Rockin' Thunder, Europa Super Circus and more weekend fun in Edmonton
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Rockin' Thunder: Was time when it was inconceivable you wouldn't hear Def Leppard at least three times a day out in the wilds of Edmonton, which is certainly still true if you have AM radio cranked in the shop.
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The New Wave of British Heavy Metal pioneers, going since the year Star Wars came out, hit the stratosphere as Mutt Lange's earlier, pre-Shania Twain melodic project with hits like the poppy Animal and Armageddon It, and earlier classics including Photograph and the mighty Rock of Ages. With Joan Jett and the Blackhearts also on the Friday bill — plus Bret Michaels, Toque and day-openers Queensrÿche — there's bound to be sore arms holding devil's horns up all day and night.
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Saturday switches from AM hair rock to '90s alt, Weezer atop Stone Temple Pilots, Sam Roberts Band, The Trews and Default in — here we go — the first huge music fest of the summer.
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Feel free to bring a folding chair or blanket, and look for a review of Day 1 here Saturday.
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Making its Edmonton debut in a cross-Canada tour, clowns, high wire and aerial acrobats are joined by roller skaters and freestyle motocross bike riders leaping across open space in this multi-show extravaganza of skill and daring.
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The show runs 90 minutes, and there's food for sale in the tent.
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