Canadian indie rock and reggae band Bedouin Soundclash will headline Waterford Pumpkinfest with a performance on the main stage at the festival on Oct. 14.
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The musical evening also includes performing artists Logan Staats of Six Nations of the Grand River and Alysha Brilla.
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The Waterford Lions Pumpkinfest, now in its 41st year, runs from Oct. 13-15. The concert lineup is supported by Amplify Norfolk, Norfolk County’s music tourism initiative, said a release on social media.
Toronto-based Bedouin Soundclash was formed in 2001 with a sound that has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. They have released six studio albums, most recently in 2022.
The band’s acclaimed sophomore release, Sounding a Mosaic, featured the hit single When the Night Feels My Song, which earned Bedouin Soundclash their first Juno Award for Canada’s Best New Group.
Their follow-up album, Street Gospels, earned a Pop Album of the Year Juno nomination as well as three Much Music Video Award Nominations for Until We Burn in the Sun.
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Alysha Brilla is one of the first self-produced female artists to receive a Juno nomination for her debut album.
An accomplished composer, music producer, and singer-songwriter, Brilla draws from her roots as the child of an Indo-Tanzanian musician and a European settler. Her work is described as “original, soulful melodies (that) weave a colorful tapestry”.
Logan Staats is a singer-songwriter and musician who rose to fame after being chosen from 10,000 hopefuls vying for a spot on the first season of The Launch.
Staats went on to win the contest before an audience of 1.4 million viewers. The win resulted in the recording of his single The Lucky Ones, which went on to earn the Indigenous Music Award for Best Radio Single, and reached No. 1 on the charts in Canada.
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“Pumpkinfest is thrilled to be collaborating with the Waterford Old Town Hall to present this fantastic lineup of great Canadian music during our festivities,” said Matt Suckel, Pumpkinfest chair, in an announcement. “We hope it’s just the beginning of putting popular headliners on the festival stage to draw more tourists to our beautiful town.”
The stage and concert grounds are located at 32 Church St. East in Waterford. The gates and VIP bar open at 4:30 pm, with Black Creek Music providing intermittent DJ entertainment.
The concert schedule is as follows:
- 5:30 p.m. Logan Staats
- 7 p.m. Alysha Brilla
- 8:30 p.m. Bedouin Soundclash.
Tickets are available at
. Standing room tickets are $30, and seated tickets are $50. Seating may be selected and reserved on a first come, first served basis. Ticket purchase constitutes a full lineup pass, which includes concert grounds admission between 4:30 pm and 10 pm with in-and-out privileges, and access to the VIP stage-side bar.
VIP parking will be available to concert ticket holders, also on a first come, first served basis, beginning at 11 am Access to concert parking will be through the Waterford District High School Brown Street entrance.
For more information about Pumpkinfest, visit
or contact Matt Suckel at [email protected].
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