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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...