Levitation Vancouver Music Festival 2015 Recap (PHOTOS)

Dec 19 2017, 11:33 pm

The weekend’s Levitation Vancouver music festival came to a close last night with perfect weather and good vibes all around. This year marks the first edition of the festival, which celebrates psychedelic, pop, electronic, shoegaze, metal and experimental music.

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Image: Vanessa Tam

Image: Vanessa Tam

Highlights from day one at Malkin Bowl included sets by Montreal’s Elephant Stone, Vancouver’s Black Mountain and Atlanta’s The Black Lips. The grounds outside the main stage were decorated with textile-draped teepees and tents where people could explore and relax. The Eastside Flea also partnered up with Levitation this year to curate an eclectic open air market selling everything from re-worked vintage to records and hand made zines.

Elephant Stone // Image: Vanessa Tam

Elephant Stone // Image: Vanessa Tam

The Black Lips // Image: Hillary Tam

The Black Lips // Image: Hillary Tam

The Black Lips // Image: Hillary Tam

The Black Lips // Image: Hillary Tam

The Black Lips // Image: Hillary Tam

The Black Lips // Image: Hillary Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastsie Flea Zine Zone // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastsie Flea Zine Zone // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Eastside Flea // Image: Vanessa Tam

Our night ended at one of the offsite venues, the Rickshaw, where we caught performances from experimental electronic artists Blackbird Blackbird and Shigeto before seeing digital psych-funk artist Tobacco.

Blackbird Blackbird // Image: Hillary Tam

Blackbird Blackbird // Image: Hillary Tam

Shigeto // Image: Hillary Tam

Shigeto // Image: Hillary Tam

Tobacco // Image: Hillary Tam

Tobacco // Image: Hillary Tam

Highlights from day two at Malkin Bowl included sets by Beach Fossils from Brooklyn, Witch from Vermont and Massachusetts, and The Black Angels from Austin, Texas. Festivals like Levitation are vital to supporting and celebrating the diversity within Vancouver’s music scene. We’re already looking forward to what next year will bring.

Beach Fossils // Image: Vanessa Tam

Beach Fossils // Image: Vanessa Tam

Witch // Image: Hillary Tam

Witch // Image: Hillary Tam

Witch // Image: Hillary Tam

Witch // Image: Hillary Tam

The Black Angels // Image: Vanessa Tam

The Black Angels // Image: Vanessa Tam

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