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Fresh off their acclaimed 25th Anniversary Tour, Blue Rodeo return to play their annual summer show at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre August 17th!

This past winter saw the band play to more the seventy thousand fans across 25 Canadian cities. From Whitehorse to Hamilton, from St. John's to Victoria and everywhere in between they were met with sold out crowds and critical acclaim.

“Even a cynical observer has to admit that these guys have to be doing something right. They did everything right.”
4.5 (out of 5)
- Edmonton Journal

“Holding the audience in the palm of their hand, Blue Rodeo’s set was like a series of waves, and they kept the energy going through a mix of highs and lows, never resting too long in a ballad or blowing it all on a series of up-tempo songs. And, it must be said, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor sound as good now as they ever have.”
- National Post

“Spellbinding”
- Montreal Gazette

“Blue Rodeo prove why they’re still one of this country’s best live acts.”
- The Chronicle Herald (Halifax, NS)

“By the end of the show, it was clear: after all these years, we’re still in love with Blue Rodeo.”
- Ottawa Citizen

Blue Rodeo emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb (or maybe because of it), their single “Try” became omni-present on radio across Canada and set in motion a three decade long career of headlining every club, theatre and arena in Canada. In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their most acoustic album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies of that one record alone.

Over the course of the next 20 years, Blue Rodeo has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, sold over 4 million records, won an unprecedented 5 Juno awards as Group of the Year, been handed keys to the City of Toronto and given a Star on Canada’s Walk of Fame. But for them, the accolades and awards pale in comparison to the good fortune of being musicians.

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