54-40 with Special Guests The Northern Pikes

Who

54-40
The Northern Pikes

When

  • August 19, 2017 - Showtime: 8:00pm

August 19 @ 8:00 pm // $50

54-40 – 54-40 is one of the most important popular music groups to emerge from the Canadian cultural landscape. Celebrating their thirty-year anniversary – a remarkable achievement in itself – the band has an unbelievable catalogue of hit songs, including “Baby Ran”, “I Go Blind” and “Ocean Pearl”. Lead by chief songwriter Neil Osborne, 54-40 have carved out a legacy of gold and platinum albums and an outstanding reputation for their live performances that carries through to this day. To experience 54-40 in concert is to experience how songs have touched and continue to touch people’s lives: each show is an extraordinary affair that bridges the gaps of generations through a shared love of music. “A band has to evolve with its audience to keep their interest,” explains bassist Brad Merritt. “We make records based on where we’re at, at that time. So it’s kind of like a time capsule.”

The Northern Pikes – The Northern Pikes were formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in early 1984.  After a decade of intense road life and non-stop travelling, 8 Juno awards, 4 Gold records and 1 Platinum record, the band elected to go on an indefinite hiatus, the Pikes played their final concert on July 2, 1993 in Fort Frances, Ontario.  Six years later, all original members reunited to assemble a greatest hits package for Virgin Records.  This meeting saw the release of a collection of old favorites and buried treasures, entitled Hits and Assorted Secrets.  It also led to a hugely successful Canadian tour in early 2000. Merl would announce his departure from the group a few short years later, but Jay, Bryan & Don, still experiencing the passion and joy of performance, have continued touring as a power trio until the present.

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