Advertisement

Concert celebrates 150th anniversary of Manitoba joining Confederation

Fourteen months after it was originally scheduled, the Unite 150 concert, to mark Manitoba's 150th anniversary since Confederation, got underway Saturday afternoon, after being postponed multiple times due to the pandemic. Matt Purchase / Global News

Fourteen months after it was originally scheduled, the Unite 150 concert marked Manitoba’s 150th anniversary since Confederation on Saturday afternoon, after being postponed multiple times due to the pandemic.

The event featured a list of local talent, such as Red Moon Road, Begonia, and Chantal Kreviazuk, with headliners Tom Cochrane and Bachman Cummings set to take the stage in the evening.

“(Bachman Cummings) were very excited to come back to obviously their hometown,” said Jason Smith, Manitoba 150 CEO.

“So when we approached them now almost three years ago … they were very gracious and excited to come back to join us and celebrate the province and I think have an opportunity to come back and play for their hometown fans.”

Story continues below advertisement

When the gates to Shaw Park opened up at noon, Smith says there were still some tickets remaining for the early show, but the evening sold out to a fully-vaccinated max capacity crowd of about 7,500.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

The event was originally set to take place in an open-air setting in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building, but given shifting public health orders, that too was changed to better manage crowds and ensure everyone in attendance could produce proof of vaccination.

The concert was held a year after the official 150th anniversary, and was intended to be the finale to a suite of events happening across the province, but was complicated in many ways by the arrival of COVID-19.

Click to play video: 'Unite 150 concert showcases Manitoba artists'
Unite 150 concert showcases Manitoba artists

Sponsored content

AdChoices