This years festival marked the 15th Anniversary of Rock the Park and what better way to celebrate 15 years than with a double dose of Rock! Kicking off the festival on Wednesday night was Bobnoxious, The Lazy’s, Machine Gun Kelly, Chevelle and Shinedown. Closing out the festival Saturday night with the second night of rock with London’s own Texas King, Pop Evil, Theory, Three Days Grace and Rise Against.
James Barker Band with Dean Brody in North Bay
It’s not often that major tours, of any kind, stop in North Bay, being relatively close to Sudbury makes most tours bypass the Gateway city. That wasn’t the case for Dean Brody’s Beautiful Freakshow Tour and country fans in North Bay wasted no time showing Dean that they appreciated him choosing to visit their hometown!
Lady Antebellum to headline Rock the Park’s Gone Country this July
Fourteen years ago, Jones Entertainment Group had a vision to create something London had never seen before, something special for London and surrounding area residents to feel at home at. They called this “Rock the Park”. Rock the Park was a brand new music festival in the heart of downtown London in Harris Park, with the beautiful Thames River running alongside.
Brad Paisley descends on Kingston and delivers a night to remember!
In a city that’s known as the home to some of Canada’s greatest entertainers, namely Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip, you have to put on a special show to impress the fans that fill the walls at the Rogers K-Rock Centre. It was a brisk evening last night on the shores of Lake Ontario and it was Brad Paisley who would take to the stage along with, Calgary native, Lindsay Ell and Chase Bryant.
BRAD PAISLEY COMING TO THE NORTH!
It looks like the fine folks in country music just keep giving this Christmas, as yet another Country superstar announces tour dates for the upcoming year. Brad Paisley is coming up to the Great White North in February 2017!
George Thorogood is ” Badder than Ever ” in London ON
Our friends, over at Jones Entertainment Group, know how to throw a party as they have shown us year after year with Rock the Park Music Festival in London, Ontario. However, they just proved it doesn’t have to be the middle of summer to throw a party.
Top 10 Reasons you won’t want to miss Gone Country
So Gone Country in London is set to celebrate year number three of the Country portion of Rock The Park. And we thought it might be fun to put together a top ten list of why you wouldn’t want to miss this years event. So here it is…
10. As the country music genre continues to explode Gone Country is bringing you some of the best of what Canadian and US Country music has to offer all for $109 + Tax for 2 days of AMAZING Country Music!
9. The Fact that River Town Saints are playing the Molson Canadian Side Stage for two days that’s worth the cost of admission alone because these boys know how to bring a party!
River Town Saints set to rock Harris Park – Photo: Scott Burns
8. With Autumn Hill taking part in their first Gone Country event and knowing what kind of set these guys put out we know it will be a heck of a kick off to either night.
Autumn Hill – Photo: Sean Sisk
7. Did we mention that the boys from High Valley are going to be there? One of Canada’s hottest duo’s in the industry with hits like County Line, Make You Mine and current hit rocking the charts Come On Down we know they will bring a party to Gone Country in 2016!
High Valley
6. With Snapback flying up the charts and after witnessing the Old Dominion show on a couple of occasions last summer the boys from OD will be ready to rock Harris Park. Get ready for this set folks.
Old Dominion – Photo: Corey Kelly
5. We know for a fact that Tim Hicks puts on a heck of a show and never disappoints his fans and the fact that he hasn’t played may shows in 2016 or have many announced we think that London is in for a treat with Tim and possibly some new music!
Tim Hicks – Photo: Scott Burns
4. With Dallas Smith hitting the stage for a 2nd time and we know the fans loved him you really couldn’t ask for a better performer to hit the Gone Country Stage…
Dallas Smith – Photo: Sean Sisk
3. So we know there is one more Mystery artist to be added and we love mysteries. I would be inclined to buy my ticket before that Mystery artist gets announced. Yup before it sells out!
2. The always entertaining Brad Paisley will be sure to light up the night in July there is no doubt about that…
1. JAKE OWEN BABY… Yup Mr. Barefoot Bluejean Night, Days of Gold and Real Life hitmaker is going to headline his very first Canadian Headline show in London, Ontario. And if you haven’t seen Jake in concert you won’t want to miss him.
Country Music set to Invade London, ONT
So next week London, Ontario turns into one of Ontario’s go to destinations for concert goer’s of all types.
Jones Entertainment Group has put together another amazing year of Rock The Park as well as the 2nd Year for the expanded Gone Country Music Festival. Now as most of you know I am a die-hard country music buff so this is one of the key festivals for me this summer and with the final lineup being confirmed just a couple of weeks ago due to Little Big Town having to pull out due to some medical issues within the band. Here is what Brad and his team have lined up for entertainment.
Gone Country London ONT – Adds….
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With the loss of Little Big Town to their line up it seems that Brad Jones and the crew at Jones Entertainment Group were going to have to go back to the well and figure out what they could get in place of such a high-profile band for the 2nd Annual Gone Country Music Festival being held in London, Ontario July 16 & 17th.
