Supercrawl to include hip-hop tribute during 15th year of downtown Hamilton spectacle
Global News
Organizers have released the lineup for the 15th anniversary of Supercrawl in Hamilton, set for three days in early September along James Street North.
Organizers say a tribute to hip-hop will be a headline event during the 15th anniversary of Supercrawl in downtown Hamilton this September.
Sonic Unyon co-owner and Supercrawl founder Tim Potocic says a Saturday celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the music genre is not typical programming for the festival that’s hung its hat on “artist discovery.”
“We would’ve never had a whole stage that was just hip-hop, we’d sprinkle it into different stages,” Potocic explained.
“But now with the anniversary of the genre, we thought it’s the perfect opportunity to do that.”
The city’s popular music and arts festival returns the weekend of Sept. 8-10.
It will include headliners like Broken Social Scene, The Flatliners and Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace with Chantal Kreviaziuk.
Close to 200,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event on James Street North which will include visual artists, theater performances, fashion and craft vendors and food trucks.