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With 65 acts, organizers say, this Supercrawl will be the biggest yet

The annual Supercrawl arts festival in Hamilton will feature musical headliners Basia Bulat, Born Ruffians, Donovan Woods, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Steve Strongman and TOBi.

The annual music and arts festival takes place on James Street N., from Sept. 12 to 14

A crowd of people fill a downtown city street.
James Street N., was packed with people on the Saturday of Supercrawl 2024. (Justin Chandler/CBC)

The annual Supercrawl music and arts festival in Hamilton will feature musical headliners Basia Bulat, Born Ruffians, Donovan Woods, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Steve Strongman and TOBi.

The festival on James Street N., will run from September 12 to 14 and feature a variety of performances and vendors.

With 65 acts across three stages, this is "the most expansive roster" of musicians Supercrawl has showcased, organizers said in a news release.

Hamilton has a number of festivals happening this summer, including the musically focused Festival of Friends in August, which has yet to publish its lineup. 

Supercrawl announced a number of other musical acts Thursday, including:

  • AOIFE
  • The Beans
  • Sean Bienhaus
  • Rachel Bobbitt
  • Born In The Eighties
  • Buddah Abusah
  • Cadence Weapon
  • Jean Caffeine
  • Classified
  • Sarah Church
  • The Commune
  • Council House
  • Criminal Inhibition
  • cute
  • Da Bomb
  • Dammit Goldie
  • The Darcys
  • Don't Hit Your Head
  • Eyes Like Opals
  • James Favron
  • Foxwarren
  • Delyn Grey
  • Hamilton Children's Choir
  • Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Neil Haverty
  • Jambassadors
  • Ro Joaquim
  • Jocelyn June and the Bugs
  • KTxKP
  • Rob Lamothe
  • Hua Li 化力
  • Linebeck
  • Loaded Dice
  • Lonely Little Kitsch
  • Los Chukos
  • Lost Faculty
  • Loversteeth
  • Lucky Honey
  • DJ Danny Miles
  • Minuscule
  • Neon Dreams
  • Nezqwik
  • NOVIÆ
  • PYPY
  • Rapid Transit
  • Rexford Drive
  • Shealagh Rose
  • Evan Rotella
  • Rocket and the Renegades
  • $eams
  • ShaaMaa
  • C.A. Smith
  • Spookyguava
  • Thunder Queens
  • Trout Lily
  • Menno Versteeg
  • Alex Whorms
  • CJ Wiley

Organizers say they'll announce more about the festival in the coming weeks.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Justin Chandler is a CBC News reporter in Hamilton. He has a special interest in how public policy affects people, and he loves a quirky human-interest story. Justin covered current affairs in Hamilton and Niagara for TVO, and has worked on a variety of CBC teams and programs, including As It Happens, Day 6 and CBC Music. He co-hosted Radio Free Krypton on Met Radio. You can email story ideas to justin.chandler(at)cbc(dot)ca.