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SUMMER GETAWAYS: Calvin Harris headlines 'Canada's hottest beach festival,' July 25-27 in Kelowna

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KELOWNA — The lineup for the 2014 edition of "Canada's hottest beach festival" was announced Tuesday.

Calvin Harris, Chromeo, J. Cole and Tegan and Sara will headline the annual Monster Energy Center of Gravity festival, also known as MECOG.

The three-day event brings music – heavy on EDM, hip-hop and indie rock — and action sports to Kelowna's City Park from Friday, July 25 to Sunday, July 27.

An estimated 30,000 people are expected to attend the festival, produced by Wet Ape Productions.

Other featured artists this year include Adventure Club, Matt & Kim, Morgan Page, Capital Cities, The Glitch Mob and Trinidad James. 

Also, more than 150 world-class athletes will compete in seven extreme sports, including beach volleyball, basketball, freestyle mountain biking, wakeboarding, freestyle motocross, skateboarding and BMX. The sports lineup, including participating athletes and celebrity hosts, will be announced in June. 

Three-day festival passes currently start at $209.95, plus taxes and fees, via www.centerofgravity.ca.



Tom Zillich

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