Cambridge prepares for booming bass, electronic tunes with upcoming music festival – CityNews Kitchener

Kitchener
By Justin Koehler
Posted May 7, 2025 12:30:58 PM.
Last Updated May 7, 2025 01:08:12 PM.
The Rising Tide Music Festival is on the way to Cambridge this summer, set to bring a wave of electronic dance music (EDM) to the city.
Waterloo Region has had a difficult history when it comes to EDM festivals, with the previous bass-heavy music causing some disturbances for the local community in past years.
The last major music festival that stopped by was the Ever After Music Festival, when the City of Kitchener received over 100 complaints over a three-day span as the event was hosted at Bingemans in 2017.
It saw over 40,000 festival goers in attendance and remains one of the more impactful economic music festivals the region has seen.
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Due to the complaints, festival organizers were also faced with the potential of a class action lawsuit, with legal struggles continuing through 2022.
It led to refunds from the festival, along with the Ever After festival migrating out of the city, heading north to Barrie since.
Now, the Rising Tide Music Festival is gearing up to hit Cambridge, with the current setlist still unannounced. It will be hosted in the city’s Gaslight District, with an overhaul on the way for Tappestry Hall, which is set to hold the festival’s after-party.
It’s set to kick off this coming summer on July 4, lasting from 4 p.m. through to 11 p.m., and the full details can be viewed on the festival’s website.
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