From mudslide to good vibes: volunteers save the day at Ontario music festival [Video]

Rock the Park‘s 20th year has been a bumpy one, but the beloved five-day music festival in London, Ont., lives by the motto “the show much go on” — and thanks to help from the community, Tyler Childers was able to take the stage at Harris Park on Thursday night.

The impact of hurricane Beryl brought 70 mm of rain to London (just 10 mm shy of a 1921 record) on Wednesday but staff were able to lay down straw and prepare the grounds for Nickelback to headline.

However, after more than 12,000 fans spent several hours kicking up mud and leaving behind some garbage, the park was in a sorry state Thursday morning.

“Never did we think in 20 years that a hurricane would have anything to do with Rock the Park,” Brad Jones of Jones Entertainment Group, which puts on Rock the Park, said Thursday.

“But you know what? … if …