Foo Fighters & More Concerts!

Nov 15, 2017 | 9:40 AM

What band would you like to see in concert? Here are a few rockin’ shows coming up. Cover photo credit: Bradley Guttierez.

Courtesy of Live Nation:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FOO FIGHTERSCONCRETE AND GOLD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2017-2018

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED IN SEATTLE, EDMONTON, CALGARY, VANCOUVER, PORTLAND, SAN JOSE

Tickets On Sale Saturday, November 18 at 10am Local Time *

As its 2017 U.S. leg resumes to packed houses and rave reviews, Foo Fighters’ Concrete and Gold Tour has added seven new headline dates to its North American itinerary.

Due to popular demand, a second show has been added July 30 at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the band’s July 29 Chicago date having sold out immediately upon going on sale to the public.

The North American leg of the tour supporting the international #1 album Concrete and Gold (Roswell Records/RCA Records) has further expanded its itinerary into 2018 with six more headline shows beginning September 1 at SafeCo Field in Seattle and running through September 12 at the SAP Center in San Jose. Tickets for the new dates are on sale to the public as of Saturday, November 18 at 10am local time (*with the exception of Seattle, which goes on sale Monday, November 20 at 10am local time).

Capital One Cardholder and FF Fan Pre-Sale tickets will be available as of Wednesday, November 15 at 10 am local market time. Pre-Sale tickets will be available until Friday, November 17, 2017 at 10 am local market time or until they are sold out. Pre-Sale tickets are limited to (4) tickets per card. While supplies last.

The first U.S. leg of the Concrete and Gold Tour has continued to storm through sold out arenas in Richmond, Greensboro, Cincinnati, Sioux Falls and more, with Foo Fighters consistently reaching new peaks of their estimable powers. Most recently, the Herald Whig in Champaign IL raved “the energy didn’t slow down at all during the near-three-hour set… If you get the chance, make sure you don’t miss out. You won’t regret it,” and the Argus Leader called the Foos’ first Sioux Falls appearance in decades “musical genius,” reporting that the band “blew away the crowd… pulling off a performance no one in the audience will forget… delivered the classic rock concert their fans know and love.”

For further updates on the 2017-2018 Concrete and Gold Tour, continue to check www.foofighters.com.

Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.

FOO FIGHTERS
CONCRETE AND GOLD
North American Tour 2017-2018
New Dates in BOLD

11/15/17 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
11/18/17 – Mexico City – Corona Capital Festival
12/01/17 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center*
12/02/17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center (SOLD OUT)*
12/04/17 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena*
12/05/17 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena (SOLD OUT)*
12/07/17 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center**
12/09/17 – Billings, MT – Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark**
12/10/17 – Casper, WY – Casper Events Center**
12/12/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena**
12/31/17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan (SOLD OUT)
4/18/18 – Austin, TX — Austin360 Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
4/19/18 – The Woodlands, TX (Houston) – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
4/21/18 – Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
4/22/18 – Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
4/25/18 – Tampa, FL — MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
4/26/18 – West Palm Beach, FL– Coral Sky Amphitheatre
4/28/18 – Atlanta, GA — Georgia State Stadium
4/29/18 – Jacksonville, FL – Welcome to Rockville
5/01/18 — Lexington, KY —Rupp Arena
5/03/18 — Memphis, TN — Fed Ex Forum
5/04/18 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
7/07/18 — Philadelphia, PA — BB&T Pavilion (SOLD OUT)
7/12/18 — Toronto, ON — Rogers Centre (SOLD OUT)
7/14/18– Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater (SOLD OUT)
7/16/18 – New York, NY — Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT)
7/17/18 – New York, NY — Madison Square Garden (SOLD OUT)
7/19/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena (SOLD OUT)
7/21/18 — Boston, MA – Fenway Park
7/22/18 — Boston, MA – Fenway Park
7/25/18 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH (Cleveland) – Blossom Music Center
7/26/18 – Noblesville, IN (Indianapolis) – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
7/29/18 — Chicago, IL — Wrigley Field (SOLD OUT)
7/30/18 — Chicago, IL — Wrigley Field
9/01/18 – Seattle, WA — Safeco Field
9/04/18 – Edmonton, AB — Rogers Place
9/06/18 – Calgary, AB — Scotiabank Saddledome
9/08/18 – Vancouver, BC — Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
9/10/18 – Portland, OR — Moda Center
9/12/18 – San Jose, CA — SAP Center

