Robin Esrock Rocks The First Annual Pemberton Festival

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Last weekend, a small town of Pemberton, BC was host to one of the largest concerts in Canada’s history.

Over 40,000 people rocked out to the likes of Tom Petty, Coldplay, Jay-Z, and The Flaming Lips, along with over 100 other performers, at the first annual Pemberton Festival.

Myself and travel writer/host Robin Esrock were on the scene to capture the action.

Part I

Kicking off with a train ride on the Whistler Mountaineer, Robin Esrock (host of Word Travels) heads up to the first annual Pemberton Festival. Watch as Robin braves traffic woes, port ‘o toilets, and some excellent bands at BC’s largest rock concert ever. Part one features interviews with Grand Ole Party and Chromeo.

Part II

In Part Two, Robin interviews the bands Black Mountain, Low vs Diamond, and The Airborne Toxic Event. He also talks with music fans, panty vendors, asking what they liked the best and worst about the Pemberton Festival.

Did you attend Pemberton Fest? Share your experiences in the comments!


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Ian MacKenzie

Ian MacKenzie is the founder and editor of Brave New Traveler. Aside from writing, he spends his time exploring the fundamental nature of existence and wishing he did more backpacking.

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  • phenom replied on August 1, 2008

    this is like my favorite website, i wish I would have seen you out there! Your interview was accurate in a lot of ways;Hours of traffic, overflowing outhouses, lots of hot girls, and a beautiful backdrop. They have a lot of work to do to fix the festival but it was the first year and I would probably go again depending on the line up. Cheers!

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  • ianmack replied on August 7, 2008

    glad you like the piece! they definitely have to work out some kinks…but i'm already thinking about next year….

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