Black and Blue Festival
The Black & Blue Festival is the world's largest gay-benefit dance festival, attracting thousands of tourists to Montreal every Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, which raises money for HIV/AIDS and the gay community. It is organized annually by the Bad Boy Club Montréal (aka BBCM and Fondation BBCM). The various events attract up to 70,000 participants as at 2010.[1]
| Black & Blue Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Electronic dance music, techno, etc. |
| Dates | Canadian Thanksgiving weekend |
| Location(s) | Montreal |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Founded by | Bad Boy Club Montréal |
| Attendance | 70,000 (2010) |
| Website | Black and Blue Festival Official Website |
Black and Blue Festival dance festival
Main events
In its current format, the five main events are raves which usually run from late in the evening to the next morning. While the main event takes place on the Sunday of Canadian Thanksgiving, it is preceded and followed by events as follows:
| Event | Day of Week |
|---|---|
| Jock Ball | Thursday |
| Leather Ball | Friday |
| Military Ball | Saturday |
| Black & Blue Main Event | Sunday |
| Recovery Party | Monday |
Other events include the President's Ball, Closing Party, Art Exposition and various sporting activities. All of the events occur in establishments located in the Greater Montreal Area.
Events, venues, themes and featured DJs by year
| Year | Series | # of events | Main Event Participants | Venue | Theme | Main featured DJs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Black & Blue I | 1 | 800 | Ancien Hotel des Encans | Mark Anthony | |
| 1992 | Black & Blue II | 1 | 2,500 | Metropolis | Billy Carroll, Ronnie Ventura | |
| 1993 | Black & Blue III | 4 | 7,000 | Bell Amphitheatre | Susan Morabito, Stephen Wallace, Performance by Captain Hollywood Project | |
| 1994 | Black & Blue IV | 9 | 8,000 | Bell Amphitheatre | Junior Vasquez, Luc Raymond | |
| 1995 | Black & Blue V | 11 | 10,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Junior Vasquez, Mark Anthony, Robert Ouimet | |
| 1996 | Black & Blue VI | 18 | 11,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Danny Tenaglia, Mark Anthony, Eddie X. | |
| 1997 | Black & Blue VII | 27 | 12,000[2] | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Danny Tenaglia, Mark Anthony, Brent Nicholls | |
| 1998 | Black & Blue VIII | 36 | 15,000 | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Superheros of our World | Victor Calderone, Mark Anthony, Rob Davis |
| 1999 | Black & Blue IX | 50 | 17,000[3] | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Cosmos 1999 | Mark Anthony, Victor Calderone, Abel |
| 2000 | Black & Blue X | 50 | 18,000[4] | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Mark Anthony, Peter Rauhofer, Tom Stephan, Laflèche, Saeed & Palash, Stephan Grondin | |
| 2001 | Black & Blue XI | 50 | 11,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Manny Lehman, Satoshi Tomiie, Saeed & Palash, Alain Vine, Stephan Grondin | |
| 2002 | Black & Blue XII | 50 | 10,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Humanité | The Human League, Tracy Young, DJ Paulette, Tom Stephan, Mark Anthony |
| 2003 | Black & Blue XIII | 50 | 9,000 | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Nu | Mat Ste-Marie, DJ Paulette, Ted Patterson, James Andersen, Mark Anthony |
| 2004 | Black & Blue XIV | 50 | 8,000 | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Louis XIV | Cirque du Soleil, DJ Gilles Massicotte, Michael Kaiser, DJs Chus & Ceballos, Roger Sanchez, Mark Anthony |
| 2005 | Black & Blue XV | 50 | 10,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | X-Treme Ball | Danny Tenaglia, Chus & Ceballos, Mat Ste-Marie, Eloi Brunelle |
| 2006 | Black & Blue XVI | 50 | 7,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | SuperSonic | Antoine Clamaran, Chus & Ceballos, Charles Poulin, Mark Anthony |
| 2007 | Black & Blue XVII | 45 | 7,000 | Montreal Olympic Stadium | Power Trip | Clubtrotter (aka Mat Ste-Marie), D-Formation, Gabriel & Dresden, Mark Anthony, Michael Kaiser, Misstress Barbara, Peter Rauhofer, Robert de la Gauthier, Stéfane Lippé |
| 2008 | Black & Blue XVIII | 45 | 8,000 | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Digital Paradise | Miguel Graça, Dave Seaman, Peter Rauhofer, Mark Anthony, D-Formation |
| 2009 | Black & Blue IXX | 7,000[5] | Palais des congrès de Montréal | Lite Switch | Franco Fabi, Dave Seaman, John Digweed, Sasha | |
| 2010 | Black & Blue XX | 8,000 | Palais des congrès de Montréal | 20 ans (20 Years) | ||
| 2011 | Black & Blue XXI | 6,000+ - Metro Montreal / 8,000 - Radio-Canada | Montreal Olympic Stadium | BlackJack | The Cube Guys, Dj's Rosabel, Dj Vibe, Mark Anthony, D-Formation, Hernan Cattaneo, Scott James, Offset, Artento Divini, Marcus Schossow, Max Graham, Super 8 & Tab, Andy Moor, W&W, John O'callaghan, Leon Bolier, Arnej, Ummet, Ozcan, Mark Sherry, Hollow Earth | |
| 2012 | Black & Blue XXII | 8,000 | Palais des congrès de Montréal | SuperSonic | ||
| 2013 | Black & Blue XXIII | TBD | Arsenal | Re-Inventing the Wheel | ||
References
- Montreal Tourisme: Black & Blue Festival
- Hays, Matthew (October 7, 2010). "Tripping the light fabulous". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- Hays, Matthew (October 7, 2010). "Tripping the light fabulous". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- Burnett, Richard (October 9, 2008). "They're all grown up". Hour.ca. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- Hays, Matthew (October 7, 2010). "Tripping the light fabulous". Montreal Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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