*The Struts support
**Bob Mould supports

Closer to home, there’s a show coming up in February, you might like go to in Kelowna:

THE SHEEPDOGS
WITH GUESTSSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2018
KELOWNA COMMUNITY THEATRE – KELOWNA, BC. Doors: 7:00PM Show: 8:00PM TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 @ 10AM

Ewan Currie – vocals, songs, guitars, clarinet, drums
Ryan Gullen – bass, backing vocals
Sam Corbett – drums, backing vocals
Shamus Currie – keyboards, trombone
Jimmy Bowskill – guitars, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, pedal steelFor a new album that The Sheepdogs didn’t initially set out to make, Changing Colours is a stunning achievement.Proud purveyors of guitar-driven modern-day retro rock, the triple Juno Award-winning Saskatoon-based quintet has expanded its sound on Changing Colours to encompass more styles and hues to enhance the Sheepdogs’ trademark beef-and-boogietwin-axe riffs, hooks, shuffles and long-haired aesthetic.“We identify strongly with rock ‘n roll, but there’s definitely some branching out,” says Ewan Currie, The Sheepdogs’ singer, guitarist, songwriter and occasional – and yes, you’re reading this correctly – clarinetist. “The sounds we use on this – there’s more keyboards featuring Shamus and more stringed instruments. It’s still rock ‘n roll but there are more colours.”In the six years since The Sheepdogs claimed Rolling Stone magazine’s one and only Best Unsigned Band contest – earning them a U.S. record deal and a fervent endorsement from The Kings of Leon – the platinum-selling group has tirelessly criss-crossed the planet.Touring in support of critically acclaimed albums Learn & Burn, The Sheepdogs and Future Nostalgia has only honed the band’s workhorse ethic, generating hits like “I Don’t Know,” the gold “Feeling Good” and “The Way It Is” along the way and transforming them into a highly disciplined live attraction.

It’s a calling that they have never taken for granted.

“We could never sit back and rest on our laurels,” notes Corbett.

Changing Colours is a testament of The Sheepdogs’ never-ending desire to follow their muse, become increasingly prolific and deliver thrilling evenings of thundering, organic rock to their devoted audiences.

The rest just takes care of itself.

“Do good work and the people will find you,” notes Ewan Currie. “Let the work speak for itself. That’s our big philosophy.”

There’s another concert coming up in Kelowna next March:

OUR LADY PEACE
MATTHEW GOOD
WITH GUESTS

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2018
PROSPERA PLACE – KELOWNA, BC
Doors: 6:00PM Show: 7:00PM

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 @ 10AM

Tickets available at www.livenation.com
Charge by Phone 250-762-5050
Tickets also available at Prospera Place Box Office

Tickets (incl. GST) $36.00, $50.50, $76.00
(Plus Service Charges)
**RESERVED SEATING / ALL AGES**

Our Lady Peace and Matthew Good have announced that they will be co-headling a 20 date Canadian tour next spring. Tickets and VIP packages for the tour will be available through both artists’ websites and fanclubs starting November 17th. The public on-sale starts November 24^th. The dates with the two Canadian rock legends run from March 1, 2018 through March 31 and bring them from coast to coast, with shows lined up from St. John’s to Vancouver.

Tickets for the shows will be available at www.matthewgood.org/shows and www.ourladypeace.com. For this tour Matthew Good and Our Lady Peace have partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket will go to support War Child and their work with war-affected communities to help children reclaim their childhood through access to education, opportunity and justice. For more details on Plus 1 go to plus1.org and for more on War Child Canada go to warchild.ca.

