On the heels of her 2021 album Things Take Time, Take Time, Aussie indie rocker Courtney Barnett has announced plans to bring a "boutique" touring festival across North America, kicking off in August.
The Here and There series will see rotating musical acts — including several Canadians — offering support throughout the month and into the early days of September. Featured among the festival lineup are Alvvays, Arooj Aftab, Bartees Strange, Bedouine, Caroline Rose, Chicano Batman, Ethel Cain, Faye Webster, Fred Armisen, Hana Vu, Indigo De Souza, Japanese Breakfast, Julia Jacklin, Leith Ross, Lido Pimienta, Lucy Dacus, Men I Trust, Quinn Christopherson, Sleater-Kinney, Snail Mail, the Beths, Waxahatchee and Wet Leg.
The fest will only make one stop in Canada, at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre on August 23. Barnett will be joined by Lido Pimienta for the show. However, outside of the festival limits, Barnett is due to pay a visit to Toronto's Massey Hall on September 14. Shamir will offer support on that date.
Along with the news, Barnett has released a statement about the origins of Here and There:
When I was a kid I would make mix-tapes and dream up my own festivals, I'd even design the T-shirts and pair up musicians for iconic collaborations. I'd listen to the mixtape and pretend it was the live recording of a concert, all my favourite artists on stage together. 10 years ago I wrote this lyric: "I got lost somewhere between here and there, I'm not sure what the town was called." Whether that was meant to be interpreted as a geographical, emotional or philosophical journey, I thought it was the perfect title for my roaming festival.
This concept was something that remained floating in the back of my mind when I started playing music. Here and There feels like a natural culmination of energy after years of touring, and ten years of working on my label Milk! Records. It's something I've been forever daydreaming about, and part of an always evolving project to share spaces and build new platforms for art and artists that I believe in.
It's always been important to me to share the stage with people that I admire and artists that inspire me, which is why I'm so excited and grateful to announce this amazing lineup.
Ticket presales begin Tuesday, March 29, at 10 a.m. local time through the festival's website, where you can also find schedule information. See the festival poster below.
The Here and There series will see rotating musical acts — including several Canadians — offering support throughout the month and into the early days of September. Featured among the festival lineup are Alvvays, Arooj Aftab, Bartees Strange, Bedouine, Caroline Rose, Chicano Batman, Ethel Cain, Faye Webster, Fred Armisen, Hana Vu, Indigo De Souza, Japanese Breakfast, Julia Jacklin, Leith Ross, Lido Pimienta, Lucy Dacus, Men I Trust, Quinn Christopherson, Sleater-Kinney, Snail Mail, the Beths, Waxahatchee and Wet Leg.
The fest will only make one stop in Canada, at Vancouver's Orpheum Theatre on August 23. Barnett will be joined by Lido Pimienta for the show. However, outside of the festival limits, Barnett is due to pay a visit to Toronto's Massey Hall on September 14. Shamir will offer support on that date.
Along with the news, Barnett has released a statement about the origins of Here and There:
When I was a kid I would make mix-tapes and dream up my own festivals, I'd even design the T-shirts and pair up musicians for iconic collaborations. I'd listen to the mixtape and pretend it was the live recording of a concert, all my favourite artists on stage together. 10 years ago I wrote this lyric: "I got lost somewhere between here and there, I'm not sure what the town was called." Whether that was meant to be interpreted as a geographical, emotional or philosophical journey, I thought it was the perfect title for my roaming festival.
This concept was something that remained floating in the back of my mind when I started playing music. Here and There feels like a natural culmination of energy after years of touring, and ten years of working on my label Milk! Records. It's something I've been forever daydreaming about, and part of an always evolving project to share spaces and build new platforms for art and artists that I believe in.
It's always been important to me to share the stage with people that I admire and artists that inspire me, which is why I'm so excited and grateful to announce this amazing lineup.
Ticket presales begin Tuesday, March 29, at 10 a.m. local time through the festival's website, where you can also find schedule information. See the festival poster below.
