The Canadian Country Music Awards rev up in September. However tickets are already available for the CCMA Rock'n Country Cabaret, reputed to be a runaway success last year.
The powerhouse lineup boasts a variety of artists that collectively have won a dozen CCMA awards. They include Tim Hus (Hockeytown), The Boom Chucka Boys (Find My Peace of Mind), Clayton Bellamy (Everyone’s a Dreamer), Tim Hicks (Hell Raisin’ Good Time), Kira Isabella (A Little More Work), Aaron Lines (Cheaper to Keep Her) and Gord Bamford (Day Job).
Organizers are mashing a blend of country stars with high-energy rock rousers that you may not hear elsewhere.
The cabaret takes place at the Shaw Conference Centre on Friday, Sept. 6. Doors at 8 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus agency fee. Visit www.ticketmaster.ca.
This year’s amazing lineup is packed with two dozen of the funniest comedians in North America. The four-day lineup from Oct. 16 to 19 mixes snappy homegrown voices with veteran comedy masters. There’s even a few YouTube sensations and a Saturday Night Live star.
Check out these stand-up comic warriors – Tim Meadows, Sean Cullen and Greg Morton, to name a few. And let’s not forget the guys who started it all – CHED personality Andrew Grose and CTV roving reporter Graham Neil.
Grose and Neil have sardined a huge combo of events including a masters series, a cabaret series, a Christmas Bureau fundraiser, the VIP series, a go north comedy series and a free children’s show.
Ticket prices range from $25 to $45 plus agency fee. Call 780-420-1757 or online at www.tixonthesquare.ca.
