When: Friday through Sunday, June 30-July 2Music remains a focal point for the Laketown Shakedown festival, which in recent years brought Snoop Dogg, Smash Mouth, Wu-Tang Clan, and Arkells to Lake Cowichan.
“These improvements we’re making, we’re thinking big picture and long term. We’re trying to enhance the experience each year so when people think about going to a camping festival, it’s similar to going to a really nice campground but with an incredible live entertainment venue.” “Portugal. The Man are Grammy Award winners who just played Bonnaroo, one of the biggest festivals around. That they are coming to play in the Cowichan Valley is pretty damn cool.”
It’s not a sexy topic of conversation, but it’s a vital one, Hann said. So in an effort to diminish this area of concern, Laketown Shakedown organizers have taken control their fate and built thrones of their own. Lots of them. Those wanting an elite VIP experience can certainly have it at Laketown Shakedown, but that isn’t Hann’s primary area of attention.