How do I pick up my passes / single day tickets at the festival?
Festival pass & single day ticket pickups will be done at our hub based out of Annex Hotel Lobby. Garison is located at 1197 Dundas St. W and the ticket pickup will be on the sidewalk through the front windows. You will see a large Prepare the Ground banner and signage above the windows signifying which letters of the alphabet are being picked up at which window, as well as a seperate one to purchase tickets or merchandise. The ticketing windows will be open:
Thursday, May 30: 7pm - 11pm (inside the Garrison front room during our Pre-show)
Friday, May 31: 4:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday, June 1: 1pm - 9pm
Sunday, June 2: 12:30pm - 7pm
In order to pick up your passes you will need your scannable QR code sent to you from the DICE App and/or a photo ID.
How do I pick up my ORCHID ONLY pass?
Orchid only passes, which are sold out, get you into only the Phoenix on Saturday, June 1. These tickets are redeemable at the Phoenix Box Office, no need to go to the festival hub! This is the ONLY TICKET available directly from a venue.
Who is behind Prepare the Ground?
The team behind PtG is quite small. The festival was founded by Denholm Whale (Transmit Presents, Odonis Odonis) & KW Campol (Mythos Management, Perpetual Flame Ministries, Vile Creature). They had discussed the concept as far back as 2020 together but starting planning and preparing for it in earnest in early 2023. Both wanted to utilize their experiences on both sides of the music industry, as musicians & behind the scenes workers, to provide a comfortable platform for heavy artists to share their creations & for festival goers to have as great of a weekend as possible.
Where did the name Prepare the Ground come from?
Prepare the Ground is the title of the first song on Yob’s 2011 masterpiece Atma. We could go on about how this band, this album, and this song have inspired us musically and personally, but we will let you take a listen if you haven’t yet, or revisit if you have, and meditate on how it’s mantra can inspire the ethos of a music festival.
Loosen the noose, release the bonds.
Breathe in the power held in this moment.
Prepare the Ground.
Where & when will Prepare the Ground take place?
Our first annual festival is taking place May 31 - June 2, 2024 in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada across 5 venues: Phoenix Concert Theatre, Lee’s Palace, the Garrison, the Baby G, & Bar Orwell.
Are the venues used accessible?
The Baby G has both an accessible entrance & washrooms.
The Garrison has both an accessible entrance & washrooms.
Lee’s Palace has an accessible entrance, the washrooms are located up two flights of stairs.
Phoenix Concert Theatre has both an accessible entrance & washrooms.
How do I buy tickets?
Our tickets are available exclusively through the dice.fm app, you can view and purchase them by clicking the TICKETS link in the menu at the top of the page. Alternatively you can purchase tickets during the festival at our central box office hub located at the front room inside of the Garrison at 1197 Dundas St. W.
Am I guaranteed to get into every show I want to go to?
In short, no. We are doing our best to offer a schedule that has something for everyone, but we are at the mercy of legal capacities in venues. If there is an act you absolutely HAVE to see, we recommend checking out that show an act or two early so you can save your spot. If you don’t make it in to see someone, we hope you’ll go and check out on of the other amazing acts playing in a similar time frame… we are confident you will find a new favourite artist in the process. We can confirm that we are selling the festival to just shy of ALL venue’s capacities, so you will be able to get into A show at any time without question.
Can I submit my band to play the festival this or in future years?
We take pride in our curation of this festival in all aspects, and that includes paying attention to what is new & exciting in many different genres of music. With that, we ask that you don’t e-mail us about playing, we promise we are listening and will do our best to find you for future editions.
Can I volunteer for the festival?
Yes! We will have a number of volunteer positions and will start fielding out for them in early 2024, ranging from runners to ticketing to merch to venue staff. Stay tuned here for more info.