St. John’s – 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

Celebrating The Trinity Market

Posted on August 22, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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Combining the joys of downtown St. John’s with the thrills of incredible market finds, the Trinity Market offers a little something for the entire family
Gillian Phillips is the director of The Trinity Market – George Street’s only local market. The Trinity Market happens every second Sunday afternoon from 12-5pm

Tags: Business, crafts, Downtown, drink, food, Gillian Phillips, local, rural, St. John's, The Trinity Market

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

Staycation 2022: Be Wined, Dined & Delighted

Posted on August 4, 2022
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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For this celebratory Come Home Year 2022, those in the tourism industry have kicked things up quite a few notches
Doctor’s House Inn & Spa ~Green’s Harbour, NL

Jerry Byrne is the ultimate energetic host, and his passion is on bust the day we visit as he shows new

Tags: Beothuk, Boyd's Cove, Come home year, Green's Harbour, leisure, Markland, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, St. John's Walking Tour, Staycation, Travel

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

Are You Ready? The Royal St. John’s Regatta Returns

Posted on August 1, 2022
By Herald Staff
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The Royal St. John’s Regatta returns to the lake in 2022 with the traditional atmosphere, new medals, historic changes and a renewed excitement
It’s a tradition that spans over two centuries, interrupted by two world wars, the Great Fire of 1892 and, most recently, a global pandemic.
In 2020, the

Tags: historic, Newfoundland and Labrador, Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II, Quidi Vidi, Regatta, rowing, Royal St. John's Regatta, 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

NL Welcomes ‘Heavy Metal Maniacs’ Exciter

Posted on July 21, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Canadian metal legends Exciter make their agonizingly long-awaited debut on The Rock this Summer, celebrating four decades of global-shredding dominance!
Canadian heavy metal legends, the truest of the original gangsters, Exciter will make their – unbelievably long awaited – Newfoundland debut on July 23rd at The Rock House in St.

Tags: Exciter, Grenadier, heavy metal, live music, music, St. John's, The Rock House, Vertebraeker

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

Marianas Trench & Neon Dreams to open the 2022 George Street Festival

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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We’re weeks away from the 37th annual George Street Festival. And now we know which acts will kick off the festivities.
The 2022 instalment of the biggest party of the summer, the 37th annual George Street Festival, will kick off on Thursday July 28th with Juno winning pop-rockers Marianas Trench

Tags: bars, concert, festival, George Street Festival, Marianas Trench, music, Neon Dreams, Newfoundland and Labrador, Party, St. John's