Hello friends!
A couple posts ago, I mentioned that I went to see Weird Al Yankovic in Toronto and was planning on seeing Steven Page here in Peterborough when he played Musicfest on the Saturday.
I ended up going. I didn't think about it at all. I didn't psych myself out beforehand. I knew it would be busy, but that generally happens when you have a free concert series in the middle of town.
Musicfest, by the way, is one of the longest running free concert series in Ontario. It began in 1987 and has run every summer. Acts such as Carly Rae Jepsen, Crash Test Dummies, Our Lady Peace, Tom Cochrane, Kiefer Sutherland, Randy Backman, Kim Mitchell, and (one of my favourites) Arrogant Worms have performed at the venue.
It was called the Festival of Lights, with fireworks after the concerts, then illuminated boats in the water. It was rebranded to Musicfest and they do fireworks on July 1.
Well, Saturday was Steven Page. He performed some early BNL favourites that he wrote such as Enid, Brian Wilson, Break Your Heart, If I Had $1000000 (with Tom Green) as well as some solo stuff.
I enjoyed listening to the music. I was a little further back, as with my wheelchair I would prefer to stay on the brick path they have as opposed to going on the grass.
Sounds like a fun Saturday. My concert going days are kinda a thing of the past (not a big fan of crowds). But I'd probably watch one if it was at the tailend of a baseball game and it was a band I liked.
ReplyDeleteThe only way I'll go now is if it's an act I really want to see. Otherwise, yeah it gets too peopley there
DeleteThat sounds great. There are so few live outdoor music opportunities where I live.
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy a Kim Mitchell mention too.
Did he release music in the State's, or is it a border proximity thing?
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