| The Electric Highway | |
|---|---|
 Logo for The Electric Highway. | |
| Background information | |
| Date(s) | April |
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Years active | 2017 - 2019 (As 420 Music and Arts Festival) 2020 (As The Electric Highway) |
| Website | Electric Highway Facebook |
The Electric Highway (Formerly known as 420 Music & Arts Festival) was a festival held around April in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Featuring a wide range of stoner and doom acts be it from Canada or otherwise, the festival also features a wider range of activities such as pinball tournaments, beard competitions, vendor expos and much more.
2017: 420 Music and Arts Festival[]
The inaugural 420 Music and Arts Festival would be hosted between 20 and 22 April at Distortion in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1] A warm-up party would be hosted on 19 April featuring Ten Dead Crow, Powerhouze and Embargoed.[2]
| Distortion | ||
|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2019 | 21 April 2019 | 22 April 2019 |
| Black Mastiff | Anciients | Wo Fat |
| HighKicks | Dead Quiet | Chron Goblin |
| La Chinga | Lavagoat | Cow Puncher |
| The Electric Revival | Orbital Express | Mammoth Grove |
| Buffalo Bud Buster | Chronobot | Nikki Valentine and the Gypsy Ryders |
| Hypnopilot | Lordosis | Black Thunder |
| Set & Stoned | Hunted By Ravens | Brown Dwarf |
| Bazaraba | ||
2018: 420 Music and Arts Festival[]
The second edition of the 420 Music and Arts Festival would be announced for 19 - 21 April 2018 at Distortion in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This edition would feature three days of art, a pinball tournament and an expo with several collaborators and sponsors.[3]
| Distortion | ||
|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2019 | 20 April 2019 | 21 April 2019 |
| Sasquatch | La Chinga | Dopethrone |
| The Great Electric Quest | Brant Bjork DJ Set |
Orbital Express |
| Electric Owl | Buffalo Bud Buster | Ogimaa |
| Gin Lahey | Mendozza | Buzzard |
| Solid Brown | Bazaraba | Electric Revival |
| Set & Stoned | The Mothercraft | Black Hell Oil |
| Haaze | Chronobot | Chunkasaurus |
| Raw | Pelican Death Squad | |
| Heron | ||
2019: 420 Music and Arts Festival[]
The third and final 420 Music and Arts Festival would be announced for 18 - 20 April 2019 at The County Line Saloon in Calgary, Aberta, Canada.[4][5] Along with three days of music featuring over twenty bands the festival also featured a free expo/convention at Town and Country Hotel,[6] a Beard competition, a pinball tournament, a tour and beer tasting of New Level Brewing Company[7] and much more.
| County Line Saloon | ||
|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2019 | 19 April 2019 | 20 April 2019 |
| Mammoth Grove | The Great Electric Quest | Crobot |
| Bloated Pig | Woodhawk | Valley of the Sun |
| Denimachine | Disenchanter | La Chinga |
| Rebuild/Repair | Buffalo Bud Buster | Bellringer |
| The Baseborn Band | Black Hell Oil | Heron |
| Father Moon | Shadow Weaver | The Grudge |
| Mandroid | Brown Dwarf | Bort |
| Terraganja | Row of Giants | |
2020: The Electric Highway[]
On 6 November 2019 The Electric Highway would be announced, replacing the 420 Arts & Music Festival. The initial dates would be set for 17 and 18 April 2020 at Royal Canadian Legion #1 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Along with featuring twenty-two bands over the two days the festival would feature a pinball tournament.[8] However on 19 March it would be announced that the festival would postponed to a date to be determined and later canceled due to The CO-VID19 Pandemic.[9]
| Proposed 2020 Lineup | ||
|---|---|---|
| 17 April | 18 April | |
| Wo Fat | Sasquatch | |
| Duel | Mothership | |
| Hippie Death Cult | La Chinga | |
| LaGoon | Gone Cosmic | |
| Buzzard | Bazaraba | |
| Chunkasaurus | Hemptress | |
| Pink Cacoon | Set & Stoned | |
| Row of Giants | Shadow Weaver | |
| Father Moon | The Sleeping Legion | |
| The Worst | Empress | |
| Locotus | The Basement Paintings | |
External Links[]
- The Electric Highway homepage
- The Electric Highway on Instagram
- Obelisk Announcement
- 420 Arts and Music Festival Facebook
References[]
- ↑ 420 Music and Arts Festival Facebook Event
- ↑ 420 Music and Arts Festival Facebook Event
- ↑ 420 Music & Arts Festival Facebook Event
- ↑ 420 Music & Arts Festival Facebook Event
- ↑ Exclaim!
- ↑ 420 Music & Arts Festival Facebook Event
- ↑ 420 Music & Arts Festival Facebook Event
- ↑ The Obelisk
- ↑ Electric Highway Facebook