Justin Timberlake, Arkells jockey for rescheduled shows in Edmonton
Move over, Arkells – Justin Timberlake is coming to town. Yes, literally move over: Arkells have kindly agreed to move their Feb. 7 show at Rogers Place, so Timberlake could have the date. He will also play the arena on Feb. 6. The shows are make-ups for the ones recently postponed due to the singer’s […]
Alan Parsons Project to play Winspear Centre
Therefore, we shall call it … the Alan Parsons Project! Oh, my God! What now? The Alan Parsons Project is a progressive rock band in 1982. Why don’t you just name it Operation Wang-Chung …? You just don’t get it, Scotty. Because the real Alan Parsons Project is coming to Edmonton, that’s why – a […]
Last chance to see Ozzy Osbourne in Edmonton
We want to give Ozzy Osbourne the same pass we do when other rock stars announce their farewell: Hey, man, you can change your mind if you want to – you’re always welcome in this town. In the meantime, we can imagine this will be the last time to see the Elvis of Heavy Metal […]
REVIEW: All work and no phones make Jack White a clever boy
You won’t see any selfies on social media from your buddy at the Jack White Canadian tour opener in Edmonton on Friday night – ditto for any video clips of precious moments. By completely banning all cell phones, the Detroit rocker and former White Stripes frontman ensured that the likes of Instagram, Twitter and even […]
Mother Mother to ‘Dance and Cry’ in Edmonton
The band so nice they named it twice is coming back to Edmonton yet again – and we couldn’t be happier. Mother Mother has included the Jubilee Auditorium on its most ambitious tour so far – 40 dates across North America on the “Dance and Cry” tour, named for the band’s seventh studio album, out […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: No devices at Jack White!
Like communism, a cellphone-free concert experience is a beautiful idea – in theory. In practice, security will be on your ass if you pull it out at Friday’s Jack White concert in Rogers Place. If one makes a rule to benefit the greater public good, one needs to enforce it. Otherwise what’s the point? Communism […]
Justin Timberlake forced to postpone Edmonton shows
Fans of Justin Timberlake are encouraged to hang on to their tickets for the postponed shows in Edmonton this coming Sunday and Monday – because he fully expects his “bruised vocal cords” to heal up in time for make-up dates in early 2019. How do you even bruise your vocal cords, anyway? By singing too […]
Last waltz for Lynyrd Skynyrd in Edmonton
At so many shows over so many years one has heard the random lusty shout “PLAY SOME SKYNYRD!” – so many times that it’s become a running joke. But there is no joke when the real Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to play Edmonton one last time. They’re at Rogers Place on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Tickets […]
Dierks Bentley returns to Edmonton with Burning Man
Last time country star Dierks Bentley came to down, he was “drunk on a plane” – for good reason, because the poor guy had just been stood up at his own wedding. Four years later, he’s touring on the strength of his new hit single Burning Man (no relation to the annual hippie happening at […]
Ready to tour again, Ariana Grande plays Edmonton
Sometimes it takes a while for the biggest music stars to come to town – and when they do, they start at the top. Ariana Grande is making her first appearance in Edmonton next spring, playing Rogers Place on Thursday, April 25. It’s just one date on her “Sweetener World Tour” behind her new album […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Renewed Stone Temple Pilots to rock Howler
The Bear’s Annual Halloween Howler celebrates its 26th anniversary on at the Shaw Conference Centre on Friday night with surviving stalwarts of the alternative rock genre – Stone Temple Pilots. The band soared to the peak of their genre in the 1990s with hit after hit after hit, from Plush to Vasoline to Big Bang […]
Foo Fighters keep rock ‘n’ roll ALIVE in Edmonton
Dave Grohl is more than the leader of one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll acts on the circuit today. He’s a soldier who’s gone to great lengths to demonstrate that the swagger and fury that goes into breastbone-palpitating four-chord anthems isn’t going away anytime soon. As he and his loyal crew of ear-bleeders best […]
