Hello Everyone! Got some exciting news. Yesterday I confirmed Helix for June 27th@ Cowboys in London, Ontario and June 28th (the next night) in Kitchener@Elements. These are dates I booked myself through Daryl Moore, who runs both clubs.
It's been awhile since we've been in our hometown of London. Actually, both cities I consider my "home town." I was born in Kitchener and lived there with my grandmother while I worked at Schneider's Meats and in the early days of the band. As for London, I've always held a soft spot in heart for the Forest City. Our first trip to the city was in the mid 70's, when we played the Ridout Tavern. It was the roughest bar I ever played. I now live in the city for half the year. The other half I live in North Fort Myers.
Last year we played an outdoor concert in Ingersol and drew over 4,000 fans. A large part of the amazing turn-out can be attributed to
@Jay Panaseiko, who worked tirelessly for the better part of the year to make this a success. I'm going to get Jay to help me on this as well. He is a good liason to 98.1 Classic Rock. As for FM 96, Daryl (Moore) has told me they have a good relationship with the station.
One of the considerations with using both clubs are the video screens both have at the rear of the stage. In Ingersol, we used the back screen to project images while we played. We expanded on the idea for both of the acoustic shows
@The Blyth Theatre and
@Capitol33 in Delhi to great success. We then followed up in November by using the same Ingersol footage for the show in Winnipeg
@Club Regent, where we also added a 5 minute intro film to celebrate our 50th Anniversary. The film spans the band's career with footage spannng the years from 1974 until present, and some of the most amazing gigs & people we've ever encountered.
We still do not have a back up band for these gigs. Tickets will be $65.00 plus H.S.T.
