Mother Mother – before their set closing out night two of the festival.
Ever wonder what goes on before the bands take the stage? Get a sneak peak with the bands of ODBF. Playing frisbee, lounging on the grass or inside trailers, most bands liked a little R&R before their sets. Here is a quick gallery of what went on behind the scenes this past weekend.
Mother Mother
Mother Mother
Nap Eyes and Alvvays
Nap Eyes
Alvvays before their set Saturday night
Alvvays backstage
Nap Eyes / Alvvays
The Beaches after their set Friday
The Beaches
The Beaches
Ria Mae
Ria Mae backstage
The Muscadettes
The Muscadettes
The Muscadettes backstage posing for photograpghers
June 24th 2016 – Mother Mother at Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival. Check out photos from night two of the four day long free concert series featuring: The Beaches and Ria Mae. Want more? Check out day one photos featuring July Talk here. The Beaches
You voted, you decided, now we wait for the show. Thursday, massive names will pile into The Phoenix Concert centre to claim their awards at the 2015 CASBY Awards, presented by The Edge 102.1. But that’s not the only thing going down. The Zolas, Yukon Blonde and USS are just a few of the bands that will be taking the stage for fans to put on breathtaking performances.
The Performers
Monster Truck
USS – Shipwreck
Yukon Blonde
Ivory Hours
The Zolas
Young Empires
There are some exciting names taking the stage! Just announced, Monster Truck will be opening the show. Amid the excitement, 2015 winners of The Edge’s Next Big Thing competition, Ivory Hours will get their chance to shine.
But I’m waiting to see Young Empires. With the recent release of their newest album, The Gates, the Toronto bound guys have showed off their new chops. And of course who isn’t excited to see one of the biggest bands in the country right now, Yukon Blonde?
Now check out some of the:
The Nominees
For weeks fans have been voting their favourite bands to glory. The Edge also gave away tickets to some of the lucky few who voted their way into the exclusive show. Tomorrow night we’ll find out the results.
Favourite New Record
DFA 1979 – The Physical World
You + Me – rose ave.
Dear Rouge – Black To Gold
Yukon Blonde – On Blonde
Mother Mother – Very Good Bad Thing
Favourite New Song
Arkells – Leather Jacket
Mother Mother – Monkey Tree
USS – Shipwreck
Alessia Clare – Here
Young Empires – The Gates
Dear Rouge – Black To Gold
New Artist
Coleman Hell
Alvvays
Alessia Cale
Ria Mae
Brave Shores
Favourite Sugar Beach Session
JJ & The Pilars
Mother Mother
Yukon Blonde
Metric
Hey Rosetta!
Didn’t win tickets? No worries! You can catch the live stream tomorrow night at 8 on The Edge.ca!