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Toronto Urban Roots Festival reveals its lineup for 2015

by Mark Teo

Summer festival season is just around the corner, and accordingly, we’re seeing more festivals reveal their lineups. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen Toronto’s TIME, Quebec City’s Festival D’Ete, and many others reveal their programs, and today, the Toronto Urban Roots Festival followed suit.

Though it barely registers as a summer affair—it happens from September 18-20 at Fort York, in the final days of the season, and was pushed back because of conflicting events like the Pan Am Games—the festival’s still among the season’s best: With 46 artists spread over three days, TURF covers indie rock, folk, country, and everything in between.

Its headliners? Of Monsters and Men, fest faves Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Wilco, and the Avett Brothers. But TURF gets more diverse from there: The indie-rock set is well covered with Conor Oberst’s Pinkerton-influenced punk band, Desaparecidos, Deerhunter, and Built to Spill. The alt-country types have plenty to look forward to, with Neko Case, Chuck Ragan, and Murder By Death on the bill. Ontario acts are well-repped, too, with Elliott Brood, the Skydiggers, and the Elwins on hand.

Check the poster below. Early bird passes go on sale on April 23, with TURF’s Club Bonus Series—the club after-shows that accompany the festival—being announced in July.