Mary Brown’s Centre – Newfoundland Herald

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

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

Growlers Basketball: Game On!

Posted on June 23, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s professional sports brand – The Newfoundland Growlers – has expanded to include basketball, becoming the 10th franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), and the 2022 season is on!
It’s game day and the excitement builds at Memorial University’s Field House in St. John’s. Deacon Sports

Tags: basketball, CEBL, Deacon Sports, Glenn Stanford, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland Growlers, Patrick Ewing, Patrick Ewing Jr.

Dallas Smith – Some Things Never Change

Posted on June 13, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Dallas Smith reflects on his rock roots and ascension to country music super-stardom ahead of his return to St. John’s on the Some Things Never Change Tour
In 20 years, Dallas Smith has gone from an – admittedly unexpected – platinum selling rocker, to one of Canada’s most in-demand and

Tags: concert, country, Dallas Smith, Default, Mary Brown's Centre, music, rock

Iceberg Alley – Back Under the Big Top

Posted on June 7, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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New dates, new tent, same party under the big top! The Iceberg Alley Performance Tent returns better than ever this June following a turbulent 2021
It’ll take more than mother nature to defeat the power of music! The Iceberg Alley Performance Tent rolled out its highly anticipated 2021 lineup last

Tags: Alexisonfire, Come home year, Everlast, Iceberg Alley Performance Tent, John Steele, Kim Mitchell, Mary Brown's Centre, Quidi Vidi, Shanneyganock, Shawn Basha, Stone Temple Pilots, The Band Perry, Tom Cochrane

MUSICAL TALES: JoJo Mason; What a Wonderous ‘Whoops!’

Posted on June 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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This feature appears in our Father’s Day edition, 2022

Country music’s JoJo Mason is set to hit the stage at the Mary Brown’s Centre on June 14th along with Dallas Smith, Kelly Prescott and James Barker Band, but what’s on his mind most happens this August: he becomes a

Tags: becoming a dad, Concerts, country, Dallas Smith, Father's Day, JoJo Mason, Mary Brown's Centre

Herald’s Q&A | ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons

Posted on May 6, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Rock musician Billy Gibbons of the iconic band ZZ Top talks lingering musical memories, legacies, and the proper hot sauce for a lobster mug-up ahead of their NL rock out
From Gimmie All Your Lovin’ and Sharp Dressed Man to Legs and La Grange, ZZ Top will celebrate 50 years

Tags: Billy Gibbons, concert, Dusty Hill, legend, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador, rock, St. John's, tour, ZZ Top

Glenn Stanford: ‘Thank You’

Posted on May 1, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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First published April, 2022
Glenn Stanford reflects on his 30 year involvement with professional hockey in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador
When Glenn Stanford stood on the ice at the Mary Brown’s Centre at the Growers Game against the Cincinnati Cyclones in early April, he drew a standing ovation.

Tags: Buddy The Puffin, Chris Abbott, Danny Williams, Dean MacDonald, Glenn Stanford, Growlers, hockey, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland Growlers

Danny Williams: Goal Man

Posted on April 26, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Former NL Premier Danny Williams has been recognized for outstanding contributions to many things, but his dedication to the sport of hockey is perhaps one of his crowning achievements
Danny Williams still plays hockey regularly when he’s in town. While many know Williams as a powerhouse of a former premier,

Tags: anniversary, Buddy The Puffin, Danny Williams, Glenn Stanford, hockey, John's Maple Leafs, local, Mary Brown's Centre, Newfoundland and Labrador, Politics, Premier, St, St. John's IceCaps