What’s on at the Burt

FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS
LIVING THE DREAM TOUR 2019
It’s been four years since we last heard new music from SLASH. But the guitarist has hardly spent that time relaxing—far from it, in fact. First, there was an 18-month, 20-country world tour in support of the second SLASH FT MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS album, 2014’s World On Fire, which saw the band play to packed houses everywhere from the U.S. to the U.K., Europe to Australia, South America to Southeast Asia. Then, almost immediately after the tour wrapped in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve, 2015, it was announced to the world that the guitarist, after roughly two decades away, would be rejoining Guns N’ Roses in a historic reunion with Axl Rose and Duff McKagan. Since then, SLASH and his Gn’R band mates have crisscrossed the globe on multiple arena and stadium jaunts, playing to millions of fans the world over on what has been a record-breaking tour.

Some things in life just keep giving year after year. In the rock n’ roll world, it is the music of AC/DC. From the early days with Bon Scott to the modern era with Brian Johnson, AC/DC delivers the goods. Pure and simple.

AC/DC fans can celebrate because Noise Pollution pays tribute to the Aussie heavy weights of rock n’ roll. Based in Los Angeles, Noise Pollution delivers an amazing replication of the AC/DC concert experience from both the Bon Scott and Brian Johnson periods. Fronted by Francis Crouse on vocals and Curt Fischer on lead guitar, Noise Pollution presents a chronological look into the music of AC/DC. Because of the monumental nature of AC/DC vocals and guitar work, this is a rare and impressive accomplishment. 

To make it the ultimate tribute night, local rockers, Aaron Peters Project, will open the show with an assortment of classic rock hits. 

Showtime Australia presents this spectacular music tribute and full scale stage production honouring the one and only King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
Celebrate Jackson’s creative genius and unsurpassed talent with riveting live performances spanning his early days as a member of the Jackson 5, his groundbreaking theatrics in the 80s and his continued domination of Pop culture into the 21st century.

When fans lined Toronto’s Queen Street to get into clubs where Blue Rodeo was performing in the mid-1980s, the band felt as though they had achieved success. And, in fact, they had. But that success has grown exponentially and by staying authentic and true to themselves, Canada continues its enduring love affair with Blue Rodeo.

When fans lined Toronto’s Queen Street to get into clubs where Blue Rodeo was performing in the mid-1980s, the band felt as though they had achieved success. And, in fact, they had. But that success has grown exponentially and by staying authentic and true to themselves, Canada continues its enduring love affair with Blue Rodeo.

CLOSE TALKER IS AN INDIE ROCK BAND FROM SASKATOON, CANADA. THE BAND HAS TOURED THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, AND HAS GAINED THE ATTENTION AND PRAISE OF NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS NPR, BILLBOARD, CLASH, SPIN, Q MAGAZINE, COS ETC. HAVING RECENTLY WON ALTERNATIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AT THE SASKATCHEWAN MUSIC AWARDS, THE BAND IS POISED FOR A BREAKTHROUGH 2019. BEYOND CLOSE TALKER’S RECORDINGS AND VIDEOS, THE MUSIC COMES ALIVE WITH THE BAND’S ICONIC LIVE SHOW, LEAVING AUDIENCES AROUND THE WORLD SATISFIED, HAVING LEFT ALL INHIBITIONS BEHIND. THE BAND WORKS TIRELESSLY ON EVOLVING EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR CRAFT, WHICH HAS LED TO THEIR STRONGEST AND MOST CONFIDENT ALBUM TO DATE: HOW DO WE STAY HERE? AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE AUGUST 30TH VIA SLOW WEATHER (NA) AND SINNBUS (EUR).  
 

QUIET RIOT is a Rock & Roll phenomenon. Famously described as the first heavy metal band to top the pop chart at #1 on Billboard magazine, the Los Angeles quartet became an overnight sensation thanks to their monster 1983 smash album Metal Health.

Cody Ko and Noel Miller’s podcast Tiny Meat Gang has established a big presence on the internet. Despite launching just before the start of 2018, Tiny Meat Gang’s YouTube channel has already racked up over 230K+ subs, as their podcasts have received 11M+ views to date. Featuring discussions on topics ranging from Charlie Puth to Bitcoin to The Bachelor.

Formed in 2001, The Iron Maidens have quickly established themselves as one of southern California’s most popular tribute acts and are rapidly gaining international recognition.

The band boasts beauty as well as excellent musicianship, lively stage presence, and a remarkable stage show with theatrical scenes interspersed throughout.

