NEWS: Halifax Pop Explosion confirms full lineup by announcing synth pop act Stars and prolific San Francisco psych band Thee Oh Sees

Halifax Pop Explosion (HPX) has confirmed its complete 2011 line-up. Taking place October 18-22 in Halifax, NS, this year's festival features performances from Thee Oh Sees, Stars, Fucked Up, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Juan Maclean, Dan Mangan, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Chad VanGaalen, and The Thermals 

HPX is an international music festival and conference that presents 150 bands in 20 venues to more than 17,000 fans and industry delegates. Now in its 19th year, the festival has developed a long history of showcasing the most exciting and artistically dynamic acts from across Canada and around the world. HPX's 2011 headliners include: Bonjay, Braids, Bruce Peninsula, Chixdiggit, Jennifer Castle, Amelia Curran (w/ Symphony NS), DD/MM/YYYY, Demon's Claws, Dog Day, Fucked Up, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Juan Maclean, Dan Mangan, The Meligrove Band, Miracle Fortress, Murder By Death, Ohbijou, One Hundred Dollars, PS I Love You, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Plants and Animals, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Scratch Bastid (headlining the Red Bull Thre3style 2011), Shotgun Jimmie, Stars, Suuns, Thee Oh Sees, The Thermals, Timber Timbre, Titus Andronicus, Trouble Andrew, Twin Shadow, and Chad VanGaalen.

 

Other acts showcasing at the festival include: Acres Of Lions, Adam and the Amethysts, Ambition, Amanita Bloom, Animal Faces, Rich Aucoin & Friends, Audrey and the Agents, The Balconies, Banded Stilts, The Black Shades, the Blackrats, The Beat Poets, The Belle Comedians, Bend The River, Bike Rodeo, Bloodhouse, Megan Bonnell, Born Gold (formerly Gobble Gobble), Les Breastfeeders, Bugs in the Dark, Kim Churchill, Cold Warps, Charlotte Cornfield, COUSINS, Dance Movie, The Darcys, Piper Davis, Deadhorse, The Deadly Hearts, Death Valley Driver, Dezza, Dream Friends, DUZHEKNEW, English Words, Envision, Find The Others, FREEDOM OR DEATH, Giant Hand, Gigas, The Graboids, Greys, Hand Cream, Hind Legs, Hip Club Groove, Honheehonhee, Isak, Jeremy Glenn, Glory Glory, Gloryhound, Jenocide, Skip Jensen, Jesuslesfilles, Les Jupes, Mo Kenney, Kidstreet, Kou Chou Ching, Kuato, Lake Names, The Last Felony, Gianna Lauren, Daniel Ledwell, Cailean Lewis, Library Voices, Long Weekends, Ivy Mairi, Jon Mckiel, The Motorleague, More Or Les, No Flyers Please, The Nuclear, Obsydian, Old And Weird, Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, Olympic Symphonium, Orchid's Curse, OUTTACONTROLLER,  The Paint Movement, Paper Beat Scissors, PAPERMAPS, Gabrielle Papillon, pepper rabbit, The Provincial Archive, Punk Rock Karaoke, Quaker Parents, Quivers, RatTail, Repartee, Reversing Falls, Ria Mae, Rituals, JF Robitaille, Rome Romeo, Sandman Viper Command, Sex With Strangers, The Shakedown Combo, Sheer Agony, The Skeletones Four, Snailhouse, Something Good, Southern Shores, SPOOKEY RUBEN, The Spring Standards, The Standstills, Carleton Stone, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt!, These Electric Lives, Molly Thomason, Tiny Danza, Tongan Death Grip, Carmen Townsend, The Trouble Shooters, UNEXPECT, VKNGS, We Were Lovers, The Weather Station, The Weekend Dads, We're Doomed, The Wheat Pool, Whiskey Bent and Hellbound, Wildlife, and Graham Wright & the Good Times Band.

In addition to the five days of musical performances, HPX's #POPular Conference takes place from Oct 20-22. Featuring panels, discussions and debates on music, culture, and technology, speakers at the conference include Martin Atkins (Band Smart), Wendy Day (The Rap Coalition), Kevin Erikson (All Ages Movement Project), Jacoub Bondre (Culture Shock) along with booking agents, festival programmers, record labels, and media. For more information, visit: http://halifaxpopexplosion.com/conferences/

 

HPX wristbands, passes and #POPular Conference passes are available now through ticketpro.ca and their outlets (ticket link: http://ww3.ticketpro.ca/groups.php?id=105) with a limited quantity offered at discount.  Wristbands and passes are limited, so avoid disappointment and buy early.

For full details on wristbands and passes, visit: www.halifaxpopexplosion.com