[2] The event was held annually beginning in 1995, usually in late June or early July.
stands for Saint Catharines Event for New Music Entertainment, and is a play on words for "being scene", meaning being "with the trend".
The festival was booked at several venues throughout St. Catharines, where bands of all genres performed, though it was known to showcase mostly hardcore groups.
[2] The 2005 event received corporate sponsorship from Solo Mobile, which also sponsored the 2006 festival.
The festival features mostly alternative music and has hosted such groups such as Sydney, Alexisonfire, A Northern Chorus, Billy Talent, Boys Night Out, Cauterize, City and Colour, Ligeia, Crush Luther, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Johnny Truant, Lights, Magneta Lane, Raising the Fawn, The Trews, The Strag and The Black Lungs.