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you'll like them i'm sure

besnard lakes are opening in toronto also

ray davies was in list announced wednesday morning that will be a great show, very much looking forward to it.

brutal

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heheh... riiiiiiiiight. some of you don't... ILLUMINATI!!

i'm thinking it will be GA and the tickets are wrong... but maybe not. a sit down show would be awkward for both MMJ and Besnard Lakes. The last show I saw at Le National had Besnard Lakes opening as well. Strange

Worst 2-posts-in-a-row EVER

it says in Kev's post they're taking the stage at 2:30 pm in California. That would be 5:30 pm EDT

they did that yesterday. it is on the website

I was reallllllllllllly hoping Monahan would get Clapton for Bluesfest - he's a true blues legend, and he's actually touring this year. I'm sure they can afford Clapton when they're not spending anything on headliners this year.

holy fuck

as if Oaxen Skärgårdskrog made the list

that was from Ollie's headbanging I think

you can get to the front row no problem - get there early to get there without using your elbows though. people may or may not be cool with puffing, just depends on who you're standing beside. security usually has bigger things to worry about unless you're being a dick about smoking etc. Just don't spoil anything for anyone else and you'll probably be fine. Police will most likely react though.

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lebreton flats, a short walk from downtown.

gold circle is way off to the side. front row is first come first serve. unless things are much different than previous years.

there are duplicates in that list but i'm not gonna go and edit them out (stars, hayden, three days grace)

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methinks they're updating everything right now. but that should still allow visits. oh well. the real news is the lineup's weakness

that is the weakest lineup i've seen from bluesfest yet. really would like to see who the 'many more' are, as that will make or break this lineup (for me). too bad the site keeps crashing.

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