Dates August long weekend | Years active 2006–present | |
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Location(s) Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada Founded by Paul Henderson, Jon Claytor and Julie Doiron | ||
SappyFest is an annual independent arts & music festival held in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. Started by Paul Henderson, Jon Claytor and musician Julie Doiron as an extension of Sappy Records, the festival launched 2006.
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The festival is produced by Sappy Records in partnership with OK.Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival, Struts Gallery and the Faucet Media Arts Centre. SappyFest is headlined by the band Eric's Trip and band member Julie Doiron. SappyFest draws musicians and audience members alike from across the continent. Many Sackville residents volunteer their time to SappyFest, either by billeting visitors, working security, taking tickets, or taking on a slew of other tasks.
2007
Headliners included Julie Doiron, Constantines, Chad VanGaalen and Eric's Trip from August 3–5, 2007.
2008
SappyFest '08 occurred on Friday 1 August 2008 – Sunday 3 August 2008. Headliners included Julie Doiron, Chad VanGaalen, The Acorn, and Miracle Fortress.
2009
Headliners included Wintersleep, Destroyer, Timber Timbre, Ohbijou, The Burning Hell, and Old Man Luedecke.
2010
The festival took place from July 30 to August 1. Performers included Attack in Black, The Sadies, Chad VanGaalen, Jim Guthrie, Old Man Luedecke, The Felice Brothers, Holy Fuck and Gentleman Reg. On Sunday, Halifax band Sloan performed unannounced at the mainstage tent. The setlist included their album Twice Removed in its entirety, a first for the band.
2011
The lineup for the Sappyfest in 2011 included Rich Aucoin, Grimes, Chad Vangaalen, and a surprise show from Arcade Fire, performing under the decoy name Shark Attack
2012
Headliners included Metz, Fucked up, and Thee Silver Mount Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra La La Band
2014
Taking place on the first weekend of August, the 2014 lineup included Ought, Basia Bulat, The Constantines, as well as Shotgun & Jaybird.