Open Tuning 2021 performers

This Saturday, June 5, from 2 to 10 pm, check out the amazing performers at the 2021 Open Tuning Festival.

This link will take you to the complete schedule, with links to all 34 online performances.
https://opentuningfestival.wordpress.com/2021-open-tuning-performers/

There are two types of performance this year. WATCH ANYTIME performances are pre-recorded and can be enjoyed throughout the day. Check the schedule for details.

LIVE performances are scheduled for specific times. Check the schedule for details.

Musical Greetings from Open Tuning 2021!

Russell Leon, musician and Open Tuning volunteer, gives us toe-tapping introduction to the 2021 festival.

For the second year in a row, we are taking Open Tuning online. Over the past seven years, this completely free, DIY festival has been bringing people together through a one-day live music event. On Saturday, June 5th, from 2:00 – 10:00 p.m., we are inviting people to celebrate music by performing in the comfort of their own homes and sharing their music virtually. The festival is open to musicians of all ages and levels of experience and all genres of music.

Look for the hashtag #opentuning21 on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram

For more information, go to http://www.opentuning.org

Important Announcement: Open Tuning 2020

Open Tuning Music Festival 2020

For six years Open Tuning has been bringing people together through a special 1 day live music event.  Unfortunately the ongoing hazard of Covid-19 has made it unsafe to gather in large groups.  In the name of public health responsibility, we have made the decision to cancel the festival for spring 2020.

But all is not lost.  We encourage people to celebrate music by performing in the comforts of their own homes and to share their music virtually as we move through this pandemic together. 

On June 6th, artists can share their pre-recorded or live streaming performances with us on our social media feeds by using the hashtag #opentuning20.  We will share and promote them with our online audience as best we can.  

In lieu of a donation to the festival, we ask that everyone in our audience support musicians by donating to their fundraising efforts, purchasing their music, or donating to organizations who financially support musicians such as AFC who support entertainment industry professionals in need of financial assistance:   https://afchelps.ca/covid-19-guide/

 

We thank all of you for your continued support and interest in the festival.  Keep playing, listening and supporting music, and we look forward to bringing the festival back when it is safe to do so.

Wishing everyone safety and good health and don’t forget to share and listen via our social media feeds on June 6th!  

 

The Open Tuning team

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Facebook: facebook.com/opentuningfestival

Instagram: @opentuningfest

Twitter: @opentuningfest

 

Open Tuning is an inclusive event at which racist, sexist, homophobic,

or otherwise hateful language and lyrics will not be tolerated.

3 Great Tips for Discovering Open Tuning 2019

Here are three easy ways to navigate and discover more than 150 acts performing simultaneously at 36 venues, between 2 pm and 10 pm, at Open Tuning Music Festival 2019, on June 8th:

1. Go to our Open Tuning 2019 SCHED event Schedule online.  

It’s mobile friendly and provides the most up to date and accurate listing of all acts and Venue schedules.  Download the app. Create your own personalized festival schedule. 

Online and Mobile Festival Schedule

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2.  Download our printable Schedule

Download both files below to get the full festival schedule on two printable 8×10 (copy size) PDF files.

Print File #1: Venues 1 – 18

Print File #2: Venues 19 – 36

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3.  Download our printable Venue Map in PDF format

Printable PDF Map of Festival

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And Finally: EXPLORE FREELY!

Come explore the Festival:

  – head north-east into the neighbourhood (Google map)  from the Christie Subway station

– or head north-west from Bathurst station – and follow your ears:

• listen  for bands,
• find rockin’ alleyway venues,
• look for signage or
• ask a roaming festival ambassador.

There’s an info tent in Vermont Park  where a volunteer neighbour will be happy to answer any questions they can.

See you at the Open Tuning!

2019 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE RELEASED

OPEN TUNING 2019 is ready to go, rain or shine, on Saturday, June 8th, 2pm – 10pm. 

Open Tuning’s massive Schedule available on mobile devices for easy navigation

The festival is utilizing the SCHED Event Management Application to help organize and communicate its massive schedule of 130+ acts performing simultaneously at over 35 venues from 2-10pm.  The app helps audiences discover all performers and venues throughout downtown Toronto’s Seaton Village neighbourhood, while providing the ability to create a personalized festival day schedule and mobile guide.

