Riverfest Elora 2025: Rich Aucoin on the Grasslands Stage - Concert Photos

Rich Aucoin performed on the Grasslands Stage at Riverfest Elora.

The rest of my Riverfest coverage is right here.

"Kayfabe"

TURF 2015 Day 2 - Rich Aucoin on the South Stage - Concert Pictures

I don't know if I can really be fair to Rich Aucoin. I had heard that his performances are unique and not to be missed so I made my way to the South Stage at The Toronto Urban Roots Festival to check it out. He was very late. He took a very long time getting the stage set up and his set under way. This left very little time for me to check out his show before I had to set out to see Cake.

What notes did I make about his performance? "Lighting? What lighting?" Yup. That's it. Now, don't get me wrong. An artist is under no obligation to make my job as photographer an easy one. An artist is there to perform their art in any way they see fit and I'm there to capture it to the best of my abilities. But Rich certainly didn't make my job easy. And his lateness meant I only caught a short bit of his show. Oh well, maybe next time.

In any event, hope you enjoy the picture, and take a listen to some of his tunes from his setlist.

"Meaning in Life"

"Undead"

"Let It Go"

"Want to Believe"

"Are You Experiencing?"

"It"

TURF announces Shakey Graves, NQ Arbuckle, The Elwins, Steve Poltz and Rich Aucoin for Club Bonus Series September 18 and 22

Just to recap the incredible string of announcements that have been building up TURF as the most anticipated festival of the season, at least for me:

• The initial line-up announcement
• The Club Preview Series with Northcote (check out my pics from that show) and upcoming shows from Birds of Bellwoods August 13 at Lee's Palace and Union Duke August 21 at The Horseshoe. 
• The Club Bonus Series, where you get to go from a fantastic day of the sights, sounds and tastes of TURF at Fort York, to the cozy confines of The Horseshoe or Lee's Palace to take in more great music. The initial Horseshoe line-up and Lee's Palace line-up were recently announced.

Now we get the update on the rest of the Club Preview Shows:

Shakey Graves  with NQ Arbuckle at The Horseshoe September 18

The Elwins with Steve Poltz at Lee's Palace September 18

Rich Aucoin at The Horseshoe September 22

You can get in by buying a VIP Plus ticket for access to all TURF shows or individual tickets to the club shows.

I think the only thing that's left to announce is the few TBDs on the main line-up, but you never know.

Check out some tunes from these cool artists:

The Elwins

Shakey Graves

NQ Arbuckle

Steve Poltz

Rich Aucoin