The annual Victory Square Block Party is coming up soon! In case you're unaware, Music Waste and Megaphone Magazine have been teaming up since 2004 to present this free event in Victory Square Park that celebrates both community and the city’s local music scene. It promises to be a great party and an awesome last blast of summer that'll support the great work that Megaphone does for the Downtown Eastside: all proceeds from the event’s sponsors and the day’s raffle will go toward this local magazine that is sold on the streets of Vancouver by homeless and low-income vendors.
We asked two of the festival's organizers - Sean Condon of Megaphone and Cameron Reed of Music Waste - to share their favourite moments from the ghosts of Victory Square Block Party's past. Here's what Sean had to say...
"While there have been a number of memorable events and music sets, my favourite Victory Square Block Party moment was last year's Apollo Ghosts set. Lead singer Adrian Teacher epitomized the spirit of what the Block Party is about by getting right into the thick of things with the crowd. He got people off their butts and dancing, brought people onto the stage to sing along, including one of the Megaphone vendors (pictured), and even left the stage to bike around the park while his band played on. It was such a fun and wild moment and it reminded me why we put this festival together—to bring people together from different backgrounds and show how we can use our public space for something both fun and meaningful. It was all the more memorable because the Block Party had taken the year off in 2009. As Teacher biked around the beautiful Victory Square Park with the sun beginning to set over the crowd, it reminded me why it was so important to keep this festival going." - Sean Condon
Photo: Adam Krawesky
The Victory Square Block Party goes down in the public park at Cambie and West Hastings on Sunday, September 4th from 2-9PM. It’s FREE. You should totally go.
