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NXNE Looks Back as Festival Hits Sweet Sixteen

NXNE Looks Back as Festival Hits Sweet Sixteen Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive , Live It Out , Canada Canada has its share of annual music festivals, but none have the clout, recognition and sheer sprawl of North by Notheast , which takes over Toronto streets, squares and clubs every June. Now in its 16th year, NXNE 2010 will tower over the festival's inaugural edition in 1995, which attracted 30,000 attendees, compared to last year's 250,000, while the number of bands has nearly tripled, from 250 to 650 (culled from 3,000 submissions). [...]