Access the Full 2018 Festival Schedule at: 

https://opentuning2019.sched.com/

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Open Tuning 2019 – a Free Community Music Festival

The 6th annual OPEN TUNING Free Music Festival is bigger than ever, featuring more than 130 different live musical acts performing on street corners, in garages, on porches and in parks.

OPEN TUNING takes place on Saturday June 8, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Toronto’s Seaton Village neighbourhood (near Bathurst and Bloor, TTC: Bathurst and Christie stations). 

As Toronto’s only DIY music festival, OPEN TUNING provides performers of all ages, skill levels and musical genres the opportunity to play live music for festival audiences.

Discover your new favourite acts performing at this unique neighbourhood event.

Our Festival is 100% volunteer driven and without corporate sponsorship– Please Donate! 

More information about Open Tuning:

Website Blog: http://opentuning.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opentuningfestival

Instagram: @opentuningfest

Twitter: @opentuningfest

Contact opentune.coordinator@gmail.com

Schedule Released for Open Tuning 2017

Your 2017 Festival Schedule is Live!

Our fourth annual Open Tuning is bigger and better than ever. With over 130 acts performing simultaneously at more than 30 venues between 2pm – 10pm, we encourage everyone to visit our schedule event planning application.  It’s the best way to discover great music and plan your festival day ahead of time.

Browse performances – search by time, artist or venue.  And log in to take advantage of the personal calendar feature that lets you bookmark your favourites in order to sync them to your phone or calendar.

See the complete 2017 Festival day schedule at: https://opentuningmusicfestival2017.sched.com/

ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER!

APRIL 20th Festival Registration Deadline is Fast Approaching.

If you’ve been putting off registering as a musician or a venue/stage for this year’s June 10th music festival, this is a reminder that you had best get on it – our April 20th registration deadline will be here sooner than you think !

And if you’ve gone through our information on this website and are still uncertain about participating in this year’s festival, feel free to contact us to find out more.

 

• MUSICIANS REGISTRATION   – by April 20th

• VENUE REGISTRATION      – by April 20th

• VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

 

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE RELEASED

 

2016 FESTIVAL DAY SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE AT:

http://opentuning2016.sched.org/

OPEN TUNING 2016 will host more than 90 acts representing 40 musical genres.   Performances  will take place at over 15 venues across Seaton Village on June 11^th, 2pm – 10pm.   This 3^rd annual free urban music features seasoned pros, first timers and some-timers, who will entertain from community hosted venues such as porches, alleyways, garages, street corners and parks.

Festival organizers have chosen the SCHED Event Management Platform to help organize the 2016 schedule and provide enhanced tools for musicians and audiences. SCHED includes lots of artist info, easy social media sharing capabilities as well as the ability to create personalized Festival Day Schedules – also available in a Mobile Version.

SImply register as an audience attendee  at opentuning2016.sched.org/ to take advantage of the artist discovery tools and create your own OPEN TUNING timetable.

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN MEETING for MUSICIANS

On Thurs. Apr. 28 join us for a pre-Festival organizing meeting for musicians at the Christie Pits Pub,  814 Bloor St W. at 8:00 p.m. 

This is  a great opportunity to:

• Get more info about the festival

• Find out about this year’s Festival self-promotion tools

• Meet other musicians

• Share needs and talk about how everyone can get involved

Please drop us a quick note and let us know you plan to attend – that way we can reserve the right amount of tables for everyone.

See you there!

Call For Musicians to play OT 2016

The 3rd annual OPEN TUNING Music Festival will take place on June 11, 2016 in Seaton Village, a dynamic and diverse central Toronto neighbourhood.  

Last year’s Festival was a huge success and saw more than 70 artists perform at close to 20 venues throughout the neighbourhood.  The Festival attracts musicians of every age, genre, experience and level, from youth bands and first time performers to seasoned professionals

This year’s Festival Applications Deadline for musicians is April 30th.  Prime performance time consideration will be given to performers who register early.  In typical Open Tuning fashion, musicians can register online using the DIY shared registration form.  Feel free to come to one of our meetings or to contact us for more information.