THE TREWS headline the third annual Y108 Rock 'N' Roll Picnic Saturday at the Gage Park bandshell. The free-admission picnic gets under way at 12:30 p.m. and continues to 10:30 p.m. The Trews take the stage at 8 p.m. Also on the bill is Hamilton's legendary punk pioneers Teenage Head (6:30 p.m.), Juno-nominated Pride Tiger (5 p.m.), up-and-coming rockers Rides Again (3:30 p.m.) and the New Brunswick quintet Age of Daze (2 p.m.). Opening the show at 1 p.m. is Hamilton's Volume Water, winners of the Y108 Get Hammered Indie Showcase. There's also a beverage garden and a children's amusement area. For more information, visit the website y108.ca. |
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Music in the City presents summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop; jazz from 12 to 2 p.m. in the International Village on Ferguson Avenue and King Street; and the sounds of the '50s and '60s from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pier 4 Park
38 Special, 8:30 p.m. at Fallsview Casino Resort. 1-877-833-3110
* Aug. 1
Music in the City presents easy listening tunes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Gore Park and summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop.
Brott Music Festival presents The Music of Queen, featuring revival band Jeans 'n Classics, 7 p.m. McIntyre Theatre, Mohawk College, 135 Fennell Ave. W. Tickets: $25; seniors, $20; students, $10. 905-525-7664, ext. 16, brottmusic.com
* Aug. 2
Y108 Rock 'n' Roll Picnic with The Trews, Teenage Head, Pride Tiger, Rides Again, Age of Daze. Noon to 10 p.m. at Gage Park. Free
Music in the City presents performances from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Farmers' Market and from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop.
* Aug. 3
Music at Fieldcote presents The 905 Band, 7 p.m., Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs Rd., Ancaster. Free
* Aug. 4
Music in the City presents summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop, Monday to Friday.
* August 5
Dundas Concert Band presents the free Concerts in the Park series, 7:30 p.m. at the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre, 10 Market St., Dundas. dundasconcertband.com, 905-523-9500
* Aug. 6
Music in the City presents summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop; and jazz from 12 to 2 p.m. in the International Village on Ferguson Avenue and King Street.
Def Leppard 7 p.m. at Copps Coliseum. Tickets: $79.50, $59.50 and $49.50. 905-527-7666 or ticketmaster.ca
Brott Music Festival presents Four Seasons x3, featuring violinist Lindsay Deutsch, 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Church, Ancaster. Tickets: $25; seniors, $20; students, $10. 905-525-7664, ext. 16, brottmusic.com
* Aug. 7
Music in the City presents summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop; jazz from 12 to 2 p.m. in the International Village on Ferguson Avenue and King Street; and the sounds of the '50s and '60s from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pier 4 Park
* Aug. 8, 9 & 10
Festival Of Friends, three days of music featuring Steve Earle, Air Supply, John Sebastian, Canned Heat and Country Joe McDonald. Gage Park. Free. creativearts.on.ca
* Aug. 8
Music in the City presents easy listening tunes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Gore Park and summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop.
* Aug. 9
Music in the City presents performances from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Farmers' Market and from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop.
* Aug. 10
Valerie Tryon Music with the Hamilton Steeltown Symphony. Music at Fieldcote, 7 p.m., Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs Rd., Ancaster.
* Aug. 12
Brott Music Festival presents Klezmania! with the Kleztory Klezmer Band, 7:30 p.m. at Adas Israel Synagogue. Tickets: $30; seniors, $25; students, $10. 905-525-7664, ext. 16, brottmusic.com
Dundas Concert Band presents the free Concerts in the Park series, 7:30 p.m. at the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre, 10 Market St., Dundas. dundasconcertband.com, 905-523-9500
* Aug. 13
Music in the City presents summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop; and jazz from 12 to 2 p.m. in the International Village on Ferguson Avenue and King Street.
* Aug. 14
Music in the City presents summer concerts from 12 to 2 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop; jazz from 12 to 2 p.m. in the International Village on Ferguson Avenue and King Street; and the sounds of the '50s and '60s from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pier 4 Park.
* Aug. 15
Brott Music Festival presents World Jazz: Siren Songs of the Mediterranean, featuring Maria Antonakos, 7:30 p.m. at Royal Botanical Gardens. Tickets: $25; seniors, $20; students, $10. 905-525-7664, ext. 16, brottmusic.com
* Aug. 16
Music in the City presents performances from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Farmers' Market and from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Jackson Square rooftop.
* Aug. 17
Music at Fieldcote presents Banned from Heaven (Part II), 7 p.m. at Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs Rd., Ancaster.
Brott Music Festival presents High Tea with Giampiero Sobrino, 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Church, Ancaster. Tickets: $40; seniors, $35; students, $20. 905-525-7664, ext. 16, brottmusic.com
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