Shambhala (music festival)
Shambhala | |
|---|---|
  Location of Shambhala in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°08′31″N 117°15′52″W / 49.141884°N 117.264357°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Region | West Kootenay |
| Regional district | Central Kootenay |
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Highways | 3 6 |
| Waterways | Salmo River |
Shambhala Music Festival is an annual electronic music festival held during the first week of August at the Salmo River Ranch, a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm, in the West Kootenay mountains near Nelson, British Columbia.[1] The festival lasts 4 days and 3 nights and offers a mix of music and art in nature.[2]
The festival began in 1998 and has grown to become the largest and one of the longest running electronic music events in Canada.[3] It is a family-run event, and operates without corporate sponsorship. In the summer months, the ranch becomes home to volunteers & event staff who contribute to repairing and adding onto the many permanent structures on site.[4]
There are six performance stages: The Living Room, AMP (AMPhitheater - previously the Rock Pit/ The Jungle Pit), The Fractal Forest, The Village, The Grove (previously The Labyrinth, The Portal, The Inner Sanctum), Nebula, and The Pagoda (previously Main Stage).[5]
In the Summer of 2008, a DVD documenting the festival's 10 year history was released. The film "follows different characters through a year in the life of Shambhala from the perspective of DJ’s, people in charge, first aid attendants and others."[6]
In 2011 and 2012, Shambhala received an awards for Best Large Event at The International Breakspoll Awards.[7][8]
See also
External links
Notes
- ^ Ranta, Alan (25 April 2012). "Shambhala Music Festival keeps it all in the family". CBC Music. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ The Nelson Daily
- ^ Cannabis Culture - Shambhala 2011: The Music Took Me Higher
- ^ About Shambhala Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stage Director Profile: Hoola & Sara (The Pride, Living Room Stage)
- ^ Shambhala: The Movie
- ^ "BREAKSPOLL 2011 – THE RESULTS!", Breakspoll, 5 March 2011, accessed 17 May 2011.
- ^ Party Machine: The Rise of Canadian Electronic Music, PopMatters, 3 May 2012, accessed 19 June 2012