Canadian classic rock group Chilliwack will be the opening night headline act at this year's Peachfest in Penticton. Credit: Contributed

Chilliwack to open Peachfest in 2016

PENTICTON – Canadian classic rock lovers are going to want to mark Wednesday, Aug. 3 on the calendar.

That’s the night Chilliwack makes their first ever appearance at Penticton’s Peachfest at the main stage in Okanagan Lake Park.

Chilliwack is one of Canada’s iconic rock bands from the 70s and 80s, producing 23 Canadian hit records, seven of those making the Billboard Top 100 in the United States. The band also produced four platinum and two gold albums.

While the band has gone through several personnel changes over the years, lead guitarist and singer-songwriter Bill Henderson has remained a part of the band.

Among Chilliwack’s biggest hits are My Girl, I Believe, Baby Blue, Lonesome Mary, Crazy Talk, Whatcha Gonna Do, Fly at Night and California Girl.

The Vancouver based group known as The Phonix will be return to Peachfest to open the free show.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Steve Arstad at sarstad@infonews.ca or call 250-488-3065. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
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