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[Mike K.]

Not great. Not great. But I was full after one flat, I’ll admit to that.

[Victoria Watcher]

this’ll give ‘em something to talk about.

Announcement: James Taylor & His All-Star Band with Bonnie Raitt in Victoria!

[Victoria Watcher]

https://www.timescol...2020-1.24025142

 

raitt and taylor info ^

[Matt R.]

Dan Mangan, April 21 Royal Theatre.

10th anniversary of “Nice Nice Very Nice”, and it looks like the first set is that album performed entirely with the second set being from the rest of the catalogue. He’s great live!

Presale is tomorrow, general on sale Friday.

Matt.

[thundergun]

Joel Plaskett is playing Capital Ballroom on Friday, April 24th. Always a great show. 

[Rob Randall]

Justice Department Preparing Legal Action Against Live Nation
Wall Street Journal-13 minutes ago
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

 

DOJ Believes Live Nation violated merger settlement by trying to coerce concert venues into using Ticketmaster

 

https://www.wsj.com/...266778?mod=e2tw

 

Paywall article as no other outlet has the story yet.

Edited by Rob Randall, 13 December 2019 - 12:11 PM.

[Mike K.]

ZZ Top with Cheap Trick coming to the SOFA April 29th.

[Victoria Watcher]

A CELEBRATION WITH ZZ TOP
WITH SPECIAL GUEST CHEAP TRICK
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, BC
Tickets on sale Friday, December 20, 2019 at 10:00 am

[Rob Randall]

Expect novelty guitars.

[Matt R.]

Expect novelty beards.

Matt.

[Rob Randall]

[Victoria Watcher]

[Matt R.]

Picked up some tickets to see The National in Tokyo in March in a small venue. Pretty happy about that!

Matt.

[Jackerbie]

Ticket holders likely know this already, but the Strumbellas are postponing their cross-Canada tour due to illness. The tour was scheduled to start in Victoria at the Royal Theater on Thursday.

[Victoria Watcher]

Staging a music festival in Canada is a hideously difficult thing. So many have tried and so many have failed. Roxodus. Virgin Music Festival. Edgefest. Riot Fest. Pemberton. The list goes on.

 

However, Gene Simmons of KISS things he has the secret sauce.

 

Simmons has teamed up with Chuck Varabioff, a Canadian promoter, to create Titans of Rock, which is envisioned as a classic rock series. The first event is set for Grand Forks, British Columbia, August 6-8, 2020.

 

Where? It’s right along the border with Washington State, about 500 km east of Vancouver and 200 km south of Kelowna. Population: 4,000. Gene will personally host the whole thing.

 

 

The lineup is scheduled to be announced tomorrow (January 17), so watch this space.

 

https://www.ajournal...ival-in-canada/

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 January 2020 - 04:29 AM.

[Spy Black]

The historical ethnic make-up of Grand Forks and surrounds is very conservative, I can't see this as anything the residents of Grand Forks would want to see happen in their town.

[Victoria Watcher]

IN CONCERT
What: An Evening With Choir! Choir! Choir!
Where: Capital Ballroom, 858 Yates St.
When: Sunday, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $24.50 from eventbrite.ca ($37.93 with fees)

The practice of teaching strangers to sing popular songs is not exclusive to Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, the creative directors of Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir!

 

But they have been more successful than most, having taught tens of thousands to sing at their weekly drop-in event, reaching more than 40 million viewers on YouTube in the process.

 

Don’t Stop Believin’: Choir! Choir! Choir! comes to Victoria

 

 

https://www.timescol...oria-1.24053813

[Victoria Watcher]

The historical ethnic make-up of Grand Forks and surrounds is very conservative, I can't see this as anything the residents of Grand Forks would want to see happen in their town.

 

it's a replacement of "cannafest" cannabis festival (2015-2019).  were they ok with that?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 16 January 2020 - 06:47 AM.

[LJ]

Used to be a lot of Doukhobors in that area.

[Matt R.]

I think there still are. Gotta stop for perogies while passing through. Must be three pierogi places in that town.

Matt.