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Reminder – Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival 2018
w/ Dopethrone, Brant Bjork, Sasquatch, La Chinga and more!

Tickets On Sale Now!

Beard Contest Sponsored by Mammoth Beard Co.Calgary’s Top Two Food Trucks: The Perogy Boyz and Waffles & Chix On Location!

Official Festival Poster Artwork by Mike Calhoun / Sketchy Intuitions, Austin, TX

What the press is saying:

The Rock Metal Podcast: Interview with festival co-organizer CC Getty here.

The Gauntlet: The 420 Music and Arts Festival is a homegrown bash here.

Daily Hive: 420 Music and Arts Festival returning to Calgary for a second year here.

Hellbound: Festivals You Don’t Wanna Miss here.

Just a few weeks away! 420 Music & Arts Festival presented by METALHEADS UNITED returns to Calgary, AB on April 19th, 20th, and 21st at Distortion (3828 Macleod Trail).

This year’s event features tons of great music with headliners Dopethrone, Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Vista Chino) (special guest DJ set on 420), Sasquatch and La Chinga along with over 20 other acts ranging from stoner rock/stoner metal, doom, psychedelic and heavy blues.

The festival will also showcase exhibitors and vendors such as Hemporium, Millie’s Tree, Norml Canada, SANE Clothing and more along with Calgary’s top two favourite food trucks on location The Perogy Boyz (all three days) and Waffles & Chix (Friday and Saturday) plus a beard contest sponsored by Mammoth Beard Co.

Festival Hours:

Thursday, April 19 – Doors 6pm, Bands 7pm to 2am

Friday, April 20 – Doors 4pm, Bands 6pm to 2am – Come on down on 420 for 420!

Saturday, April 21 – Doors 4pm, Bands 5pm to 2am

Ticket Info:

All available in the Festival store: www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/store-2/

3 day passes will be available at $69 CAD until Wednesday, April 18.
$21 CAD saving on all three days by buying a full festival pass.

Single Day Advance Tickets:

Thursday, April 19 $25 CAD

Friday, April 20 $30 CAD

Saturday, April 21 $35 CAD

($5 CAD more at the door for each day)

Just Added:

2 Day Packages:

Thursday, April 19 and Friday April 20 – $45 CAD

Thursday, April 19 and Saturday April 21 – $50 CAD

Friday, April 20 and Saturday April 21 – $55 CAD

There is a $10 CAD advance savings by buying the 2 days together.

**These are available until Wednesday April 18 at 11:59pm

All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be issued unless full festival cancellation. 420 Music & Arts Festival reserve the right to change the line up as required due to band scheduling and / or other circumstances beyond their control.

420 Music & Arts Festival 2018 Line-Up

Thursday April 19

Sasquatch (Los Angeles, CA) – www.facebook.com/sasquatchrocks

Great Electric Quest (San Diego, CA) – www.facebook.com/electricquest

Electric Owl (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/electricowlrocks

Gin Lahey (members of Chron Goblin and Witchstone) (Calgary, AB) – http://www.instagram.com/ginlahey

RAW (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/RAWbluesfromhell

Set and Stoned (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/SetAndStoned

Solid Brown (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/solidbrown

Friday April 20

Brant Bjork (Palm Desert, CA) (DJ sets between bands, spinning rare vinyl and closing the festival night) – http://www.brantbjork.net

La Chinga (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/La-Chinga-389979744359207

Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/buffalobudbuster

Mendozza (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/MENDOZZA-13464608010

Bazaraba (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/Bazarababand

Chronobot (Sask) – www.facebook.com/Chronobot

Black Hell Oil (Saskatoon, SK) – www.facebook.com/BlackHellOil

The Mothercraft (Edmonton, AB) – www.facebook.com/TheMothercraft

Saturday April 21

Dopethrone (Montreal, QC) – www.facebook.com/dopethrone.mthell

Buzzard (Victoria, BC) – www.facebook.com/LoudBuzzard

Orbital Express (Regina. SK) – www.facebook.com/orbitalexpress

The Electric Revival (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/theelectricrevival

