ABOUT THE FESTIVAL | EVENT HISTORY
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
MADY NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL BARRIE (July 19-22, 2012)
The MADY New Music Fest Barrie will feature 70 live touring artists of various genres, performing a series of concerts and live performances at Barrieās finest live music venues (free cover to most!)
FESTIVAL KICK OFF PARTY
- Thursday July 19, 2012 - Artists TBA
INDIE ARTIST PERFORMANCES (Multiple NO COVER Venues)
- Friday July 20 & Saturday July 21
LAKESHORE CONCERT - Saturday July 21, 2012
- Featuring TREBLE CHARGER, USS, illScarlett, Golden Gate Graves & more!
- Venue: Heritage Park (Downtown Barrie, ON)
- CLICK HERE FOR TICKET INFO
FULL FESTIVAL LINE UP BEING ANNOUNCED SOON.
NEW MUSIC AWARDS
The 2012 awards ceremony will act as a wrap up to the Barrie New Music Fest and will feature over 20 different award categories for independent artists nationally.
The NMA's will be ticketed separately at a $5 admission for the general public on a first come first serve basis (capacity permitting).
NEW MUSIC AWARDS - MORE INFO
ACCOMODATIONS
We are able to offer discounted hotel rates at two great locations for those attending the festival.
Call the hotel of choice directly and request the Barrie New Music Fest rate with Promo Code NMF'12. This Promo Code can also be used when booking online from the Hotel links below.
Comfort Inn
75 Hart Drive, Barrie
Tel: 705-722-3600
Monte Carlo Inn
81 Hart Dr, Barrie
Tel: 705-734-0070
* Both offer continental breakfast.
* Both are easily accessible to highway 400 and within 2 KM's from downtown Barrie.
FESTIVAL INTERNSHIP & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES
Sign up to be part of the Barrie New Music Fest!
Available positions include:
- Street team coordinators
- Online promotion
- Festival runners
- Stage management
- Venue coordinators
If interested, email: info@newmusicfest.ca
ASSOCIATED CHARITY
A portion of the proceeds are going to the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund, a bold non-profit initiative, designed to integrate, educate, celebrate and promote all facets of music therapy in Canada. Music Therapy is a method of treatment, which uses music to help people cope more effectively with their lives and their challenges. Music therapists can encourage non-speaking children to communicate, youngsters who are emotionally upset to trust and people in hospices to find some respite from their loneliness and pain. Elderly men and women eagerly respond to music in their lives.
"Music can heal. It can do more than that. It can throw a lifeline to kids who can't be reached in any other way" Paul McCartney.
New Music Festival '11 / New Music Awards '11
EVENT HISTORY
The 4th annual New Music Festival took place July 14-17, 2011 and featured over 70 artists at 9 different venues in Barrie, ON.NMF 2011 Radio Commercial
2011 participating venues included:
- The Roxx Concert Hall
- The Mansion Nightclub
- Monsoons Lounge
- Manhattens Restaurant
- British Arms Pub
- McReily's Pub
- Sticky Fingers Bar & Grill
- The Penalty Box
- Foxx Lounge (46 Dunlop St. West)
Headlining 2011 festival artists included:
The Tea Party, Thornley and Big Sugar!





















