Open
Air has been cancelled for 2009.
Open
Air was a summer-long festival in Victoria that
featured a blend of music, dance, film, visual
and culinary arts.
The
Open Air concert series, weekly programming and
festivals welcomed tens of thousands of people
of all ages to Victoria's civic square between
June 30 and September 9, 2006.
Presently this site is for archival purposes only and contains 2006 programming information.
Open Air looking for new venue in 2008
VICTORIA, CANADA, (March 19, 2007)—In March 2007, TNT Productions made a difficult announcement: it was canceling the popular Open Air series for 2007 due to the lack of an appropriate venue for public celebrations and cultural programming.
Centennial Square, the venue that was home to Open Air from 2003 to 2006, boasts an ideal location in downtown Victoria’s historic town square. Unfortunately, the site has a number of physical limitations—no shelter from the elements, uncomfortable seating and, most significant, the placement of the water feature—that make it a challenging and financially risky venue for producing events like Open Air.
Now, TNT Productions is committed to finding a new venue. “In four short years, Open Air became one of Victoria’s signature summer events,” says Artistic Producer Tracy Summers. “Each year, tens of thousands of people participated in a wide range of activities, from farm markets and culinary programming, to music festivals and concert series. Open Air really enriched this community and we don’t want to lose that. We’re going to bring it back.”
TNT Productions is currently in the process of inheriting Open Air from ICA due to its role in developing the concept for the series from conception through implementation. For more information, visit www.tnt-productions.com.
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For
Immediate Release Sold
Out! Sept 3 METRIC Concert
at OPEN AIR Sunday,
Sept 3 METRIC live at
OPEN AIR
(VICTORIA,
BC, Aug. 31 )—
This weekend’s
performance by METRIC
at Open Air in Centennial
Square has sold out.
Since their 2003 debut,
METRIC has been everywhere
from MTV and commercial
rock radio to French
art-house cinemas..
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GREAT
BIG SEA Concert is Sold Out
VICTORIA,
BC, Aug. 10— GREAT BIG
SEA has followed up its successful
run at Open Air in 2004 with
another sold out show. Tickets
are no longer available for
the Sept. 4 performance by
the popular band from Newfoundland
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OPEN
AIR offers kids a world of
discovery
Science, gumboot dancing,
tarantulas and juggling at
free Discovery Camp
VICTORIA,
BC, July 19—Open Air
is launching a free interactive
program for kids at Centennial
Square. Based on the success
of the ICA FolkFest Circus
Camp, Discovery Camp provides
families with fun, accessible
activities in the heart of
the city from July 22 to Sept.
2.
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Big
Band Boogie returns to OPEN
AIR
RED HOT SWING and STRING OF
PEARLS Swing it Out July 19
VICTORIA,
BC, July 17--Big Band Boogie
launches into its fourth season
at Open Air with a free dance
lesson by Red Hot Swing and
a performance by String of
Pearls.
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Victoria's
Foremost Concert Series
OPEN AIR presents
THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
Saturday,
August 26th
(VICTORIA,
BC, Aug 4, 2006) —
In a moment when a lot
of Aussie bands are
getting their music
heard outside of Australia,
THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
are among the frontrunners.
Already with two Gold
Records in Australia
the band continues to
tour non-stop, and have
just had their first
US debut We’re
Already Gone.
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For
Immediate Release Sold
Out! July 14 FEIST Concert
at OPEN AIR Friday,
July 14 FEIST live at
OPEN AIR
VICTORIA, BC, July 13—
Juno Award-winner FEIST
has sold out her July
14 show at OPEN AIR.
The singer has a spellbinding
ability to carry you
through her dreams.
Her avant-garde pop
sound incorporates healthy
doses of punk rock,
jazz, folk, and bossa
nova, along with inventive
vocal harmonies, and
catchy percussive rhythms.
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Victoria's
Foremost Concert Series
OPEN AIR presents
CORB LUND
Friday,
September 1
(VICTORIA, BC, July
10, 2006) - Winner of
the Roots and Traditional
Album of the Year at
the 2006 Juno Awards,
CORB LUND plays everything
from western swing to
Waylon-esque country
rock to ragtime and
acoustic blues. Born
and raised in the foothills
of the Rockies, he is
descended from four
generations of ranchers
and cowboys but left
his hometown to study
jazz guitar and bass
at Grant MacEwan Performing
Arts School in Edmonton,
AB.
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Victoria's
Foremost Concert Series
OPEN AIR presents
METRIC
Sunday,
September 3
(VICTORIA, BC, July
10, 2006) - The funny
thing about the never-ending
battle between pop and
art is that the goalposts
keep changing. And for
METRIC's Emily Haines
(vocals/synths), Jimmy
Shaw (guitar), Josh
Winstead (bass) and
Joules Scott-Key (drums),
the most exciting thing
is being able to play
for both sides.
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Victoria's
Foremost Concert Series
OPEN AIR presents
DE LA SOUL
Saturday,
September 9
(VICTORIA, BC - June
28, 2006) - DE LA SOUL
Few rap groups have
proved to be as enduring
as DE LA SOUL. After
17 years together, the
trio continues to amuse
and inspire hip-hoppers
around the world. Tickets
on sale June 30th.
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Victoria's
Foremost Concert
Series
OPEN AIR presents
GREAT BIG SEA
Monday,
September 4
(VICTORIA, BC
- June 1, 2006)
- GREAT BIG SEA
returns to Open
Air following
their successful
two-day run in
2004. Known for
their high-energy
shows, GREAT BIG
SEA fuses the
traditional music
of Newfoundland
with modern pop
by blending vocal
harmonies with
the mandolin,
bodhran, fiddle
and concertina.
September 4 @
7:00pm PST.
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Victoria's
Foremost
Concert
Series
OPEN AIR
presents
CITY AND
COLOUR
Friday,
August 18
(VICTORIA,
BC - June
1, 2006)
CITY AND
COLOUR features
the highly
anticipated
solo artistry
of ALEXISONFIRE's
Dallas Green.
Last year,
Green released
a limited
edition
solo EP.
Widely cirulated
on the Internet,
the release
caused such
an overwhelming
underground
buzz that
fans as
far away
as Europe
and Australia
were trying
to obtain
copies.
August
18 @ 7:00pm
PST.
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Victoria's
Foremost
Concert
Series
OPEN AIR
presents
FEIST
Friday,
July 14
(VICTORIA,
BC - June
1, 2006)
Juno Award-winner,
FEIST, has
a spellbinding
ability
to carry
you through
her dreams.
Her avant-garde
sound incorporates
healthy
doses of
punk rock,
jazz, folk,
and bossa
nova, along
with inventive
vocal harmonies,
and catchy
percussive
rhythms.
July 14
@ 7:00 PST.
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Victoria's
Foremost
Concert
Series
OPEN AIR
presents
The Stills
Wednesday,
July 26
(VICTORIA,
BC - June
6, 2006)
The Montreal
five-piece
THE STILLS
are nothing
like INTERPOL,
but like
those New
York City
suit- wearing
hipsters,
THE STILLS
create a
stately
post-punk
sound reminiscent
of ECHO
and THE
BUNNYMEN
and JOY
DIVISION.
July
26 @ 7:00
PST.
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