Prepare the Ground 2026
About this festival
Prepare the Ground is a multi-venue arts and heavy music festival held in Toronto, Ontario, that focuses on heavy music as an ethos of collective catharsis. The event features a meticulously curated lineup of doom, metal, and experimental artists performing across iconic stages in the city's Annex neighborhood.
What Prepare the Ground offers
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Where it was
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Lee's Palace
529 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1Y5
Local Currency: CAD
The local currency is CAD.
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1 June 2026
