Metric and Megadeth in March
We’re getting into the M’s now. The latest concert announcements are Metric and Megadeth in March. Not on the same bill, of course. Could you imagine? Metric will play Rexall Place on Tuesday, March 29, a “co-headlining” bill with the great Death Cab For Cutie, even though that would be impossible unless both bands play […]
OPINION: Motley Crue burns fans in Edmonton
Motley Crue must make amends to fans in Edmonton who have been suckered into seeing two “final” shows. It’s only fair. They said that November 2014 at Rexall Place would be their last concert in Edmonton. Fans bought their tickets thinking it was going to be their last concert in Edmonton, thinking that they would […]
CONCERTS: Rihanna, Trews, City and Colour
The 2016 concert calendar is filling up fast – and we haven’t even got the new calendar for Christmas yet. Announced this week are shows by a female pop singer who likes to be bad to be good, a Nova Scotian rock band gone unplugged and a man named for a city and colour who’s […]
CONCERTS: Bieber, Heart, Jett, Paisley parade
Concert announcements are piling up fast! If you missed the Remembrance Day announcement because Americans don’t know from Remembrance Day, Justin Bieber is coming to Edmonton – June 14, 2016 at Rexall Place. Tickets are $60 to $150 and go on sale Friday, Nov. 20. The pre-sale starts Nov. 19. Bieber revealed the details of […]
Marianas Trench, Sheepdogs come to Edmonton
It’s no coincidence that Marianas Trench sounds a little like Nickelback. The shiny pop-rock band from Vancouver was initially signed by 604 Records – owned by Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger, who knows a hit when he hears it. And so it’s no surprise we now have one of the biggest pop-rock crossover successes of the […]
The Who reschedules Edmonton to May
We’ve waited this long – a few more months isn’t going to matter, is it? The Who, which had to cancel its Oct. 3 date in Edmonton due to Roger Daltrey’s illness, has rescheduled the show for Sunday, May 8 at Rexall Place. After a bout of viral meningitis, the 71-year-old singer is said to […]
Kelly Clarkson cancels Canadian tour
It’s been a bad couple of weeks for the concert scene in Edmonton – and probably worse for the artists that have been forced to cancel their shows. Now Grammy-winning former American Idol star Kelly Clarkson has had to pull out of the entire Canadian leg of her “Piece by Piece” tour – on doctor’s […]
Kevin Hart to joke in Edmonton
Kevin Hart is now in that rare league of comedians who can perform in hockey arenas – and he’s coming to Edmonton’s arena, the old arena, that is, Rexall Place, on Nov. 22. Tickets are $49.50 to $125 and go on sale Friday. The 36-year-old actor and comic, who’s been just about everywhere and on […]
CONCERT: Looking forward to The Weeknd
Grammy nominated alt-R&B hero The Weeknd is coming to Edmonton on Monday, Nov. 30 as a part of The Madness Fall Tour. The Scarborough native’s latest album, Behind The Madness, is currently rising through the charts and has music reviewers foaming at the mouth trying to define its sound, specifically the album’s second single The Hills. Using […]
Slipknot to impact Edmonton in October
Slipknot, the metal band so heavy they have to wear masks to protect themselves – that’s why they do it, right? – will be returning to rock the Big Building in Edmonton. The Des Moines band pulls into Rexall Place on Sunday, Oct. 18, with guests Suicidal Tendencies, and the new hardcore kids on the […]
REVIEW: Don’t stop believin’ in Journey
How many rock bands do you know that can not only fill Canadian hockey barns 42 years into their career – but perform with the same fiery spirit as youngsters in their first year? Enter Journey. If most “heritage” acts don’t fade away into booze and drug addled oblivion, they just start treating rock ‘n’ […]
REVIEW: Def Leppard past its prime
It was a tough night on the entertainment front Thursday night in Edmonton. Leadership debate, or Def Leppard concert. Some choice. More than 12,000 Edmontonians paid good money not to sit at home and watch the carnage on TV, instead plunking their patooties on hard plastic to hear the British band take a run through […]
