Celebrate Vancouver’s experimental music scene at Big Joy Festival from December 5 – 7. Big Joy is a music festival that, in its inaugural year, will be showcasing current experimental acts in Vancouver.

Hoping to present a broad spectrum of what Vancouver’s weirdo music scene has to offer, Big Joy will encompass everything from drone and harsh noise, through to ambient and electronic music. Performances will be held at three independent studio spaces in Vancouver: The Remington, Kokopelli and The Rainbow Connection. Vancouver has a thriving underground music scene that is both exciting and viable. Big Joy’s goal is to offer another platform to exhibit the many colours that it inhabits.

Looking for more info? Check out the feature on Big Joy Festival on the Discorder Website!

Festival passes are $20 + SC and are available at Red Cat, Audiopile, Dandelion and Neptoon Records.

Full Line-Up & Schedule:

– Thursday December 5th – Kokopelli 2052 Commercial Drive – 9pm
Toonie Bar
https://www.facebook.com/events/517317995030257/

Ian William Craig
https://ianwilliamcraig.bandcamp.com/
Nurse
https://soundcloud.com/dronenurse
Mongst
https://soundcloud.com/mongst-1
Nervous Operator
https://soundcloud.com/nervous-operator
Reflektionss
https://soundcloud.com/nite-prison
Jonathan Scherk
https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2010/12/spinning-bottle

– Friday December 6th – The Remington 108 E. Hastings – 8pm
(featuring intermission DJ sets by 1080pCollection)
https://soundcloud.com/1080pcollection
https://www.facebook.com/events/438330539600694/

The Passenger
https://the-passenger.bandcamp.com/
Magneticring
https://soundcloud.com/magneticring
Hierarchies
https://hierarchies.bandcamp.com/
N.213’s Group Vision
https://www.number213.bandcamp.com/
Kristen Roos
https://www.kristenroos.com/
Rusalka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKUmPVW820
Botfly and Holzkopf
https://soundcloud.com/holzkopf666/botfly-holzkopf-duo-sample
The Nausea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCkM2nQlMQ8

– Saturday December 7th – The Rainbow Connection – 12pm Free vegan brunch (with cover) 1pm Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/231778163651023/

White Poppy
www.whitepoppy.bandcamp.com
Collapsing Lung
https://youtu.be/qKMouxHBz-U
Andrew Lee
https://andrewylee.com/
Orcana
https://orcana.bandcamp.com/
Drogue
https://drogue.bandcamp.com/
Sunny Nestler
https://sunnysealeopard.tumblr.com/
Pan
https://panmusick.bandcamp.com/

– Saturday December 7th (Finale!) – The Remington 108 E. Hastings – 8pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/555155911221884/

Diadem
https://diademdiscos.com/
V.Vecker
https://soundcloud.com/v-vecker
Aerosol Constellations
https://soundcloud.com/aerosol-constellations
The Rita
https://bakurita.blogspot.ca/
C.Diab
www.cdiab.com
Cassette Merchant
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NPM1qDDEpL0
Worker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0wzIRef7Pc
Waters
https://wtrs.bandcamp.com/

* All venues are wheelchair accessible and have gender neutral bathrooms. All shows/venues apart of Big Joy are designated safe spaces, for more information on what this means check: https://safespacenetwork.tumblr.com/Safespace

Questions? Email us at bigjoyfest@gmail.com

Sponsored by CiTR, 101.9 FM.