Five top tier musical acts have been unveiled as the faces of the inaugural Spruce Meadows Concerts taking place this June and July.
Leon Bridges, Dean Brody, City and Colour (Solo), Metric and Brett Kissel are all scheduled to perform at the show jumping venue.
Four of the acts will take the stage in the historic Equi-Plex building, which has a maximum audience of 2,000. Those shows will be held during Spruce Meadows’ new Epic Weekends, alongside the show jumping, with the other concert set for Canada Day.
Tickets go on sale on Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. via sprucemeadows.com/concerts.
The concert series is part of Spruce Meadows’ 50th anniversary celebrations in 2025.
Bridges, best-known for hit songs River and Beyond, will perform on July 5 and 6, marking the Grammy Award-winning singer’s first-ever shows in Calgary.
City and Colour (Solo), aka Dallas Green, will offer up sets on June 14 and 15, while country sensation Dean Brody performs on June 7 and indie darlings Metric on June 28.
Canadian country superstar Brett Kissel will be the only one to perform on Spruce Meadows’ outdoor Scotiabank Stage as part of Canada Day celebrations.
“We are extremely excited to unveil the identities of these incredible acts as we move further into the sports and entertainment space with what will now be the annual Spruce Meadows Concerts,” said president and CEO Linda Southern-Heathcott, who has planned a series of special events and surprises for her family venue’s 50th anniversary.
“We believe each of these artists will bring something different and exciting, and by offering a unique, elegant and more intimate setting, fans can have an experience like no other,” she said.
Epic Weekends will offer a range of events, included in general admission, such as outdoor film nights, entertainment, fun for kids, incredible food and more. They will run at the same time as the Continental, National, Pan American and North American show jumping tournaments.
