Peggy@99-1 is excited to welcome Hometown Holidays with Barenaked Ladies to Burton Cummings Theatre on December 12th, 2022!
Tickets are on-sale now HERE!
(September 26, 2022 – Toronto, ON) – Today, multi-platinum band Barenaked Ladies announce they are taking Hometown Holidays with Barenaked Ladies on the road across Canada. The tour kicks off in Vancouver on December 1, 2022 and wraps up at Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall on December 22, 2022. BNL will perform holiday fan favourites from the Barenaked for the Holidays album, as well as a few other chestnuts and surprises. These special performances offer fans a rare opportunity to celebrate the season with Canada’s favourite foursome amongst family and friends, many coming together for the first time in three years. For tickets and more information, visit www.bnlhometownholidays.com “We’re bringing Barenaked Holiday Cheer to YOUR Hometown!”, says BNL’s Ed Robertson. “It’s been a couple of long, cold, lonely winters, so let’s have some fun!” Hometown Holidays took over Toronto’s CAA Theatre last December for a multiple-date residency. The seed was planted and many BNL fans across Canada hoped the band would bring the holiday cheer to their hometowns for the holidays. Featuring holiday sing-along classics and BNL’s incredible camaraderie and musicianship, Hometown Holidays is sure to be a memorable and festive event for fans of all ages. In 2020, BNL produced a special holiday live stream featuring performances and sketch comedy with a nod to our collective favourite variety shows from holidays past. Watch BNL perform “Green Christmas” from that 2020 A Very Virtual Christmas special here. Tickets go on-sale on Thursday, September 29 at 10am local time. Barenaked Bytes members will have first access to presale tickets and VIP packages on Tuesday, September 27 at 10:00am local time. Both Gold and Silver packages include exclusive merch and the Gold package also includes an exclusive soundcheck party and band meet and greet. AmEx cardholders presale is at 12:00pm local time on Tuesday as well. Joining BNL on tour is the band’s good friend, Boothby Graffoe, all the way from the UK. Barenaked Ladies recently wrapped up the 6th edition of the popular “Last Summer on Earth” tour. The 36-date North American tour featured some of BNL’s friends and favourite bands Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, with Kim Mitchell joining the bill on Budweiser stage in the band’s hometown of Toronto. The encore culminated in a memorable ‘supergroup’ performance by BNL and members of all 3 supporting bands, performing the hit song “Handle With Care” from Traveling Wilburys. Hometown Holidays with Barenaked Ladies 12.01.22 – Vancouver, BC – The Centre for the Performing Arts 12.02.22 – Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre 12.05.22 – Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre 12.06.22 – Red Deer, AB – Red Deer Memorial Centre 12.07.22 – Calgary, AB – Jubilee Auditorium 12.09.22 – Regina, SK – Casino Regina 12.12.22 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre 12.13.22 – Thunder Bay, ON – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium 12.16.22 – North Bay, ON – Capitol Centre 12.17.22 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre 12.18.22 – Hamilton, ON – First Ontario Concert Hall 12.20.22 – Kitchener, ON – Centre in the Square 12.21.22 – Windsor, ON – Caesars Windsor* 12.22.22 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall *Windsor VIP packages onsale October 4 and general onsale October 7
Over the course of 33 years, the beloved quartet has sold 15 million records worldwide and built up an arsenal of hits such as “If I Had $1,000,000,” “One Week,” “Pinch Me” and “The Big Bang Theory Theme.” Widely acknowledged as one of the best live acts on the planet, BNL has hosted a cruise, had their own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavour, and participated in the first-ever “space-to-earth musical collaboration” with astronaut Chris Hadfield. To date, BNL has amassed eight JUNO Awards, garnered two GRAMMY nominations and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2018. Barenaked Ladies released their 16th studio album Detour de Force last year to critical acclaim, hitting #1 on the Top Alternative chart. The album was produced by JUNO and Grammy award winner Eric Ratz and Mark Howard, and features 14 newly minted tracks available on CD and digital formats, along with a limited edition blue double vinyl featuring a bonus track. A deluxe edition of that album was digitally released this summer and included three songs recorded live at the band’s sold-out show at London’s Royal Albert Hall from earlier this year. Stream / purchase Detour de Force: Deluxe Edition