Magazine

CJLO's Brian H from Countdown to Armageddon (Mondays 8-10 pm) has different plans during Pop Montreal this year. Here is his day-to-day breakdown of what's happening during the five-day music festival...

WEDNESDAY

I moved out of the plateau to get out of the bullshit frosh celebrations that McGill kids hold dear to them as the "best week of their lives". I'm also in a band, so we had to find a way to live and play loud music without disturbing anybody.  Put those two stipulations into priority, and you'll probably end up in St Henri like I have.

For three days in July, the Hillside Festival made its home in the picturesque Guelph Lake Island conservation. There could not have been a better weekend for the sold-out crowd of music lovers attending the 29th edition of the festival! Everything was well-organized, and there was plenty of water to counter the extreme heat and lack of Wi-Fi. With no rain or bad vibes to dampen the mood, Hillside almost felt like nirvana.