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Music in the Garden: Broken Social Scene

Third Party Event

Date & Time:

August 8, 2024

Location:

Hendrie Park (680 Plains Rd W)

Types:

Entertainment, Evenings, Special Event, Third Party Event

Admission:

Ticketed Event

Event Description

  • Presented by Noisemaker
  • Doors open: 6:30 p.m.
  • Show begins: 8 p.m.

Lose yourself in the anthemic tunes and infectious energy of Broken Social Scene’s epic performance. Joined by opening act Georgia Harmer.

This concert is rain or shine. Tickets purchased to this event are final sale and non-refundable. Tickets for this event can be transferred to someone else if you can no longer attend.

NOTE: This is a third-party event; event execution including ticketing is handled by Noisemaker Presents. Please direct any event inquiries to info@noisemaker.ca 

Music in the Garden Presented by Noisemaker. August 8: Georgia Harmer. Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington ON. Ontario creates

Presented by Noisemaker

Immerse yourself in a summer of music with Music in the Garden presented by Noisemaker! This four-part concert series will feature top-tier Canadian acts including Jesse Cook, Dwayne Gretzky, Donovan Woods and Hayden, and Broken Social Scene.

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About Broken Social Scene

At the dawn of the 21st-century, just as the internet began infecting every aspect of our daily lives, Toronto musicians Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning began building a social network of their own. Like other such networks you’re familiar with, it quickly expanded to include friends, and friends of friends. It became a place where they could live out their best lives or fret about the fragile state of the world. And yes, occasionally, it became a forum for arguments and oversharing. But this social network didn’t require you to stay glued to your smartphone to take part in it. Quite the opposite: Since debuting in 2001, Broken Social Scene have personified the unyielding, incomparable power of IRL human connection.

About Georgia Harmer:

A flash of telepathic closeness shared between friends, the euphoric memory of a summer’s day so perfect you want to live inside it forever, the dusty heat of a Texas afternoon, a tingle of melancholy on a solo walk home after a party: these are some of the ineffable moments captured in expressive detail by Georgia Harmer on her debut album Stay In Touch (April 15, Arts & Crafts). With a wisdom and poise that belies her youthful age, Harmer has penned an emotionally resonant collection of songs that articulate the ways in which even the most fleeting experiences can forge bonds between strangers, create families out of friends, and one by one form the joys and sorrows that make up a life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Note: This is a third-party event. For any questions outside of those answered below, please contact info@noisemaker.ca 

Directions & Parking

Music in the Garden is held in Hendrie Park. Parking is included, available in the large lot at RBG Centre, 680 Plains Road W. Burlington Ontario. Enter through RBG Centre and access the garden via the Hendrie Park tunnel (staff will provide direction upon arrival). NOTE: Hendrie Park is NOT accessible via the “Cherry Hill” trailhead parking lot. 

This garden is located along bus routes for Burlington Transit, with stops a short distance from the entrance. See rbg.ca/directions for more details. 

Seating

Seating is general admission, and first-come first-served. Chairs are not provided. Guests are asked to bring their own foldable lawn chairs, blankets, and cushions for turf seating.

Food & Drink

Concessions will be open with grab and go fare available for purchase.  

Outside food and drink is not permitted. 

Washrooms

Washrooms are located close to the performance area, just outside the Turner Pavilion Teahouse, and inside RBG Centre on the lowest floor of the Atrium. 

Weather & Attire

This event is held outdoors in a non-covered area. Dress for the weather! Consider a rain poncho and umbrella should there be rain in the forecast, as well as bug spray, a hat, and sunglasses (for sunset). 

RBG reserves the right to cancel the performance due to extreme inclement weather.  

We will try our best to notify ticketholders as soon as possible regarding cancellations via email, however, due to the unpredictability of summer storms, ticketholders may receive little to no notice. 

Accessibility

RBG welcomes the use of personal assistive devices that allow visitors to enjoy our facilities and services. The stage is located in Mitchell’s Field in Hendrie Park, and is accessible by paved pathways.  

 Mitchell’s Field is a large, open lawn area with a natural slope. 

For convenience RBG has a limited number of wheelchairs available for loan. Wheelchairs are available on a first come basis and may not be reserved in advance. It is recommended guests bring their own wheelchairs. 

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact us at 905-527-1158. 

Recommended Age

Though Music in the Gardens performances are intended for an adult audience, children are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult. All attendees require an event ticket (children may enter with an “adult” ticket).

Pets & Service Animals

With the exception of service animals, personal dogs/cats/animals are not permitted at this event. 

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