The Nakusp Music Fest was an annual music festival held in Nakusp, British Columbia, which is situated in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. Held every summer usually in July, it was touted as the British Columbia Interior's largest classic rock festival, although classic rock was not the only genre of music played at the event.[1]

Nakusp Music Festival
Nakusp Music Fest logo
GenreRock, pop
DatesJuly 15–17, 2011
Location(s)Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Years active2004–11
Websitenakuspmusicfest.ca

The inaugural event was held in 2004 with more than ten acts, including Dr. Hook, Randy Bachman, Trooper and Wide Mouth Mason.[2] Since then, Nakusp Music Festival has featured Smash Mouth, Collective Soul, 54-40, Steppenwolf, Aaron Pritchett and Paul Rodgers.[3] This year's line-up will include The Doobie Brothers, Kevin Costner & Modern West, The Sheepdogs Soul Asylum, Spirit of the West. Canned Heat, Savoy Brown, Honeymoon Suite.

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2008 lineup edit

 
Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth singing.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Music and Music Festivals - musicians and festivals". Music and Music Festivals. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Classic Rock - Artist Line up - Nakusp Music Festival". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  3. ^ "Classic Rock - Artist Line up - Nakusp Music Festival". Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-06-24.