Posts Tagged ‘music’
If Bayfest’s hiatus has got you down, come ‘Rock The Park’ at London’s Harris Park in July
The announcement earlier this week that Sarnia’s preeminent annual music festival Rogers Bayfest will be on hiatus indefinitely has likely left a lot of heads spinning and hearts broken. After all, Bayfest has become the area’s largest entertainment tradition of the year and has filled Sarnia’s Centennial Park with tens of thousands each year since [...]
The Rocket Man touched down at Sarnia’s RBC Centre last night, gave a royal performance of greatest hits
Photographs by Kerry Belliveau of Kerry’s Klips Photography Review written by Joe Burd and Kerry Belliveau Like a candle in the wind – or more likened to an Olympic torch – Sir Elton John’s light shined bright last night at Sarnia’s RBC Centre, bringing our fair city four decades of his internationally acclaimed, award-winning music. [...]
Bayfest: Hedley, Simple Plan and The Offspring; rain and mud, die hard fans, great memories and generosity highlight final day
Photography provided courtesy of Kerry Belliveau. "We are such stuff as dreams are made on." ~William Shakespeare This is a quote that came to mind as Rogers Bayfest 2012 wrapped up late Sunday night. That's it folks. It was truly a phenomenal 4-day weekend flanked with astounding talent, unparalleled music, great food and cold beer, [...]
Bayfest: Alice Cooper and British heavy metal gods Iron Maiden Collide at music festival
Photography provided courtesy of Kerry Belliveau Oh, what a night it was. The metal gods were definitely in the house this weekend flanked by a sea of 17,000 black t-shirt wearing, long-haired raging metal-heads. Rogers Bayfest continued to prove why it's the nation's preeminent summer music festival Saturday night when two of hard rock's most [...]
Bayfest: Toby Keith’s fans couldn’t get enough of his Red Solo Cup
Photography provided courtesy of Kerry Belliveau. Rogers Bayfest made its highly anticipated, supercharged return to our fair city last night at Centennial Park, kicking off its 13th year with none other than country music bad boy and festival alum Toby Keith. The inaugural day of this year’s Bayfest music festival – an exceptional 4-day weekend of music, [...]
Sarnia Ribfest wraps up in brilliant fashion, leaves no doubt festival will continue for years to come
Photography courtesy of Kerry Belliveau and Sarnia Kinsmen Club. Around here, Ribfest is one of those summer traditions that's about, more than anything else, family and community coming together in celebration for a good cause. It's about being with good friends, eating delicious barbecued food, and enjoying some of the best live music of the [...]
Large crowds, some of the best barbecue ribs this side of the equator, and unparalleled music mark second day of Sarnia Ribfest
Photographs courtesy of Kerry Belliveau and Sarnia Kinsmen. No matter what you are interested in, Sarnia Ribfest definitely has you covered. It's official. The second day of Sarnia Ribfest 2012 not only followed the record success of the first day but went well above and beyond expectations unwaveringly delivering the best in barbequed food, live [...]
Rogers Bayfest has suggestions for Mother’s Day gift packages
Scrambling to find the perfect gift idea for your Mom this Mother’s Day? Rogers Sarnia Bayfest is suggesting a ticket package and has a "quiz" to take with suggestions for which music package, depending on your answers. (If you answer YES, to any of these questions take the points associated with that question and [...]
Sarnia Ribfest gearing up for outstanding June event
With all due respect to the "Big Boy" of music events this summer, there's little doubt that Sarnia Ribfest will turn out to be one of the biggest family values going, say organizers from the local Kinsmen Club. "This is a true family value," says Dave Johnston, a club member who''s front and centre, along [...]
Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper tickets on sale this week, full festival line-up to be announced next month
Bayfest organizers announced this week that individual General Admission and VIP tickets for the Iron Maiden/Alice Cooper extravganza slated for Jul. 14 will be available to the public tomorrow, Mar. 2, at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available exclusively online at the Rogers Bayfest official website. The cost of a ticket to attend, what many [...]






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