Past Edgefest Lineups  |  A Definitive History
 
2012 - July 14, Downsview Park
Acres of Lions
The Apache Relay
The Balconies
Billy Talent
Carl Louis & Martin Danielle
The Coppertone
The Darcys
Death From Above 1979
The Dirty Heads
Hacienda
Indian Handcrafts
Jay Fay
JFK from MSTRKRFT
Library Voices
Morgan Page
Mushy Callahan
The Pack A.D.
Said The Whale
The Sheepdogs
Silversun Pickups
Stafford Brothers
Stereotronique
Tim Mason
Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
Whale Tooth
Young The Giant
Yukon Blonde
2011 - July 9, Downsview Park
A Perfect Circle
Arkells
Dinosaur Bones
Dirtymags
Gentlemen Husbands
Harlan Pepper
Hollerado
KO
Michou
Mockingbird Wish Me Luck
Monster Truck
The Reason
Red Bacteria Vacuum
Rise Against
San Sebastian
Sandman Viper Command
The Sheepdogs
Tokyo Police Club
The Weakerthans


Edgefest '09 2009 - June 20, Downsview Park
AFI
Alexisonfire
Arkells
Beast
Billy Talent
Cancer Bats
Clothes Make The Man
Dean Lickyer
Dinosaur Bones
Flash Lightnin'
The Johnstones 
K-OS
La Casa Muerte
Metric
The Midway State
Moneen
Still Life Still
The Stills
The Waking Eyes
2008 - July 12, Downsview Park
Alpha Galates
Arkells
Ashes Divide
Attack In Black
The Bravery
The Coast
Creature
The Flatliners
Linkin Park
Modern Boys Modern Girls
Sam Roberts Band
The Stereohoax
Stone Temple Pilots
Sweet Thing
Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
2006 - July 1, 16 The Molson Amphitheatre
All American Rejects
Anberlin
Attack in Black
Cancer Bats
Damone
Dearly Beloved
Die Mannequin
Evans Blue
Hawthorne Heights
Hot Hot Heat
illScarlet
Illuminati
In Flight Safety
Inamere
Jets Overhead
Johnny Truant
The Junction
Keane
Magneta Lane
Matchbook Romance
The Miniatures
Mobile
Neverending White Lights
Our Lady Peace
Panic and the Rebel Emergency
Pedestrian
Story of the Year
Sydney
Tokyo Police Club
Yellowcard
2005 - July 1, The Molson Amphitheatre
Alexisonfire
Billy Talent
Bombs Over Providence
Boy
Brat Attack
Closet Monster
Coheed And Cambria
Dead Letter Department
Hostage Life
Jakalope
Killradio
Out Of Your Mouth
Rise Against
Social Code
Story Of The Year
The Junction
The Reason
Waking Eyes
2004 - July 2, The Molson Amphitheatre
Alexisonfire
Billy Talent
Finger Eleven
Good Charlotte
Jersey
Jet
Salads
Something Corporate
2003 - September 6, Molson Park
Fefe Dobson
Finger Eleven
Our Lady Peace
Sloan
Stereophonics
Tragically Hip
Thornley
2002 - July 1, Molson Park
3 Days Grace • 30 Seconds To Mars • Abs 7 Fase • Billy Talent • Cake • Custom • Danny Michel • The Dears • Default • DJ Forest People • Finger Eleven • Flashlight Brown • Flicker • Full Nine • G Strokes • Ghetto Concept • Goldfinger • Grade • Graph Noble • GrimSkunk • Grindig • Headstrong • Jerry Cantrell • Joel Plaskett • Melissa Auf Der Mar's Hand Of Doom - A Black Sabbath Tribute • Microbunny • Mista Cronks • Mudmen • Nickelback • Not By Choice • Princess Superstar • Robin Black • Sevendust • Simple Plan • Sudden • Theory Of A Deadman • Trouser • The Weekend

2001 - July 1, Molson Park
3 Doors Down • 66 Kicks • Bif Naked • Big Wreck • Billy Talent • Blurtonia • Breach Of Trust • By Divine Right • Constable Brennan • Creed • The Dears • DJ Serious • Finger Eleven • Flybanger • Gob • Joydrop • Live On Release • Mudmen • Nice Cat • Project Wyze • Puddy • Rocket Science • Rubberman • Sevendust • Smoother • Staggered Crossing • Static In Stereo • Tea Party • Tool • Tuuli


