverage of the Big Music Fest 2015 Media Launch.  The artists performing at this year's event were announced over the lunch hour and I did my best to tweet it all in real time!

It began with the  Master Of Ceremonies, Mayor Berry Vrabnovic describing how last year's Big Music Fest came to be and that we should be looking forward to this year's event.

Other local dignitaries took to the podium to let us know that Kitchener Ontario wants to focus on Arts and Culture and that Big Music Fest will be an expanded festival this year.  This year's event will also include a Food Festival as well as a Film Festival.

See Who Is Headed To Kitchener For Big Music Fest

The theme for Big Music Fest 2015 is CLASS AND KICK ASS. Once again Big Music Fest will be hosting the Breaking Bands event on the Friday night of the music festival. After the announcement about the Friday night kick off event, they annouced the CLASS ACT.

Post by Lisa McDonald.

Rod Stewart And Blondie with Mathew Curry and Mark Ballas will be taking the stage on the final day of Big Music Fest, Sunday July 12 2015.
I had the opportunity to see Rod Stewart many moons ago at the CNE Grandstand. He put on a spectacular show! Lots of energy and audience interaction, including his signature soccer ball launching.

As for the KICK ASS portion of this year's Big Music Fest they brought in some big guns

Post by Lisa McDonald.

Soundgarden And Janes Addiction with Monster Truck and Extreme will be performing on Saturday July 11 2015 at McLennan Park Kitchener Ontario Canada!

I have been a big fan of Chris Cornell both as a solo artist and as lead singer of some fantastic bands, but have yet to see him perform live.  I did however see Extreme perform in Toronto in the early 90s and they were great!

Plus there will still be more performers added to this! We can't wait to see which groups will be also be playing at the multiple day music festival!

Tickets Go On Sale This Week

 BigMusicFest.com states that tickets go on sale Friday February 13, 2015 but according to CTV Kitchener there will be a pre-sale on Thursday February 12, 2015

UPDATE FEB 11th
Big Music Fest has listed their PRE SALE CODE on their Facebook page

Post by Big Music Fest.

The BIG Question

We want to know! Which Big Music Fest Act(s) are you looking forward to most? Let us know in comments!