Vibrancy Festival lights up Citadel Hill in Halifax this weekend

The Vibrancy Fest is set to light up Halifax’s Citadel Hill this weekend.

A major electronic festival will take over Citadel Hill in Halifax once again this weekend.

The Vibrancy Festival, which showcases underground electronic music, is back for the fourth year on Friday and Saturday. It will feature several performers, including DJ Cloverdale.

“What an iconic venue right in the middle of the city,” Cloverdale said. “We’re so lucky and so fortunate to be able to it here, and there’s so much space and it sounds great.”

Cloverdale, who will perform on Friday, has built his show – which features synthesizers, drum machines and a video – around his latest record.

“It listens, like, as one continuous 45-minute piece of music,” he said. “It’s called ‘Channel 303,’ which is sort of a mythical, make-believe TV station that I’ve sort of created in my mind a little bit.

“There’s lots of little, like, jingles and TV commercials and little bits and bobs in there. It all is able to perform live and so it’s kind of been a cool way to do a whole show and album all kind of mixed into one.”

Other big names at the weekend event include Avalon Emerson, HNTR, Todd Edwards, Omnom, Juan Atkins, Hiroko Yamamura and Coffintexts.

“It’s going to be a really, really jam-packed, diverse night of house and techno,” Cloverdale said. “Everyone there is supporting each other and encouraging everyone to be themselves and to let loose and dance.

“It really is just a space of positive energy and love and it’s so much fun.”

The Vibrancy Festival will run from 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.