VIP packages for both artists will be available smarturl.it/OLPMattVIP

“We are very excited to announce the upcoming cross Canada tour with Matt Good. Matt and I have been busy making sure this an amazing collaborative event that our fans will not soon forget.”
Raine Maida

“I’m excited to get out on the road with Our Lady Peace. We’ve long been threatening to do this, and it’s finally happening.”
Matthew Good

Matthew Good’s new record, SOMETHING LIKE A STORM, was released Oct 27th and debuted in the top 5. His second single, “There The First Time” is out at radio now. To date, Matthew’s studio albums have combined for nearly one million albums sold in Canada alone. Matthew has also been nominated for an incredible 21 Juno Awards, including one for his last album studio album CHAOTIC NEUTRAL. For all the latest on Matthew Good, check MatthewGood.org regularly or follow him on Twitter @mattgood, Facebook at facebook.com/matthewgoodmusic, and Instagram at matthewgoodgram.

Our Lady Peace is one of the most successful bands in Canada today. The band has sold over 5 million albums worldwide, won four JUNO Awards and ten Much Music Video Awards – one of the most MMVA’s ever awarded to any artist or group. Our Lady Peace’s 4 song EP “Somethingness Vol. 1” came out in October of 2017 and features the song “Drop Me In The Water”.

“Somethingness Vol 2” will come it early in 2018. For all the latest news for Our Lady Peace check out ourladypeace.com and follow their socials and YouTube channel at @ourladypeace.

Tour Dates
March 1, 2018 – Mile One Centre – St. John’s
March 3, 2018 – Casino New Brunswick – Moncton
March 5, 2018 – Scotiabank Centre – Halifax
March 7, 2018 – MTELUS – Montreal
March 8, 2018 – The Arena at TD Place – Ottawa
March 9, 2018 – FirstOntario Concert Hall – Hamilton
March 10, 2018 – Budweiser Gardens – London
March 13, 2018 – Tribute Communities Centre – Oshawa
March 15, 2018 – Massey Hall – Toronto
March 16, 2018 – Rebel – Toronto
March 17, 2018 – Casino Rama – Orillia
March 20, 2018 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg
March 21, 2018 – Burton Cummings Theatre – Winnipeg
March 23, 2018 – Grey Eagle Event Centre – Calgary
March 24, 2018 – Western Financial Place – Cranbrook
March 26, 2018 – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton
March 27, 2018 – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton
March 28, 2018 – CN Centre – Prince George
March 30, 2018 – Prospera Place – Kelowna
March 31, 2018 – Abbotsford Centre – Abbotsford

Also coming up this weekend right here in Vernon you can see PIGS!

See PIGS in concert November 18th at the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre! All tickets go for $42.25. Doors open at 6:30PM. Show starts at 7:30PM.

PIGS, Canada’s Most Authentic Pink Floyd Tribute will be bringing their critically acclaimed show to Vernon in 2017. Their PIGS ON THE WING show celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s 1977 classic album Animals. One of the band’s heaviest and most political statements, the concept album has become a favourite for legions of fans, and Pigs will be performing the album in its entirety, in addition to material from across the band’s legendary repertoire.

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PIGS continues to surprise and delight audiences with authentic performances of Pink Floyd classics, including many songs which have rarely (if ever) been performed live. The lights, lasers, giant screen, and utterly authentic live sound come together to recreate the experience of seeing Pink Floyd live in the 1970s.

PIGS’ claim to fame is their authenticity. PIGS recreate the Pink Floyd sound with authentic gear and accurate live renditions of the songs. Every last detail of the look, sound, and feel of Pink Floyd’s classic era is meticulously worked out and perfected and each band member assumes the role of their Floyd counterpart. Since their inception seven years ago, PIGS has been amazing audiences with their dynamic re-creation of one of the world’s favourite rock groups. With the passing of keyboardist Richard Wright in 2008, fans of Pink Floyd lost hope of ever again seeing their favourite band re-united. PIGS offer the next best thing: an authentic look back into the breathtaking past of one of the world’s most timeless bands.

And for more info check out:

www.canadapinkfloyd.com

Keep listening for your chance to win PIGS tickets with Kiss Mornings with Jason Armstrong, myself Melanie O’Hara on the Midday, and Shawn McCleary on the Afternoon Drive, this week.

Melanie

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