Posted by Sarah Klein
A benefit concert to help support local youth in Winnipeg will take place tonight at 7 p.m.
“Help Youth” is a fundraiser put on by The Winnipeg Foundation and will include bands from high schools across the city. St. John’s High School, Kelvin High School, Transcona Collegiate and Oak Park High School will [...]

Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox will be this year’s headlining talent at the Pride Festival on June 6 at The Forks.
Cox’s 1998 song “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” held the record for the longest-running number one single on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles list for 14 weeks.
“This is a big year for us — the Pride [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
The 6th annual Gas Station Arts Centre fundraiser is back for another year. Girls!Girls!Girls! (G!G!G!) 6: Rapture is a cabaret-style show featuring, well, many, many girls.
G!G!G! will showcase the talented women of Winnipeg in an artistic and creative environment on Sunday, March 14.
Broken down into two parts, the first part will focus [...]

Your chance to win two tickets to Queen — It’s a Kinda Magic at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre is almost over.
The tribute show on Wednesday, March 10 is guaranteed to be stellar for any Queen fan out there.
Enter here before midnight tonight. The winner will be contacted by e-mail tomorrow.
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Posted by Brian Schultz

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden is set to play at MTS Centre on Wednesday, June 30.
The band last played in Winnipeg in June 2008 to a packed show of some of their most loyal fans.
Tickets range in price from $45.50 to $79.50 and go on sale at Ticketmaster Saturday, March 13 [...]

Posted by Tyler Sutherland
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Juno award nominated Canadian rock band Faber Drive will perform at The Garrick Centre on Saturday, May 15.
Tickets are going on sale Friday morning [...]

Tom Petty with special guest Joe Cocker are coming to Winnipeg.
The rockers will play at MTS Centre Saturday, June 19, according to Petty’s website. Other Canadian stops include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto.
The 59-year-old is touring in support of his new album titled ‘Mojo.’
Tickets go on sale Monday, March 8 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster [...]

An amazing tribute show saluting Queen is coming to Winnipeg on Wednesday, March 10, as we told you about on Tuesday.
Queen — It’s a Kinda Magic will take over the Pantages Playhouse Theatre for a stunning performance that honours one of the most successful bands ever.
Tickets are on sale now, but we have two (2) [...]

Posted by Sarah Klein

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and next month, a tribute show to one of the greatest bands of all time will come to Winnipeg.
Queen — It’s a Kinda Magic will take over the Pantages Playhouse Theatre on Wednesday, March 10. The re-creation of Freddie Mercury’s performance will bring [...]

American rockers Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie are making their way to Winnipeg.
The duo will make a stop at MTS Centre Monday, April 26 as part of their ‘Gruesome Twosome’ tour.
Tickets go on sale Friday, February 26 at Ticketmaster for $56.50 and $71.50.
The presale runs Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Use TWOSOME as [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz

Tickets for the 37th Winnipeg Folk Festival go on sale today at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. The festival will once again be five days, opening with a “marquee” act on Wednesday, July 7 and running through Sunday, July 11 at Birds Hill Park.
The annual event is introducing an audience cap this year [...]

Posted by Brian Schultz
Country superstar Carrie Underwood is set to launch her 2010 tour in anticipation for her new CD, “Play On.”
The Season 4 “American Idol” winner will play the MTS Centre on Friday, June 18.
Tickets to the show go on sale Saturday, February 13 at Ticketmaster for $50 and $72.25.
Underwood last came to town [...]