Walking with Dinosaurs Production Comes to North America

Tyrannosaurs Rex in Walking with Dinosaurs Production
Tyrannosaurs Rex in Walking with Dinosaurs Production

The thrilling production, Walking with Dinosaurs, is returning to North America this summer, and will include a four day run in Vancouver in August. Narrated by paleontologist character “Huxley,” the performance features fifteen life-size mechanical dinosaurs in two acts of live theater.
The show is based on the 1999 award-winning BBC television series of the same name. Well-known designers worked with scientists to accurately recreate the impressive creatures for the live show. The enormous cast includes a thirty-six foot tall Brachiosaurus and a forty-two foot long Tyrannosauras Rex. Along with the mechanical aspects that allow the dinosaurs to walk around, the roaring sounds and dramatic lighting bring the once thriving animals back to life. Read More

Trace Adkins Tours Through Summer

Trace Adkins

One of country music’s hottest performers, Trace Adkins, is on tour now, and playing in a city near you. Adkins will make two stops in Canada, and perform over forty cities in all.

Growing up in a small southern town, Adkins got the music bug singing in a gospel group in high school. He claims his true musical education came later while playing guitar and singing in the local honky-tonk circuit. Adkins eventually moved to Nashville where his professional career was set in motion when he signed on with Capital Records. Read More

Yo Gabba Gabba! Bring the Party

Yo Gabba Gabba!
Yo Gabba Gabba!

Yo Gabba Gabba! is going on the road this fall. The cast of the hit children’s show will be bringing it live to over sixty cities in North America. Nine stops are scheduled for Canada, including two dates in Vancouver at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Although the show was originally written to add excitement to television for children, DJ Lance Rock and his onstage friends have gathered an audience of adults and children alike. The retro sing and dance show often features popular bands and entertainers. Past shows have included Mya, Hot Hot Heat, The Shins, Rachel Dratch, MGMT, Jimmy Eat World, Weird Al Yankovic, Sugarland, Elijah Wood, and Jack Black. Read More

The Flaming Lips Tour Through October

Wayne Coyne

Eccentric rockers, The Flaming Lips, are currently on tour and in a city near you. They have four stops set for Canada, and over twenty cities left on their calendar. The tour runs through fall with the finale scheduled for St. Augustine, Florida on October 15th.

Led by the imaginative singer, guiarist, and songwriter, Wayne Coyne, The Flaming Lips have been around since the eighties. It was their 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin, that placed them into mainstream consciousness, and gained the group critical acclaim. By the time the 2002 follow up album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, was released, the group had a devoted following. On tour for Yoshimi, they became known for their outlandish live shows. Read More

Sugarland on the Incredible Machine Tour

Sugarland

Country music duo, Sugarland, is touring this summer in support of their newest effort, The Incredible Machine, due out in October. This is the fourth album from the group, and was written in their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.

The Incredible Machine Tour will take Sugarland across the U.S. and to three Canadian cities. The tour kicked off earlier this spring, and will continue through October. The final show is scheduled for West Palm Beach, FL on October 16th. Read More

Margaret Cho Begins Summer Tour

Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho

The very funny Margaret Cho will tour North America this summer. The Cho Dependent Tour will take her throughout the U.S. and to six destinations in Canada. The tour kicks off at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi, MS on June 26th, and will close out on December 12 at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia.
The tour will feature new stand-up material as well as comedic songs from her upcoming album, co-written and recorded with an array of well-known indie musicians. The album, also called Cho Dependent, will be released in late August, and  features collaborations with musicians like Andrew Bird, Tegan & Sara, Fionna Apple, and Ani Difranco. Read More