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Ringo Starr to play in Penticton

PENTICTON - If you are on tour celebrating the release of an album named Postcards From Paradise, it only makes sense Penticton would be one of your stops. Former Beatle Ringo Starr is touring with his All-Starr Band and is making Penticton just one of three B.C. stops, and one of only eight Canadian tour...

More tickets released for Aerosmith

KELOWNA – If you missed out on tickets for the Aerosmith concert at Prospera next month don’t fret, a selection of premium side stage seats will be released this Friday. The seats were originally held back in case local demand wasn’t what promoters were expecting but strong sales means the block of seating will be...

Let there be rock: AC/DC Rock or Bust tour coming to Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Legendary rock band AC/DC is spending the first half of the Rock or Bust World Tour in Europe but has announced plans to tear down the house at more than a dozen North American venues at the end of the summer. With Edmonton and Vancouver on the roster for the end of September,...

Aerosmith ‘Back in the Saddle’ in Kelowna

KELOWNA - Show your Valentine you have What it Takes and give them a gift sure to make they go Crazy, tickets to see one of the most-loved classic rock bands live in Kelowna. The multi-platinum band Aerosmith is set to hit the stage at Prospera Place July 13 and tickets will go on sale this...

Counting Crows ‘Hanginaround’ Kelowna this spring

KELOWNA – Counting Crows will be stopping in Kelowna for a concert this spring as a part of the band’s world tour to support their new album Somewhere Under Wonderland. The band hasn’t toured Canada in over 15 years. “It’s about time we’re getting back to Canada,” lead singer Adam Duritz says in a media...

Don’t stop believin’ Penticton

PENTICTON – Journey has included Penticton and the South Okanagan Events Centre on their Canadian tour. Expect the group’s rock anthem Don’t Stop Believin’ to be featuring during the encore. It’s one of the top-selling catalog tracks in digital history, according to a media release. It was featured in the first season of the hugely...

Def Leppard coming to SOEC

PENTICTON - Def Leppard is coming to Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre. The British heavy metal rock band will play the SOEC on April 15, 2015. The group is one of the world’s best selling music artists having  more than 100 million records worldwide between 1977 -2014, on the solid performances of such hits as...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd coming to Kelowna

KELOWNA - The band Lynyrd Skynyrd will make Kelowna their sweet home for one night to share more than 41 years of southern rock with fans. The show takes place March 19, 2015 with tickets going on sale Dec. 12 at 1 p.m. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers rose to prominence in 1973...

Diana Krall makes classic pop jazzy for Wallflower tour

KELOWNA - World-renowned singer Diana Krall will be sharing a night with fans in Kelowna as part of the Canadian leg of her "Wallfower World Tour" May 12. The five-time Grammy Award winning jazz pianist will include performances with the Kelowna Symphony Orchestra during her concert at Prospera Place.  The Wallflower album comes out on...

Guess who’s coming to town?

PENTICTON - Legendary Canadian rock ’n roller, Burton Cummings is hitting up the Interior of B.C. this spring as part of his In Your Backyard Tour. Cummings, former member of classic rock band The Guess Who, will be at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre along with his band and special guests Thursday March 12,...

Sam Roberts bringing supernatural to Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The Sam Roberts Band is returning to Kamloops in February for the only remaining B.C. Interior performance of the Lo-Fantasy tour. The latest album, Lo-Fantasy, is described as the most wide-ranging collection Sam Roberts has ever written, infusing his particularly rousing brand of rock and roll with elements of funk, house, electronic, and...

Blackjack Billy and Doc Walker coming to country rock Vernon

VERNON – The promoter is promising a '70s concert feel for the Bands on the Run tour coming to Kal Tire Place in Vernon next month. The concert features country rockers Blackjack Billy and Canadian country artists Doc Walker and the Road Hammers. David Hesketh says the December 13 concert will feature affordable ticket prices...

Celebrate Christmas with the Celts

PENTICTON - Get into the Christmas spirit with a seasonal visit from the Barra MacNeils, one of Canada’s favourite Celtic musical groups. The Cape Breton clan are bringing their Celtic roots and musical artistry to Penticton to get the Okanagan in the holiday spirit. The show features the family group’s seasonal fare mixed with entertaining...

Jonny Lang brings blues-rock to Kelowna

KELOWNA – He’s been called one of the best live performers and guitarists of his generation. Jonny Lang and his band are coming to Kelowna. On the heels of his latest album “Fight for My Soul” the Fargo, N.D. native is touring to promote the effort. Sixteen years ago at the age of 16, Lang...

Boonstock presents Safe In Sound Music Festival in Penticton

PENTICTON - Spin tables, LED lights, floor-rattling bass, and sick beats will be pumping out of the events centre when Safe In Sound Festival rolls into town next weekend. The electronic music festival is being promoted by Boonstock Music & Arts Festival, which is offering a discount on tickets and a chance to win VIP...

Symphonic rock show will help the SPCA

KELOWNA - Music lovers can sit back and take in the 'It's All Good' symphonic classic rock show knowing part of the money spent on their ticket will help support the local SPCA. The event takes place Friday, Sept. 19 beginning at 8 p.m. at Prospera Place, 1223 Water Street, Kelowna. It features a 25...

Bryan Adams fans will find Heaven and more at Prospera Place this winter

KELOWNA - Recording artist Bryan Adams will make a stop in Kelowna as he tours the country in January to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his multi-million selling album, Reckless. The concert takes place January 15 at Prospera Place. It features a set dedicated to pieces included in the 1984 Reckless album, such as "One...

Sun Peaks saying goodbye to summer with style

KAMLOOPS - The Arkells, Hey Ocean! and Elliott Brood will be among those taking to the stage as part of the Sun Peaks Summer Send-off weekend. The free concerts will take place Aug. 30-31 on the main stage, slope side of the Village Day Lodge, while other free events and performances will take place at...

IN PHOTOS: Boonstock After Dark

PENTICTON - The Boonstock grounds come alive at night with people dressed in costume, facepaint and dust. With hands in the air, they dance frantically and without a care to the music that literally shakes the ground and moves through your body from your feet on up through your limbs.  Here's a look at some...

Country music legend coming to Kelowna this fall

KELOWNA – Country music singer and songwriter Alan Jackson brings his unique combination of honky tonk and mainstream to Prospera Place this fall. Jackson, 55, has more than 30 number one hits and won two Grammy’s in his 25-year career. He will perform hits like Here in the Real World, Don’t Rock the Jukebox and Chattahoochee...

Barenaked Ladies, Chantal Kreviazuk to play CedarCreek

KELOWNA – Two iconic Canadian music acts will perform at CedarCreek Estate Winery’s Vineyard Pavillion this summer. Two-time Juno winner and model Chantal Kreviazuk and Barenaked Ladies will take the stage July 17 and September 5 respectively as part of a charity event benefitting the Rotary Centre for the Arts. CedarCreek Estate Winery manager Scott...

John Fogerty playing down on the corner in Penticton

PENTICTON - John Fogerty probably wasn't Born on a Boyou unless Berkely California's climate was far wetter back in 1948, but his years with Creedence Clearwater Revival suggest there was something about the sound of swamp pop to capture his soul — and he's bringing that sound to Penticton in November. Fogerty's "Creedence Clearwater Revival...

Doobie Brothers lighting up Penticton in October

PENTICTON - Music icons The Doobie Brothers will celebrate the fall harvest in Penticton this year, with a concert planned at the South Okanagan Events Centre. The rockfest is scheduled for October 27, 7:30 p.m., and they'll be performing all the classic hits you know and love. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The first seeds...