Get your groove on — Uptown Live is back to transform the city’s streets into a one-day party hub.
What’s in store is a series of live music concerts, food truck options, rows of artisan booths, interactive activities and — going by how the previous edition turned out — a massive crowd.
Presented by Blue Coast Event Group and Uptown Business Association of New Westminster in partnership with the City of New Westminster, Westminster Centre Mall, Royal City Centre Mall and TD Bank Group, the annual free family-friendly event was launched in 2019, paused for two years due to the pandemic, before hitting the New West streets again in 2022.
The revival saw close to 40,000 people soak up live music on four different stages, as the organizers told the Record in an interview. It was their biggest edition yet, they said.
This year, the event again promises to showcase the best emerging talent in B.C.
The performances will be spread across multiple stages — the main stage on Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue will see Vancouver-based country rock band, West Coast Slackers, kick off the music marathon; this will be followed by performances by the rock band Day of the Dog, genre-bending musician Alpha Centauri, Latin alternative music band Mingwa, rock 'n' roll artist Garett T. Willie, multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter Ayla Tesler-Mabé and Vancouver-based 10-piece Afro funk band Camaro 67.
Meanwhile, artists including Maxx Findlay, Salma & Kishwar, Som Band, Savannah Read and Muvette will keep the crowd entertained at a second stage — the PC Urban stage — on Sixth Street. A third stage called the Novus Stage will see students from the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, a non-profit that provides music education and mentorship to at-risk children, perform.
With multi-stage performances, 25 food trucks, 100 artisan vendors and an exclusive kids’ zone complete with an inflatable slide, face painting and more, the event promises to be the hottest spot this summer for some day-long fun.
Attend TD Uptown Live on Saturday, July 15, on Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue, between noon and 8 p.m. The event is free for all. Check out Uptown Live website for the full schedule and details.
