Given the fact that this isanation-widecompetition, and many may not be able to make it to Tyne Valley to watch, we have introduced the option to watch the championships via livestream over the past few years. This year’s Rock the Boat Musicfest has an amazing line up of headliners for the sixth year of the closing event for the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival. Big Wreck, The Road Hammers along with Canadian rock legends Honeymoon Suite, legendary P.E.I. band Haywire, P.E.I. Indie rockers Soul Filter and, back by popular demand, fan favourites, The Ellis Family Band all taking the stage for the August 3rd one-day festival. SBM: What can festival goers expect from this year’s event at Green Pack in addition to the amazing music? AM: With Rock the Boat, we wanted to break away from the typical concert hassles while keeping the event family oriented. We pride ourselves on giving our concert goers a smooth experience without breaking the bank. “With Rock the Boat, we wanted to break away from the typical concert hassles while keeping the event family oriented.” From the concert tickets, to the drinks, or the variety of food at our multiple vendors, you will find fair prices all the way around. We also have many volunteers helping out on the concert grounds all day to ensure that the parking process is simple and lines entering the festival and when purchasing something are kept short. Keeping families in mind, there is also the option to bring lawn chairs to view the concert in comfort. For those travelling to Tyne Valley for Rock the Boat, we also have campsites available at Green Park for the concert. And of course, there will be lots of oysters! The fact that both the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival and Rock the Boat Musicfest bring in thousands and thousands of people to the Tyne Valley community every summer is amazing.
“Our organization is very serious about continuing to expand.” Our committee also has further plans for the festival. However, we do not have anything finalized yet. SBM: Speaking of goals for the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival and Rock the Boat Musicfest, do you have any plans that you would like to share with our readers about future festivals or plans? AM: Our organization is very serious about continuing to expand. This year we are introducinga newshuckingevent, theCanadian Junior National Shucking Championship. This is going to give younger shuckers from the ages of 12 to 18 a chance to showcase their abilities and compete for a national title. We hope that with time this event will not only draw in local young people, but also others from across the country such as its older counterpart has.
Since its inaugural year, which saw Blue Rodeo, Alan Doyle, and Jimmy Rankin jump on board and Rock the Boat Musicfest has been a tremendous success and they have grown this family-friendly festival both in terms of attendance and ability to reach out to talent with the vision of having a mix of headliners who could headline a show anywhere in Canada and a couple of performer or groups from the local area as well as a couple from the other Maritime Provinces creates a nice blend for concert-goers that offers something for everyone. What is also amazing is that both are not for profit events so, all the profits go right back into the community to support the Tyne Valley sports centre, which helps pay for hockey, figure skating and other programs in the community. This has been the main goal of the Musicfest from the start and will continue to be the main goal of the festival moving forward.
To get tickets to PEI’s best-kept secret go to tvoysterfest.ca. VIP tickets for Rock the Boat MusicFest are already sold out however general admission tickets to all events are still available and there are still some limited camping sites remaining. •
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