072517 Kontinuum, Ottawa, ON
Ottawa was a great place to live in 2017 during Canada’s 150th year of Confederation…
Category: Ticket Stories
072525 Def Leppard/Sam Roberts Band/Honeymoon Suite/Haywire, St. John’s, NL
On July 25th, 2025 I attended the Churchill Park Music Festival in St. John’s, Newfoundland for the first time…
072416 Bruce Cockburn/Fred Eaglesmith/Sean McCann, Kemptville, ON
On July 24th, 2016 I attended the Kemptville Live! (exclamation mark theirs) Festival for the first time…
072307 The Police, Toronto, ON
On July 23rd, 2007 I finally saw The Police live. I would say that the concert came after many years of anticipation but that would be utterly false; I never dreamed I would ever see The Police…
072218 Phil Lesh/Twiddle/Midnight North, Woodstock, NY
Phil was the greatest bass player alive, that much was clear half-way through the opening song…
072113 Phish, Chicago, IL
On July 21st, 2013 I woke up in Chicago ready for night three of Phish at Northerly Island…
072013 Phish, Chicago, IL
July 20th, 2013 was day two of Phish’s three-night run on Chicago’s Northerly Island…
071909 David Lindley/Monkeyjunk/Dead Weather/Deer Tick/CR Avery/Be In The Band Showcase, Ottawa, ON
July 19th, 2009 was a great big day, in so many ways and for so many people. It started early and ended late, contained lots of firsts, a couple of lasts, and a whole bunch of in-betweens…
071804 Alpha Yaya Diallo, Ottawa, ON
During my first two years of university African drumming was a required component of the music program…
071705 John Prine/David Lindley/Bill Frisell/Harry Manx/Sonny Landreth, Ottawa, ON
John Prine was so good I think he might have put on the best set of the whole festival…
