Cariboo Rocks the North will be returning to the stage configuration used in 2018 and 2019, when the three-day outdoor rock festival returns on Aug. 11-13, the city of Prince George announced on Wednesday.
The concert stage will be located on the south side of the Prince George Gymnastics Club, facing the CN Centre. City entertainment manager Glen Mikkelsen said the change should address two issues simultaneously: reduce noise for neighbouring residents and concert goers won’t be facing directly into the setting sun.
“I would guess 100 per cent it will dampen the noise across the entire bowl. The CN Centre will block some of the noise,” Mikkelsen said. “We did not have same number of people having issues with it (noise) in 2018 and 2019.”
In 2022, the City of Prince George received four noise complaints about Cariboo Rocks the North and eight about The Best Damn Music Festival, which used a similar stage configuration. Both events had noise permits issued by the city. The Citizen also received several letters to the editor from area residents concerned by the level of noise from the events.
Tickets are on sale now for the 19+ festival. Three-day festival passes are only $179.50, and VIP tickets are $399, until Aug. 1, when prices will go up.
This year’s line-up for the festival includes Teaze, Streetheart and Honeymoon Suite on Friday. Saturday features performances by Powder Blues, Nick Gilder & Sweeney Todd, Chilliwack and April Wine.
The festival wraps up on Sunday, with performances by Lee Aaron, Teenage Head, Sass Jordan and Kim Mitchell.
