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Events Description
This four-part concert series will feature top-tier Canadian acts including Jesse Cook, Dwayne Gretzky, Donovan Woods and Hayden, and Broken Social Scene.
2024 Lineup
July 3: Jesse Cook
A career spanning twenty five years has brought this Canadian guitarist multiple accolades including a coveted Acoustic Guitar Magazine ‘Player’s Choice Silver Award’, eleven Juno Award nominations (he won for 2001’s ‘Free Fall’), a Gemini Award and, most impressively, ten platinum and gold studio albums.
Moreover, he has sold out concert halls the world over, produced five PBS television specials and five live CD’s. Not a bad legacy for a guy who never planned to release an album.
“If you had asked me at age 22, I would have said that I would never, never make music for the public,” Jesse Cook says with a laugh. “I would have told you that the public is much too fickle — they may love you one minute and forget you the next. Well, it turns out I did the thing I said I’d never do, and somehow it’s worked out.”
That’s an understatement. Since launching his career with 1995’s Tempest, Cook has blazed an incredible trail. Along with being a global-guitar virtuoso, he’s honed his skills as a composer, producer, arranger, performer and, more recently, filmmaker and cultural ambassador. Surprisingly, he started down many of those paths before he even started school.
July 18: Dwayne Gretzky
Dwayne Gretzky is a curated nostalgia trip that captures the unique joy of turning a radio dial and being surprised by the familiar. Celebrating classic pop and rock, from Fleetwood Mac to Fatboy Slim, Dwayne Gretzky has delivered electrifying renditions of over 600 songs.
Since 2011 Dwayne Gretzky has developed a fervent fanbase solely on the strength of their live show – performing classic songs with faithful precision. Whether reinterpreting a classic in their latest recordings or playing one note-for-note at a live show, Dwayne Gretzky continues to shatter conventions and bring people together in a celebration of the songs we all forgot we loved.
July 25: Donovan Woods & Hayden
Since he released his first album a decade ago, singer-songwriter Donovan Woods’ blend of folk, country and pop has resonated with audiences all over the world. In recent years, the acclaimed, award-winning singer-songwriter has seen his profile grow with his breakthrough album, Without People.
For over 25 years Hayden has been making music on his own terms and on his own schedule. The Polaris Prize and Juno nominee has produced, engineered and mixed most of his records at home, creating a world of his own, exploring themes ranging from love lost and found to bear maulings and home invasions. Hayden recently released East Coast, the first song from his long anticipated 9th full length album expected in early 2023. He is also the co-founder of Dream Serenade, an annual benefit concert at Toronto’s Massey Hall for children with developmental and physical disabilities and their families established in 2014.
August 8: Broken Social Scene
At the dawn of the 21st-century, just as the internet began infecting every aspect of our daily lives, Toronto musicians Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning began building a social network of their own. Like other such networks you’re familiar with, it quickly expanded to include friends, and friends of friends. It became a place where they could live out their best lives or fret about the fragile state of the world. And yes, occasionally, it became a forum for arguments and oversharing. But this social network didn’t require you to stay glued to your smartphone to take part in it. Quite the opposite: Since debuting in 2001, Broken Social Scene have personified the unyielding, incomparable power of IRL human connection.
*Please note – Chairs are not provided. Guests are asked to bring their own foldable lawn chairs, blankets, and cushions for turf seating. For added convenience, rental chairs are available for a $5 add on upon booking your concert tickets.
More dates TBA
HOW MUCH
Tickets: 2024 tickets TBA
2023 tickets –
Included in Garden Admission or Membership.
Pre-registration not required, but is strongly encouraged (pre-purchasing tickets ensures RBG can get in touch in case of extreme weather).
| Ticket Type | Ticket Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | $17.26 (+ HST & $1 Service Fee) |
| Senior*/ Student** | $14.60 (+ HST & $1 Service Fee) |
| Child (Age 4 to 12) | $12.80 (+HST & $1 Service Fee) |
| Toddler (Age 3 and Under) | FREE |
| RBG Members | FREE |
- Include access to RBG Centre, Hendrie Park, Rock Garden and Laking Garden for the day
- *Senior includes those of 65+ years of age
- **Student includes anyone showing a student card indicating full-time attendance in a recognized post-secondary institution
- Tickets are non-refundable and final sale
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
July 3, 18, 25, August 8, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Doors open: 7 p.m.
Show begins: 8 p.m.
Venue:
Hendrie Park, 680 Plains Road W. Burlington
Parking is included, available in the large lot at RBG Centre. This garden is located along bus routes for Burlington Transit, with stops a short distance from the entrance. See rbg.ca/directions for more details.
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