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Manitoba music shines in Unite 150

Posted: 12:30 AM CDT Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 Last Modified: 10:12 AM CDT Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021

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Winnipeg-born Chantal Kreviazuk entertains concert goers. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

As the centrepiece of Manitoba 150 celebrations, the Unite 150 show featuring afternoon and evening concerts brought together past, present, and future greats of Manitoba music at Shaw Park on Saturday.

William Prince performs during the celebration. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Concert goers showed proof of vaccination in order to enter Shaw Park and were entertained by what awaited them.

The diverse lineup ranged from newer performers like bilingual artist Kelly Bado and jazz guitarist Jocelyn Gould to William Prince and Sierra Noble to Chantal Kreviazuk, Tom Cochrane. Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings closed out the show with a rousing set list of classics from the Guess Who, BTO and Burton Cummings’ solo career.

Ruby Kuipers holds her four-year-old daughter, Grace, as they watch William Prince perform. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

William Prince and his band perform for an appreciative audience. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Fans sing along to William Prince during his afternoon performance. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Concert goers take in the view of the show from Shaw Park's baseball field. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Elizabeth Proskurnik dances with her three-year-old daughter, Rielle. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Cindy McKay dances to the live music during the concert. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Wasps were an ever-present menace at Shaw Park. (Daniel Crump / Winnipeg Free Press)

Concert goers line up to have their proof of vaccination scanned before entering Shaw Park for the concert. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Brenda Kisil (left), Glenn Kisil, Hank Dewit and Cindy Dewit are excited for the Unite 150 evening concert featuring performers such as Kelly Bado, Begonia, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings. (Alex Lupul / WInniepg Free Press)

Powwow dancers perform during an episodic vision quest entitled the Seven Sacred Laws. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

An aerial hoop artist performs during an episodic vision quest entitled the Seven Sacred Laws at Shaw Park during the concert. It was part of a two-hour intermission that was streamed online. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

2021 Western Canadian Music Awards nominee Kelly Bado kicks off the evening lineup of performers. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Winnipeg-based, multi-instrumentalist R&B singer-songwriter Sebastian Gaskin was part of the evening lineup of performers for the concert. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Tom Jackson performs as part of the evening lineup of Unite 150 artists. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Concert goers settle in and get ready for the evening lineup of performers at the Unite 150 show. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Pop singer-songwriter Begonia takes to the stage to dazzle the audience. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings hit the stage as the final act of the evening at Unite 150. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Randy Bachman performs as part of the final act of the evening. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

Burton Cummings gets the audience to join in on the fun. (Alex Lupul / Winnipeg Free Press)

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