Hillside Festival - List of Past Performers

List of Past Performers

Notable performers who have played at Hillside include:

  • The Acorn (2008, 2010)
  • Arkells (2009, 2012, Inside 2011)
  • Akron/Family (2008)
  • Arcade Fire (2004, 2005)
  • Joseph Arthur (2008)
  • Barenaked Ladies (1989)
  • Basia Bulat (2007, 2010)
  • Beardyman (2010)
  • Be Good Tanyas (2005)
  • Bedouin Soundclash (inside 2009)
  • Bourbon Tabernacle Choir (2008)
  • Broken Social Scene (2003, 2005, 2008)
  • The Emerald City (2010)
  • Buck 65 (2003, 2005)
  • Burning Spear (2000)
  • By Divine Right (2002)
  • Cadence Weapon
  • Calexico (2010)
  • The Canned Goods (2010)
  • Neko Case (2002)
  • City and Colour (Dallas Green) (Inside 2007)
  • Bruce Cockburn (1998)
  • Jason Collett (2008, 2010)
  • Constantines (2001, 2002, 2006)
  • Cowboy Junkies (2008)
  • Cuff the Duke (2003, 2005, 2006)
  • The Dears (2003, 2007)
  • Ani DiFranco (2007)
  • Julie Doiron (2001, 2009)
  • Gord Downie (2001, 2010)
  • Feist (2000, 2006)
  • Final Fantasy (2006, 2009)
  • Sarah Harmer (2003, 2006, 2010, Inside 2011)
  • Hawksley Workman (2001, 2008)
  • Hayden (2002, 2008)
  • The Hidden Cameras
  • Horse Feathers (2010)
  • Islands (2008)
  • k-os (2002, 2005 surprise guest)
  • K'naan (inside 2009)
  • Lights (2008, 2011)
  • Los Lobos (2010)
  • The Lowest of the Low (2005)
  • Loreena McKennitt (2009)
  • Sarah McLachlan
  • Metric (2003, 2004)
  • Joel Plaskett (2012)
  • Sam Roberts (2005, Inside 2009)
  • Xavier Rudd (2005, Inside 2008, 2009)
  • The Sadies (2008)
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie (2009)
  • Tokyo Police Club (Inside 2008, 2009)
  • Jane Siberry/Issa (1993, 2009)
  • Sarah Slean (2005, 2008)
  • Sloan (2011)
  • Stars (2005, Inside 2009, 2010)
  • The Stills (2006)
  • The Weakerthans (2002, 2005, Inside 2008)
  • Wintersleep (2006, Inside 2008)

Notable spoken word artists who performed at the festival include Sandra Alland (2005), Stuart McLean (2008), National silver medalists in the Canadian Improv Games, the Notorious G.I.T., Robert Priest (2005), Tony Leighton (2007, 2008), Tom King (2007), and Shane Koyczan (2010, Inside 2011). Barenaked Ladies played a concert before the festival to celebrate the construction of the permanent Hillside main stage that had recently been built.

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