Toronto Urban Roots Festival (TURF) - Sept 18-20

Really happy this represents Urban Roots. In all seriousness this festival sold out hard. Used to be pretty good. Will go to the day wilco headlines

I went last year and had a great time. Very manageable size crowd, although could see it increasing this year with this bigger lineup. 3 Stages, two are pretty standard outdoor stages and one is on a hillside which makes for great sight lines but it's a bit difficult to stand on since it's a bit steep. It's not a huge place so getting from one stage to the next is fairly easy, there's a handful of food vendors in between the two larger stages. Was easy enough to get beer as well, don't really recall what the selection was like though. I didn't do VIP and from my experience with festivals, it never really seems worth the extra money. It's easy enough to get a good spot if you want it and if you spend the money you'd spend on VIP on food and drinks and the festival, you'll probably get more bang for you buck. Just my opinion though. 

All in all I had a great time last year. It's a different kind of setting for a festival and kind of in an odd spot but it's a fun time for sure and hopefully will improve upon last year.

Shouldn't the two bands on the second line be above the two on the top line? I cant live in a world where Wilco is billed below Of Monsters and Men.

If you stay right downtown by the CN Tower or SkyDome (errr, Rogers Center) it's definitely walkable, if you don't mind a 20-minute walk. I found it kinda fun just bummin' around and slowly walking home after the fest each night last year. It's safe and there are lots of funny characters to chat with along the way. If your hotel is more east or west, you can take the King streetcar right to Bathurst and it's about a ten minute walk from there. Or you can cab it right to or from the gates! Either way, it's pretty convenient. You're going to have a great time!

Where are you going to be coming from? If you let us know we can provide some better details. Public transit is fairly good for getting there, UberX is always a nice cheap taxi option or you can walk if you're close enough. It's in a bit of an odd spot but lots of public transit runs by there.

How far of a drive is it from the airport? Would it be a bad idea staying out there and driving in and out every day? I know traffic there is bad but I think we might chance it. But then I have to weigh paying parking for those 3 days against the cheaper hotel cost.

You can also look into AirBnB as an option. A quick search I just did found some places for under $150 CDN/night that are just steps away from the festival. One for example: www.airbnb.ca/rooms/5525604?checkin=18-09-2015&checkout=20-09-2015&guests=2&s=w9ok

I think you'd probably be looking at $20-30 per day for parking down in that area. There are a handful of good options for parking though so it shouldn't be a major problem finding a spot.

If you want to stay out of the city a bit, you can stay somewhere west and take the GO train in as there is a stop near the festival. Only really a good option if you don't care about being downtown or close to downtown. Personally I'd recommend against it as it will limit you.

Just heard rumors on their FB page that Beck might be one of the adds. That would be amazing because the Avetts are my favorite and Beck is my husbands.