VITALS Stage

Noon Dennis and Andy Show –-no finer way to start a festival than these two, fine tunage and banter puts smiles on faces

1pm  Chuck McCandless-  have always given this folk elder the second concert each year cause he is what folk music is all about

2pm Saritah  - singer/songwriter from Australia, we convinced her to come to come up from a California tour to grace our stage – soulful reggae

3pm Carlson’s   - a given each year is the Teacher –Student Showcase alumni from Carlson’s, dancing into the future on opening day  

4pm Cow Bells  - music students in a band formation doing some pretty cool tunes

5pm Malakai - at 16 years old this young man is destined to shape the music world with his songwriting and his musical prowess

6pm  Arbutus Roots  - alternative original and cover pop rock based out of the Cowichan Valley

7pm  Pozitive Rebellion - a bit of reggae to get those feet moving on opening day by this Cowichan Valley band

City Square Stage

8:30pm Jay Stevens and The Chosen Ones  - guitar slayers , all three of them...so much sound coming out-with superb rhythm section