Supercrawl Unveils Expanded Festival Lineup & Schedule

AUGUST 25, 2023

Supercrawl organizers have unveiled the expanded lineup for the 2023 free festival weekend, taking place September 8-10, 2023 along James Street North in downtown Hamilton, Ontario with TD Bank Group (TD) as presenting sponsor. This will mark the return of the festival to the James North neighbourhood for its 15th anniversary season, and the festival will feature roughly 40 musical acts, as well as a vibrant array of visual and performance artists.

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“We’re thrilled to bring Supercrawl to audiences every fall,” Supercrawl’s Festival Director Tim Potocic said. “These festivals are all special in their own way, but it feels especially meaningful in an anniversary year. Our fifteenth season is a moment for celebration but also reflection on festivals past. It’s a fantastic milestone that would have seemed impossible when we first launched, and none of it would have been possible without the support of our partners, in particular our incredible creative community. Then and now, Supercrawl’s core commitment is to artists and makers, and to spotlighting the vital role of culture and creativity in all of our lives. We’re extremely excited by this lineup and can’t wait to see you all again this September.”

“TD is proud to help create shared experiences that can bring together people through arts and culture. Across the country, we aspire to help foster a sense of belonging for people from diverse backgrounds who work to contribute to the fabric of Canada where we live, work, and play. That’s why we are proud to support Supercrawl through the TD Ready Commitment, our corporate citizenship platform, to help promote connection and amplify diverse voices of artists from the communities we serve,” said Robyn Small, Senior Manager, Philanthropy, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship, TD Bank Group.

Festival poster framed with an abstract motif of city blocks in light, medium and dark blue with yellow highlights. Poster reads: TD Presents Supercrawl, Hamilton’s Music and Arts Festival, September 8, 9 and 10, 2023. Free admission. Featuring musical performances by BADBADNOTGOOD, Sarah Beatty, Born in the Eighties, Boy Golden, Broken Social Scene, Rita Chiarelli and Sweet Loretta, The East Pointers , The Flatliners, Goodnight Sunrise, Hamilton Children’s Choir, Hamilton Superstars, The HiCats, Lacey Hill, HPO with LTtheMonk, King Park, Pierre Kwenders, Ryan Langdon, Mikhail Laxton, Mattie Leon, Luella, Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk, MVLL CRIMES, New Friends, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Postdata, Keegan Powell, Revive The Rose, Shad, Smoothie Lou, Sunshine Makers, Adrian Sutherland, Syncopations, Texas King, Uncle Harry and The Kickstands, VILIVANT, Suzie Vinnick, and Roslyn Witter. Visual and Performance Art From Paul Allard, Gord Bond, David Brooks, Nathan Eugene Carson, Sandy Ewasiuk, Laine Groeneweg, Christopher Hall, Hamilton Perambulatory Unit, Katie Huckson and Alicia Hunt, Julie Jenkinson, Ness Lee, Maria Legault, Jessica J. Rodríguez, Kimber Sider with Dustin Seabrook, Stephanie Springgay, Stylo Starr, Kyle Stewart, and TH&B. Plus A Residency From Corpus Dance Projects “La Bulle”. Fashion showcases from Amici Brand, Ark Collective, Blackbird Studios, Domenication, Dope Chief, The Eye of Faith, HeyHey and Co., Menta Clothing, sariKNOTsari, Steel City Slither, Theatrix Costume House, The Thrifty Designer, and True Hamiltonian. Dance and Performance from MovementOM, Omega Dance Crew, Republic Dance Co., and Sapphyre Poison Drag Xtravaganza. Author Talks and Spoken Word from Gary Barwin, Lana Button, Melodie Campbell, Denise da Costa, Amy Jones, Chris Pannell, Linda Schuyler, Olivia Skelhorne-Gross, Andrew Sullivan, Jamie Tennant, John Terpstra, Scott Thornley, Anuja Varghese, Nathan Whitlock, and Liz Worth. Plus Family Fun, Food Trucks, and Craft Vendors. Below this text is the Supercrawl logo, flanked by the words James St. N. and Hamilton, ON. Festival website https://supercrawl.ca/ is listed below the logo, and is flanked by the social media handle @supercrawl and event hashtag #supercrawl. Festival sponsors arrayed across the bottom of the poster appear on three tiers. The top tier is made up of the logos of TD Bank Group, RSK Automotive and Collision, Stingray Music, Tim Hortons, McMaster University, Collective Arts Brewing, Clifford Brewing Co., Centre Francophone Hamilton, The Rocca Sisters Team, Slate Asset Management, Building Communities, Canadian Heritage, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, Celebrate Ontario, City of Hamilton, and The Heart of Ontario. The second tier is made up of logos of media partners 102.9 BounceFM, CBC Hamilton, CHCH, AM 900 CHML, Energy 95.3, Exclaim!, 97.7 HTZ-FM, Indie 88FM, and Y108. The final tier is text-only and acknowledges Bates Audio Productions, The Beer Store, Core Urban Inc., Demik Construction, Downtown Hamilton BIA, DPAI Architects, Evans Philp LLP, Feltmate Delibato Heagle LLP, Folk Music Ontario, Hamilton Bike Share, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Jackson Square, KPMG , Elizabeth Parker Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd., Martin and Hillier Associates, McMaster Museum of Art, Metrolinx, Mulberry Coffeehouse, RBC Royal Bank, Relay Coffee Roasters, Reprodux, Sheraton Hotel Hamilton, Sonic Unyon, Stephenson’s Rental Services, and Tixr.

