Social Distortion Headline Wakestock '09

07/03/09 3:41pm

by Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack)

Wakestock 2009 will feature a diverse lineup of punk, pop, hip-hop, local music and more.

Confirmed acts for the Aug. 7 to 9 festival at Collingwood, Ont.'s Millennium Park in Collingwood Harbour include headliners Social Distortion, Classified, USS, The Midway State and a reunited Closet Monster, who will play together for the first time since their farewell performance in 2005. More acts will be announced shortly.

Wakestock will host the World Wakeboarding Association's World Series Of Wakeboarding as well as a skateboarding competition. Music will take place between 2 and 9 p.m. each day, and each band will play a 35-minute set.

Wakestock tickets are available now through Ticketmaster. Early bird Friday passes are available for $14.50 to $18.50, while Saturday passes will run you $34.50 to $39.50. Sunday passes cost $19.50 to $24.50, while three-day passes are going for $44.50 to $54.50.

Last year's Wakestock was held on Toronto's Centre Island and featured music from Throwdown, The Dillinger Escape Plan, GZA and others. 

Here's the Wakestock 2009 lineup so far:

August 8
Social Distortion
Classified
USS
Closet Monster

August 9
The Midway State
Stereos
Fall And Divide
Rebel Emergency
+ more