Organizers for the 35-day Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games arts and culture festival, PANAMANIA, revealed a rich and star-studded entertainment lineup Wednesday.
While international athletes flood into the city this summer, so too will 1,200 global and Canadian artists, who will hold 250 performances and exhibitions on the sidelines of the games, which have been billed as the largest multi-sport event ever hosted in Canada.
"The Games will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, unlike anything this city has ever seen," said Saad Rafi, CEO of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games organizing committee.
"Not only are we going to have some of the best athletes in the world compete in our backyard, we're going to have 35 days of music, arts and culture that will inspire us and bring the city to life."
PANAMANIA will host 250 performances and exhibitions from July 10 to August 15.
Among the events will be free outdoor concerts headlined by award-winning Canadian and international musical artists, such as:
The Flaming Lips
Calle 13
The Roots
A Tribe Called Red
Janelle Monae
Café Tacvba
Brigitte Boisjoli
Chromeo
Jann Arden
Choc Quib Town
Death From Above 1979
Damien Robitaille
Lila Downs
Lights
Luciano
Dragonette
Colin James
USS
Marie-Pierre Arthur
Tanya Tagaq
The Barra McNeils