Final month, pals from close to and much retreated to Rangton Park, Alberta for the second version of Friendzy Fest. Hosted throughout the peak of summertime within the Canadian prairies, the intimate dance music gathering befell on a campground simply outdoors of Evansburg, alongside a meandering river.
Boasting two phases this yr, the Buddy Den and a brand new seaside stage dubbed Havoc on the Seashore, the fest featured music across the clock. Through the daytime, Havoc on the Seashore set the temper whereas attendees obtained to know each other, decompressed and cooled off by the river. Within the afternoon and night, the Buddy Den got here to life, conveniently positioned near camp.
Kicking issues off on Thursday on the Buddy Den, standout performances included units from Woofax and Zovah. On Friday, the Seashore stage opened up with Havoc Industries, adopted by an Affinity Expertise takeover earlier than Lao Zi carried out because the solar went down. To not point out a stellar efficiency from one of many fest’s headliners, Jaenga on the Buddy Den.
And if you happen to stayed up late, there was a particular visitor home set and a thriller home set back-to-back that includes PINEO & LOBE and Prayer Handz from 2 to 4am Saturday morning.
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Understandably, Saturday was off to a sluggish begin. However units from X-Ray Ted and Def3, amongst others, drew attendees again to the dancefloor for extra. Whereas forecasts did name for rain early-on that night, it appeared to blow over with out inflicting a lot of a damper on the night’s programming.
One of many weekend’s most enchanting nights was Sunday, when Hypesetterz set the tone for the night with a vibey efficiency. That night time it was laborious to depart the Buddy Den, the place Mt. Doyle, Father Funk, Stickybuds and extra have been stacked one after one other. To not point out, Stickybuds’ Friendzy Fest set marked solely the second efficiency since his return to Canada. You possibly can take a look at a brief clip of his set under.
With its sophomore version now within the books, Friendzy Fest continues to evolve as Alberta’s budding new music competition. Its dimension, location, lineup and performers all contribute to the underlying ethos that the organizers place on offering a cushty and fulfilling expertise, one the place “pals turn out to be household.”
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