It was just announced "officially" (it's been known for a long time) today that Creedence Clearwater Revisted (please don't call them CCR, because they are not), Steppenwolf and Foghat are playing there this Canada Day weekend.
CCR are my 2nd favorite band of all-time, yet i wouldn't go see Revisted, which is literally just a cover band...no John Fogerty and no Tom Fogerty. Anyways it would still be a cool weekend with Steppenwolf and Foghat as well. Just happens to be on the same weekend as the Tragically Hip here in PEI though
Also, The Rolling Stones are rumored to be coming to Halifax, with possible special guests The Who and Aerosmith.
Wat this just a "stir-things-up" announcement....? This is news to me. It would be great if it was true though! Approximately when is this supposed to happen?
The Parlee Beach thing is July 2nd at 5pm. As for a possible Rolling Stones concert, the rumored date would be Saturday, September 23rd.
Trade Centre trying to seduce Stones for Halifax show
By Dean Lisk
The Daily News
It might be Halifax's turn to get some satisfaction. Preliminary talks are underway to bring the Rolling Stones to the city, The Daily News has learned.
"We've chased a lot of different acts, and we've certainly inquired with the Stones' organization to bring them here," said Scott Ferguson, executive vice president of World Trade Centre Ltd.
"I stress, this is really preliminary inquiries," he said. "It is nothing near confirmation, that is for sure."
Ever since a Rolling Stones concert was announced in Moncton last year, there have been rumblings the rock legends should also headline a Halifax concert.
"It would be wonderful," said Ferguson about landing the band. The opportunity "is one of a kind."
Last year's Labour Day weekend concert was the biggest outdoor music event to date in Atlantic Canada. Attracting more than 80,000 to the Hub City, fans not only streamed in from across the Maritimes, they also came from the Northeastern U.S. to hear the wrinkly rockers.
It also featured opening acts The Tragically Hip, Maroon 5 and Our Lady Peace.
Ferguson said local inquiries have been made with same promoter who organized the Stone's last Maritime concert - the Donald K. Donald Entertainment Group.
No one from its Montreal office returned our calls yesterday.
When the Stones played Moncton, they needed a site large enough to house their fans, a production crew of more than 250, 120 trucks, 170,000 tonnes of gear and a squadron of port-o-potties.
It also had to house the Stones' A Bigger Bang stage, which spanned 60 metres wide and 30 metres high - about the same dimensions as a good-sized house.
The job of supporting all this fell to Magnetic Hill, on the outskirts of Moncton. The site previously hosted Pope John Paul II's visit in 1984.
During the same Canadian visit, the Pontiff also stopped in Halifax, preaching to the crowd of 80,000 who gathered on the Halifax Common.
"We have options which we are still assessing right now," Ferguson said about which metro location could support a similar-sized concert.
Rolling Stones to rock Halifax next?
Legendary rockers may play in N.S. on Sept. 23, say unconfirmed reports
HALIFAX (CP) - There's a chance The Rolling Stones could be rocking Halifax this fall, according to unconfirmed reports.
There were reports yesterday that a source within the Donald K. Donald Entertainment Group had confirmed the legendary band will play in the Nova Scotia capital on Sept. 23.
But if anyone else knows about the event, they're reluctant to spoil the surprise.
When contacted last night, an employee at DKD's Montreal offices said the official company line is: "There have been talks, but there are no plans for a concert as of yet."
Scott Ferguson, executive vice-president of Trade Centre Ltd. in Halifax, admitted they've been working on a "major act" for the metro area for some time, but he wouldn't say much more.
"It'll be an outdoor show," Ferguson said yesterday.
"All I can say right now is we're working on getting a major act and we have been working on it for the last six months.