North American Festival Guide: 2009 Edition

Welcome to another edition of Ektoplazm’s North American Festival Guide, a resource for discovering outdoor gatherings loosely associated with the psytrance movement in Canada and the United States.

The following festivals have already taken place:

Stimula :: March 20/21/22 (San Luis Rey River, California)
Rastaliens/Braincell, Digital Talk, Naked Tourist

Temple of Radiance :: March 20/21/22 (B.C.)

Sacred Seed :: April 10/11/12 (LaFayette, Georgia)
Kiriyama

Vortex :: May 1/2/3 (Ovett, Mississippi)
Iguana/Naked Tourist, Mubali, Monks Of Madness

Mantra of Bliss :: May 15/16/17 (Deerfields, North Carolina)
Goa Gil

Junction 604 :: May 22/23/24 (Canton, Ohio)
Shapestatic, KiloWatts, Primordial Ooze

Sacred Earth :: May 29/30/31 (Black River Falls, Wisconsin)
Mubali, Primordial Ooze, Ekoplex, DJ Basilisk

GO4 P4RTY 4 :: June 5/6/7 (Pacific Northwest)

Gemini :: June 12/13/14 (Belden, California)
Onkel Dunkel, Mubali, Primordial Ooze, Ekoplex

Gaian Mind :: June 11/12/13/14 (Maryland)
Vibrasphere, Haltya, Headroom, Flip-Flop, Hemi-Sync, Distant System

Re:Leaf :: June 15/16/17/18/19/20/21 (Southern Ontario)

Brainfest :: June 19/20/21 (Manitoba)

Entheos :: June 19/20/21/22 (B.C.)

Saint Jean Basstiste :: June 19/20/21 (Quebec)

Shaman Tales :: July 3/4/5 (Ontario)

Freedom :: July 4/5 (California)

Orb :: July 9/10/11/12 (Echo Lake, New York)

Space Gathering :: July 10/11/12/13 (Quebec)
Space Tribe, Nystagmus/Anahata

Motion Notion :: July 16/17/18/19 (Drayton Valley, Alberta)
Andromeda, Amon Tobin, John ’00′ Fleming, Nystagmus/Anahata

Boreal Canoe Trip :: July 17/18/19 (Ontario)

Field Trip :: July 17/18/19 (Minnesota)
Psykovsky, Fria, Mubali, Primordial Ooze

Between Worlds :: July 24/25/26 (B.C.)

Eclipse :: July 24/25/26/27 (Ste-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, Quebec)
Deedrah, Zen Mechanics, Earthling, Species, Khainz, MOS, DJ Pena, Gaudi, Third Ear

No Name :: July 24/25/26 (Oregon)
Psykovsky

Oracle :: July 31/August 1/2 (Oregon)
Pitch Black, Bluetech, Androcell

Godizus :: August 1/2/3 (B.C.)
Mubali, Virtual Light

Desiderata :: August 6/7/8/9 (Echo Lake, New York)
Cosmosis, Space Tribe, Yab Yum/Ajja, Transdriver, G.O.W., JellyHeadz, Onkel Dunkel, Melorix

Shambhala :: August 7/8/9/10 (Salmo, B.C.)
Pitch Black, Adham Shaikh, Anahata, Ekoplex

World Bridge :: August 7/8/9 (Deerfields, North Carolina)
Catatonic Despair, Dragon, Secret Society, Freaks Of Nature

All Stars :: August 21/22/23 (Southeastern Ontario)

Back Field To The Future :: August 21/22 (Upstate New York)

Karma :: August 21/22/23 (B.C.)
Space Tribe

Synergy :: August 21/22/23 (Montana)

Anishnabe :: August 28/29/30 (Quebec?)

Astral Harvest :: August 28/29/30 (Alberta)
Commercial Hippies

Burning Man :: August 31 to September 7 (The Playa)

El Hal :: September 4/5/6/7 (Quebec)

Equinox :: September 18/19/20 (Deerfields, North Carolina)
Electrypnose, Mubali, Aerosis, Primordial Ooze

Symbiosis :: September 18/19/20/21 (California)
Hallucinogen, Atmos, Extrawelt, Perfect Stranger, Koxbox, Penta, Yotopia, Bluetech

Earthdance :: September 25/26/27 (The Midwest)
Electrypnose, Jellyheadz, Unwashed Tomato

Harvest :: September 25/26/27 (Ontario)

Another World :: October 3/4 (Minnesota)

Crystal Sky :: October 9/10/11 (Black River Falls, Wisconsin)

Venus :: October 9/10/11 (North Carolina)

Festivals in bold featured Ektoplazm live acts and DJs. Festivals with a strike were cancelled.

Other news: Natura isn’t hosting another festival until 2010 and AUM has been cancelled for this year.

Also worth checking: PsyNY’s 2009 festival guide.

For reference, this is the FINAL version 2.12 of the guide, updated October 28th, 2009. See you next year!