The 30th Anniversary of the Black & Blue postponed to October 2021 

27 Sep 2020

“It is the painful decision that the BBCM Foundation Organizing Committee had to make, to ensure the survival and sustained operations of these popular annual Montreal festivities that normally attract a lot of tourists», declares Robert J. Vezina, Founding President of the BBCM Foundation.

As a result of the current public health rules to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, the events will be reorganized and planned for October 2021 instead of October 2020. The intention is for all the artists who were confirmed to participate in these 2020 events to be contacted and included again in the planning for next year.

The 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLACK & BLUE FESTIVAL under the theme XXX (for three decades of festivities and success) already had a great list of confirmed Canadian/local DJs and artists for its 2020 edition: ALAIN JACKINSKY, ASHLEY GAUTHIER, CHARLES POULIN, CHRIS MORTAGUA, DANYUL, IAN KEY, KEV J, LADY MCCOY, LOST HEROES (CHRISTIAN PRONOVOST), LUC RAYMOND, MARC PAQUET, MAUS, SANDY DUPERVAL, ST-DENIS (ALAIN VINET - STEVE ARIES), STEFANE LIPPÉ, STEPHAN GRONDIN, and the super talented DOMINIC LACASSE CIRCUS COMPANY.

It will be understood that there are no international DJs on the 30th Anniversary list yet, but the BBCM team will be hiring big names from the international scene in the coming months for this mega celebration. For the moment, the committee only confirmed Canadian talent since it is very difficult to organize international bookings in the present circumstances.

It must be said that the BBCM Foundation has worked very hard in the past months to ensure the support of the various levels of government despite the pandemic, so that the organization can continue its good endeavors in collaboration with its freelancers, suppliers, committee members, sponsors/partners and media, etc. The essential subsidies are being used to make people work regardless of the postponement of activities, so that the BBCM Foundation can continue to ensure the proper organization of the 30th Anniversary of the Black & Blue Festival.

«We are working very hard to save these two events. Science should find a way to counter this virus and, by next October, we are hopeful that there will be a vaccine and/or a really good treatment that will allow us to carry out these activities», said Robert J. Vezina on behalf of all committee members.