050398 Dave Matthews Band, Ottawa, ON
In the late ’90’s Dave Matthews was just starting to become a pretty big thing…
Category: 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…
050193 Bo Diddley, Ottawa, ON
I’ll never forget how this show ended…
043010 Mark Knopfler, Montreal, QC
On April 30th, 2010 I woke up in some hotel or another in Montreal…
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…
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…
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…
042584 Ozzy Osbourne/Ratt, Toronto, ON
By the time Ozzy encored with his Black Sabbath signature song Paranoid I was a changed man…
042402 Fishbone, Ottawa, ON
Could it be that this Fishbone show was my last time walking into Ottawa’s infamous nightclub Zaphod Beeblebrox?
042397 moe., Ottawa, ON
On April 23rd, 1997 I saw moe. for the first time. The show was at Zaphod’s, a small bar in downtown Ottawa…
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