| April 17, 2009 12:00 am | to | April 18, 2009 12:00 am |
APRIL 17th & 18th, BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE
THE WEAKERTHANS AND CONSTANTINES – ROLLING TUNDRA REVUE ’09
SECOND SHOW ADDED!
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is pleased to present The Weakerthans for their hometown appearance as part of the Rolling Tundra Revue ‘09 Canadian National Tour. Joining them are Toronto’s Constantines and an array of local talent on each stop.
The tour will seek to build on the work the two bands have done on the road together. This extensive tour will take them from St John’s, Newfoundland across the entire country to Victoria BC then North to end in the city of Whitehorse, Yukon. Over the course of the tour the bands will be performing almost 30 concerts in 21 different cities including Winnipeg. Expanding on the highly successful inaugural Rolling Tundra Revue Tour of 2005 they have included St John’s and Whitehorse to give Canadian audiences this unprecedented occurrence. Rarely do artists of their stature take on a tour of this scope focusing on Canada alone. The two critically acclaimed recording artists have previously joined forces on several concert tours. On the shows each act tries to raise the level of their performance to match or better the others.
Constantines have just released their 4th album, Kensington Heights, in partnership with a new label Arts and Crafts, and are expanding their audiences and continue to refine their artistic version of working man’s Rock’n Roll.
After ten years together the momentum only continues to build and The Weakerthans launch this tour on the heels of their highly successful fourth album Reunion Tour. The 2007 Anti release has garnered critical accolades and enjoyed a fruitful year of awards from the XM Satellitte Radio Award, the WCMA’s as well as the SOCAN Echo prize for song writing. Reunion Tour also made the heralded short list for the 2008 Polaris Prize. With these awards, and their history of craft and dedication The Weakerthans have affirmed their place in the pantheon of Canadian rock bands and songwriters. Their songs and reputation as a band have brought them from the margins to stand with their peers in the Canadian music industry. The Weakerthans are sincerely looking forward to the Rolling Tundra Revue 2009 tour as a continuation of this success.
Click HERE for tickets.
TIckets are also available at the WFF Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Ave (at Albert St) Ph: 231-1377.
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