AD Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Lots of dates on this tour, plenty of chances to see the bands if you so chooseThe Weakerthans and Constantines To Embark On "Rolling Tundra Revue" Tour in March12/8/2008 By Brock ThiessenOld touring buddies the Weakerthans and Constantines have announced they’ll once again be pairing up and hitting the road as a package deal. Dubbed the Rolling Tundra Revue 2009, the joint headlining tour is set to kick in mid-March next year and find the two beloved Canadian rock acts playing 21 shows in 20 different Canadian cities, in the East, West and the North.The tour follows the bands’ inaugural Rolling Tundra Revue in 2005, and this time finds them hitting up such towns as Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Regina and basically every major and not so major Canadian city you can think of. Yes, this includes even Whitehorse.Joining the Weakerthans and Constantines on the road will be a vast array of local and regional groups, who will help the bands show that success and validation can be found right here in Canada, no nods from the U.S. required. They’ll also simply get you warmed up for two of the best live acts the country has to offer.The show openers have yet to be announced, but here are the upcoming dates for the Rolling Tundra Revue 2009:3/19 St. John’s, NL – Club One3/20 Halifax, NS – The Palace3/22 Sackville, NB - George’s Roadhouse3/23 Fredericton, NB – UNB Ballroom3/25 Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle3/26 Montreal, QC – Le National3/28 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre4/1 Toronto, ON – The Phoenix4/3 London, ON – Music Hall4/4 Guelph, ON – River Run Centre4/17 Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre4/21 Regina, SK – Riddell Centre4/22 Saskatoon, SK – Odeon Events Centre4/23 Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre4/25 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall4/26 Banff, AB – Wild Bill’s4/27 Kelowna, BC – Kelowna Community Theatre4/30 Victoria, BC – Element5/1 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore5/2 Vancouver, BC – The Commodore5/4 Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Arts Centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 AWESOME! Wish there was a Hamilton date in there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Lots of space in there if they decide to add one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 this is fuckin amazing news ... i did the 2005 show in Kingston and it was just brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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