Hillside 2011 Announces Line-up

For twenty eight years the Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario has been a favourite for Canadian festival goers. Looks like 2011 will continue the streak as the line-up for this year’s event looks positively stellar. Running from July 22nd to 24th the annual event will be returning to the Guelph Lake Conservation Area with a host of delectable talent.


THE WOODEN SKY live at Hillside Festival from Stedfast Media on Vimeo.

Impressive and diverse some of those appearing include: Shad, Braids, the Rural Alberta Advantage, Little Scream, Dan Mangan, Mother Mother, Hollerado, Karkwa, Kevin Drew with the Beauties, Grimes, Old Man Luedecke, Lost In The Trees, Doug Paisley, Snailhouse, Gobble Gobble and One Hundred Dollars .

So make a weekend of it. Go camping, eat some great food, and share some time with like minded individuals. Tickets for the event go on sale at Ticketpro.ca starting May 7th. If you're in Ontario, you can also buy tickets from Ground Floor Music (Guelph), Soundscapes (Toronto) or Encore Records (Kitchener). You can also pick them up from the Hillside Office in Guelph, but only on May 7th.

Stay tuned tuned to Hillside's website for the details to be finalized.

You can see all the artists currently scheduled for the fest below, and watch for more to be announced soon .

Hillside 2011 Line-up:


Adverteyes
Braids
Callers
Chali 2na
Charlotte Cornfield
Common Grackle
Dala
Etran Finatawa
The Fugitives - Spoken word
Hannah Georgas
Ganga Giri
Graveyard Train
Hollerado
Hooded Fang
Emmanuel Jal
Karkwa
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Kevin Drew and The Beauties
Kidstreet
KO
Seun Kuti
Lights
Little Miss Higgins
Little Scream
Lost In The Trees
Dan Mangan
Memphis
The Midway State
Modern Field Recordings
Mother Mother
North Mississippi Allstars
Old Man Luedecke
One Hundred Dollars
Gobble Gobble
Grimes
Pat Jordache
Doug Paisley
Paper Lions
The Recipe - Spoken word
Rundown Royalty
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Serena Ryder
Shad
Shannon Kingsbury Band
Snailhouse
The Stanfields
Sweet Thing
Tacoma Hellfarm Tragedy
These United States
Les Tireux d'Roches
Jude Vadala
Chris Velan
The Woodshed Orchestra and Shlomo