Concerts

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The New Meanies

June 2, Oak Park High School, 7 p.m. Winnipeg rock band, with The Adventures, Requiem and Semi Sidekick. Tickets $5 at 895-7221.

Taran

June 3, West End Cultural Centre. Ukrainian music ensemble. CD Release for Moonlight. Tickets $12 at Oseredok or 942-0218.

Caribou

June 4, Pyramid. Electronic producer (formerly Manitoba), with the Russian Futurists and Junior Boys. Tickets $15 at Savin’ Dave’s and Pyramid.

The Summerlad

June 4, Collective. Calgary rock band, with Sylvie amd Team Problem, $7.

Rock vs. Ska

June 5, West End Cultural Centre. JFK & The Conspirators, Ten Too Many, The Barrymores and The Perms. Tickets $6 in advance at Into The Music and SK8 or $8 at the door.

Back 40 Festival

June 5, Morden Park, Morden. Roots and blues festival with Nathan, The Pines, J.P. Lepage, D. Rangers others. Tickets $12 in advance at Winnieg Folk Festival Music Store or $15 at the gate.

Reign 0f Sound Choir

June 5, Holy Trinity Church, 7:30 p.m. World music. Admission $10 adults, $8 students.

Sweet Silver Flute Choir

June 5, Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 2:30 p.m. Tickets $15 in advance at McNally Robinson or $17 at the door.

Youth For Peace Music Festival

June 5, Lyric Theatre, Assiniboine Park, 2 p.m. Outdoor concert with youth orchestras, The Attics, Fubuki Daiko, Jodie Borle, Gruf tha Druid and Amy Storry. Free admission.

The Nein

June 6, Collective. North Carolina indie-rock band. Admission $6.

Michael Bublé

June 7, Centennial Concert Hall. Vancouver crooner. Sold out.

Kidstock

June 10, Festival Park, The Forks, 5-10 p.m. Children’s concert with Rocki Roletti, Scrap Arts Music, Aaron Burnett, Just Kiddin’ and Fubuki Daiko. Fireworks at 10 p.m. Free admission.

Royal Canadian College of Organists

June 12, Holy Trinity Church, 7:30 p.m. Richard Greig, Henriette Schellenberg and trumpeter Gary Pollard. Tickets $50 at 774-3601.

Daniel O’Donnell

June 14, MTS Centre. Easy-listening singer. Tickets $75 to $37.50 at Ticketmaster.

Jazz Winnipeg Festival

June 16-25, various downtown venues. Jazz festival. Lineup includes Terence Blanchard, Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Dianne Reeves, k-os and Los Lobos. Passes granting unlimited access to one week of club shows $80 at Ticketmaster. Concert series sold separately. Package deals available for multiple Manitoba Theatre Centre concerts. Full lineup at www.jazzwinnipeg.com

Old-School Hip-Hop Block Party

June 16, Old Market Square. Jazz Winnipeg concert with DJ Lil’ Jaz, Mood Ruff, John Smith, Pip Skid and DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op. Free admission.

Kyle Riabko

June 17, Old Market Square, 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saskatchewan guitarist headlines Jazz Winnipeg opening weekend concert, with Ministers of Cool, Jason Wilson & Tabarruk, Rosemarie Todaschuk and Johnny Cajun. Free admission.

Blues Day

June 18, Old Market Square, noon to 1 a.m. Jazz Winnipeg concert with Mark Reeves, Reuben Cherry, The New Meanies, The Perpetrators, Brent Parkin, Big Dave McLean and Billie Joe Green. Free admission.

Summer Solstice Sircus

June 18, St. Norbert Arts Centre. Two-stage outdoor festival with Absent Sound, Mahogany Frog, Ham and Pete Samples. Tickets $20 in advance at Ragpickers, Mondragon, Soul Survivors, Dregs, Kustom Kulture and Into the Music or $25 at the gate.

Funk Soul Night

June 19, Old Market Square. Jazz Winnipeg concert with Moses Mayes, Ray Robinson, God Made Me Funky and Ego Spank. Free admission.

