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Boney M ft. Liz Mitchell Heading to St. John’s & Corner Brook

Posted on September 20, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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*Press Release
After sold-out shows in St. John’s and Halifax in 2019, well known Afro-German-Caribbean disco and funk vocal group Boney M. featuring Liz Mitchell return to Atlantic Canada for seven ‘Holiday Favourites and Classic Hits’ shows this November and December.
Tickets for Halifax, Moncton, Charlottetown, Truro, and Sydney go on sale this Friday, September

Tags: Boney M, Christmas, concert, Corner Brook, holiday, Liz Mitchell, Mary Brown's Centre, music, St. John's, tour

Blue Rodeo – Many A Mile

Posted on September 7, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Canadian music legend Jim Cuddy reflects on the miles and music that leads Blue Rodeo back to St. John’s this September
Jim Cuddy has seen it all in a hall of fame worthy career atop the pantheon of Canadian songwriting royalty. What’s now foreign to the frontman of the legendary

Tags: album, Blue Rodeo, Canada, Canadian, concert, Jim Cuddy, legendary, Many A Mile, Mary Brown's Centre, music, tour

Welcome To The Rock

Posted on September 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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The hit Broadway show Come From Away returns to NL to the delight of cast, crew & fans with a goal to rock ‘The Rock’ to its sentimental core
The Provincial Government delighted islanders when they announced they would be bringing Come From Away The Concert and the new musical

Tags: 9/11, come from away, concert, Gander, musical, Newfoundland and Labrador, Petrina Bromley, Play, September 11th, tony, tour

Owen Mac Returns to The Rock

Posted on August 29, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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All the way from Northern Ireland, Owen Mac returns to NL with his soulful hybrid of Irish music
The incredibly gifted performer, Owen Mac, returns to Newfoundland with special guest Desi Mac and the Keltic Storm Band.
Proudly presented by Vaughnco Entertainment, Mac can be seen onstage at Arts and

Tags: concert, Holy Heart Theatre, Irish, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Owen Mac, tour

Posted on August 5, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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For the first time since 2015, platinum selling rockers Gin Blossoms are set to return to St. John’s, joining Matchbox Twenty, Our Lady Peace and Timber at the inaugural Churchill Park Music Festival.
“I’m looking forward to it very much,” shared frontman Robin Wilson in advance of the showcase. “It’s

Tags: 90s, Churchill Park Music Festival, concert, festival, Gin Blossoms, Matchbox Twenty, New Miserable Experience, Our Lady Peace, Robin Wilson, rock, St. John's, Timber

Finding ‘Peace’ with Raine Maida

Posted on August 2, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida reflects on 30 years of changes ahead of his return to Newfoundland and Labrador at the Churchill Park Music Festival
Raine Maida has done it all. Vocalist to multi-platinum selling, Juno winning rockers Our Lady Peace, the polished, poised and perennially put-together Canuck paused

Tags: Churchill Park Music Festival, concert, festival, Gin Blossoms, Matchbox Twenty, Our Lady Peace, Raine Maida, Spiritual Machines, St. John's

CONCERT | Cancer Bats & Comeback Kid Heading to St. John’s

Posted on July 27, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Heavy music this way comes!
Two of Canada’s finest slingers of riffs and good times – Cancer Bats and Comeback Kid – are heading to St. John’s on October 8th at The Rockhouse in St. John’s.
Direct support provided by Jim Jones & The Kool-Aid Jammers and Of The Black.

Tags: Cancer Bats, Comeback Kid, concert, hard rock, hardcore, heavy metal, Johnny Rawkhard, music, punk, St. John's, The Rock House

Ann Wilson, Randy Bachman, David Wilcox & Harlequin added to Churchill Park Music Festival

Posted on July 21, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Press release: The Churchill Park Music Festival has announced its final full day concert line up to round out the stellar three-day event. Taking the stage on Friday, August 12 will be American rock legend, Ann Wilson of Heart & The Amazing Dawgs, and Canadian rockers Randy Bachman Band, David Wilcox and Harlequin live in Churchill Park, St.

Tags: Ann Wilson, Churchill Park Music Festival, concert, David Wilcox, festival, Harelquin, Heart, live music, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, Randy Bachman Band, St. John's

The Wiggles Bring Big Show Tour to St. John’s

Posted on July 19, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Press release: St. John’s, get ready to Wiggle! The Wiggles are bringing their brand-new Big Show Tour! to Mary Brown’s Centre on September 30, 2022!
The world’s most popular children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles will be travelling across Canada from St. John’s to Vancouver to perform their biggest show yet!

Tags: concert, entertainment, kids, Mary Brown's Centre, music, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Wiggles

Talking Tea Party

Posted on July 19, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Jeff Burrows of chart-topping rockers The Tea Party reflects on three decades of music and memories ahead of their first trip to The Rock in 20 years
For the first time in over 20 years, Canadian rock legends The Tea Party return to Newfoundland and Labrador.
The trio of Jeff

Tags: 90s, Big Wreck, concert, George Street Festival, Moist, Nelly Furtado, Ontario, rock, Salmon Fest, The Headstones, The Tea Party