2000 - July 1, Molson Park
3 Doors Down • Dunk • Filter • Flashing Lights • Flicker • Goldfinger • Headstones • J. Englishman • Jet Set Satellite • Matthew Good Band • Nickelback • Odin Red • Pocket Dwellers • Serial Joe • Tea Party


1999 - July 1, 2, Molson Park
Big Wreck • Edwin • Eve 6 • Finger Eleven • Hole • Matthew Good Band • Moist • Rascalz • Silverchair • Treble Charger • Wide Mouth Mason


1998 - July 1, Molson Park
Bif Naked • Creed • Econoline Crush • Foo Fighters • Green Day • Inbreds • Killjoys • Matthew Good Band • Moist • Rusty • Sandbox • Sloan • Tea Party • Watchmen


1997 - June 28, Molson Park
Age Of Electric • BTK • Collective Soul • Finger Eleven • Glueleg • Holly McNarland • I Mother Earth • Kinnie Starr • Our Lady Peace • Sara Craig • Tea Party • Verve Pipe • Zuckerbaby


1996 - June 30, Molson Park
54-40 • 13 Engines • Ashley MacIsaac • Big Sugar • I Mother Earth • Killjoys • Our Lady Peace • Tea Party


1995 - May 21, July 1, Aug 5, The Molson Amphitheatre
54-40 • 13 Engines • Adam West • Blur • Change Of Heart • Crash Vegas • Elastica • Glueleg • Headstones • hHead • Jale • Junkhouse • Killjoys3 • Ned's Atomic Dustbin • Odds • Our Lady Peace • Rusty • Sloan • Superfriendz • Treble Charger • The Watchmen


1994 - July 1, Ontario Place Forum
13 Engines • Breit Brothers • hHead • Killjoys • King Cobb Steelie • Lemonheads • Lost Dakotas • One • The Proclaimers • Toad The Wet Sprocket • The Watchmen • Wild Strawberries


1993 - July 1, 2, Ontario Place Forum
Corky And The Juice Pigs • hHead • Lowest Of The Low • Odds • Radiohead • Rheostatics
Sara Craig • Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet • The Waltons • The Watchmen


1992 - July 1, Molson Park
54-40 • Amanda Marshall • Bootsauce • Leslie Spit Treeo • Sass Jordan • Silk Toxic • Sons Of Freedom • Spinal Tap • The Tragically Hip


1991 - July 1, Molson Park
Blue Rodeo • Bootsauce • Crash Test Dummies • Dream Warriors • King Apparatus • Ska Face • Sky Diggers • Teenage Head • Violent Femmes


1990 - July 1, Molson Park
54-40 • The Box • Crash Vegas • Grapes Of Wrath • Lava Hay • National Velvet • Northern Pikes • Pursuit Of Happiness • Sattalites • Sky Diggers • The Tragically Hip


1989 - July 1, Molson Park
Andrew Cash • Chalk Circle • Dalbello • Jeff Healey Band • Jeffrey Hatcher And The Big Beat • National Velvet • Sarah McLachlan • Sass Jordan • Spoons • The Tragically Hip


1988 - July 1, Molson Park
54-40 • Andrew Cash • Eugene Ripper • Manteca • Mighty Lemon Drops • Parachute Club • Pursuit Of Happiness • Razorbacks • Timbuk Three • Underworld


1987 - July 1, Molson Park
Blue Rodeo • Breeding Ground • Carole Pope • Images In Vogue • Northern Pikes • Pursuit Of Happiness • Sattalites • Teenage Head • The Saints



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About fifteen years after the lights of the 1960s music festivals had started fading, and years before the “on and off” North American showcases came about, the idea for a very special festival was conceived.
 
It was the spring of 1987 and CFNY FM had been on the air for almost 10 years. Some felt that a celebration was in order, so a lunchroom discussion began about maybe throwing an outdoor party with a few bands. It was initially intended to be a one-off event, but things didn’t go quite according to that plan.

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