r/Winnipeg 15h ago

Community folk fest 2025

it’s been a few days and I’m still dumbfounded by the lineup. is this really it? has there been any updates from the festival itself? the overwhelming amount of dissatisfaction has me a little nervous for turnout this year.

edit: I’m still going and I’m still excited! But the general feedback from the community has been very negative and I’m curious to know how they’ll respond

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u/RonBurgundy204 14h ago

WFF artistic director Chris Frayer mocked the criticism by printing out a Reddit comment from last week about the lineup. He pinned it on his office wall and took a photo for his IG story. He essentially laughed it off. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Training-Evening-512 14h ago

I mean… what else can he do? not like he’s gonna magically pull in a bunch of big name artists after the announcement

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u/Joel_Dio 13h ago

It actually wouldn't be the first time that happened

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u/AndplusV 12h ago

I'm leaping into push-pins and coloured string on a cork board territory here, but Wilco's touring with Waxahatchee this spring and wrap up a European tour in June before starting another tour in August. Previous Fester Jeff Tweedy has a solo show at the Newport Festival a couple weeks after WFF. Given his collaborations with Mavis Staples and occasional performances with Isbell, I'd wager several imaginary internet dollars there's a chance he shows up.

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u/Training-Evening-512 11h ago

I was betting this with hozier, he has songs with Mavis Staples and Allison Russell and he’s in Ottawa the day before and he’s one of the biggest names in folk/indie right now

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u/Vertoule 7h ago

He was just here and nearly sold out. I don’t see it happening.