Concert news: Blue Rodeo, Sigur Rós and The Beaches all making their way to Edmonton later this year
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Happy news for multiple generations of concert fans as Blue Rodeo, Sigur Rós and Beaches have all just announced separate shows in Edmonton.
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For stalwart Toronto troubadours Blue Rodeo, their Oct. 4 and 5 Edmonton double header at the Jube is a 40 th anniversary tour kicking off in Calgary Oct. 1-2.
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The band was actually born in the summer of '84 when Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor started up as a trio with keyboardist Bob Wiseman, releasing the single Try off their Outskirts in October 1987.
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In the decades since, hits like Hasn't Hit Me Yet, 5 Days in May, Lost Together and the sweeping Diamond Mine have formed a reliable sing-along soundtrack to backyard parties, soft-seaters and folk fest main stages like Edmonton's alike.
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Tickets for the birthday celebration shows go on sale 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.ca.
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Also on sale the same time at winspearcentre.com, Icelandic post-rock icons Sugar Rós will be joined by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Nov. 10 at Winspear.
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At it since '94, the indie cool trio of falsetto lead vocalist and guitarist Jón Þór 'Jónsi' Birgisson, bassist Georg Hólm and keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson have long been regulars on college radio, getting international acclaim from heavy hitters like Radiohead, Coldplay and the late David Bowie.
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If you're not familiar with the band, start with 1999's dreamy Ágætis byrjun with the headphones on in the bathtub — this is sure to be a moving night with our accompanying orchestra.
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While we're here, might as well mention the ESO is playing a couple of programs over four days in its Symphony Under the Sky at Snow Valley Aug. 20-23.
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Aug. 20 and 22 it's Summer Classics: Beethoven, Mozart & Haydn featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, alternating with Sparkling Festival Hits Aug. 21 and 23 full of orchestral takes of pop, film and Broadway tunes.
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Coming off dozens of American dates, the Toronto four-piece (who got going in 2013, if we're counting) will be at Edmonton Expo Centre arena Oct. 27.
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Blame Brett, What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Paranoid and Blow Up are among their party-rock hits, as well as the recently released Last Girls at the Party.
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