Interstellar Rodeo was an annual three-day outdoor music event held the last weekend of July in

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, established in 2012 and held at the

Heritage Amphitheatre William Hawrelak Park (or simply Hawrelak Park) is a park in Edmonton, Alberta. Formerly known as Mayfair Park, it was initially going to be developed into a 500-lot subdivision; however, when the Strathcona Land Syndicate forfeited their taxes the ...

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. From 2015 to 2017, Six Shooter Records also had an Interstellar Rodeo in

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. The final Edmonton Interstellar Rodeo was in 2019. The festival showcases performers from numerous genres. Notable performers to date include Blue Rodeo,

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and Hawksley Workman in 2012, and Alabama Shakes, Steve Earle and the Dukes, Sarah Harmer, Serena Ryder and Shout Out Out Out Out in 2013.

History

Interstellar Rodeo was established in 2012 by Shauna de Cartier of

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. The event took place annually during the last weekend of July at the Heritage Amphitheatre at Hawrelak Park in the North Saskatchewan River Valley. The amphitheatre features covered seating with uncovered grassed areas beyond. Interstellar Rodeo featured artist-wine pairings. In 2019, festival passes cost between 149 and 279 dollars. In 2014, Interstellar Rodeo was shut down for one day due to poor weather. The 2019 Festival was shut down for approximately one hour on July 27 due to severe thunderstorms in eastern Alberta. In late 2019, de Cartier announced the festival would be going on hiatus and not returning for summer 2020.

Interstellar Rodeo Winnipeg

From 2015 to 2017, Interstellar Rodeo expanded to

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. The Winnipeg festival took place at The Forks in mid-August. The festival line-up typically featured some overlap with the Edmonton festival but with the addition of Manitoba-based artists such as

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Performers

2015 * Sinead O’Connor *

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* Blue Rodeo * Vance Joy *

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* July Talk * Hawksley Workman * Tanya Tagaq *

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* The Lone Bellow * Black Joe Lewis * Elliott Brood *

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* Amelia Curran * Jason Plumb & The Willing 2016 * Blond(e) Goth * The Strumbellas *

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Nathaniel David Rateliff (born October 7, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter based in Denver, Colorado, whose influences are described as folk, Americana and vintage rhythm & blues. Rateliff has performed with a backing band called the N ...

* Serena Ryder * The Wet Secrets * Thao & The Get Down Stay Down *

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* Henry Wagons * Sam Outlaw *

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* Lee Fields & The Expressions * Henri Herbert *

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* Del Barber * Case/Lang/Veirs 2017 * Aloe Blacc * Sarah Slean * Danny Michel *

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* Shakey Graves * Beck *

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* Father John Misty

List of artists

;2012 (July 27–29) *

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and The Sensitive Boys¹ * Blue Rodeo * Richard Buckner * Cadence Weapon *

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* Jenn Grant *

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and The Willing * Shakura S'Aida * The Sojourners * Wagons *

Gillian Welch Gillian Howard Welch (; born October 2, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. Their sparse and dark musical style, which combines elements of Appalachian music, bluegrass, count ...

¹ *

(featuring Melissa McClelland and

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) * Hawksley Workman ¹ Sinéad O’Connor, originally booked, was unable to perform due to illness and was replaced by Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys and Gillian Welch. ;2013 (July 26–28) * Alabama Shakes * C.R. Avery * Del Barber * Amelia Curran *

The Deep Dark Woods The Deep Dark Woods are a Canadian folk band from Saskatoon, currently signed to Sugar Hill Records in the United States and Six Shooter Records in Canada.Steve Earle and The Dukes * Elliott Brood * John Fullbright *

The Good Lovelies The Good Lovelies are a Canadian folk/ country harmony trio, consisting of Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore. At their core they can be described as a country/folk trio, with tinges of pop, roots, jazz and sometimes hip-hop mixed in. H ...

* Sarah Harmer *Interstellar All-Stars, featuring Jim Cuddy, Danny Michel and Quique Escamilla *

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* Danny Michel with

The Garifuna Collective Danny Michel is a Canadian songwriter and producer. Highlights Between 2006 & 2015 Michel performed over 70 times as the musical guest on Stuart McLean's ''The Vinyl Cafe''. In 2008 "''Feather, Fur & Fin''" landed on the ''Playlist for the Pl ...

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* Serena Ryder * Rachel Sermanni * Shout Out Out Out Out * Skydiggers * Kurt Vile * M. Ward * Chris Wynters and Scott Peters

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.interstellarrodeo.com Folk festivals in Canada Music festivals in Edmonton Recurring events established in 2012 2012 establishments in Alberta