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■ EVENT: BLUE RODEO Live in Concert With STAGGERED CROSSING

■ Date: Saturday, August 21st

■ Venue: Nepean National Equestrian Park

__401 Corkstown Road

__Nepean, ON K2H 8T1

■ 5:00pm: $75,000 Angelstone Productions Grand Prix

■ 8:00pm: Staggered Crossing

■ 9:00pm: Blue Rodeo

Angelstone Productions and Hayes Co. present an intimate concert experience with Blue Rodeo and Staggered Crossing at the Nepean National Equestrian Park in Ottawa.  Tickets will include admission to see the country’s top Equestrian Show Jumpers compete in the $75,000 Angelstone Productions Grand Prix, featuring Olympic Gold Medalists Ian Millar and Jill Henselwood.

National Capital Show Jumping Tournaments August 11-15 & 18-22

BLUE RODEO

The definition of a rebel is someone who goes against the grain. Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! For close to thirty years now, Blue Rodeo has taken the road less traveled – and succeeded far beyond anyone’s expectations.

The band emerged in the early 80’s as a countrified rock band in the era of hair metal and glossy pop. Despite sticking out like a sore thumb (or maybe because of it), their single “Try” became omni-present on radio across Canada and set in motion a three decade long career of headlining every club, theatre and arena in Canada.

In 1993, when grunge rock was squeezing commercial rock off the radio, they recorded their quietest album, Five Days In July, and scored their biggest hit selling over a half million copies of that one record alone. And now, in the digital age, while everyone else is thinking of ways to sell single songs through the internet or snippets of songs on cell phones, Blue Rodeo has recorded a double album designed specifically to be enjoyed on vinyl. The Things We Left Behind is the real deal. Double gate-fold sleeve, 12 x 12 cover and two albums, four distinct sides programmed to take the listener on a trip.

In their twenty-five year career, Blue Rodeo has sold over 4 million records, won an unprecedented 5 Juno awards as Group of the Year, been handed keys to the City of Toronto and been inducted onto Canada’s Walk of Fame. But for them, the accolades and awards are nothing compared to being musicians.

“I think that’s the testament – to really do it for a living,” says Cuddy reflecting on all that has happened to the band. “Not just live the life of a popular band but to actually do music for a living.”

Twelve albums on, the rebels live.

Excerpt from CMT artist bio: Blue Rodeo

Blue Rodeo Return to Ottawa for their most intimate engagement ever, playing the National Capital Equestrian Park on Saturday, August 21st.  Tickets will include admission to the $75,000 Angelstone Productions Grand Prix, with the band set to play starting at 9pm following the Grand Prix.

Tickets are $58.50 and are available at the Show Office and online at capitaltickets.ca or by calling 619-599-FANS.  Limited amounts of VIP tickets are available at the Show Office, to inquire contact info@angelstoneproductions.com

STAGGERED CROSSING

Toronto based rock band Staggered Crossing is slated to return to the Capital City on August 21st.

The band is no stranger to Ottawa and are pleased to be bringing their eclectic mix of rock back as a support act to open for Blue Rodeo.

The band has toured extensively across Canada since 1999 and have performed with the likes of Big Sugar, Blue Rodeo, Nickelback, The Guess Who, Midnight Oil, 54-40, Wide Mouth Mason, Crowbar, Spirit of the West and countless Others.

Staggered Crossing’s bandmates include Julian Taylor,  Dan Black, David E.G. Marshall and Jeremy Elliott .

Purchase tickets by calling 613-599-FANS or 877-788-FANS.

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