MONTREAL – Osheaga has long secured its name as a musical giant – even being named the world’s second best festival by Fest300.
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Over the last 10 years, Osheaga has boasted some of music’s biggest names including Lorde, Eminem and the Black Keys – not to mention some great young talent like Motel Raphael and Le Trouble.
The festival is an international hit, with more than 50 per cent of festival-goers coming from out of town.
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As Osheaga celebrates its tenth year, organizer Nick Farkas looks back on a decade of great music that started out as a simple dream between friends:
Eminem
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
The duo was joined by Canadian singer-songwriters Tegan and Sara.
Snoop Dogg
“It was just a perfect moment,” said Farkas.
Ben Harper
“Under the rain, headlining year one,” said Farkas.
Weezer
“Rivers Cuomo running in the crowd and singing from the stands at the back of the site,” he said.
The crowd
“Seeing people meet up on the top of the hill and taking tons of pictures with the Osheaga sign,” he said.
Grace Potter
Charles Bradley
“When he got to Artist World, the artist’s dressing room/lounge area, he said: “Hey I played here once! It was for Expo 67!”
Jesus and Mary Chain
MGMT
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