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Bell: Farkas blasts Country Thunder for its bizarre twist on Calgary tent noise fracas

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24.06.2026

Just when a story couldn’t get more mind-numbingly bonkers, it does.

First, it’s Cowboys tent and the temper tantrum we witnessed because Cowboys bossman Paul Vickers doesn’t get his way.

Bell: Farkas blasts Country Thunder for its bizarre twist on Calgary tent noise fracas Back to video

Now Calgary finds itself on the road leading to a full-blown BizarroLand and Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas has to tangle with another crew of actors in this latest theatrics of the absurd.

Early Wednesday, Farkas says he doesn’t want to get pulled back in the B.S.

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The mayor gets pulled back in the B.S. and this time the experience appears more unhinged than ever.

Mouthpieces who claim to be conservatives jump back into battle.

They hear Country Thunder Alberta is cancelling their festival slated to start Friday, with the organizers claiming city hall is to blame, including their “sound limitations.”

The mouthpieces howl.

See! See! We told you the sky would fall. Music fests are closing up shop because of Farkas and city council.

Do these folks investigate the facts before they engage their mouths?

Of course not. They figure people won’t read beyond the headline.

Farkas lays out the facts.

The mayor quotes a news article published Monday where Country Thunder says the city’s new........

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