First and foremost on the agenda of The Iron Maidens is talent. These women are highly trained professionals with diversified musical backgrounds ranging from orchestral and musical theatre to blues and rock. The band and its members have been the recipients of many awards including best tribute band, and best in category (guitar, bass, drums, voice) at events such as The Rock City News Awards, The LA Music Awards, and The All Access Magazine Award Show to name a few.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor began with Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente and Mike Moya in Montréal in the early 90s, playing a handful of shows and recording a self-released cassette as a trio before beginning to transform the group into a large band. Recruiting numerous Montreal musicians through 1995-1996, GYBE mounted sense-rattling wall-of-sound performances, featuring as many as 14 musicians and several 16mm film projectors.

The Canadian tour announcement comes on the heels of the release of Jepsen’s fourth album Dedicated (604 Records) which includes the singles “Party For One”, “Now That I Found You”, “Julien” and “Too Much”.

UB40 is embarking on a worldwide tour to celebrate 40 years and will bring their fans the timeless hits they’ve loved over the last four decades. This includes songs like “Red Red Wine” and “(I Can’t Help Falling) in Love with You”. 

The son of Frank Zappa, Dweezil Zappa was born on September 5, 1969 in Los Angeles.

It was inevitable that from the moment of his birth his life would be filled wall-to wall with music (his father having listed his religion as “musician” on Dweezilʼs birth certificate). Dweezilʼs early years were spent largely away from the spotlight — something of a rarity for the child of a celebrity, but perfect for cultivating a close relationship with his family.

Having watched his father perform concerts from the side of the stage since he was in diapers it was no surprise that he began to show an interest in music early on. At 6 years old he received his first guitar, a Fender Music Master, from his dad. It wasn’t until he was 12 that he began to show a serious interest in manipulating the instrument to make music.

Having primarily heard the music his father was working on or listening to at home while growing up, Dweezil soon found himself exposed to some new sounds on the radio. Besides his father’s music he began listening to the Beatles, Queen, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Who and Jimi Hendrix. Like many aspiring guitarists of his generation, Dweezil ‘s ear was caught in a stranglehold by the trailblazing guitar styles of Edward Van Halen and Randy Rhoads.

The Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Society is reaching another important milestone, and as such is celebrating it through the production of a new show titled “Heroiam Slava – Glory to the Heroes”. This full length show will consist of three Acts and will partner with Canadian-Ukrainian folk choirs. Through this show, Tryzub aims to engage a diverse audience, sharing beautifully portrayed ancient Ukrainian rituals and traditions, while bringing awareness to current Ukrainian events.

The Search is NF’s fourth full-length album. It follows the independently released Perception (NF Real Music/Caroline), which took the music industry by surprise when fans propelled it to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 upon its release. Also topping Billboard’s Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, Perception was the ultimate underdog story of 2017, as chronicled by The New York Times, Rolling Stone and Forbes, with the latter noting, “NF’s success speaks to what can be done these days outside of the traditional system.”

Iconic comedy duo Cheech & Chong defined an era with their hilariously irreverent, satirical, counter-culture comedy routines. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have been entertaining fans for more than four decades and are ready to celebrate recent updates to Canadian legislation with their new O Cannabis Tour which will hit 14 markets across the country this fall.

Every Descendents album is an event. Formed in ‘78, the band’s first releases have proven historic, and all the ones since have only further refined the Descendents concept. Punk, pop, buzzing, summery, heartfelt, defiant, adolescent, and wise all at once — the Descendents sound never gets old. And while fans got the band’s full story in the acclaimed documentary, Filmage, it’s been twelve years since there’s been new Descendents music. Finally, here comes their long-awaited next LP, Hypercaffium Spazzinate.

WITH GUESTS
JOYCE MANOR
NIGHT BIRDS

The Paper Kites are an indie rock-folk band from Melbourne, Australia. The band was formed in 2010 and consists of Sam Bentley, Christina Lacy, Dave Powys, Josh Bentley and Sam Rasmussen. They have released two EPs and their debut album States was released in 2013.

Have you ever had an experience where you need to see it again to believe it? Are you ready to be dazzled by one of the world’s most popular hypnotist? Jason Cyrus, the Stage hypnotist King has been doing just that to fans both young and seasoned across North American and will now be performing at Burton Cummings Theatre on October 17.

