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Montreal, QC – June 2023
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Reminder – Deadline June 30th For Band Submissions – 2024 The Electric Highway Festival (Calgary, AB) – April 4- 6
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EHF 2023 Lineup Spotify Playlist –Â https://spoti.fi/3ZKB9Tm
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The deadline for band submissions for The Electric Highway Festival 2024 being held in Calgary, AB on April 4, 5, and 6 at Dickens in Calgary, AB is fast approaching.
Band submissions for the 2024 event are open until June 30, 2023.
Bands can fill out the form at https://theelectrichighway.ca/band-submissions/â
Genres of bands the festival is taking applications from are Desert Rock, Stoner Metal, Doom, Sludge, Trippy Psychedelic, Surf Rock, Acid Rock, Noise Rock, Fuzz Rock, Space Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Psych, Heavy Blues, Southern Rock, Fuzzy Punk, Sludgy Hardcore bands and variations of any of the previously mentioned styles.
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Buckle up for The Electric Highway Festival!
The 2023 edition of the festival focused on Desert Rock and Metal, Doom, Sludge, and Heavy Psych and had expanded to include some punk and hardcore bands as well.
The festival featured Californian headliners Sasquatch, one of the festivalâs past favorites, laying down their brand of fuzzy, kick-ass Desert Rock & Heavy Psych with direct support from Vancouverâs La Chinga who returned for their 4th appearance on Saturday night. Black Mastiff returned to headline Friday night with Calgaryâs Gone Cosmic and HypnoPilot headlined the Thursday show with support from Citizen Rage. These are just a few of the wicked bands that played at The Electric Highway. The full lineup can be found below.
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âThe Electric Highway 2023 Official Nightly Lineups:â
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âThursday, March 23:â
HypnoPilot (Lethbridge, AB) – Daily Headliner
Citizen Rage (Calgary, AB)
Musing (Calgary, AB)
No More Moments (Siksika, AB)
Father Moon (Calgary, AB)
Destroy My Brains (Lloydminster, AB).
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âFriday, March 24:â
Black Mastiff (Edmonton, AB/Vancouver, BC) – Daily Headliner
Gone Cosmic (Calgary, AB)
Set & Stoned (Crossfield, AB)
Hombre (Calgary, AB)
Empress (Vancouver, BC)
Molten Lava (Vancouver, BC)
Space Queen (Vancouver, BC) Owls & Eagles (Calgary, AB)
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âSaturday, March 25:â
Sasquatch (Los Angeles, CA) – Festival Headliner
La Chinga (Vancouver, BC)
Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary, AB)
Brown Dwarf (Red Deer, AB)
The Astral Prophets (Calgary, AB)
Iron Tusk (Siksika, AB)
The Sleeping Legion (Winnipeg, MB)
Tebby & the Heavy (Edmonton, AB)
Garuda (Cranbrook, BC).
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The Electric Highway is a fully immersive festival experience and offers much more than just music. The festival also featured an art & vendor exposition during all three days at Dickens, March 23 – 25, 2023.
Check www.TheElectricHighway.ca for more festival information.
We look forward to bringing this festival to you, and can’t wait to see everyone in 2024!
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âSocial Media Links:
Website:Â TheElectricHighway.caâ
Facebook:Â Facebook.com/ElectricHighwayFestivalâ
Facebook Event:Â https://www.facebook.com/events/849216866328036â
Instagram:Â Instagram.com/TheElectricHighwayâ
Twitter:Â Twitter.com/TheElectricHwyâ
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Hashtag #BuckleUp
Festival Artwork by David Paul Seymour
The Electric Highway Logo by Sketchy Intuitions
Festival Press Materials Dropbox HERE.
Business Partners/Sponsors:â
Asher Media Relations
Athena Bookkeeping Services Inc.
Black Collar Manufacturing
Calgary Metal Scene Events
The Celestial Agency
Dickens
FACTOR Canada
High Voltage TV
Loud as Hell Festival
METALHEADS UNITED
New Level Brewing
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âTravel and Tourism Partners:â
Tourism Calgary
Travel Alberta
Media Partners:â
Absolute Underground
Broken Neck Radio
CJSR
CJSW
Digital
Distortion
Doomed and Stoned
The Obelisk
Outlaws of the Sun
Metal Devastation
Metal Rules
Trash Talk
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Business partnerships and sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact theelectrichighwayfestival[@]gmail[.]com for more information.
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Jon Asher – Music Publicist
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(Rockshots Records, Extreme Metal Music, Armstrong MF, Loud As Hell, Metalocalypstick, Decimate MF, Electric Highway Fest, Wacken Metal Battle Canada/USA, Hyperspace MF, Toledo DeathFest)
