Our Lady Peace, Hedley, k-os, and 700 more at CMF 2010

Hedley playing at Massey Hall

The 2010 Canadian Music Fest is back in Toronto from March 10-14th featuring over 700 bands at 45 different venues around the city featuring full access with one wristband. Now in its 28th year, Canadian Music Week was created to bring together sound recording, new technology, and broadcasting for a spectacular 5-day event.

If you go, concertgoers have a few wristband choices; the Canadian Music Fest 5-day Wristband gives you access to over 700 new local and international artists at every venue in the city for only $60. This wristband also gives you access to exclusive gigs, afternoon shows, and after parties. The VIP Wristband has all of the same elements as the regular 5-day wristband, except you do not have to wait in any lines, you get an official 2010 Canadian Music Fest t-shirt, priority access to club showcases, festival film screenings, selected Celebrity Interviews, the CMW Kick-Off party on March 10th, and much more for $150. 1-day Festival Wristbands are also available for $30 for those only interested in a few bands.

To have a successful Canadian Music Fest experience, make sure you check the schedules in advance and plan your week accordingly so you can see as many bands as possible. Make sure you show up early to any shows so you don’t get left in the cold with just a regular wristband; venues are subject to capacity. Many clubs are serving until 4 AM, so get your beauty sleep and take advantage of the extended hours.

Venues:

Annex WreckRoom (map)
Atelier Noir (map)
Ballroom (inside Fairmont Royal York) (map)
Bovine Sex Club (map)
Branthouse (map)
Bread and Circus (map)
Cadillac Lounge (map)
Canadian Room (map)
Central (map)
Cheval (map)
Clinton’s (map)
Club XS (map)
Cobra (map)
Courthouse (map)
Czehoski (map)
Drake Underground (map)
Duffy’s Tavern (map)
El Mocambo (map)
Footwork (map)
Free Times Café (map)
Gladstone Hotel (map)
Global Village Backpackers (map)
Guvernment (map)
Hard Rock (map)
Hideout (map)
Horseshoe Tavern (map)
Lee’s Palace (map)
Library Bar (map)
Maro (map)
Massey Hall (map)
Mitzi’s Sister (map)
Mod Club Theatre (map)
Music Gallery (map)
Neutral Lounge (map)
Opera House (map)
Painted Lady (map)
Phoenix Concert Theatre (map)
Rancho Relaxo (map)
Revival (map)
Rivoli (map)
Silver Dollar (map)
Silver Dollar’s Comfort Zone (map)
Sneaky Dee’s (map)
Social (map)
Sound Academy (map)
Supermarket (map)
Tattoo Rock Parlour (map)
The Garrison (map)
The Great Hall (map)
The Roosevelt Room (map)
The Underground Garage  (map)
Velvet Underground (map)
Wrongbar (map)

Headliners:

Our Lady Peace
Hedley
Constantines
Cage the Elephant
Great Lake Swimmers
Daughtry
The Trews
K-OS
Born Ruffians
Jeff Martin
Ke$ha
Bedouin Soundclash
Copeland
Stereos
The Rural Alberta Advantage
The New Cities
Jully Black
P.O.S.
Karl Wolf
RJD2
Wolfgang Gartner
The Russian Futurists

For a full list of artists, click here.

For the full schedule, click here.

To buy your wristband, click here.

Photo credit: JoshMcConnell