James Barker Band will headline free concert before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton

CTV News

11-06-2025

James Barker Band will headline a free concert in downtown Edmonton on Saturday ahead of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place. (Source: James Barker Band/Facebook)
James Barker Band will be headlining a free concert in Edmonton's Ice District before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday.
The Juno Award and seven-time CCMA Award winners will perform at 4 p.m. in the Fan Park outside Rogers Place ahead of the 6 p.m. game time between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.
The gates will open at 3 p.m. and the concert is open to all ages. No tickets are required, but concert-goers will need to scan their LOILTY Rewards membership QR code for entry.
James Barker Band is made up of four members: James Barker (lead vocals/guitar), Connor Stephen (drums), Taylor Abram (guitar/background vocals), and Bobby Martin (bass). According to the release by OEG Sports & Entertainment, the band's big break came in 2015 at the Emerging Artist Showcase at Boots and Hearts Music Festival.
'Every note they play is a tribute to the small towns that raised them, the families that support them, and the communities that keep showing up to cheer them on,' the media release from OEG reads.
The Wednesday release says the band's single You Didn't Hear It From Me sits as the #1 song at country radio and has over 9.3 million streams around the world.
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