It’s time.
Time for hoards of balmy woo-girls/br0s to pack themselves onto the Yellow line of the STM, donning carefully selected bandeaus and male tanks that will undeniably be soaked with sweat, rain, and beer by Sunday evening and subsequently thrown into a plastic bag, packed deeply away into a tiny aperture of their suitcases, and destined to only ever make brief appearances at Avicii concerts and university-wide drinking events.
Time to pretend like you’re obsessed with that new up-and-coming DJ who you “saw” at Piknic three weeks ago (read: heard dimly in the distance while smoking down by the water and watching the sunset over Montréal).
Time to scramble and listen to 3 or 4 of the most recognizable songs from that band or artist you told yourself you would start listening to back in May, but since you find it so hard to sit down and actually stream new music simply haven’t and instead will fake like you know the lyrics in order to garner the fleeting respect of your friends and peers.
Time to lather on the sunscreen, buy some cheap flats, and prepare yourself for the inevitable tinnitus you’ll suffer for the next week because it’s Osheaga time!
It’s hard not to be a little bummed after attending Osheaga almost every year since 2009 (I was absent in 2010 due to travels in Europe), but luckily Busan more than compensates. To my lucky friends attending, the SOLD OUT festival this weekend: have fun, be safe, and rage hard. I look forward to the biddy-licious tweets and Instagram photos.
In the spirit of one of my favourite weekends in one of my favourite cities, I did one of my favourite things (compiling a playlist) in one of my least favourite states (severe jet lag). Hopefully this playlist will serve as the Peter Saarsgard to your Carey Mulligan and provide “an education” about some fantastic artists in the few fateful hours leading up to Osheaga. Additionally, interspersed throughout this post are my “Top 5 Osheaga Memories” from the years I have attended (2009, 2011, 2012). Enjoy!
“Forget” by Lianne La Havas
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 4:10-4:55PM, Scène Verte
“Imagine It Was Us” by Jessie Ware
Playing: Sunday August 4th, 3:00-3:45PM, Scène de la Montagne
“My Blood” by Ellie Goulding
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 5:45-6:45PM, Scène de la Montagne
“Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar
Playing: Sunday August 4th, 7:00-8:00PM, Scène de la Rivière
Top Osheaga Memories #5: Bright Eyes (2011)
“Youth” by Daughter
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 2:50-3:30PM, Scène de la Montagne
“Under the Same Sun” by Ben Howard
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 3:30-4:15PM, Scène de la Rivière
“I Was A Fool” by Tegan and Sara
Playing: Saturday August 3rd, 5:10-6:05PM, Scène de la Rivière
“Backlines” by Stars
Playing: Saturday August 3rd, 4:20-5:10PM, Scène de la Montagne
Top Osheaga Memories #4: Austra (2012)
“Girlfriend” by Icona Pop
Playing: Sunday August 4th, 4:20-5:00PM, Scène Verte
“All The Time” by Diamond Rings
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 8:30-9:10PM, Scène des Arbre
“Enemies” by Hannah Georgas
Playing: Sunday August 4th, 4:40-5:20PM, Scène des Arbre
“Nowhere” by Wild Nothing
Playing: Saturday August 3rd, 1:10-1:50PM, Scène Verte
Top Osheaga Memories #3: Coldplay (2009)
“Silver Rings” by Majical Cloudz
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 1:00-1:30PM, Scène Verte
“When A Fire Starts to Burn” by Disclosure
Playing: Sunday August 4th, 8:00-8:50PM, Scène Piknic Electronik
“Away Frm U” by Oberhofer
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 2:10-2:50PM, Scène de la Rivière
“Do It Again” by Guards
Playing: Friday August 2nd, 1:55-2:35PM, Scène Verte
Top Osheaga Memories #2: Janelle Monáe (2011)
“I Feel Better” by Hot Chip
Playing: Sunday August 4th, 9:45-10:45PM, Scène Verte
Bonus Tracks:
“Sweet Life” by Frank Ocean
Cancelled (Read here)
“Night Bus” by Lucy Rose
Cancelled (Read here)
“Esta Noche” by Azealia Banks
Cancelled (Read here)
Top Osheaga Memories #1: Bloc Party (2012)
Feel free to share your Top Osheaga Memory or an Osheaga artist/song not to be missed in the comments!
Millennial Abroad 