Xiu Xiu

June 20, Collective. San Francisco rock band, with Good for Cows. Tickets $10 at Into the Music.

Papa Mambo

June 20, Prairie Theatre Exchange. Tribute to Tito Puente. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Agassiz Summer Chamber Music Festival

June 20-29, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. Festival passes $47.80 adults, $37.20 seniors and $15 students at 475-1779. Individual tickets $19.80 adults, $5 students.

Andy Farber

June 21, Prairie Theatre Exchange. New York jazz saxophonist directs the Manitoba High School Big Band. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

RJD2

June 21, Pyramid. Electronic pastiche artist. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Terence Blanchard

June 22, Manitoba Theatre Centre. Jazz trumpeter, composer, with Larry Roy. Tickets $39 at Ticketmaster.

Roy Haynes and Ed Thigpen

June 23, Manitoba Theatre Centres. Jazz drummers. Tickets $39 at Ticketmaster.

Rockin’ the Hills

June 23-26, Wild Rose Ridge Ampitheatre, Bottineau, N.D. Classic rock festival with Jackyl, Great White, Warrant, Georgia Satellites and others. Festival passes $100 (US) at Ticketmaster.

Dianne Reeves

June 24, Manitoba Theatre Centre. Jazz vocalist. With Steve Kirby. Tickets $39 at Ticketmaster.

Amon Tobin

June 24, Pyramid. U.K. electronic producer. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Dave Holland

June 25, Manitoba Theatre Centre. Jazz bassist, with James Carter. Tickets $39 at Ticketmaster.

k-os

June 25, Burton Cummings Theatre. Toronto rapper. Tickets $29.50 at Ticketmaster.

Los Lobos

June 25, Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Latin roots-rock from L.A. Tickets $32.50 at Ticketmaster, on sale April 30.

Dauphin’s Countryfest

June 30 to July 3, Selo Ukraina Site near Dauphin. Country festival with Gretchen Wilson, Charlie Major, Aaron Pritchett, Jason McCoy, Paul Brandt, Big & Rich, Corb Lund and George Canyon. Four-day passes and Saturday day passes sold out. Friday and Sunday day passes $64.20 at 1-800-361-7300. Full lineup: www.countryfest.ca.

Canada Day at the Forks

July 1, Festival Park, The Forks, noon. Kids activities and Guess Who tribute concert, with performances by Winnipeg rock and roots artists Dust Rhinos, Kitchen Party,the Rowdymen, Romi Mayes, Hillbilly Burlesque, Scott Nolan, The Perpetrators, The Barrymores, The Farrell Bros. and Fabulous Kildonans. Fireworks at 11 p.m. Free admission.

Mark Schultz

July 1, Red River Ex, Exhibition Park. Contemporary Christian singer. Red River Ex admission $5 in advance at Sobery’s or $7.50 at the gate.

Winnipeg Folk Festival

July 7-10, Birds Hill Park. Folk and roots festival with Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois, Ricky Skaggs, Dr. John, Jackie Greene, Martha Wainwright, Xavier Rudd, Odetta, Camper Van Beethoven/Cracker, Be Good Tanyas, the Gourds, Rheostatics, the Handsome Family, the Weakerthans and Steve Forbert among 65 acts. Four-day passes $110 adults, $65 youths and seniors or $12 children at Ticketmaster until May 31. Camping $25 per person. Complete lineup at www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca.

A Flock of Seagulls

July 8, Collective Cabaret. British technopop band. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

50 DJ Festival

July 8, Au Bar and Empire. Fifty Winnipeg DJs spin at seven rooms in two clubs in benefit for Winnipeg Humane Society. Admission $5 for both venues.

Willie Nelson

July 13, MTS Centre. Country music legend, with Kathleen Edwards. Tickets $65, $55 and $45 at Ticketmaster.

Black Eyed Peas

July 15, MTS Centre. L.A. hip-hop stars, with Talib Kweli and Jully Black. Tickets $49.50.