Chunkasaurus (Nanaimo, BC) – www.facebook.com/theCHUNKASAURUS

Heron (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/herondoom

Ogimaa (Winnipeg, MB) – www.facebook.com/OgimaaDoom

Haaze (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/HAAZEBAND

Pelican Death Squad (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/pelicandeathsquad

For more info:
http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca
http://www.facebook.com/420MusicAndArtsFestival
http://twitter.com/420FestivalYYC

2018 Partners:

Media:
Absolute Underground Magazine
BeatRoute (AB)
Broken Neck Radio
Calgary Metal Scene Events
CJSW 90.9 FM
Exclaim!
The Highway
Metal Master Kingdom
PureGrainAudio.com
SKUNK Magazine

Business Sponsors:
Asher Media Relations
Big Rock Brewery
Calgary Beer Core
The Celestial Agency
Days Inn Calgary South
Deadly Tattoos
Distortion – Live Music Venue
Loud as Hell Festival
Mammoth Beard Co.
Sloth Records
Titan Products

Exhibitors and Vendors: (more to be announced)
Hemporium
Millie’s Tree
Norml Canada
The Perogy Boyz
SANE Clothing
Waffles & Chix

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0 The Rock Metal Podcast chats with 420 Music & Arts Festival co-organizer CC Getty about this year’s upcoming 3 day fest with Dopethrone, Brant Bjork, Sasquatch, La Chinga and more!

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0 Daily Hive Calgary – 420 Music and Arts Festival returning to Calgary for a second year

March 23, 2018
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· 420 Music & Arts Festival

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0 The Gauntlet – The 420 Music and Arts Festival is a homegrown bash

March 14, 2018
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· 420 Music & Arts Festival

http://www.thegauntlet.ca/the-420-music-and-arts-festival-is-a-homegrown-bash/

0 Loudwire.com – Calgary will play host to the 420 Music and Arts Festival, headed up by Brant Bjork, Dopethrone and Sasquatch.

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0 Hellbound.ca – CALGARY 420 MUSIC & ARTS FEST 2018: DOPETHRONE AND MANY MORE

February 20, 2018
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0 Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival Announces 2018 Line-Up w/ Dopethrone, Brant Bjork, Sasquatch, La Chinga – Tickets On Sale Now!

February 1, 2018
by Asher
· 420 Music & Arts Festival · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – February 1, 2018

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Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival Announces 2018 Line-Up
w/ Dopethrone, Brant Bjork, Sasquatch, La Chinga

Tickets On Sale Now!

Official Festival Poster Artwork by Mike Calhoun / Sketchy Intuitions, Austin, TX

Calgary, AB’s 420 Music & Arts Festival presented by METALHEADS UNITED announces their 2018 line-up for April 19th, 20th, and 21st featuring headliners Dopethrone, Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Vista Chino) (special guest DJ set on 420), Sasquatch and La Chinga along with over 20 other acts ranging from stoner rock/stoner metal, doom, psychedelic and heavy blues.

420 Music & Arts Festival 2018 Line-Up

Thursday April 19

Sasquatch (Los Angeles, CA) – www.facebook.com/sasquatchrocks

Great Electric Quest (San Diego, CA) – www.facebook.com/electricquest

Electric Owl (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/electricowlrocks

Gin Lahey (members of Chron Goblin and Witchstone) (Calgary, AB) – http://www.instagram.com/ginlahey

RAW (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/RAWbluesfromhell

Set and Stoned (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/SetAndStoned

Solid Brown (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/solidbrown

Friday April 20

Brant Bjork (Palm Desert, CA) (DJ sets between bands, spinning rare vinyl and closing the festival night) – http://www.brantbjork.net

La Chinga (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/La-Chinga-389979744359207

Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/buffalobudbuster

Mendozza (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/MENDOZZA-13464608010

