Canadian Music Week, the first of Toronto's two annual citywide music festivals, has revealed its initial line-up and looks like CMW has a little something for everyone as it fills 60 live venues from May 1st - 10th.
First off, we get some resurrected 80s and 90s rockers in the Jesus and Mary Chain, Faith No More, John Mellencamp and Noel Gallagher while heavier rock fans get a Billy Talent gig and lighter ones get Alvvays. Dance-pop kids can go see Keisza and Lights while roots fans can check out Whitehorse. Plus Cloud Nothings, Fidlar, Daniel Lanois, GoldLink, King Tuff and have faith there are more.
In fact, here's the full line-up, though no doubt further names will be announced down the line (but probably not No Doubt, I think Gwen is solo again.) Check it out after these pics from last year's CMW.
CMW 2014 Photos
Alvvays
APES
Banoffee
Beams
Ben Lee
Billy Talent
Bird of Bellwoods
BRONCHO
Cafeine
Clairmont The Second
Cloud Nothings
Colbie Caillat
Daddy Issues
Daniel Lanois
Daytrip
Dead Broke
Dead Soft
Diamond Bones
Dune Rats
Emay
Faith No More
Fat White Family
Fever The Ghost
FIDLAR
Gateway Drugs
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (GOASTT)
Glass Gang
Gold Lake
GoldLink
GOSH PITH
Hamish Anderson
Hare Squead
Harrison
HUMANS
Jack and Eliza
Jamaican Queens
Jazz Cartier
John Mellencamp
John River
K.I.D.
Kaydee
Kiesza
King Tuff
Lady Lamb The Beekeeper
LIGHTS
Little You, Little Me
Lord Quest
LYON
MAGIC!
My Goodness
No Why
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Obeson
Phebe Starr
PKEW PKEW PKEW
Pluto
Robbie Redway
Rival Sons
Rocco Deluca
Ron Sexsmith
Saba
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts
Shi Wisdom
The Death Set
The Dirty Nil
The Glorious Sons
The Jesus and Mary Chain: 30th Anniversary of Pschycandy
The Lazys
The Lytics
The Orwells
Twin Peaks
VÉRITÉ
Whitehorse
Young Paris