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Calgary native The Static Shift played to a crowd of fans, young and old, as part of the outdoor concerts the day before the big game that featured their Stampeders going against Ottawa for the Grey Cup.

After three solid days of entertainment it was time for the Grey Cup Festival to come to an end, well for us anyway. Today all eyes turn to the Stadium at TD Place where First Downs and Touchdowns will be the topic of discussion as the Toronto Argonauts and the Calgary Stampeders face off for the right to be called Grey Cup Champions for 2017.

Night two of the Grey Cup Festival concert series was set to highlight a pair of Alternative bands, Reuben and the Dark and Sloan, and a fun party band out of Toronto, Dwayne Gretzky, that was intended to warm up the crowd…but in the end it would be Gretzky that would steal the ball and take it all the way to the end for the night winning touchdown.

The 2017 Grey Cup Festival will come to an explosive end that will have you “Raisin’ A Little Hell” and you’ll definitely be “Here for a Good Time” on the final night that will have you saying “OoWhatANight” when it’s all over because Canadian rock icons Trooper and April Wine will bring the party to a close on November 25 at TD Place.

As Grey Cup weekend gets closer and closer every day, just over 18 days for those who are actually counting down, here’s a preview of the 105th Grey Cup Festival’s Alternative Night (November 24) which will be lead by Toronto-based rock quartet Sloan.

Lansdowne will be transformed this November as RNation welcomes OurNation to Ottawa for the 105th Grey Cup Festival presented by Shaw. The celebrations leading up to the CFL’s annual championship game will feature live music, community events, big team parties, family fun and more.