Musical headliners at Supercrawl 2023 (in alphabetical order) will include BADBADNOTGOOD, Broken Social Scene, Rita Chiarelli & Sweet Loretta, The Flatliners, Hamilton Superstars, and Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk. Other musical artists announced include Sarah Beatty, Born In The Eighties, Boy Golden, The East Pointers, Goodnight Sunrise, Hamilton Children’s Choir, The HiCats, Lacey Hill, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra with LTtheMonk, King Park, Pierre Kwenders, Ryan Langdon, Mikhail Laxton, Mattie Leon, Luella, MVLL CRIMES, New Friends, Mimi O’Bonsawin, Postdata, Keegan Powell, Revive The Rose, Shad, Smoothie Lou, Sunshine Makers, Adrian Sutherland, Texas King, Uncle Harry & The Kickstands, VILIVANT, Suzie Vinnick, and Roslyn Witter.   

Supercrawl will host a residency from globally acclaimed performance art troupe CORPUS Dance Projects, whose Dora Award-nominated production La bulle (featuring a one-storey bubble tent and its inhabitant, the iconic dreamer Pierrot) will be showcased in hour-long performances at dusk over the festival weekend. This special appearance is presented in partnership with Centre Francophone Hamilton.

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This year’s Supercrawl will also feature a vibrant and compelling spectrum of visual and public art installations from Paul Allard, Gord Bond, David Brooks, Nathan Eugene Carson, Sandee Ewasiuk, Laine Groeneweg, Christopher Hall, Hamilton Perambulatory Unit, Katie Huckson & Alicia Hunt, Julie Jenkinson, Ness Lee, Maria Legault, Jessica J. Rodríguez, Kimber Sider with Dustin Seabrook, Stephanie Springgay, Stylo Starr, Kyle Stewart, and TH&B.

The Rocca Sisters Real Estate Team Stage will host fashion showcases from Amici Brand, Ark Collective, Blackbird Studios, Domenication, Dope Chief, The Eye of Faith, HeyHey and Co., Menta Clothing, sariKNOTsari, Steel City Slither, Theatrix Costume House, The Thrifty Designer, and True Hamiltonian, as well as dance and performance from MovementOM, Omega Dance Crew, Republic Dance Co., and Sapphyre Poison Drag Xtravaganza.

