Blue Rodeo Sets Canada Adventure

Blue Rodeo plots an extensive winter tour through the band’s Canadian homeland. The January-February run launches in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and includes stops in Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon.  Fan club presales begin this week, other presales and general onsales, next week.

Photo: Larry Hulst
MeadowGrass Music Festival, La Foret Conference and Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.

To put you in the mood for the upcoming tour, Blue Rodeo is releasing a new concert album later this month.  Live At Massey Hall is a 14-track collection recorded in the band’s Toronto hometown during its 2014 “In Our Nature” tour.  Pre-orders include heavyweight double LP and CD from Blue Rodeo’s website or digitally from iTunes.  All pre-orders come with an instant download of “Rose Coloured Glasses” from the album.  Live At Massey Hall drops Oct. 16.

Blue Rodeo still has a few 2016 shows remaining on its calendar, all in Ontario. The band plays Bala’s Key To Bala Oct. 10-11, the Stratford Festival Theatre in Stratford Oct. 30 and the Meridian Centre in Saint Catharines Nov. 6.  Here’s the 2016 tour:

Jan. 12 – Thunder Bay, Ontario, Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 
Jan. 14 – Regina, Saskatchewan, Conexus Arts Centre
Jan. 15 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, MTS Centre
Jan. 16 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, TCU Place
Jan. 18 – Calgary, Alberta, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 19 – Calgary, Alberta, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 20 – Edmonton, Alberta, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 21 – Edmonton, Alberta, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Jan. 23 – Cranbrook, British Columbia, Western Financial Place
Jan. 25 – Kelowna, British Columbia, Prospera Place
Jan. 26 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Orpheum
Jan. 27 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Orpheum”
Jan. 28 – Victoria, British Columbia, Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Feb. 11 – Montreal, Quebec, Place des Arts
Feb. 12 – Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton Place
Feb. 13 – Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton Place
Feb. 14 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian Tire Centre
Feb. 18 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
Feb. 19 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
Feb. 20 – Oshawa, Ontario, General Motors Centre
Feb. 21 – London, Ontario, Budweiser Gardens
Feb. 24 – Halifax, Nova Scotia, Scotiabank Centre
Feb. 25 – Moncton, New Brunswick, The Molson Canadian Centre
Feb. 27 – St. John’s, Newfoundland, Mile One Centre 

BlueRodeo.com presales begin Oct. 8.  Other presales, including American Express and Live Nation, happen next week.  General onsales start Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. local time.  Click here for more details.