Francophone Games Opening Ceremonies

July 20, Festival Park, The Forks, 6:30 p.m. Performances by Kodiak, Madrigaïa, Ed Dufort and Marc Devigne. Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Free admission.

10,000 Lakes Festival

July 21-24, Detroit Lakes, Minn. Jam-band festival with Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio from Phish, Les Claypool from Primus, The Black Crowes, Rusted Root, G Love & Special Sauce, Dark Star Orchestra and others. Tickets $75 US at Ticketmaster. Complete lineup at www.10klf.com.

Prairie’s Edge Bluegrass Festival

July 21-24, Great Woods Park, near Beausejour. Bluegrass festival with Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, Canadian Whitewater Bluegrass Band, Tony Furtado, James King, House of Doc and others. Passes $50 adults, $25 students at Ticketmaster.

Brandon Folk Music & Art Festival

June 22-24, Keystone Centre Grounds, Brandon. Outdoor music festival with Nathan, Hal Brolund, Keith Dyck, Moses Mayes and others. Tickets TBA.

Avril Lavigne

July 25, MTS Centre. Ontario pop singer. Tickets $49.25 at Ticketmaster.

Doors of the 21st Century

July 27, MTS Centre. Sixties rock legends, led by Ian Astbury of The Cult. With Vanilla Fudge and Pat Travers Band. Tickets $75.50, $49.50 and $32.50 at Ticketmaster.

Christine Fellows

July 27-28, Times Change(d). Winnipeg singer-pianist. CD release for Paper Anniversary. Tickets TBA.

Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa

July 29-31, Lake Minnedosa. Classic rock festival with Kenny Shields, April Wine, Wide Mouth Mason and Jack Semple. Weekend passes $105, camping $50 at 1-888-330-8333.

Manitoba Summerfest

July 29-31, Grand Beach Entertainment Centre. Classic rock festival with Cheap Trick, The Zombies, Lou Gramm, Kansas, Twisted Sister, Helix, Warrant and Wild T & The Spirit. Three-day passes $149 at Ticketmaster.

Folklorama Kick-Off

July 30, Festival Park, The Forks, 4 p.m. Performances by Chilean-Canadian guitarist Oscar Lopez and acts from the Mexican, Argentinean, Korean and Czech pavilions. Fireworks at 10:45 p.m. Free admission.

Great Woods Music Festival

August 4-7, Great Woods Park, near Beausejour. Roots festival with Bryan Lee, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Big Dave McLean, Ben Waters, Michelle Willson, Mark Reeves and others. Passes $55 adukts, $30 students at Ticketmaster.

Alannah Myles

Aug. 11, Silverado’s. ’80s rock singer. Tickets $20 at 694-7469.

Def Leppard

Aug. 19, MTS Centre. ’80s pop-metal band, with the Tea Party. Tickets TBA.

Morden Corn & Apple Festival

Aug. 26-28, Morden. Town fair, with free performance by Randy Bachman on opening night.

Indigenous Village Finale

Aug. 28, Festival Park, The Forks, noon. Concert marking end of summer-long indigenous programming. Performances by Billy Joe Green and others. Free admission.

Madrigaïa

Sept. 1, Burton Cummings Theatre. Winnipeg a cappella group. Tickets $16 in advance at Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store or $20 at the door.

Pearl Jam

Sept. 8, MTS Centre. Seattle rock band. Tickets $59.50 at Ticketmaster.

Nazareth

Sept. 14, Silverado’s. ’70s rock band. Tickets $15 at 694-7469.

Paul Anka

Sept. 26, MTS Centre. Ottawa-born crooner. Tickets $89.50, $69.50 and $49.50 at Ticketmaster.

Don Williams

Sept. 29, Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Easy-listening singer. Tickets $42.50 and $35.50 at Ticketmaster.

George Jones

Sept. 30, MTS Centre. Country singer. Tickets $55, $49.50 and $42.50 at Ticketmaster.

Jann Arden

Oct. 28, MTS Centre. Calgary pop singer. Tickets $50 and $43 at Ticketmaster.

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Nov. 5, Centennial Concert Hall. Canadian folksinger. Tickets TBA.