Supercrawl’s Author Talks and Spoken Word programming will also feature appearances from Gary Barwin, Lana Button, Melodie Campbell, Denise da Costa, Amy Jones, Chris Pannell, Linda Schuyler, Olivia Skelhorne-Gross, Andrew Sullivan, Jamie Tennant, John Terpstra, Scott Thornley, Anuja Varghese, Nathan Whitlock, and Liz Worth.

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Supercrawl will also offer dozens of food trucks, scores of craft vendors, plus a Family Zone packed with creative options for children and youth. Announcements on all three will follow shortly.

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Supercrawl is Hamilton’s premier multi-arts festival, fusing new and independent music with art installations, fashion, performance, literature, theatre, and artisanal craft. Supercrawl’s diverse multidisciplinary program of sound, performance, visual and media arts is staged along a pedestrian-only creative corridor in the heart of downtown.

A not-for-profit arts organization, Supercrawl is committed to honouring, showcasing and celebrating all varieties of creative work, positioning local and emerging artists alongside significant provincial, national and international peers. The festival fosters and promotes arts and culture as well as the myriad benefits they provide.

Founded in 2009, Supercrawl has successfully evolved from a modest arts-based single-day occurrence to a multi-day event with national/international profile and attendance. The festival has gone from a one-day celebration on a single block to a weekend-long experience encompassing over two kilometres of downtown streets, with attendance growing steadily from 3,000 to over 275,000 in that time. In addition to its namesake free festival weekend, Supercrawl Productions also produces ticketed concerts and events throughout the year.

Supercrawl was shortlisted for a 2019 Ontario Tourism Award of Excellence for Tourism Event of the Year and 2017 Canadian Tourism Award for Event of the Year. The festival received the 2015 Ontario Tourism Award of Excellence for Tourism Event of the Year and has been recognized as one of Festival and Events Ontario’s Top 100 Festivals/Events (2015-2020, 2023). In 2019, Supercrawl’s Family Zone programming earned a Festivals & Events Ontario Achievement Award for Best Youth Initiative.

Supercrawl Lineups: 14 Years of Dazzling Music

ONE FESTIVAL. FOURTEEN SEASONS. HUNDREDS OF PERFORMERS

Since 2009, Supercrawl has hosted a vibrant range of compelling and contemporary musical talent. Whether through the signature on-street festival weekend, partnered presentations, club series, or ticketed events, Supercrawl consistently showcases the best of local live music alongside national and international artists. That tradition will continue when Supercrawl’s 15th anniversary lineup is revealed in June 2023.

Image of Sifu Amayo, lead singer of Antibalas, performing at Supercrawl 2014. Stage lighting is a warm mix of reds and yellows. Amayo is wearing a red shirt and golden-orange vest, singing into a microphone that he holds in his left hand while holding a drum stick in his left hand, index finger pointed skyward.

The kaleidoscopic roster of Supercrawl alumni runs into the hundreds and includes A Tribe Called Red, The Acorn, Jeremie Albino, Allegories, Altameda, The Altobeelays, Alvvays, Matt Andersen & the Bona Fide, Antibalas, Arkells,Art Pop Ensemble, Ascot Royals, Astral Witch, Athanase, Rich Aucoin, Averages, Avrha, Aysanabee,  Backbiters, Bad Dates, Bad Waitress, Bahamas, Tim Baker, Adam Baldwin, The Bandicoots, Tynomi Banks, The Barettas, James Barker Band, Basement Revolver, Bathing, BB Guns, The Beaches, The Be Sharps, Beef Boys, Beelays, Begonia, Beliefs, Belle Game, Ridley Bent, The Beverleys, Big Fir, Big Wreck, Bile Sister, Bill and the Art Crawlers, Billy Moon, Billy Talent, Everett Bird, Rae Billing & Crybaby, Black Baron, Black Collar Union, Black Rhino Riot, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Blandlord, Blind Mule, Blunt Chunks, Bocce,

Photograph of Arkells at Supercrawl 2014, taken from back of stage looking toward the audience. Photo shows a street completely filled with people far into the distance, all washed with violet stage lighting.

