Canadian rock stars take spotlight for second night of Rock the Park
It will be all about Canadian talent on the second of four nights at Start.ca Rocks the Park in July.
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It will be all about Canadian talent on the second of four nights at Start.ca Rocks the Park in July.
The Glorious Sons headline July 14 at Harris Park, supported by July Talk, featuring London native Danny Miles on drums, Big Wreck, The Trews and singer-songwriter Conor Gains.
“We have world-class rock acts right here in Canada, so why not bring four of the biggest to London for one epic night of rock?” said Brad Jones, president of Jones Entertainment Group, which produces the event.
“We’re grateful to be able to showcase these artists who may not have had the opportunity to perform in the last two years, and we are way overdue for some outdoor summer fun.”
Tickets for Thursday, July 14, are $59 (plus taxes and service charges) for general admission and $119 (plus taxes and service charges) for the VIP section and go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. online at rockthepark.ca or by calling 519-672-1967.
Already on sale are tickets for the show on Wednesday, July 13, featuring Alanis Morissette, Garbage, The Beaches and Crash Test Dummies and Friday, July 15, with TLC, Nelly, Aqua, Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base, 2 Live Crew and Arrested Development.
Yet to be announced is the lineup for closing night, Saturday, July 16.
Glorious Sons have had a dozen hit singles since arriving on the music scene. Their first recording was the EP Shapeless Art in 2013, which delivered the single Mama, followed by the 2014 Juno-nominated album, Union, which produced four top-10 singles: White Noise, Heavy, Lightning and The Contender.
They’ve since released two Juno-winning albums, Young Beauties and Fools (2017) and A War on Everything (2019), which produced three No. 1 singles: Everything Is Alright, S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) and Panic Attack.
July Talk has three successive July-winning alternative rock albums: 2021’s Pray For It, 2017’s Touch and and its self-titled debut album in 2015, which included a nomination for breakthrough group of the year. It has had seven top-10 singles, including the chart-topping Push + Pull.
Big Wreck is best-known for the ’90s hits Oaf (My Luck is Wasted) and That Song. The single Albatross topped the charts in 2011. The band has received four Juno nominations for the albums Albatross (2013), Ghosts (2015), Grace Street (2018) and . . . But for the Sun (2020).
The Trews, formed in the late ’90s in Nova Scotia but now based in Hamilton, has been a constant presence on the charts and cross-country tours over the last 25 years with six Juno nominations and 10 top-10 singles. It’s now touring in support of its seventh studio album, Wanderers.
Jones said after two years of concert silence in the park due to the pandemic, “it’s time to get back together.”
“After two full years of Canadian artists struggling, we decided to put four of the best Canadian rock acts together on one night and make it a night to remember,” said Jones.
“There is nothing better than being outdoors in the summer with friends enjoying music. We are back.”
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