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the ford plant began as an idea, fueled by a desire to breathe life into brantford’s music scene. the premise was simple – a permanent home for local independent bands to play shows. as the idea matured, grew and crept towards reality, a location was secured and new sounds began to pulsate through the streets of downtown brantford. The Ford Plant was founded in 2002 by Tim Ford (member of the former indie/math rock band, The Vermicious Knid) and Chris George, at its original location 60 Colborne Street. Josh Bean later joined in its responsibilities when the Ford Plant moved to its current location 1 King Street. The Ford Plant became known locally and nationally for its unique alcohol-free, all ages, not-for-profit model, even being featured in national newspapers The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star.

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The Ford Plant has welcomed bands from all over North America and beyond, including Arcade Fire, The Stills, The Unicorns, Julie Doiron, Wintersleep, Blue Rodeo, Great Lake Swimmers, Cuff the Duke, Final Fantasy, Jim Guthrie, The Most Serene Republic, Tokyo Police Club, Ninja High School, Zoobombs, Cursive, Grizzly Bear, Chad VanGaalen, Holy Fuck, and many more.

Every August since its inception, The Ford Plant has hosted a week-long music festival called the Murdered City Music Festival (often simply called Murdered City). This festival showcases numerous independent Canadian acts and local artists, and is known to bring larger bands to a relatively small crowd. Some past notables of Murdered City include Wolf Parade, The Sadies, The Hidden Cameras, The Constantines, and The Meligrove Band.

Murdered City was cancelled in 2007, as several of the more popular bands backed out of the festival in favour of bigger shows. Instead, the Ford Plant held the Ghosts of Brantford Festival. Effectively the same music festival as Murdered City, the Ghosts of Brantford Festival aimed to book bands with a sincere focus on independent music. Some of the bands that played the 2007 festival include Cuff the Duke, Rock Plaza Central, The Ghost Is Dancing, and Uncut.

Still keeping with the theme of the 2007 Ghosts of Brantford Festival, Murdered City is slated to return in August 2008 with performances by Attack in Black, Ohbijou, The D'Urbervilles, and Bruce Peninsula just to name a few.

If you are interested in obtaining more information about booking please feel free to email: (tford.fordplant@gmail.com)

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