Thursday, April 02, 2015

Cheech and Chong Playing Pemberton Festival

Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Missy Elliott, rockers The Black Keys and Weezer, and electronic stars Tiesto and J. Cole top the bill for this year’s Pemberton Music Festival.

The festival, held July 16-19 north of Whistler, announced its lineup Wednesday morning, on April Fool’s Day, leading fans to suspect the announcement may have been a joke after weeks of anticipation and hints being dropped on social media.

“We might be announcing our lineup on April Fool’s Day, but we aren’t joking around,” HUKA Entertainment co-founder A.J. Niland said in a press release. “The lineup is exceptionally deep and each and every day will be full of surprises and special moments to match the magic of our beautiful Pemberton Valley festival site. It’s always a bit of a battle as a small indie promoter to get the acts you want, but we worked extra hard this year to make sure we’re bringing the best to B.C.”

Other notable performers include Vancouver favourites Dan Mangan + Blacksmith and rising star Tobias Jesso Jr.

Electronic dance music is once again a big component at the festival, with big EDM names like Bassnectar and the Full Flex Express featuring Jack U, the project of electronic superstars Skrillex and Diplo, also in the mix.

Rounding out the event are a gaggle of comedians including Tim & Eric, Cheech & Chong, Reggie Watts and Doug Benson.

Tickets for the festival go on sale Friday, April 3 at pembertonmusicfestival.com.

PEMBERTON MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 LINEUP

Kendrick Lamar

The Black Keys

J. Cole

Tiësto

Hozier

Kid Cudi

Missy Elliott

Weezer

Jane’s Addiction

The String Cheese Incident

Bassnectar

Passion Pit

M.I.A.

Billy Talent

Chromeo

Dada Life

Sam Roberts Band

The Decembrists

The War On Drugs

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Portugal. The Man

Partynextdoor

Churches

Chet Faker

RL Grime

Banks

De La Soul

STS9

Duke Dumont

Matt And Kim

Earl Sweatshirt

Flux Pavilion

Dan Mangan + Blacksmith

Father John Misty

Galactic featuring Macy Gray

Run The Jewels

Paul Oakenfold

Courtney Barnett

Cut Copy (DJ set)

Bleachers

Ryn Weaver

Logic

Tobias Jesso Jr.

Real Estate

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Flatbush Zombies

Yung Lean

Givers

Moon Taxi

Ryan Hemsworth

July Talk

Badbadnotgood

Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires

Judah & The Lion

Gay Nineties

What So Not

Beats Antique

Kali Uchis

Spooky Black (Corbin)

The Suffers

Giraffage

DJ Dodger Stadium

Bas

Sango

jackLNDN

PPL MVR

Boyfriend

Maggie Koerner

Full Flex Express featuring Jack Ü (Skrillex + Diplo), Zeds Dead, A$Ap Ferg, Tycho, Hundred Waters & Anna Lunnoe B2b Mija

Pemby Comedy

Tim & Eric

Cheech & Chong

Reggie Watts

T.J. Miller

Doug Benson

Eric Andre

Harland Williams

Tig Notaro

Ali Wong

Ben Gleib

Gorburger

Chris Trew

Air Sex Championship

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