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By Liam Verster
Funtastic 40

Tim and the Glory Boys, JJ Wilde, Trooper playing at 40th Funtastic

Dec 8, 2025 | 10:33 AM

The lineup for the 40th annual Funtastic A&W Music Festival has been set.

Organizers announced that the Canadian Queen of Rock, JJ Wilde, will headline the show on Friday, Trooper will take the Stage Saturday, and that the headliner for Sunday will be Tim and the Glory Boys.

Organizers say the Friday show will also feature performances by Run the Red Light, The Young Uns, and BC/DC, before closing out with JJ Wilde on the stage.

The Saturday show will see Band of Degenerates take the stage, followed by performances by Fresh Mix Rock Band, Route 97, and Shawn Lightfoot Band, with Trooper taking the stage as the headliner that night.

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