Bonjay, Kate Boothman, Born in the Eighties, Born Ruffians, Jessie Bower, Bowjia, Boyhood, Charles Bradley, Bravestation, Breeze, Broken Social Scene, Bros, The Bros. Landreth, Brott Opera, Bruce Peninsula, Brusque Twins, Jennifer Budd, Buddah Abusah, Basia Bulat, Katie Bulley, Thomas Cade, Cadence Weapon, Ben Caplan, Caribou, Carmen on Tap, Carpenteers, Casper Skulls, Jennifer Castle, Catl, Caveboy, Century Palm, Change of Heart, Nuela Charles, Tanika Charles & the Wonderfuls, Evelyn Charlotte-Joe, Chastity, Chelsea Light Moving, Rita Chiarelli, Paul Chin, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Choose Up, Chore, Nicole Christian,City and the Sea, Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs, Laura Cole, Comet Control, Command Sisters, The Commissionaires, Cootes Paradise, Coszmos Quartette, Cowlick, Coy Haste,

Photograph of Broken Social Scene at Supercrawl 2018.

William Crighton, Cross Dog, The Crowleys, Crrotting, Crystal Journey, Customaries, Aron D’Alesio, Danko Jones, The Danks, Dead Tired, Dear Rouge, Dearly Beloved, Death From Above 1979, Matthew de Zoete, Diamond Rings, Digging Roots, The Dill, Dilly Dally. Dinner Belles, Dinosaur Bones, The Diodes, Dirty Frigs, The Dirty Nil, Discography DJs, Dizzy, Dizzy Spells, DJ Basco, DJ Ollie, DJ Spinn, Doldrums, Doobie Freaks, Don Vail, Doomsquad, Dr. Draw, Kevin Drew, Ducats, Dwayne Gretzky, Earth Wind and Choir, Eccodek, Dan Edmonds, Egyptrixx, Eight and a Half, Electroluminescent, Elk, Ellevator, Elliott Brood, Joel Elliot and Thin Lines, Ellis, John Ellison, The Elwins, Emay, Engine Empire, Eschaton, Espanola, Essen, Etiquette, Julie Fader, Fake Palms, Fame Cartel, Family of Things, Fast Romantics,

Photograph of Indo-Canadian rapper Fateh at Supercrawl 2019.

​Fateh, Michael Feuerstack, Jeremy Fisher, Jeremy Fisher Junior, Five Alarm Funk, Flesh Rag, Norman Foote, Four Tet, Pete Fowler, The Franklin Electric, Fresh Snow, Danielle Fricke, Friendly Rich, Frog Eyes, Fruiti, Fry Truck, F—-d Up, The Fuddles, Evangeline Gentle, Hannah Georgas, The Gertrudes, Get Off the Cop, Tim Gibbons, The Goddamn Goddamns, Golden Feather, Good Luck Shop, Sarah Good, Great Lake Swimmers, The Great Machine, Jacques Greene, Jeremy Greenspan, JG Ballad, Grey Lands, Greys, Grey\\Water, Groove Machine, GUH, Guilty Pleasure, Hachey the Mouthpeace, Jordan Haller, The Halluci Nation, Hamilton Children Choir, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Hamilton Suzuki School of Music, Hamilton Youth Steel Orchestra, 

Photograph of iskwē performing at Supercrawl 2018.

Handsome Sultan, Haolin Munk, Harlan Pepper, The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Harrison, Harrow Fair, Ron Hawkins and The Do Good Assassins, Hayden, Piper Hayes, HEALTH, The Heartbroken, Hello Harvard, Matt Henderson, The Darcy Hepner Jazz Orchestra, Tim Hicks, Rebekah Higgs, High Kites, High Note Ramblers, Lacey Hill, Hollerado, Matt Holubowski, Holy Data, Hotel Mira, How to Dress Well, HSY, Humans, Huren, Ikonica, Illitry, Iskwé, Island People, Jambassadors, Jamie xx, Jaunt, Jess and Tay, BA Johnston, Jon and Roy, Julianna Jones, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Julie & the Wrong Guys, Junior Boys, K’naan, Harrison Kennedy, The Kents, Shawn Kerr, Kestrels, kid YEARS, Kiesza, The Killjoys, 

Image of Sharon Jones performing at Supercrawl 2015, with members of backing band The Dap-Kings and members of festival audience visible behind her.

