Halifax Pop Explosion

Halifax Pop Explosion Announces Initial Lineup with the New Pornographers, the Hold Steady, High on Fire, Sloan

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2010

By now you've probably got your summer festival plans figured out, so it's time to start planning for the fall. In October, Halifax Pop Exp...

Halifax Pop Explosion Featuring Cadence Weapon, Think About Life, the Pack A.D., the Got to Get Got

Halifax, NS October 20 to 24

PUBLISHED Oct 28, 2009

Like all music festivals, the Halifax Pop Explosion is born from tireless effort. Bands wrestle with venues and broken-down vans, bar owner...

Halifax Pop Explosion Announces Final Line-Up Featuring Girl Talk, Final Fantasy, Mates of State, Japandroids

PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2009

A little while back, the renowned Halifax Pop Explosion announced what was the festival's initial line-up. Since then, organizers have been...

Final Fantasy, Japandroids and Julie Doiron All Announced for the Halifax Pop Explosion's Initial Line-Up

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2009

Already thinking about autumn? Wondering what to do a couple of weeks after Thanksgiving? Well, don't forget that the Halifax Pop Explosion...

Waye Mason

Executive Director of Halifax Pop Explosion and Instructor, Nova Scotia Community College

PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2009

A 20-year veteran of the Canadian music industry, Waye has booked bands, founded a label (No Records), and worked as business management co...

Halifax Pop Explosion

Halifax NS October 21 to 25

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2008

Within a festival full of highlights, there was one show that rose above the rest. The wildly hard rocking Israeli group Monotonix descende...

Halifax Pop Explosion Announces Complete Line-Up

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2008

The 16th annual Halifax Pop Explosion has announced its complete line-up, fleshing out and adding to a schedule that already boasted Jay Re...

Halifax Pop Explosion Features GZA, Inbreds and Many More

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2008

No fall is complete without a little pop explosion, or more specially a Halifax Pop Explosion. Now entering its 16th year, the much-loved m...