Get ready to Wiggle, CANADA! The world’s favourite children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles, are coming to perform for you as part of their Party Time Tour!  This brand-new show will see Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony perform all over Canada, from the East Coast to the West Coast and everywhere in between. The Wiggles will perform at the Burton Cummings on October 20, for three shows at 12:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 31 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

The Party Time Tour! will feature Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and a brand-new Wiggly friend, Shirley Shawn the Unicorn! You can sing and dance along to all your favorite classic Wiggles songs as well as plenty of new favorites.

Little Steven will be joined on the “Summer of Sorcery World Tour 2019” by the one and only Disciples of Soul, a 14-strong all-star ensemble made up of some of the best studio and live musicians in the business. Leading the charge alongside Van Zandt is musical director and guitarist Marc Ribler (Darlene Love, Roger McGuinn, Carole King) who conducts the band: Lowell “Banana” Levinger (of The Youngbloods) on piano and Wurlitzer, bassist Jack Daley (Lenny Kravitz, Boz Scaggs, Darryl Hall), drummer Rich Mercurio (Ben E King, Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel), percussionist Anthony Almonte (King Creole and The Coconuts), Andy Burton on B3 organ, piano, synthesizers (Cyndi Lauper, John Mayer, Ian Hunter), the dynamite horn section of horn director Eddie Manion on baritone saxophone (Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny), Stan Harrison on tenor saxophone and flute (David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Duran Duran), Ron Tooley on trumpet (James Brown, John Lennon, Maceo Parker), Ravi Best on trumpet (Aretha Franklin, Stevie, Wonder, Kool and The Gang) and Clark Gayton on trombone (Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Joss Stone, Rhianna). The band is rounded out with the soulful, synchronized dancing backup singers Jessie Wagner (Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Chic), Sara Devine (Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige) and Tania Jones (Disciples of Soul).

In 2019, multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, rock ’n roll-country-Tejano phenomenon THE MAVERICKS celebrate 30 years of entertaining millions of people around the world with a whirlwind of new activity. The Miami band – back and better than ever since their reunion in 2012 – will mark three decades of uniting great Latino and American music traditions with a series of special events to celebrate this great band’s past and look forward to the future. Over the summer, the band will launch a unique version of their renowned live show that has won over crowds across the world, including appearances at some of the finest venues in Europe, Canada, the US and the UK.

With special staging and a unique narrative this anniversary show will reimagine THE MAVERICKS’ catalogue, from their early days in Miami’s punk and alternative scene, through their chart-topping years in the 90s and 2000s and right up to their reunion and creative rebirth. As well as telling the story of THE MAVERICKS, the shows will chart the many ways in which they have intertwined traditional Tex-Mex, Latino, Norteño and Tejano music with country, rock’n’roll and the great American songbook – a true American story of cross-cultural inspiration.

The Dead South, a gold rush vibing four-piece acoustic bluegrass set from Saskatchewan, infuse the genre’s traditional trappings with an air of frontier recklessness, whiskey breakfasts and grizzled tin-pan showmanship. The sound, build on a taut configuration of cello, mandolin, banjo and guitar, speeds like a train past polite definitions of bluegrass into the grittier, rowdier spaces of the traditional world.

 THE INTERRUPTERS – Fight the Good Fight Canada Tour

With guests Skinny Lister and Sharp/Shock

Formed in 2011, The Interrupters got together soon after the Bivona brothers’ former band appeared on bills with Aimee during a 2009 tour. With their self-titled debut arriving in 2014, the band soon shared stages with bands like Rancid, Blink 182 and Bad Religion.

This Christmas give your family the gift of Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker! Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With world-class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza.

Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in the all-new touring production A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they produce their own Christmas play and ultimately learn the true meaning of the season.

Audiences will be held at the edge of their seats by the jaw-dropping grand illusions and laugh out loud at the hysterical comedy magic as performers from around the world combine fantasy, fervor and flair with magic created in front of their very eyes.

Only the best, most unique, amusing, astounding and amazing performers have been chosen to perform in Masters of Illusion. Master of Illusion is a huge stage phenomenon born from the multi-award-winning television series “Masters of Illusion,” which is heading into its 6^th season on the CW in 2019.

Filipino singer/actor Ariel Rivera is a passionate, warm-voiced performer known for his melodic, adult contemporary-style pop. Born José Ariel Jiménez Rivera in 1966 in Manila, Rivera immigrated to Canada, where he worked as an architect until 1989, when he was discovered as a singer during a visit back to the Philippines and signed his first recording contract. His self-titled debut album was a huge hit in Southeast Asia, eventually achieving triple-platinum status.