Six Acts Announced for Peterborough Summer Concert Series
/The Peterborough Memorial Centre has announced a sizzling lineup of performances for this year’s PTBOLive Summer Concert Series on Monday.
The starting lineup for this summer’s PTBOLive Summer Concert Series. Photo Courtesy of Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Six dates from Jun. 4 to Jul. 2 have been announced with a variety of acts ranging from comedians to musicians will take centre stage this summer.
The series is a collaboration presented by Peterborough Memorial Centre, Showplace Performance Centre and Market Hall Performing Arts Centre.
The Trews have performed concerts in Peterborough at venues such as Trent University and Musicfest. Photo Courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Actor and comedian Shaun Majumder — known for his work on YTV and “This Hour Has 22 Minutes — will kick off the first date for Jun. 4 with special guest and fellow comedian Ali Hassan.
“This will be our opening night of the PTBOLive Summer Concert Series and we couldn’t think of a better way to welcome everybody to the venue than setting them up for an evening full of fun and laughter,” said Jeremy Giles, PMC Facility Manager. “It has been a very hard year for everyone and this lineup of comedians will give fans something to finally smile about, we can’t wait.”
Rock bands such as The Trews and Big Wreck will headline two separate days of the concert series along with four other acts according to a press release. The Trews will have special guests and former frontman Three Days Grace, Adam Gontier and cousin Cale Gontier, bassist for Art of Dying.
Other acts include Splash’N Boots, Jim Cuddy Band and a Classic Albums Live night with Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” album.
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.
