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HAMILTON, DOWNTOWN

Wednesday May 7th

Spring Music Festival Soundtrack Dinner and Listening Party at the Staircase Theatre. The CD will be played from dinner hours 5:00 PM until 8:00 P.M. Come join the festival organizers in listening to some of the finer bands that will be performing at the festival.

Thursday May 8th

Hamilton - Kick Off Party
Presented by Y108 FM
*Separate Ticket Required*
Seventy Seven Night Club will play host to the official 'Kick-Ass Kick-off party' with Junkhouse and special guests Adam's Rib Doors open at 8:00

Ideal Bistro kicks off 3 nights with the "Award-winning Blues Concert Series" consisting of 3 award-winning blues artists and performers, starting with Juno-winner Michael Pickett
 *Separate Ticket Required*

Friday May 9th

More than 10+ live music venues are expected to showcase more than 50 bands over 2 nights of festival action!

Artists Indicated in "Bold" are Festival Headliners

Cactus Jax
Presented By Swordfish Digital Audio/Soundcheck Rehearsal Studio
No Cover
10:00PM Electric Lettuce
11:00PM Amy Squire
12:00 PM Super Chargers

Star Night Club
Heavy Music Showcase
Presented by Canadian-Music.com and BLR Entertainment
Wristband Policy In Effect
9:00PM Undercurrent
9:45PM Ritual
10:30PM Hill 16
11:15PM Tallman
12:00AM INSIDE

Ideal Bistro
Wristband Policy In Effect
"Award-winning Blues Concert Series" continues with 2 times Maple Blues Award winner David Rotundo

Rude Native
Wristband Policy In Effect
Modern Rock Showcase
Presented by AMP Merchandise
9:00PM Fabulous Righteous
10:00PM Breathe
11:00PM Phlipside
12:15PM Pink Belly

Staircase Theatre
Presented by Summit Recording
Wristband Policy In Effect
Theatre:
8:30PM Dana Edmonds
9:15PM Transit
10:00PM Hunter Eves
10:45PM Hush Hush
11:30PM Greg Wyard
12:15PM Mark Ripp/Roscoe Project
Café:
9:45PM Greg Wyard
10:30PM The Roscoe Project
11:15PM Mark Ripp

The Downstairs Club
Wristband Policy In Effect
The Bobby Hebert Band
W/ Celebrity Guest Musicians: TBA

Home Bar
SOL Records Showcase
Wristband Policy In Effect
MSG
The Phonies
Jerry Can
Inner Silence
Revenge Of The Egg People

Saturday May 10th

Star Night Club - Evening
Presented by BLR Entertainment
Modern Rock Showcase
Wristband Policy In Effect
9:30-10:15 Juice
10:45-11:30 High Holy Days
12:00-1:00 Three Days Grace

Star Night Club - Afternoon
SOL Records Showcase
Wristband Policy In Effect
PsychoPathos
Mugshot
Goalies
Jerry Can
Video Dead

Ideal Bistro
Wristband Policy In Effect
The final night of the "Award-winning Blues Concert Series" with 2003 Juno winner: Jack Dekeyser

Rude Native
AMP Merchandise Showcase
9:00PM Dan Medakovic
10:15PM Stone Prophets
11:30PM Ben Thompson Band

Staircase Theatre
Popular Minority Showcase
Wristband Policy In Effect
Theatre:
Su Alexanian
Uncle Seth
State Of Blake
Mike Alviano
Fifth Business
The Whythouse
Paolo Pedretti (Straight From Italy)
World Record Players
Chris Briscoe
G. Brown
Café:
Les Cooper
Dana Andrews
DJ Leeroy The Vinyl Killer
DJ Roland Cash
Poet April Aserverin
Scott Deneau
Ben Rollo
Anastasia McCabe

Cactus Jax
Bhurr Records/ RCD Music Ltd./ Indieblast
Wristband Policy In Effect
Rye
Crash Kelly
Big Jeezus Truck
CED and Special Guests: TBA

BURLINGTON

Thursday May 8th

Burlington - Kick off Party
Dakota's Bar will feature Hamilton's favorite rockers, The Dubay Band. Doors open at 8:00 and there is no cover charge.

Friday May 9th

Joe Dogs
No Cover
Presented By Swordfish Digital Audio/ Soundcheck Rehearsal Studio
10:15PM Counter Balance
11:30PM Chuckcaliber
12:15PM Catchpenny

B.P's LOUNGE
No Cover
BLR Entertainment Presents
The Ben Thompson Band

Rude Native
No Cover
9:45 Dan Medakovic
11:15 Here

Saturday May 10th

Joe Dogs
Presented By Swordfish Digital Audio and  Soundcheck Rehearsal Studio
No Cover
9:30 PM The Kramdens
10:30PM Ripped
11:30PM Breathe
12:30PM SNAK

Rude Native
Acoustic Showcase
No Cover
9:00PM Mark Ripp
10:15PM Laurence Roscoe
11:30PM Greg Wyard

Sunday May 11th

Dakotas
No Cover
Wrap Up Party - Presented by www.cd-rep.com
Wrapping up 4 days of festival action in Burlington Canada's favorite touring act, Adams Rib, with special guests the Ben Thompson Band

9:30 - 10:15 - Ben Thompson Band
10:45 - 11:15 - Ben Thompson Band
11:45 - 1:00 - Adams Rib

HAMILTON, UPPER JAMES

Friday May 9th

The Whistling Walrus
No Cover
TV Taping Presented by Cable 14
9:30 PM The Dubay Band
10:30 PM Molten Blue
11:30 PM Adams Rib

Saturday May 10th

B.P's LOUNGE
No Cover
BLR Entertainment Presents
9:30PM Molten Blue
10:30PM Adam's Rib
11:30 The Dubay Band

The Whistling Walrus
No Cover
A performance with Eden Hill

Sunday May 11th

Philthy McNasty's
*Separate Ticket Required*
Exclusive Engagement Sponsored by: BLR Entertainment
With more than 50 bands and performer's participating in the festival, we chose Hamilton's notorious party bar to wrap us this inaugural event. And to top is off, we have booked Canadian independent success story, See Spot Run, who are expecting their new album to hit stores by the spring. Many may remember See Spot Run as the only Canadian Independent band in history to crack the Canadian Top 20 chart, with the hit "Weightless". Opening the show will be Adam's Rib.

9:30 - 10:10PM - Adams Rib
11:10 - 12:10 - See Spot Run