NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF BARRIE
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Do you want to perform at Barrie’s Downtown Countdown?
(Barrie, ON) Calling all musicians! The City of Barrie is searching for a local band or musician to perform at Barrie’s 19th annual Downtown Countdown. The selected act will have the opportunity to play a 30 minute set at one of the largest New Year’s Eve celebrations in Central Ontario. The band or musician must be from Barrie and be suitable for this family event in order to be eligible.
Submissions will be accepted until Monday, October 3. Please include contact information, a bio, and a few examples of your best audio/video for the selection committee to review. Submissions can include a press kit, CD(s), digital audio and video files, and links (website, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc.)
Submissions can be emailed to [email protected] or dropped off at the Department of Culture, 56 Mulcaster Street (beside City Hall), Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
Each year, more than 10,000 people join together in downtown Barrie to celebrate the arrival of a new year at the Downtown Countdown. The free evening of fun and entertainment for the whole family began in 1998 and has quickly become a New Year’s Eve tradition for the region. The festivities include skating, horse-drawn wagon rides, family activities, fire performers, food vendors, and two fireworks displays.
The highlight of the night is a line-up of amazing live entertainment presented in partnership with Rock 95 and 107.5 Kool FM featuring a special performance for kids, up-and-coming talent, and a Canadian headline act. Past performers have included The Sheepdogs, The Trews, Sloan, April Wine, Big Wreck, Finger Eleven, Arkells, Kim Mitchell, many more. This year’s line-up will be announced in late November.
For more information, visit barrie.ca/downtowncountdown.
