The damp and rainy weather Saturday morning couldn’t dampen the spirits of those willing to line-up for the annual, first weekend in May ritual, and we’re not talking about Free Comic Book Day.
Despite the weather and the construction that’s tore up much of the sidewalks on Quebec Street, the line-up in front of Ground Floor Music was as long as usual as local music fans tried for a limited supply of weekend passes for the Hillside Festival. In the last several years, Hillside weekend passes have always sold out in the first few hours of sale, and it appeared that this year would be no exception.
As of Saturday night, all weekend passes available for sale online and at the Hillside Office on Woolwich St in Guelph were sold out. Outlets like Ground Floor Music, Encore Records in Kitchener and Soundscapes in Toronto also sell Hillside tickets, but there’s no word yet on how their sales turned out. Day passes, as usual, are still available at all points of sale.
The line-up for this year’s Hillside will be led by The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie and will also feature Basia Bulat, Royal Wood, Los Lobos, Shad, Corb Lund, The Acorn, Hidden Cameras, Jason Collett, Sarah Harmer, Tannis Slimmon and Stars. More acts will be added over the next couple of months.
For ticket information and other news about the Hillside Festival, go to their website at http://www.hillsidefestival.com/
Hopefully, the weather will be better for this year’s show on Guelph Island.