Bazaraba (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/Bazarababand

Chronobot (Sask) – www.facebook.com/Chronobot

Black Hell Oil (Saskatoon, SK) – www.facebook.com/BlackHellOil

The Mothercraft (Edmonton, AB) – www.facebook.com/TheMothercraft

Saturday April 21

Dopethrone (Montreal, QC) – www.facebook.com/dopethrone.mthell

Buzzard (Victoria, BC) – www.facebook.com/LoudBuzzard

Orbital Express (Regina. SK) – www.facebook.com/orbitalexpress

The Electric Revival (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/theelectricrevival

Chunkasaurus (Nanaimo, BC) – www.facebook.com/theCHUNKASAURUS

Heron (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/herondoom

Ogimaa (Winnipeg, MB) – www.facebook.com/OgimaaDoom

Haaze (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/HAAZEBAND

Pelican Death Squad (Calgary, AB) – www.facebook.com/pelicandeathsquad

Ticket Info:

Advance festival 3 day passes are now available for $69 CAD (plus applicable service charges) until April 1st then will increase to regular price of $89 (plus applicable service charges).

Limited quantities of individual day tickets will be available beginning March 1st.

Festival passes available online only at the festival store at the following link: http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/store-2/

Festival passes give fans entry to Distortion on April 19, 20 and 21 and additional 420 Music and Arts Festival Events to be announced at a later date.

Passes are not transferable between attendees during the event. Passes will be exchanged for wrist bands, which must be worn for entrance to the events.

All passes purchased online will be available for pick up at venue or shipped to choice of mailing address. Physical passes will be mailed out in early February. Any passes purchased for shipping by February 15th, are scheduled to arrive by March 1st. If you do not receive your passes by the listed date, please contact the festival at http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/contact/. A shipping confirmation will be sent when passes are mailed.

For more info:
http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca
http://www.facebook.com/420MusicAndArtsFestival
http://twitter.com/420FestivalYYC

2018 Partners:

Absolute Underground Mag – http://www.facebook.com/AbsoluteUndergroundTV
Asher Media Relations http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Beatroute – http://www.beatroute.ca
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.brokenneckradio.com
Calgary Beer Core – http://www.calgarybeercore.com
CJSW 90.9 FM – http://www.cjsw.com
Days Inn – Calgary South – http://www.daysinn-calgarysouth.com
Distortion Live Music Venue – http://www.facebook.com/distortioncalgary
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Hemporium – http://www.facebook.com/HemporiumCalgary
Metal Heads United – http://www.facebook.com/MHUnited
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom
NORML – http://www.facebook.com/NORMLCanada
Pure Grain Audio – http://www.PureGrainAudio.com
Skunk Magazine – http://skunkmagazine.com
The Highway Magazine – http://www.thehighwaymedia.com
Titan Products Group – http://www.titanproductsgroup.com

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0 NEWS: Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival + Expo – Early Bird Passes On Sale Now! First 50 Passes Only $50

December 1, 2017
by Asher
· 420 Music & Arts Festival · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 1, 2017

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Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival + Expo – Early Bird Passes On Sale Now!

First 50 Passes For Only $50

Calgary, AB’s 420 Music & Arts Festival & Expo presented by Big Rock Brewery & METALHEADS UNITED announce early bird passes are on sale now. The festival is offering the first 50 purchasing fans 3 day passes for only $50. After the first 50 passes sell out, the advanced pricing for them will be $65 until March 31, 2018. Currently confirmed for the 2018 line up that will feature 24 bands ranging from stoner rock/stoner metal, doom, psychedelic and heavy blues are bands La Chinga (Vancouver), Orbital Express (Regina), The Electric Revival (Calgary), Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary), whom were all fan favourites on last year’s festival that included headliners WO FAT, ANCIIENTS, BLACK MASTIFF and more. The full 2018 line up will be announced at a later date.

Early bird passes are available online only at the festival store at the following link: http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/store-2/

Festival passes give fans entry to Distortion on April 19, 20 and 21 plus the Expo on Sunday, April 22, 2018 and additional 420 Music and Arts Festival Events to be announced at a later date.

