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Concert Review: Heavy Montreal, Day 1 (August 9 2014)

Back with a new name and new, wider horizons, the former Heavy MTL (now renamed Heavy Montreal to de-emphasize the metal part) finally offered the headliner everyone had been waiting…

Concert Review: Bruno Mars – Bell Centre, Montreal – July 23rd 2014

Bruno Mars brought his Moonshine Jungle tour to Montreal on Wednesday, playing to a very enthusiastic sold out crowd. Backed by a dynamic band, the singer played all his hits…

Concert Review – Katy Perry – Bell Centre, Montreal – July 15 2014

Katy Perry’s World Prismatic Tour stopped at the Bell Centre last night to serve up a smorgasbord of visual effects, colorful costumes and crazy concepts, up on a stage that…

Concert Review: Soundgarden – Metropolis, Montreal – July 13th 2014

Nothing says « time flies » like realizing that Soundgarden’s Superunknown album turns 20 years old this year. The Seattle quartet is back on the road to promote the anniversary re-release of…

Concert Review: The Killers – Bell Centre, Montreal – July 10 2014

The Killers were in Montreal last night for a rare arena show amongst a handful of summer festival dates. The context meant a minimal stage set relying solely on lighting…

Concert Review – Lady Gaga – Bell Centre, Montreal – July 2nd 2014

Lady Gaga brought her ArtRave tour to Montreal last night, and amazed the sold out crowd with her most mature show to date.

Concert Review: Iced Earth with Sabaton and ReVamp – Corona Theatre, Montreal – April 16th 2014

It was a great night of Metal at the Corona Theatre last night. Iced Earth’s Worldwide Plagues tour made a stop in Montreal to promote their latest album, Plagues of…

Concert Review: Dream Theater – Bell Centre, Montreal – March 21st 2014

Prog Metal pioneers Dream Theater stopped by Montreal on the second date of their North American tour last night, and their 3 hour set gave the few thousand fans present…

30 years of concerts

Exactly 30 years ago today, on March 12 1984, I saw my first rock concert. At the tender age of 12, I managed to convince my parents to take me…

Concert Review: Transatlantic – L’Olympia, Montreal, February 6 2014

As with most supergroups, it’s always an event when Transatlantic hits the road. The band, made up of Mike Portnoy (ex Dream Theater and member of a dozen more bands),…
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