City of Thunder Bay release
THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay is proud to announce its most diverse and talented Live on the Waterfront lineup to date.
Live on the Waterfront won Best New Festival/Event in Ontario and placed as a Top 100 Event at the 2018 Festival & Events Ontario Awards. The City of Thunder Bay’s Community & Cultural Development section also won Municipality of the Year for creating an environment that both hosts events and produces its own.
“With changes put in place over the past couple of years, we were able to be recognized as the Best New Festival/Event in the province, and we are building on that with our best and most diverse lineup yet,” said Ash Young, Cultural Development & Events Supervisor. “This year we’ve taken it to another level; our waterfront will become a destination for taking in high-quality, free concerts all summer.”
The calibre of talent on display at Live on the Waterfront includes two-time Juno winner and Canadian hip-hop star Classified, Canadian rockers The Northern Pikes, country artist Dan Davidson, Scottish traditional Celtic act Breabach, 2018 Juno nominees for Indigenous Music Album of the Year DJ Shub and Iskwé, along with fellow Juno nominees Five Alarm Funk and The Zolas.
This year, Live on the Waterfront has added two special dates: Friday, June 29 featuring Classified, Logan Staats, and more, and Saturday, July 28 featuring two performances by circus act Machine de Cirque. The remainder of the series will take place Wednesday evenings, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., from July 11 to Aug. 29 in Marina Park.
2018 Live on the Waterfront Lineup:
June 29 – Classified, Logan Staats, Aerialist Sachiko Brayshaw with Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra string quartet, Elijah Will and more (Special date added)
July 11 – Five Alarm Funk, Martin Blanchet Jazz Quintet, Hunt & Gather
July 18 – The Northern Pikes, Tourist Bureau, The Roosters
July 25 – Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Raine Hamilton String Trio, Zachary Lucky
July 28 – Machine de Cirque (Two performances - 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm) (Special date added)
Aug.1 – Shred Kelly, Nick Sherman, Jean-Paul De Roover
Aug. 8 – Breabach, Hillsburn, Pierre Schryer Trio
Aug. 15 – Dan Davidson, Sykamore, Greenbank
Aug. 22 – The Zolas, The Treble, Ocean City Defender
Aug. 29 – DJ Shub, Iskwé, Siedd
For more information, visit thunderbay.ca/events.
