# Motion Notion

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**Motion Notion** is an annual underground electronic [dance music](/source/Dance_music) and [transformational festival](/source/Transformational_festival) located in the [Rocky Mountains](/source/Rocky_Mountains) near [Golden](/source/Golden_BC), BC, [Canada](/source/Canada). Started in 2000,[1] it is one of Western Canada's longest running annual outdoor electronic [dance music festivals](/source/Music_festival). Originally a single night event, the festival has grown to be a four night event, usually held over a weekend towards the end of July. The event features three festival sponsored stages (The Temple, Cabana, and Spectrum) and allows for up to four independently operated and funded stages.

## Music

Motion Notion formed its roots in the [rave](/source/Rave) and [festival](/source/Festival) scene with [psychedelic trance](/source/Psychedelic_trance), [techno](/source/Techno), [house music](/source/House_music), [drum and bass](/source/Drum_and_bass), [downtempo](/source/Downtempo), [dubstep](/source/Dubstep), and [breakbeat](/source/Breakbeat).

List of some of the headlining artists who have performed at Motion Notion:

- [Infected Mushroom](/source/Infected_Mushroom)
- [Shpongle](/source/Shpongle)
- [The Crystal Method](/source/The_Crystal_Method)
- [Amon Tobin](/source/Amon_Tobin)
- [Dirtyphonics](/source/Dirtyphonics)
- [Excision (musician)](/source/Excision_(musician))
- [Datsik (musician)](/source/Datsik_(musician))
- [Noisia](/source/Noisia)
- [David Tipper](/source/David_Tipper)

## History

The first Motion Notion was held in a warehouse in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), in 2000.

Partly as a result of the City of Calgary's extended dance bylaw,[2] and a change in direction to host outdoor events rather than indoor, Motion Notion moved out of the city to a rural setting.

Subsequent years saw the festival move to various sites around Western Alberta, including [Nojack](/source/Nojack,_Alberta), [Evansburg](/source/Evansburg,_Alberta) and [Drayton Valley](/source/Drayton_Valley).

The festival then moved to [Golden, BC](/source/Golden,_British_Columbia), which would remain its home for many years.

In 2018, organizers announced the festival would be moving to [Merritt, BC](/source/Merritt,_British_Columbia), where it was held that year.[3] For various reasons the festival was put on hold and then cancelled in 2019.[4]

## Location

The 2018 Motion Notion festival was held on the Coldwater Fields Festival Grounds located in [Merritt, British Columbia](/source/Merritt,_British_Columbia).[5]

## References

1. ["Motion Notion Music Festival - Golden, BC, Canada"](http://motionnotion.com/the-event/past-events). *motionnotion.com*. Retrieved 2015-11-17.

1. ["The City of Calgary"](http://www.calgary.ca/_layouts/cocis/DirectDownload.aspx?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.calgary.ca%2fPDA%2fpd%2fDocuments%2flicence%2fextended_dance_event_bylaw.pdf&noredirect=1) (in en-CAN). Retrieved 2015-11-17.

1. ["Dance Music Northwest"](https://www.dancemusicnw.com/motion-notion-moving/). Retrieved 2022-12-11.

1. ["Dance Music Northwest"](https://www.dancemusicnw.com/motion-notion-taking-break-2019/). Retrieved 2022-12-11.

1. ["Motion Notion to be held in Merritt, not Golden"](https://www.keremeosreview.com/home2/motion-notion-to-be-held-in-merritt-not-golden/). *Keremeos Review*. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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