Jump to content

Riot Fest 2015


Tardcore
 Share

Recommended Posts

Metric aren't "massive" up here.  Billy Talent aren't as big as they used to be either. 

 

Billy Talent have two triple platinum records, one double platinum record and one gold record in Canada. Metric have two platinum records and a gold record in Canada. City & Colour have one platinum record in Canada, too. So yeah, I'd say "massive" is accurate for those three artists.

 

EDIT: Both Stars and DFA79 have one gold record a piece in Canada, too. musiccanada.com is a great resource!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Billy Talent have two triple platinum records, one double platinum record and one gold record in Canada. Metric have two platinum records and a gold record in Canada. City & Colour have one platinum record in Canada, too. So yeah, I'd say "massive" is accurate for those three artists.

 

EDIT: Both Stars and DFA79 have one gold record a piece in Canada, too. musiccanada.com is a great resource!

I think this applies a lot more for the "casual music fan", which I don't think Riot Fest will draw a whole lot of, despite some big Canadian acts.  Especially since Billy Talent, Metric, and City and Colour are constantly playing shows all over Canada.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Billy Talent have two triple platinum records, one double platinum record and one gold record in Canada. Metric have two platinum records and a gold record in Canada. City & Colour have one platinum record in Canada, too. So yeah, I'd say "massive" is accurate for those three artists.

 

EDIT: Both Stars and DFA79 have one gold record a piece in Canada, too. musiccanada.com is a great resource!

 

Billy Talent headlines the Sound Academy in Toronto when they play here now.  Bands that headline Sound Academy are by no means MASSIVE.

To put that in perspective, Steel Panther are headlining a show there.  I would not call them MASSIVE.

About 10 years ago BT were MASSIVE up here, but as someone who lives in the GTA I can assure you people don't really give a shit about them anymore.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Billy Talent headlines the Sound Academy in Toronto when they play here now. Bands that headline Sound Academy are by no means MASSIVE.

To put that in perspective, Steel Panther are headlining a show there. I would not call them MASSIVE.

About 10 years ago BT were MASSIVE up here, but as someone who lives in the GTA I can assure you people don't really give a shit about them anymore.

But they moved units, man

Link to comment
Share on other sites

During a proper album tour cycle Billy Talent play the ACC, which is where they played during their last proper tour for Dead Silence. Playing Sound Academy last year was a one off for the 10th anniversary of their first album. I'm not a huge fan myself ( my 6 year old son is) but I'd have to agree with Scott, I'm not sure what constitutes "massive" but they're one of the few Canadian bands who can still successfully tour arenas across the country.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Seeing the buzzcocks would be very cool.  I haven't had a chance to see them live yet.

 

I love the Buzzcocks.  However, I saw them at the Double Door in 2009 (I think?) and was a bit disapointed. 

 

Some of those 70's bands still got it and put on a great show (the Dickies still slay), but these guys weren't really up to the task of being the Buzzcocks anymore.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

beside the lineups coming out next week, riot fest also said they have another big surprise for Toronto. I assume that means, there's a big headliner playing all three that they couldn't announce until this week. 

 

I heard there's another batch of bands that they're still going to announce as well.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×

AdBlock Detected

spacer.png

We noticed that you're using an adBlocker

Yes, I'll whitelist