I think I can say for a lot of people it was a HUGE deal that THE BLACK KEYS were headlining Saturday night at Rock the Shores this year.Atomique Productions producers, Nick Blasko and Dimitri Demers partnered up with Pemberton Music Fest this year which created room for many amazing artists to play this wonderful festival.
I think over the years I think my pride as someone who has grown up in Victoria (even though I live in Vancouver now), see all these amazing artists who I never thought I would see perform at my hometown, play at one of the festivals I’ve grown to really love and appreciate.
No matter what the numbers are each year of attendance, whether it’s less or more, I think (including Rifflandia) it would always be something I’ll be proud of happening on the island I grew up in.
Here are some clips of The Black Keys performing at the festival:
http://www.theblackkeys.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackKeys
https://twitter.com/theblackkeys
https://www.youtube.com/user/theblackkeys