| Legendary alt-country/rockers Blue Rodeo have announced rescheduled dates for their highly-anticipated Many A Mile Tour, this spring. The Ontario leg of the tour will kick off with two spectacular nights at one of Toronto’s most iconic music venues, Massey Hall on April 4th and 5th. Taking the new album and their timeless hits on the road, Canadians are invited to come out and revel in the Blue Rodeo concert experience that fans know and love. Don’t miss out on one of their eight shows across Ontario and Quebec!
“As we all know, our country has been topsy turvy for quite a while as we deal with this virus,” said the band. “Now we are really happy to announce our rescheduled dates. We truly look forward to seeing you all and playing for you with this behind us.”
The band is delighted to welcome Nova Scotia based artist, Jenn Grant as support for the tour dates beginning in Quebec City on March 13th. Grant has been nominated for three JUNO Awards and is an award-winning songwriter, performer, painter and producer.
With their superb 16th studio album Many A Mile, the band has discovered that even nightmares like COVID-19 can have silver linings. After decades of non-stop performing, time off the road granted them (enforced, really) much-needed downtime during which creativity bloomed. Pandemic protocols also meant recording in novel ways, with Blue Rodeo co-singer/songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor working separately, while sharing band members – bassist Bazil Donovan, drummer Glenn Milchem, keyboardist Michael Boguski, guitarist Colin Cripps and multi-instrumentalist Jim Bowskill – on a rotating but relaxed basis.
The resulting 12 songs are energized, and buoyed by a constellation of surprising textures and touches. From the twinkly, delicate “Symmetry of Starlight” — which soars on luminous pedal steel and angelic harmonies — to the twangy, seriously rollicking singles “When You Were Wild” and “I Owe It to Myself,” Many A Mile is a snapshot of a peerless group at their peak. The album is also a fitting addition to Blue Rodeo’s canon of achievements which include the Order of Canada, induction in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and more than 30 JUNO Award wins and nominations.
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