Reigning Juno Group of the Year Award winners and international YouTube sensations Walk Off The Earth will headline the second annual Richmond World Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3 in Minoru Park.
Walk Off The Earth had already established a significant global following when their cover of Gotye’s Somebody I Used To Know — featuring all five band members performing the song on a single guitar — went viral on the Internet, with 172 million YouTube views and counting.
That success landed the band a recording contract with Columbia Records and, to date, they’ve accumulated almost half a billion cumulative views, more than 2.3 million subscribers, as well as the 2016 Juno Group of the Year Award.
Joining Walk Off The Earth on the evening YVR Main Stage will be popular local favorites Delhi 2 Dublin, with their bhangra/Celtic mix and other beats that earned them the label “United Nations of rock ‘n’ roll.”
The free, day-long celebration of music food and culture runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
“The Richmond World Festival is a fun…celebration of the rich diversity we enjoy in Richmond and all across Canada,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie in a press release.
“It’s a great opportunity to sample the sounds, tastes colours and other unique cultural characteristics that are all part of our community with entertainment and activities for all age groups and interests.”
The festival features over 60 music and dance performances on nine stages, an international food truck festival with more than 40 food trucks and the Culinary Stage, the Global Village with interactive cultural activities and performances, the Your Kontinent Digital Carnival, Artisan Marketplace, Wide World of Sports and more.
The Richmond World Festival made a strong debut in 2015, drawing a crowd of around 25,000 and winning the Most Outstanding Event in Canada at the 19th annual Canadian Event Industry Awards.
The city said more event details will be announced soon online at RichmondWorldFestival.ca. For other updates, follow @FunRichmond on Twitter, #RichmondWorldFest.
