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The events of the summer you don’t want to miss
BY SELINA McCALLUM
The weather is getting warmer, but these events coming up are about to make it a hot summer.
Beyond Oz Productions Inc. announces On The Grand summer programming line-up featuring Yellow Claw, ZiA, Queensryche, Skid Row, Great White, MC Hammer, Sisqo, and Biz Markie.
Beyond Oz Productions Inc. is a Canadian-based entertainment company that provides top-of-the-line events from around the world. In addition to opening the venue, they are also responsible for the programming taking place at the new space. In hopes of making it home to some of the biggest events in the area, Beyond Oz Productions Inc. also welcomes outside promoters, community groups and corporate event planners to utilize the venue to help bring their own ideas to life.
Beyond Oz Productions is best known for being the creators behind one of the country’s biggest music events, Ever After Music Festival, included in BlogTO’s “The top music festivals in Ontario for 2018”.
“We want to put the Tri-City area on the map for executing some of the biggest events in the province. Ever After Music Festival is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the impact we want to make on the entertainment scene here,” says Gabriel Mattacchione, President of Beyond Oz Productions Inc.
In 2015 Gabriel Mattacchione had a vision to bring a world-class EDM music festival experience to the Tri-Cities area. Now Ever After Music Festival attracts more than 30,000 people each day from all over the world.
Gabriel’s vision has grown to make Beyond Oz what it is today; a top tier production company with assets such as concert venues, music festivals, and food/drink festivals.
On the Grand introduces mini-festival themes this summer — Ever After Music Festival Pre-Party, Oh! Canada Day, Slam Fest Reggae Fest and ‘90s Throwback located on Bingemans event grounds.
On The Grand is an all-purpose outdoor venue with plans to host a variety of different concerts, events, and festivals. It features a capacity of 16,000 and includes amenities such as on-site activations, VIP boxes with scenic pond and fountain features and other private VIP areas for patrons to enjoy.
Oh! Canada Day Festival is on June 29th and is a celebration of Canada featuring live music and Canadian themed activities and vendors.
Attendees can be a part of the first Slam Fest, an 80s and 90’ metal festival, in the Kitchener region. They will be able to enjoy 80s iconic heavy metal groups Queensryche, Skid Row, Great White, and more on July 6th, 2019.
On July 27th, there will be a dancehall reggae party. Last year the headlining talent was Sean Paul and Elephant Man. This year the talent includes Gyptian, Kranium, Luciano, Stylo G, and Koshen.
Stylo G’s most popular song is Touch Down with Fanatix, featuring Nicki Minaj and Vybz Kartel.
‘90s Throwback Fest featuring Hammer’s House Party will be on August 24th. It will be an incredible event including old school ‘90s artists Sisqo, Biz Markie, and MC Hammer.
MC Hammer is most known for his songs U Can’t Touch This and 2 Legit 2 Quit from the early 90s.
For those traveling from neighboring cities, the venue also includes on-site parking and camping through Bingemans, nestled along the Grand River with over 25 acres of naturally cascading event space, On The Grand also includes unforgettable picturesque views and sunsets which truly makes the venue one-of-a-kind.
Tickets for all the events are available at onthegrand.net