Peterborough's First-Ever Summer Concert Series Debuts This Week With Updated Acts

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The Peterborough Memorial Centre will host their first act of their PTBOLive Summer Concert Series with performances on three consecutive days starting on Friday.

Big Wreck has performed in Peterborough on numerous occasions at places such as The Venue and Del Crary Park for Musicfest. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Big Wreck has performed in Peterborough on numerous occasions at places such as The Venue and Del Crary Park for Musicfest. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Opening the series is the Classic Albums Live night with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” album.

The Jim Cuddy Band with special guests and musical duo Express & Company follow the opening act on Saturday.

Splash’N Boots rounds out the three-day series opener for a more kid-oriented show on Sunday afternoon.

Classic Albums Live will be the opening act of the first-ever Summer Series held by the PMC. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

Classic Albums Live will be the opening act of the first-ever Summer Series held by the PMC. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

More acts added to the series is Peterborough’s first-ever drive and drag show featuring the Drive’N Queens scheduled for July 14.

A drive-in movie night of “The Father'“ about an aging man who must deal with his progressing memory loss will be one of two films featured for the PMC on July 19. Twelve Mighty Orphans will be the other featured drive-in movie for August 16.

The Father was nominated for six academy awards, winning two for best actor and best adapted screenplay in addition to countless other award wins and nominations. Photo Courtesy of Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The Father was nominated for six academy awards, winning two for best actor and best adapted screenplay in addition to countless other award wins and nominations. Photo Courtesy of Peterborough Memorial Centre.

The following is the current lineup of the series:

  • June 25 Classic Albums Live performs Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon

  • June 26 The Jim Cuddy Band with special guest Express & Company

  • June 27 Splash N Boots

  • July 2 Big Wreck with special guest Heaps

  • July 9 The Reklaws with special guest Jesse Slack

  • July 10 The Trews with special guests Adam & Cale Gontier from Saint Asonia

  • July 16 Classic Albums Live performs Led Zeppelin's Zeppelin II

  • July 19 “The Father” Drive-in movie night

  • July 23 Chad Brownlee with special guest SJ Riley

  • July 24 Drive’N Queens, Peterborough’s first-ever drive ‘n drag show

  • Aug 7 Shaun Majumder with Ali Hassan

  • Aug 14 Sinatra with Matt Dusk

  • Aug 15 Mini Pop Kids Live

  • Aug 16 12 Mighty Orphans Drive-in movie night

  • Aug 20 Classic Albums Live performs The Beatles' Abbey Road

  • Aug 27 Jackson Delta with Emily Burgess & The Emburys

Tickets are on sale now at the PMC’s website or by phone at (705) 743-3561.

Tickets range from $100 per vehicle to $200 per vehicle plus fees (vehicle occupancy must be in accordance with the highway traffic act.) Fans are encouraged to get their tickets early as space is limited as stated in the press release.

Food is available on site but guests are permitted to bring their own food and non-alcoholic drinks for the event.

The series is a collaboration presented by Peterborough Memorial Centre, Showplace Performance Centre and Market Hall Performing Arts Centre.

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