Blue Rodeo launches Canadian tour to promote literacy
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Roots-rock outfit Blue Rodeo will launch an extensive Canadian tour just after the New Year in support of the Canadian literacy initiative Canwest Raise-a-Reader.
The quintet--comprised of singers/guitarists Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, bassist Bazil Donovan, drummer Glenn Milchem and multi-instrumentalist Bob Egan--will begin the lengthy journey with a two-night stand Jan. 5-6 in Calgary. The 31-date excursion works its way from western Canada to the east, wrapping up March 12 in Hamilton, Ontario. Details are included below.
Part of the proceeds from ticket sales on the tour will benefit literacy groups throughout Canada via the year-round Canwest Raise-a-Reader initiative. Country Inns and Suites by Carlson, the concert series' exclusive sponsor, will also donate additional funding to the cause. The series, which launched in 2007, has included Michael Buble, James Taylor, Anne Murray and Jann Arden, among others.
Blue Rodeo is touring in support of its forthcoming release, "The Things We Left Behind," which will hit Canadian shelves on Tuesday (11/24). The new set will mark the band's 12th studio effort and first since 2007's "Small Miracles."
Since its 1987 inception, the Canadian band has sold more than four million records and won five Juno Awards for Group of the Year.
"I think that's the testament--to really do it for a living," Cuddy said in a statement posted on the band's website. "Not just live the life of a popular band but to actually do music for a living."
January 2010
5, 6 - Calgary, Alberta - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
7, 8 - Edmonton, Alberta - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
9 - Kamloops, British Columbia - Interior Savings Centre
11 - Banff, Alberta - Eric Harvie Theatre
12 - Red Deer, Alberta - Enmax Centrium Arena
14 - Lethbridge, Alberta - Enmax Centre
15 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
16 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Conexus Arts Centre
17 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
18 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
20 - Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Northern College Auditorium
23 - Saint John, New Brunswick - Harbour Station
24 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Moncton Coliseum Complex
25 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Confederation Centre
27 - Glace Bay, Nova Scotia - Savoy Theatre
28 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Halifax Metro Centre
30 - St. John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Stadium
February 2010
2, 3 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
5 - Barrie, Ontario - Barrie Molson Centre
14 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
March 2010
5 - Oshawa, Ontario - General Motors Centre
6 - Kingston, Ontario - K-Rock Centre
7, 8 - Belleville, Ontario - Empire Theatre
10, 11 - Peterborough, Ontario - Showplace
12 - Hamilton, Ontario - Hamilton Place Theatre
24 - Kitchener, Ontario - Centre in the Square
25 - London, Ontario - The John Labatt Centre
26 - Cornwall, Ontario - Aultsville Hall
27 - Montreal, Quebec - Place des Arts
April 2010
9 - Sudbury, Ontario - Sudbury Arena
10 - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario - Essar Centre
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