King Park, Kingdom Shore, Shawnee Kish, Taylor Knox, Kode9, Komodo, Kotek, Chantal Kreviazuk, KROY, L-Spex, Joey Landreth, Language Arts, Daniel Lanois, Jessy Lanza, Lava Dolls, Bettye LaVette, Ada Lea, Alyssa LeClair, Lee Harvey Osmond, The Legendary Turnstylez, Hamilton Leithauser, Hubert Lenoir, Les Trois Accords, Letters to Lions, Terra Lightfoot, Lightmares, Lights, Lindy, Little Junior, Live How You Live, Lone Rhu, Lonely Parade, LOONY, Lost In The Trees, Loviet, DJ Donna Lovejoy, Lowell, Sarah Lowes, LTtheMonk, Luckystickz, Luna Li, Corb Lund, Olivia Lunny, Catherine MacLellan, Dan Mangan, Shanika Maria, J Mascis, Mayor McCA, Eamon McGrath, McMaster Cybernetic Orchestra, Ryan McNally, The Marble Index, Melissa Marchese, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Matt Mays, Mean Old Hammer, The Medicine Hat, Megative, Melted Faces, METZ, 

Image of Buffy Sainte-Marie performing at Supercrawl 2019

Mexican Slang, Haviah Mighty, Mississippi Bends, Modern Space, Ariane Moffatt, Mokomakai, Monowhales, Monster Truck, Jacob Moon, Moon King, Motel Raphaël, Motëm, Mother Leads, Mother Tareka & the Rebel Funktion, Mount Farewell, Mountain of Wolves, Muffled Suitcase, Benjamin Muñoz, My Brightest Diamond, Mystery Machine, Nailbiter, The National, The National Academy Orchestra of Canada, Nautiluss, nêhiyawak, Angela Nethersole, Sarah Neufeld, New Hands, Nezqwik, Willie Nile, Not Of, ​Nyssa, Jesse O’Brien, Chris Oday, Odonis Odonis, Of Gentlemen & Cowards,​ ​​Oh Susanna, Ohbijou, Ohmme, Olenka and the Autumn Lovers, OMBIIGIZI, Opera Hamilton, Operators, Lindi Ortega, Osito, The Pack AD, Paley & Francis, Owen Pallett, Pandaléon, Peter Pankhurst, Gabrielle Papillon, Brant Parker, Partner,

Image of artist Haviah Mighty of The Sorority at Supercrawl 2019. The singer squats in a low haze of wispy stage smoke, positioned between a pair of stage monitors. She gazes into the audience and raps into a wireless microphone held in her left hand, while her right hand is positioned on her waise. She is wearing a black bucket hat, loose-fitting white short-sleeve polo tee, pale-grey sweatpants cuffed above the ankle, white athletic socks and black sneakers. Stage lighting is cool white and gives the performer a glowing aura.

Passion Pit, Fred Penner, Paula Perri, Sandro Perri, Persons, Pet Sun, Petra Glynt, Pick A Piper, Lido Pimienta, Pineapple Girls, The Pistolettes, Plants and Animals, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Pleasure Craft, Poesy, Poor Nameless Boy, Neeraj Prem, Kelly Prescott, PS I Love You, Pucumber Sasssquatch Family Band, Pumps, Queen Cee, Rah Rah, Rarity, Reader, The Reason, The Recklaws, The Redhill Valleys, Lee Reed, Repartee, The Rest, Rexford Drive, Amanda Rheaume, Rhythm Express, River Tiber, Sam Roberts Band, Ben Rogers, Neena Rose, Shealagh Rose, Sean Rowe, Royal Canoe, Royal Seas, Rules,Run Maggie Run, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Serena Ryder, The Sadies, Said the Whale, Buffy Sainte-Marie, John K. Samson, Sandman Viper Command, Scattered Clouds,

Image of Spoon performing at Supercrawl 2014, with lead singer Brit Daniel captured mid-riff, looking down toward the position of his left hand on the frets. Bassist Rob Pope is visible behind him, turned in the opposite direction. Stage lighting is a wash of cool blues.

