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Author: Todd Snelgrove

I've been having a lot of fun these past fifty-odd years. I've busked and bicycled through more places I can count, taught music and caught dengue fever, managed a band that toured all over North America and worked with Canada's National Orchestra for two decades. I've traveled countless miles to see a thousand concerts, played hundreds of gigs, won in Vegas and lost in Estonia, worked as a concert promoter, university instructor, janitor, and entertainment writer, seen the Grateful Dead and hiked the Dogon Valley, ran the stairs of the CN Tower and pedalled across Scandinavia once and Newfoundland twice. I've visited the graves of Alexander the Great and the great Robert Johnson, drunk excessively with some of the best and worst people you can imagine, and I've slept in some very, very weird places. Several years ago I started writing some of it down, and much of it is collected here for your perusal.
May 8, 2025 Merle Haggard / Ticket Stories

050813 Merle Haggard, Kingston, ON

On May 8th, 2013 Merle Haggard took the stage in Kingston and was a class act from start to finish…

May 7, 2025 Ticket Stories / Ween

050700 Ween, Montreal, QC

This was early Ween, back when the band drank heavily on stage and played epically long concerts…

May 4, 2025 Miss Conception / Ticket Stories

050424 Miss Conception, Harbour Grace, NL

Miss Conception is simply blatantly entertaining…

May 3, 2025 Dave Matthews Band / Ticket Stories

050398 Dave Matthews Band, Ottawa, ON

In the late ’90’s Dave Matthews was just starting to become a pretty big thing…

May 2, 2025 Mark Knopfler / Ticket Stories

050201 Mark Knopfler, Ottawa, ON

May 2nd, 2001 might very well have been the first time I saw one of my favourite guitar players live…

May 1, 2025 Bo Diddley / Ticket Stories

050193 Bo Diddley, Ottawa, ON

I’ll never forget how this show ended…

April 30, 2025 Mark Knopfler / Ticket Stories

043010 Mark Knopfler, Montreal, QC

On April 30th, 2010 I woke up in some hotel or another in Montreal…

April 29, 2025 Ane Brun / Peter Gabriel / Ticket Stories

042910 Peter Gabriel/Ane Brun, Montreal, QC

On April 29th, 2010 I went to Montreal to see Peter Gabriel. He was touring in support of an album of cover songs set to orchestral music called Scratch My Back. I’ve long been a fan of Peter Gabriel’s solo career and the few times I had seen him live before this were nothing short of astounding…

April 28, 2025 galleries / Ticket Stories

042806 Norval Morrisseau exhibit, Ottawa, ON

On April 28th, 2006 I was honoured to attend an exhibit of works by Canada’s genre-defining master First Nations artist, Norval Morrisseau…

April 26, 2025 Cirque du Soleil / Ticket Stories

042609 Cirque du Soleil: The Beatles Love, Las Vegas, NV

In short: I was in awe for the whole show and sat with my ears wide open and my jaw fully agape throughout. All things considered The Beatles Love remains solidly in my top three Cirque du Soleil experiences…

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