Bayfest lineup grows even bigger
Port Huron Times Herald, MI
May 1, 2007
Festival gains another evening in annual concert
First, the bad news - Aerosmith is no longer the opening act at this year's Rogers Sarnia Bayfest.
Don't panic. Steven Tyler and the gang still are going to perform July 19 in Sarnia's Centennial Park. It's just the concert festival no longer begins on July 19.
That brings us to the good news - a concert July 18 featuring Canadian rock band Nickelback has been added to the schedule.
The addition of one of the decade's biggest rock acts only enhances what organizers were saying was the biggest lineup in the festival's nine-year history. Since 2000, Nickelback has sold more than 21 million copies of its albums worldwide and topped charts with such singles as How You Remind Me, Photograph and Figured You Out.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
This will be the band's second appearance at the festival. It was a late addition to the schedule for 2002, announced just five weeks before the festival.
"The show went very well," festival co-founder Michele Stokley said. "Since then, the band's come a long way in terms of popularity, and we're very happy to have them back."
Bayfest never has had a show on Wednesday night. The festival will be from July 18 to 21.
"We originally wanted them for a (July 22) show, and they weren't available," Stokley said. "The band is so big, we felt very confident putting them on a Wednesday."
Fans who bought three-day passes for concerts featuring Aerosmith, Def Leppard and Toby Keith will be able to add Nickelback to their passes for an extra $30 Canadian...
May 1, 2007
Festival gains another evening in annual concert
First, the bad news - Aerosmith is no longer the opening act at this year's Rogers Sarnia Bayfest.
Don't panic. Steven Tyler and the gang still are going to perform July 19 in Sarnia's Centennial Park. It's just the concert festival no longer begins on July 19.
That brings us to the good news - a concert July 18 featuring Canadian rock band Nickelback has been added to the schedule.
The addition of one of the decade's biggest rock acts only enhances what organizers were saying was the biggest lineup in the festival's nine-year history. Since 2000, Nickelback has sold more than 21 million copies of its albums worldwide and topped charts with such singles as How You Remind Me, Photograph and Figured You Out.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.
This will be the band's second appearance at the festival. It was a late addition to the schedule for 2002, announced just five weeks before the festival.
"The show went very well," festival co-founder Michele Stokley said. "Since then, the band's come a long way in terms of popularity, and we're very happy to have them back."
Bayfest never has had a show on Wednesday night. The festival will be from July 18 to 21.
"We originally wanted them for a (July 22) show, and they weren't available," Stokley said. "The band is so big, we felt very confident putting them on a Wednesday."
Fans who bought three-day passes for concerts featuring Aerosmith, Def Leppard and Toby Keith will be able to add Nickelback to their passes for an extra $30 Canadian...
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