Passes are not transferable between attendees during the event. Passes will be exchanged for wrist bands, which must be worn for entrance to the events.

Single day ticket sales will begin in February. Limited single day tickets will be available.

All ticket sales are final. No refunds will be issued unless full festival cancellation. 420 Music & Arts Festival & Expo reserves the right to change the line up as required due to band scheduling and / or other circumstances beyond their control. Fans that have purchased a ticket or pass and are unable to attend are allowed to sell them to someone else. If they are being held for pickup, you need to contact the festival to arrange to have their name transferred to ownership of tickets.

About:
The 2017 420 Music & Arts Festival was a three day celebration featuring 22 Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Doom & Sludge Metal and Fuzzy, Kick Ass Rock n Roll bands surrounding the culture that is 420, which included headliners WO FAT, ANCIIENTS and BLACK MASTIFF. The 420 Expo featured vendors, organizations for marijuana and hemp products, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), work of select local artists, artisans and craftsman.

For more info:
http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca
https://www.facebook.com/420MusicAndArtsFestival/
https://twitter.com/420FestivalYYC

2017 Partners:

420 Clinic – http://www.420clinic.ca
Axe Music – http://www.axemusic.com
Absolute Underground Mag – https://www.facebook.com/AbsoluteUndergroundTV
Asher Media Relations http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Big Rock Brewery – http://www.bigrockbeer.com
BrokenNeckRadio – http://www.brokenneckradio.com
Calgary Beer Core – http://www.calgarybeercore.com
CJSW 90.9 FM – http://www.cjsw.com
Distortion Live Music Venue – http://www.facebook.com/distortioncalgary
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Hemporium – https://www.facebook.com/HemporiumCalgary/
Larsworks – http://larsworks.ca/
Metal Heads United – http://www.facebook.com/MHUnited
The Next Level – http://www.thenextlevelinc.ca/
Pussy Kush – http://www.facebook.com/PKcatnip
Pure Grain Audio – http://www.PureGrainAudio.com
Skunk Magazine – http://skunkmagazine.com
Thrive Music YYC – http://www.thrivemusicyyc.com
Titan Products Group – http://www.titanproductsgroup.com
Weed Girls – www.weedgirls.ca

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0 REMINDER – Deadline Aug 31 – Last Chance To Submit Your Band For Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival + Expo

August 29, 2017
by Asher
· 420 Music & Arts Festival · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 2017

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REMINDER – Deadline Aug 31 – Last Chance To Submit Your Band For Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival + Expo

Big Rock Brewery & METALHEADS UNITED are proud to announce they will be presenting a 2018 edition of the 420 Music & Arts Festival in Calgary, AB, Canada after a successful inaugural expo and concert series this past April.

Submissions for bands to perform at the 2018 420 Music & Arts Festival on April 19th, 20th and 21st will be ending on August 31, 2017. This year’s festival will also be expanding its line up from stoner rock/stoner metal, doom, psychedelic and heavy blues to also include reggae, ska, blues, R&B and hip-hop.

Applications can be submitted at the following link: http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/band-submissions/

Note: Please fill out the form fully. The festival needs to have as much information as possible to make the decision for your band to be selected for the festival. If you can’t fill out a field because it’s not applicable, please type in ‘No’. The more information provided, the better decisions can be made. Please also check your email for a reply that the festival has received your application. If you do not receive one within 14 days of submission, please email at 420bandsubmissions(@)gmail.com.

About:
The 2017 420 Music & Arts Festival was a three day celebration featuring 22 Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Doom & Sludge Metal and Fuzzy, Kick Ass Rock n Roll bands surrounding the culture that is 420, which included headliners WO FAT, ANCIIENTS and BLACK MASTIFF. The 420 Expo featured vendors, organizations for marijuana and hemp products, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), work of select local artists, artisans and craftsman.

For more info:
http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca
https://www.facebook.com/420MusicAndArtsFestival/
https://twitter.com/420FestivalYYC

Partners:

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