<strong>Pemberton Music Festival</strong> | July 25-27, 2008 | Canada's Glastonbury at Schema : more than ethnic

Pemberton Music Festival | July 25-27, 2008 | Canada's Glastonbury

On the way to Whistler from Vancouver, you'll pass by the little town of Pemberton. It doesn't make a bleep on the drive to a world-class resort such as Whistler, but on July 25-27, 2008 Pemberton will turn into the Glastonbury of North America.

Why? Live Nation will host the 3-day PEMBERTON MUSIC FESTIVAL, where acts like Coldplay, Jay-Z, Death Cab for Cutie, Tom Petty, Tragically Hip, Nine Inch Nails, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, The Flaming Lips, Metric, Sam Roberts, and more will headline over 50 acts.

In Canada? Hell yeah, and expect Pemberton Festival to become an annual affair, even with its pricey 3-day passes at $239.50 plus service charge (PS: you can't buy a ticket for a single day).

More: Pemberton Festival website: http://www.pembertonfestival.com

The promoter says: "You're really building a community and meeting people. We really hope that half the people stay in the campground, 'cause that's what really makes these festivals so special. We want people to go away for the weekend, get up to Pemberton and spend the weekend there." Campground? Yup, there'll be a 500-acre site for up to 20,000 people to camp out, a general store, and food vendors.

And: "It's going to have a main stage, it's going to have a second stage with some incredible bands, it's going to have a huge dance tent, it's going to have another couple of bar tents. It's going to have a kids' zone with face painters and those kinds of things, there's going to be rides, there's going to be vendors, there's going to be an art walk."