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Toronto Urban Roots Festival

Toronto Urban Roots Festival

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Sat., Sept. 19 — Toronto Urban Roots Festival

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Bid farewell to festival season with four stages of folk: alt-country faves Wilco, cultish ensemble Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and the indie-popping, foot-stomping likes of The Elwins and The Strumbellas. $89.50–$389.50. Fort York Garrison Common, 250 Fort York Blvd., torontourbanrootsfest.com.

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