Scratcha DVA,Sensei, Several Futures, Sha Bang Bang, Shad, Shade, Sharon and Bram, Andy Shauf, Annie Shaw, The Sheepdogs, Naomi Shelton and The Gospel Queens, Shout Out Out Out Out, SIANspheric, Simon and The Alexanders, Mike Simonetti, Simply Saucer, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Single Mothers,SINS, Skiffs, Skirt Check, Alfie Smith, C.A Smith, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Snowblink, So Young,Ben Somer, The Sorority, John Southworth, Speedy Ortiz, Spoon, Spruce Invaders,Ginger St. James, Alex St. Kitts, Stars, Status/Non-Status, The Strangers, The Stinkbugs, Steve Strongman,The Strumbellas, The Sugarman 3, Sun K, Suuns, Tomi Swick, Tallies, Tanya Tagaq, Rory Taillon, Theo Tams, Tarantula X,Teenage Head, Julian Taylor, Ian Thomas, Thought Beneath Film, 3:1, Timber Timbre, Michelle Titian, To Our Divide,

Image of Tanya Tagaq performing at Supercrawl 2017, singing into a microphone gripped in left hand along with a serpentine coil of mic cable, right arm bent at elbow, palm toward the audience. The artist wears a black dress and earrings with long red tassle ornamentation, a beaded cuff on left forearm and a silver cuff on right forearm featuring a pair of back-swept wolf claws. The background is dark, illuminated only by emerald green stage lighting.

Tongue Fu, The Trews, Trickbag, TRP.P, ttwwrrss, TUNS, Turkey Rhubarb, Turnstylez, TV Freaks, Jeff Tweedy, Twin Within, Vallens, Heather Valley, The Vanishers, The Vaudevillian, Menno Versteeg, Vierance, Viet Cong, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Walrus, Ruby Waters, Willie Watson, Wax Mannequin, Weaves, Bry Webb, Sam Weber, Weekend Riot Club, White Cowbell Oklahoma, White Crowleys, Whitehorse, Wild Domestic, JJ Wilde, Charlotte Day Wilson, Steven Wilson, Thompson Wilson, Wintersleep, Wish, Witherow & Wynands, Womb, Wooly Mantis, ​Donovan Woods, Hawksley Workman, Max Wray, WTCHS, X Ambassadors, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Lori Yates & the Drugstore Cowboys, Yo La Tengo, Young Galaxy, Young Rival, Yukon Blonde, Zeus, The Zilis, The Zolas, ZONES and Zoon.

From left to right, James McNew, Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo performing at Supercrawl 2013. Hubley stands at centre stage in a pale dress shirt with sleeves rolled above the elbow, singing into a microphone. A circular lighting truss is visible above and behind her like a halo. She is flanked by McNew and Kaplan in black shirts, who are playing acoustic and electric guitars respectively.

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Video shot on location at Supercrawl 2019 by Thrillhouse Studios

TOP TO BOTTOM: Antibalas at Supercrawl 2014;  Arkells at Supercrawl 2014;  Broken Social Scene at Supercrawl 2018; Fateh at Supercrawl 2019; iskwē at Supercrawl 2018; Sharon Jones at Supercrawl 2015; Buffy Sainte-Marie at Supercrawl 2019; The Sorority at Supercrawl 2019; Spoon at Supercrawl 2014;  Tanya Tagaq at Supercrawl 2017; Yo La Tengo at Supercrawl 2013

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