Interstellar Rodeo


Interstellar Rodeo was an annual three-day outdoor music event held the last weekend of July in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 2012 and held at the Heritage Amphitheatre within Hawrelak Park. From 2015 to 2017, Six Shooter Records also had an Interstellar Rodeo in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The final Edmonton Interstellar Rodeo was in 2019.
The festival showcases performers from numerous genres. Notable performers to date include Blue Rodeo, Randy Newman and Hawksley Workman in 2012, and Alabama Shakes, Steve Earle and the Dukes, Sarah Harmer, Serena Ryder and Shout Out Out Out Out in 2013.

History

Interstellar Rodeo was established in 2012 by Shauna de Cartier of Six Shooter Records. The event took place annually during the last weekend of July at the Heritage Amphitheatre at Hawrelak Park in the North Saskatchewan River Valley. The amphitheatre features covered seating with uncovered grassed areas beyond. Interstellar Rodeo featured artist-wine pairings.
In 2019, festival passes cost between 149 and 279 dollars.
In 2014, Interstellar Rodeo was shut down for one day due to poor weather. The 2019 Festival was shut down for approximately one hour on July 27 due to severe thunderstorms in eastern Alberta. In late 2019, de Cartier announced the festival would be going on hiatus and not returning for summer 2020.

Interstellar Rodeo Winnipeg

From 2015 to 2017, Interstellar Rodeo expanded to Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg festival took place at The Forks in mid-August. The festival line-up typically featured some overlap with the Edmonton festival but with the addition of Manitoba-based artists such as Leonard Sumner. The festival dropped out of Winnipeg due to financial concerns from competing with free concert series in Winnipeg such as the Canada Summer Games concerts in 2017.

Performers

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;2012
1Sinéad O’Connor, originally booked, was unable to perform due to illness and was replaced by Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys and Gillian Welch.
;2013