Tickets to the 2022 version of the beloved Canadian boutique music competition Bass Coast are on sale now.
Rising from a two-year hiatus, the digital music and humanities competition is scheduled to return for its twelfth version from July eighth to eleventh in Merritt, B.C., on the shared conventional territories on the Nłeʔkepmx and Syilx nations.
After being postponed twice because of the onset of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, organizers had been making ready for a return in 2022. Nevertheless, simply days earlier than tickets had been scheduled to go on sale, the host metropolis of Merritt was ravaged by floods. Out of respect for everybody affected, Bass Coast organizers selected to focus their efforts on serving to these in want.
In response to the devastating floods, the Bass Coast neighborhood got here collectively to boost $21,100 for the Merritt Rotary Catastrophe Reduction Fund and 6 native Indigenous bands.
The boutique competition has referred to as the picturesque neighborhood of Merritt their house since 2013. And, in lower than 24 hours, the fundraising objective of $15,000 was surpassed.
“The Bass Coast neighborhood got here collectively to boost funds to assist the host city of the competition,” Bass Coast co-founder Liz Thomson stated in a press launch. “The generosity of the neighborhood was astonishing.”
Now, the time has come to look forward and resume plans for the return of Bass Coast. Tickets for the twelfth version of the competition are on sale now, with 80% bought out. For extra details about tickets and pricing, navigate right here.
Take a look at the recap video from Bass Coast’s eleventh version beneath for a glimpse of what to anticipate.
The 2022 version of the artist-owned and produced occasion will characteristic 150 performers from across the globe—throughout 4 immersive stage environments—and over 50 interactive artwork installations in addition to a variety of thought-provoking workshops.
“The previous two years have had loads of ups and downs,” says co-founder Andrea Graham. “Every problem has offered new alternatives to assume creatively and collaboratively. We’re thrilled to be returning in 2022 and connecting additional with the Merritt neighborhood.”
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