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Winnipeg Free Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Blue Rodeo, 40, to stage two shows in city
Canadian alt-country band Blue Rodeo is touring coast to coast in 2025 to celebrate four decades of making music. Frontmen Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor founded the band in the '80s and have been a constant ever since, creating such hits as Try, Lost Together, After the Rain and Five Days in May, and winning multiple Juno Awards. The members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame will play two shows in Winnipeg at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Oct. 16 and 17. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m. at Joining the band on all dates is singer-songwriter Adam Baldwin. Amber Bracken / The Canadian Press Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy (left) and Greg Keelor: Lost Together again after 40 years.
National Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
Concert news: Blue Rodeo, Sigur Rós and The Beaches all making their way to Edmonton later this year
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Happy news for multiple generations of concert fans as Blue Rodeo, Sigur Rós and Beaches have all just announced separate shows in Edmonton. Article content For stalwart Toronto troubadours Blue Rodeo, their Oct. 4 and 5 Edmonton double header at the Jube is a 40 th anniversary tour kicking off in Calgary Oct. 1-2. Article content The band was actually born in the summer of '84 when Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor started up as a trio with keyboardist Bob Wiseman, releasing the single Try off their Outskirts in October 1987. Article content In the decades since, hits like Hasn't Hit Me Yet, 5 Days in May, Lost Together and the sweeping Diamond Mine have formed a reliable sing-along soundtrack to backyard parties, soft-seaters and folk fest main stages like Edmonton's alike. Article content Tickets for the birthday celebration shows go on sale 10 a.m. Friday at Article content Also on sale the same time at Icelandic post-rock icons Sugar Rós will be joined by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Nov. 10 at Winspear. Article content At it since '94, the indie cool trio of falsetto lead vocalist and guitarist Jón Þór 'Jónsi' Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson have long been regulars on college radio, getting international acclaim from heavy hitters like Radiohead, Coldplay and the late David Bowie. Article content If you're not familiar with the band, start with 1999's dreamy Ágætis byrjun with the headphones on in the bathtub — this is sure to be a moving night with our accompanying orchestra. Article content While we're here, might as well mention the ESO is playing a couple of programs over four days in its Symphony Under the Sky at Snow Valley Aug. 20-23. Article content Aug. 20 and 22 it's Summer Classics: Beethoven, Mozart & Haydn featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, alternating with Sparkling Festival Hits Aug. 21 and 23 full of orchestral takes of pop, film and Broadway tunes. Article content Article content Article content Coming off dozens of American dates, the Toronto four-piece (who got going in 2013, if we're counting) will be at Edmonton Expo Centre arena Oct. 27. Article content Blame Brett, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Paranoid and Blow Up are among their party-rock hits, as well as the recently released Last Girls at the Party. Article content
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Blue Rodeo celebrating 40 years with 2 Winnipeg shows
Canadian alt-country band Blue Rodeo is touring coast to coast in 2025 to celebrate four decades of making music. Frontmen Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor founded the band in the '80s and have been a constant ever since, creating such hits as Try, Lost Together, After the Rain and Five Days in May, and winning multiple Juno Awards. The members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame will play two shows in Winnipeg at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Oct. 16 and 17. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m. at Joining the band on all dates is singer-songwriter Adam Baldwin.
Winnipeg Free Press
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘Try' and ‘Try' again: Blue Rodeo marks 40th anniversary with 27-date Canadian tour
TORONTO – Blue Rodeo is making the most of its 40th anniversary with a coast-to-coast Canadian tour. The legendary Toronto alt-country act has announced a 27-date run that kicks off this fall and continues into early next year. The tour begins with two nights in Calgary on Oct. 1 and 2, before winding through the western provinces, with stops that include Victoria, Edmonton and Vancouver. Other cities include Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal, and East Coast dates in Halifax and Saint John. The band ends its tour with two nights at Massey Hall in Toronto on Jan. 23 and 24, 2026. All of the dates will include Halifax singer-songwriter Adam Baldwin. Tickets go on sale to the general public on June 6. Blue Rodeo's spot in Canadian music history has been celebrated in a number of ways over the past year. Last fall, Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy were inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in recognition of their work together on songs that include 'Try' and '5 Days in May.' Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. Before they embark on their anniversary tour, Blue Rodeo will perform at several Canada Day weekend events, as well as at their annual summertime hometown show at Toronto's Budweiser Stage on Aug. 23. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 2, 2025.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New stamp celebrates Blue Rodeo
Since the band's formation in 1984, its unique mix of country, folk and rock has helped shape Canadian music TORONTO, April 3, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, Canada Post unveiled a new stamp to celebrate one of Canada's most beloved bands, Blue Rodeo. From the time it formed in 1984, the iconic group and its signature blend of country, folk and rock have helped define Canada's musical identity – and 40 years on, Blue Rodeo continues to resonate deeply with loyal fans. Led by the soaring harmonies and endearing melodies of principal singer-songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, Blue Rodeo performed a first live gig in February 1985. The band – known for rootsy eclecticism and superb musicianship – quickly became a fixture in Toronto's epic Queen Street West music scene. In 1987, the group released a debut album, Outskirts, with the first single "Try" becoming an instant hit. The song helped certify the record double platinum the following year and was the driving force behind Blue Rodeo's five 1989 JUNO Award nominations – the band won Group of the Year, while "Try" won Single of the Year as well as Best Video. Building on this initial success, Blue Rodeo went on to release more than a dozen albums. Classic songs such as "Lost Together," "5 Days in May" and "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" propelled the band's work to multi-platinum status and turned the group, along with its members, into Canadian legends. Among countless accolades, Blue Rodeo has won 12 JUNO Awards, including induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and earned a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. The band, which continues to tour and record, has sold more than four million albums and performed over 2,500 live shows, including more concerts at Toronto's venerated Massey Hall than any other rock band. About the stamp The stamp features a collage of studio portraits of the seven current members of Blue Rodeo. From left to right, Mike Boguski, Jimmy Bowskill, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor appear in the front row, with Colin Cripps, Bazil Donovan and Glenn Milchem in the back row. The stamp was designed by Jim Ryce. It features photography by Luis Mora and illustration work by Katy Lemay, along with flower illustrations from It was printed by Colour Innovations. The issue includes a booklet of six Permanent™ stamps and an Official First Day Cover. The cancel site is Toronto, Ontario, where the band is based; the cancel mark is a guitar pick with a flower at its centre, reminiscent of the floral details that appear on the band's western-style shirts. Stamps and collectibles are available at and postal outlets across Canada. For links to images of the stamp and other resources: External folder with high-resolution images (click here). Video and magazine article about Blue Rodeo (click here) Social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn TM Trademark of Canada Post Corporation. SOURCE Canada Post View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
