I just found out about this free festival in London, Ontario. This is from their myspace blurb:
Sounds awesome. Here are some of the bands they have lined up:We're transforming our city's downtown area into an outdoor Public Art Gallery and indie concert space for you to Love. LOLA is a free festival to all those who attend, it happens from September 20-22 2007 in London, Ontario Canada.
The Acorn, Akron/Family, Barmitzvah Brothers, Laura Barrett, Beach House, Geoff Berner, Basia Bulat, Constantines, DD/MM/YYYY, Brian Eno, Feuermusik, Figure & Ground, Final Fantasy, Great Aunt Ida, Grizzly Bear, Holy Fuck, Hylozoists, Jenny Omnichord, Mantler, Carolyn Mark, Meligrove Band, Ohbijou, Old Man Luedecke, OK Cobra, Patrick the Bunny, Sandro Perri, Prefuse 73, Raised By Swans, Shadrach Kabango Snailhouse, Stop Die Resuscitate, Thesis Sahib, Toolshed, Torngat, Tusks, Two Minute Miracles, Video Hippos, Wooden Stars.
And if thats not enough for you, Brian Eno will be premiering his latest generative art installation titled “77 Million Paintings”. There's plenty more to check out so see the website for more information. The festival is free but I suspect you may have to pay to see the bands.
LOLA Festval Website
LOLA Festval myspace page
Cool. There's quite a few acts in there that I want to see. Thanks for the heads up!